{"id":685,"date":"2021-03-14T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T08:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bungalowbill.xyz\/?p=685"},"modified":"2022-08-20T21:37:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:37:16","slug":"march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bungalowbill.xyz\/?p=685","title":{"rendered":"March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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March 28th<\/p>

I\u2019ve just realised that the letters DIY are in the wrong sequence, it should be DYI – do yourself injury! In the last two weeks I\u2019ve gouged my hand on a hammer claw, almost sliced my wrist with a broken tile (just above the safety glove line), bruised my ankle with a SDS drill that decided to rotate while chipping concrete and strained my back\/shoulders building a platform in the car. I\u2019m looking forward to some relaxing painting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Most of my woes have occurred working on June\u2019s bathroom, which has taken three weeks to date and still no shower installed. However, I (and June) are pleased with how it looks so far. As I was unable to get some vinyl flooring off the roll, I\u2019ve decided to get it laid when the work is complete. I fortunately tried the shower door in situ and found it would not open with the proposed radiator\/towel rail in its intended position. So we ordered a lower profile rad and the other one will be put in the main bathroom. The new extractor fan is quieter than the original and hopefully will be more efficient with the cobwebs, sh*t and grime removed from the through wall pipe. The \u201cbuilder\u201d decided to use standard soil pipe instead of the correct 100mm vent pipe, so the fan and outside vent didn\u2019t make any seal, in fact less air went through the pipe than around it. Very pleased to report there are no leaks on the water or soil pipe work and the cupboards, vanity and hidden cistern all look good.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Thomas the scrap man turned up the other morning with a cheery \u201chello boy\u201d. After a bit of negotiation, he cleared the pile of rubbish for \u00a3180 and then chastised me for letting the pile grow too large! I\u2019d planned on getting a skip, but chuckled at his comment. It saved me about \u00a3100 and he loaded it in the time it took me to go to the cash point and back (10 mins). <\/span><\/p>\n

We’ve acquired a new resident in the garden – a brown rat. We noticed it the other night when the outside light came on illuminating it sitting 6 foot up in the bird feeder and yesterday at 11 in the morning, on the bird table. After checking with the neighbours, it seems it’s a common occurrence as we are close to the river with plenty of nooks and crannies and have a ready available supply of  food. After putting up another two cctv camera’s, I was aware of the system recording events every few minutes after I went to bed. I switched on the monitor and watched its antics for a while as it went back and forth, up and down the two feeders. I did note that it went towards our <\/span>neighbours house rather than the river and due to the time between visits, the nest must be quite close by. I feel an electric zapper in design.<\/p>\n

We purchased a second hand mobility scooter for June to give her a bit of freedom. It\u2019s a hell of a beast weighing over 60kg, with solid tyres and a captains seat. June took her chariot around the garden and saw areas she had never seen before. We\u2019ve been for a few local runs to see the surrounding area and get a feel of battery life, but in order to visit local parks, seaside etc, we would need to go mobile. Even with the scooter broken down into 5 pieces, the back end with the motor is back breaking heavy. We picked up a second hand ramp for \u00a350. It needed some fibreglass repairs, but I managed that with a \u00a317 kit from the local car spares shop. As our car has a 160mm drop into the boot area, I spent Thursday morning making an artisan designed, hand crafted platform to take the chariot (sound better than cobbling something together with what was to hand). All went well until June decided to get the chariot lined up ready for me to put in the car. The only thing was, she caught the ramp with the front wheel, which flipped the scooter and her onto their collective backs just as I shouted stop. Time was 12:14 as can be seen on the cctv when the top of her head appears on the left of the screen. I extricated June from the scooter, but she had bruised her elbow and arm and slightly scratched the scooter. At least it was dry and she didn’t hit her head.<\/span> <\/p>\n

So after all that lifting, twisting, sawing and screwing; that\u2019s how I managed to bugger my back!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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