Bits And Bobs 38

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I'm starting to think that our only option is murdering the noisy bitch next door and shooting any and every chav who walks past until they stop walking past.

I just want a standalone house in the middle of a fucking field somewhere. With fibre optic broadband.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 19:43

WTB wrote:

How do people live with mould growing on walls, ceilings and windows? With a stinking house, dirty bathroom and kitchen? More importantly, HOW DO THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH RENTING A HOME AND ALLOWING TO GET INTO THAT CONDITION?

It's amazing how quickly mould disappears with a fresh coat of paint applied between one tenant moving out and another coming in.

I view any money I get back from a deposit as a Christmas bonus: as with whores, you're paying to get screwed.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 20:00

Kern wrote:

WTB wrote:

How do people live with mould growing on walls, ceilings and windows? With a stinking house, dirty bathroom and kitchen? More importantly, HOW DO THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH RENTING A HOME AND ALLOWING TO GET INTO THAT CONDITION?

It's amazing how quickly mould disappears with a fresh coat of paint applied between one tenant moving out and another coming in.

Oooh, good tip, ta.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 20:02

MaliA wrote:

Kern wrote:

WTB wrote:

How do people live with mould growing on walls, ceilings and windows? With a stinking house, dirty bathroom and kitchen? More importantly, HOW DO THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH RENTING A HOME AND ALLOWING TO GET INTO THAT CONDITION?

It's amazing how quickly mould disappears with a fresh coat of paint applied between one tenant moving out and another coming in.

Oooh, good tip, ta.

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WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Kern wrote:

WTB wrote:

How do people live with mould growing on walls, ceilings and windows? With a stinking house, dirty bathroom and kitchen? More importantly, HOW DO THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH RENTING A HOME AND ALLOWING TO GET INTO THAT CONDITION?

It's amazing how quickly mould disappears with a fresh coat of paint applied between one tenant moving out and another coming in.

I view any money I get back from a deposit as a Christmas bonus: as with whores, you're paying to get screwed.

With regard to getting your deposit back, what's the general experience with this? This is our first home and we've been here 18 months. As far as I'm aware, we haven't broken anything and it's certainly cleaner than it was the day we moved in. Will I get it all back? Or is it quite common for landlords to attempt to fuck you over?

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

MaliA wrote:

There's a serious housing shortage?

WTB: Buy the bunglaow at the end of my road, it is £70k. We could be friends and go to the park and up Shipley Glen and things. Or you can get a three bed flat for £35k.

Let's see the bungalow, lad. I'm buying something this year.

***

As for Stu, i think he is an actively good blog writer when he wants to be. When I was unemployed, I really enjoyed reading his reviews of stuff like new Outrun, new Gradius and cool music pieces on Elvis and Billy Ocean (honest!).

***

@AE why does anyone have to be a 'cunt'? It's not us or him.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 20:34

WTB wrote:

Kern wrote:

WTB wrote:

How do people live with mould growing on walls, ceilings and windows? With a stinking house, dirty bathroom and kitchen? More importantly, HOW DO THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH RENTING A HOME AND ALLOWING TO GET INTO THAT CONDITION?

It's amazing how quickly mould disappears with a fresh coat of paint applied between one tenant moving out and another coming in.

I view any money I get back from a deposit as a Christmas bonus: as with whores, you're paying to get screwed.

With regard to getting your deposit back, what's the general experience with this? This is our first home and we've been here 18 months. As far as I'm aware, we haven't broken anything and it's certainly cleaner than it was the day we moved in. Will I get it all back? Or is it quite common for landlords to attempt to fuck you over?

Same as Kern so far.
The current place I pay them next to no money and fix anything that breaks / wears out myself. Don't think the landlord has even visited in 5 years.

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 20:42

WTB wrote:

With regard to getting your deposit back, what's the general experience with this? This is our first home and we've been here 18 months. As far as I'm aware, we haven't broken anything and it's certainly cleaner than it was the day we moved in. Will I get it all back? Or is it quite common for landlords to attempt to fuck you over?

Had no problems when I left my last place, but I'm with a letting agency and the deposit sits with a third party. Had no problems with it, but as I was staying with the same agency, the deposit from one was used for the next.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25883

DavPaz wrote:

WTB wrote:

I haven't read 50 Shades of Grey.

Me neither. Chick-lit.

Too much protesting.

We tried reading it, but the writing is so dire that it is impossible.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 20:46

We had no problems getting our deposit back but I had not so subtley informed the landlord that anything other than 100% of it would lead to problems down the line. This was the flea infested damp ridden house with the leaking roof we were moving from and the list of reports I had made (lots) and actions taken by him (not enough).

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 20:49

WTB wrote:

With regard to getting your deposit back, what's the general experience with this? This is our first home and we've been here 18 months. As far as I'm aware, we haven't broken anything and it's certainly cleaner than it was the day we moved in. Will I get it all back? Or is it quite common for landlords to attempt to fuck you over?

It depends on the landlord. My last place, I got charged £50 to have the room repainted, which is fair enough as I'd been in it for two years and hadn't touched the decor. Another place, I got it all back given that the house itself was pretty shit to begin with. In my current place, my contract helpfully includes a £60 charge to be deducted from the deposit simply for someone from the agency to come round on the last day. I think I might ask him to dance - might as well get my money's worth.

Defining 'fair wear and tear' is impossible [EDIT: go on, lawyers, tear this line apart], and depends on the state of the property. This time round, I have all my photos from the day I moved in (I included a CD with them when I handed in their copy of the inventory) so should be able to prove that some of the more noticeable marks on the wall were there when I started.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

WTB wrote:

I'm starting to think that our only option is murdering the noisy bitch next door and shooting any and every chav who walks past until they stop walking past.

I just want a standalone house in the middle of a fucking field somewhere. With fibre optic broadband.

Then you'll get gypsies moving in to the field next door.....

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

If there's a housing shortage, why can't I rent my house?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

Is it shit?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

No. It's clean, sound and warm. It has gardens and a driveway and everything.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

DavPaz wrote:

No. It's clean, sound and warm. It has gardens and a driveway and everything.

Is it in the wrong bit of the country and/or are you charging too much considering we're in the middle of a dreadful recession?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

We're asking the going rate for the area. Slightly under in fact

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Mimi!

You are our resident awesome sauce person. I am in desperate need of help. (a) Could you make a cuddly toy of Neep from Abney and Teal?

(someone's done a plushy here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shiro_ko/s ... 226430551/)

(b) if so, could I commission you to do one (in whatever material), and how much would you want for it?

This is for me, not my kids,so it needs to be extra awesome.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

DavPaz wrote:

We're asking the going rate for the area. Slightly under in fact

What's the area, though?

I know through my brother who lives in North Manchester, for example, that there are some addresses/areas up there where you almost literally can't give tenancies away.

Also, don't forget that whole recession thing.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 23:16

I have a little Neep cuddly toy. Daughter loves it.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2013 23:17

And there must be a housing shortage if new build places near me are going for 400k+

No fucking wonder I'm never going to be able to afford a house

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

FUUUCK! WHERE FROM?

Abney and Teal is our favourite programme, and I desperately want a Neep. So much so the kids want to get me one for my birthday

Neep is like the kid's TV equivalent of Malcolm Reynolds.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25883

Just saw thus video on a fun little science blog I follow.

I want to coat all the things with this, now!

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=IPM8OR6W ... dded&gl=GB

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25883

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

FUUUCK! WHERE FROM?

Abney and Teal is our favourite programme, and I desperately want a Neep. So much so the kids want to get me one for my birthday

Neep is like the kid's TV equivalent of Malcolm Reynolds.

There you go, Curio will give you his!

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

throughsilver wrote:

@AE why does anyone have to be a 'cunt'? It's not us or him.

Sorry I wasn't actually calling anyone a cunt

It was just a reaction to that seemingly automatic 'Fuck Stu' reaction that sometimes crops up.

I think Cavey got it spot on with an earlier post, whatever disagreements folks may have online about stuff, it takes a very stony heart to actually wish anyone any ill-will IRL, as it were.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Mimi wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

FUUUCK! WHERE FROM?

Abney and Teal is our favourite programme, and I desperately want a Neep. So much so the kids want to get me one for my birthday

Neep is like the kid's TV equivalent of Malcolm Reynolds.

There you go, Curio will give you his!

A used toy from Curio?

BLURGH.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 0:23

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

FUUUCK! WHERE FROM?

Abney and Teal is our favourite programme, and I desperately want a Neep. So much so the kids want to get me one for my birthday

Neep is like the kid's TV equivalent of Malcolm Reynolds.

There you go, Curio will give you his!

A used toy from Curio?

BLURGH.

Not sure where we got it from. Possibly the front of a magazine.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

Happy Russ Day!

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:22

Happy Birthday Russ

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25883

Happy Birthday Russell!

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:07

Happy birthday Russ!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

Hapty bifty Rustle

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

There was young man lived in Walsall
Who was famous for being so tall
Then he got old
and shrank twentyfold
Then Gaywood's eyes were in line with his balls

(Happy Birthday Russ)

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:46

HBMR!

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:52

Hap Rus Day!

Ange · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:46

Happy birthday lovely Russ! X

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

Got this when I clicked on the Remote Control Thread

Quote:

Danger: Malware Ahead!
Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com.
Content from http://www.singahobby.com, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion. Learn more

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

DavPaz wrote:

Got this when I clicked on the Remote Control Thread

Quote:

Danger: Malware Ahead!
Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com.
Content from http://www.singahobby.com, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion. Learn more

Change name of thread to "Sabotage"

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16611

Weird. Do you know which page of it? I'm using Chrome and I don't get any notice on the last page.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

DavPaz wrote:

Got this when I clicked on the Remote Control Thread

Quote:

Danger: Malware Ahead!
Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com.
Content from http://www.singahobby.com, a known malware distributor, has been inserted into this web page. Visiting this page now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion. Learn more

I get a warning on Firefox if I got click on that singahobby URL directly, but I get nothing if I go to the thread you mention and there's no trace of the URL if I view source on either of the thread pages. Odd.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16611

Yeah, same here. Although if DavPaz is going to last unread that could be anywhere.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

markg wrote:

Yeah, same here. Although if DavPaz is going to last unread that could be anywhere.

Wait, the thread I'm looking at's only two pages long; this one:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8920

Which one are we talking about?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16611

Ah I dunno, I just assumed he meant the radio controlled planes and stuff one.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25883

Trousers wrote:

There was young man lived in Walsall
Who was famous for being so tall
Then he got old
and shrank twentyfold
Then Gaywood's eyes were in line with his balls

(Happy Birthday Russ)

That is amazing.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38606

markg wrote:

Ah I dunno, I just assumed he meant the radio controlled planes and stuff one.

I did. I think it must've been the first page

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:29

Happy Birthday Russ.

What did you get?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:29

throughsilver wrote:

MaliA wrote:

There's a serious housing shortage?

WTB: Buy the bunglaow at the end of my road, it is £70k. We could be friends and go to the park and up Shipley Glen and things. Or you can get a three bed flat for £35k.

Let's see the bungalow, lad. I'm buying something this year.

The bungalow seems to have been sold.

however, for £70k in the same area there is a 2 bed terrace but the neighbours have an england flag hanging up.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16611

DavPaz wrote:

markg wrote:

Ah I dunno, I just assumed he meant the radio controlled planes and stuff one.

I did. I think it must've been the first page

It was a broken link to a jpeg in one of my posts. It's gone now.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

Ahhh. Yorkshire. Bradford.

That explains houses for £70K.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:31

Is that the kitchen on the second picture? If so, where's the sink? How odd...

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