Pete Goes Cottaging

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Fri Feb 25, 11 2:16 pm

Ivor wrote:Trig, remind me mate, don't you work in the oil industry, or was it all a dream?

The fact you might be dreaming of me is slightly worrisome, Ivor.

Anyway, the only Oil I see these days is pure Crude and thats only if the Intervention Guys are on Board. Its all heavy weight Brine and other Completion Fluids I see. Ever seen a pair of Leather boots shrink so much over a shift they have to be cut off of the foot? Its funny.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Feb 25, 11 2:18 pm

Ahah! Anyway, yes you can run your car on it, but I wouldn't recommend it!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 25, 11 2:40 pm

Talking about oil was it Gadaffies oil that leaked Pete and if the Libyan oil industry only supply 2% of the oil why has the pice gone up 210%?

John · Post by **John** » Fri Feb 25, 11 3:08 pm

Knightcharger wrote:Talking about oil was it Gadaffies oil that leaked Pete and if the Libyan oil industry only supply 2% of the oil why has the pice gone up 210%?

Rumour has it that it is of very high quality

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 25, 11 3:12 pm

Trigger_Andy wrote: Ever seen a pair of Leather boots shrink so much over a shift they have to be cut off of the foot? Its funny.

yeah yeah, they shrink skin tight, go all shiny, stretch to unfeasible lengths like to just over the nee and the heels stretch to 4 inches. We heard about what you rig boys are like in yer thigh high patent stillhetto heeled saftery boots :-)

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Fri Feb 25, 11 5:17 pm

Great thread Pete

mat have my own Horror story to tell if it turns out my place has subsided?

It will be well worth it for you at the end Pete Stick at it

do not worry about next door it may be affordable housing but no chavs can afford the 25% you need to get a mortgage these days.Also not as if you are in a Semi so you wont hear them anyway.

Good luck

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 5:46 pm

Thanks Tony, actually the walls are so thin you can hear a pigeon outside fart..........

No deposit required - the clue is in the term "affordable housing"....it won't stop Chavs, so I may still end up with Nick living next door to me....

I had the day off again today and finished the last of the really grotty cutting and re-pointing this evening in almost darkness, lord knows what the quality of workmanship will be like, but I am now on the home run of this particular bit of work.

It's going to rain most of tomorrow so at least I have an excuse for staying in and watching England stuff the French

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 6:05 pm

Just a quick look back to 2009 when we first looked at the cottage, you can see how faded the beams were at the back:

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 25, 11 7:17 pm

Nice one Pete looking good

The upside is it does look like a house and one worth all the effort

spurred me on to update my sorry POS build

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 7:24 pm

Hiya Will!

Finished with your pecker?

We need pictures of your progress and your stories of your charming neighbours!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Feb 25, 11 7:28 pm

Hi Pete

can't find the damn thread mate

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 7:36 pm

No mate, major server crash a while back, start again, chap.....

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Fri Feb 25, 11 7:57 pm

For the benefit of Drew, just in case it got lost in translation

This is what " cottaging " is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottaging

It has very little to do with old houses in the countryside

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 25, 11 8:00 pm

...and there speaks the voice of experience

That's probably where your love of small blocks derives

Just joking, I know you have done the "old house" bit and then uttered the famous words "Never again!"

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Fri Feb 25, 11 8:03 pm

Pete

Will go on record with this

" The only s~~t i ever push uphill will be in a wheelbarrow "

Anyway ... house is looking good