Monthly Archives: April 2007

Cream crackered!

Posted on April 29, 2007 by paulroberts69

Another busy weekend over and I am shattered! Had to work yesterday for about 4 hours then went into Reading in the evening for a friends birthday booze-up. Got to bed at 4am this morning! Up at 8.30am to meet … Continue reading →

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Conservatory build – Day 5

Posted on April 27, 2007 by paulroberts69

Wow, now it is really starting to take shape! You can really see how big this thing is going to be. The angled bricks have turned up but it looks like this has delayed them a bit as the brickwork … Continue reading →

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Conservatory build – Day 4

Posted on April 26, 2007 by paulroberts69

Looks like they are still waiting for those angled bricks for the corners. In the meantime they have laid the damp proof course and poured most of the concrete for the floor…  

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Conservatory build – Day 3

Posted on April 26, 2007 by paulroberts69

The first course of bricks is laid. They would have got further but they are apparently waiting for the angled bricks to turn up for the corners…  

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Conservatory build – Day 2

Posted on April 24, 2007 by paulroberts69

Day 2 sees the concrete being poured for the foundations. The digger has gone 😦 along with the pile of dirt out the front :-)…  

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Conservatory build – Day 1

Posted on April 23, 2007 by paulroberts69

Well, got a surprise today when I got home from work! The guys have been here digging the foundations for the conservatory but it doesn’t look like the skip has turned up yet so there’s a huge pile of dirt … Continue reading →

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Eventful weekend

Posted on April 22, 2007 by paulroberts69

Well that was an eventful weekend, yesterday was 6th AGM of the GTO owners club of which I am president. We had it in Luton this time (normally it’s in Reading) and it all went okay although I think we … Continue reading →

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Shocked and saddened

Posted on April 19, 2007 by paulroberts69

I find the events of the last couple of days truly shocking, worrying and very very saddening.   Some nutcase goes mad in the US killing over 30 people and I hear on the radio that some people in the … Continue reading →

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Conservatory project gets the go-ahead

Posted on April 17, 2007 by paulroberts69

Today I signed the contract with a local double glazing firm (Rainbow Double Glazing) to build a 5m x 4m Victorian style conservatory on the back of my house! They are going to start the basework next week with the frame … Continue reading →

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Slow exodus from bargainhosts

Posted on April 10, 2007 by paulroberts69

Hmmm, this is interesting (well to me it is!). I just found this site that shows trends for the number of domains web hosting companies host, and the report for bargainhosts shows a steady stream of people leaving. Not surprising … Continue reading →

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