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Can you get a meeting with your architect and Planning officer explaining your compromises really are compromising on your requirements as I feel even this latest application isn’t going to work for you In the long run ? As someone else said get evidence locally and talk it through rationally with them

interestingly ours didn’t go to a committee. But instead was approved by a senior Planning officer. 

I can’t really help or add anything that’s already been said and I believe you will be in excellent hands with Ebizeds advise. 

However, I do feel your pain.... I’ve just been through something similar as far as a junior Planning officer refusing a perfectly acceptable application which has been approved on a similar propert around the corner. Essentially they wanted me to move back the front of the second storey back to avoid a terracing effect and wouldn’t accept a compromise which would mean we kept an en-suite in the plan. 

Spoke ke to my architect and asked why I couldn’t build forward of the building line to avoid the same effect. I’m building on top of an existing garage which sits proud of the front of the house already so why not....

i gathered evidence of where both both styles had been approved locally with street view images and links to the Planning submission.... they then accepted the original compromise. 

Now on to the next stage.... finding a builder and paying for the thing

good luck, exciting times mate. 

14 hours ago, Ekona said:

So my gallstone is about...

 

 

...that big. 

Looks very similar to mine which I've misplaced..... I did have it on my desk in work for a while but it grossed people out

Why not just get a SNES or Megadrive emulator?

They never feel quite right to me. I know that's a completely personal feeling.

Bad news.... Xbox one isn't booting after attempting an update again.... so attempting an offline update again...

Half hoping this doesn't work and gives me justification to buy an Xbox one x

Missed out on the toys rnus preorders for snes classic so taking that and the above as a sign

Tell you what, next time I see one for sale I'll just buy it and then you can send me the cash, deal? No profit, just helping a mate out like.

Very kind of you, leave it with me for now as I've just set some alerts up on the usual sites to let me know which is what I should've done in the first place

It's probably a sign my mrs won't be happy if I get one too

Go back to the main console page, and click the Add To Trolley button from there (the console is right at the bottom, on the right). That worked for me.

 

Out of stock now though

Yeah got further doing that method just now but no luck

Thanks for helping though

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/7156627?utm_campaign=10830324&cmpid=COJUN&cjsurferid=876203788661833393%3A6s9SqBnXB2Aw&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=Skimlinks&utm_source=CJ&catalogId=10001&DM_PersistentCookieCreated=true&storeId=10151&_%24ja=tsid%3A11674%7Cprd%3A7911364&utm_term=2617611&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fproduct%2F7156627&referrer=COJUN

 

In stock!

That site is stoopid. Add postode 'out of stock' try adding to trolley and locks up.... guessing they are getting hammered

 

Amiga 600. Cannon Fodder. Epic.

My forum name is sort of derived from Cannon Fodder. Early days of online gaming I typically played as 'Private Pike' (MOHAA mainly) when I switched to console gaming that name had already been taken so my LIVE gamer tag was my school nickname and fodder due to me being rubbish at gaming and the fact I loved the game back in the day.... when it came to the forum I wanted to remain somewhat anonymous so dropped my nickname bit which is basically my surname with 'sey' appended

Edited due to mistakenly giving out my 'love' gamer tag

Why would you consider getting HTB when you've got enough for a 20% mortgage? I would absolutely be putting the biggest deposit i could into the purchase, and getting it over the shortest number of years possible... i.e. if you can get your mortgage over 20 years rather than 25 then you'll be saving 10's of thousands in the long run.

^^ this

Also look at opportunities to over pay, I added 10% to my monthly payment once settled and it knocked a few years off the mortgage. At first you're paying mostly tax but as you chop away the scales tip... over paying comes of the loan amount therefore reduces the tax.

Also new builds I'd be wary, as already said construction is done bare minimum and once you've moved in it's a nightmare trying to get them to resolve anything... the site reps don't want to know anymore and refer you to head office... the smiley flirty sales lady turns into a dragon as she's got her commission and F you.

I've not bout new however I know plenty of people who have.

Boil the thighs in milk with a chicken stockpot added to it

 

Pat them dry. Salt and pepper. Grill.

Unfortunately 'milk' is not allowed across the threshold, she insists on the red top stuff..... not sure I fancy poaching them in milk first but you've got me thinking of a coconut milk poach would be good.

I don't have a sweet tooth either but one thing I can stuff in me is egg custard tarts.

Reading your posts in this thread and the above makes me think we have quite similar tastes

I was planning on doing some bone in chicken thighs with sweet potato and normal potato wedges done on the BBQ tonight but it's raining here.

Never tried a tomahawk steak but going to get a couple next time we have a weekend BBQ - steak for me is a weekend thing, try not to eat red meat in the week.

https://store.nintendo.co.uk/nintendo-classic-mini-hardware/nintendo-classic-mini-super-nintendo-entertainment-system/11495711.html

 

Back up for sale now, be quick!

Bl00dy calls.... missed it again

^^ Who's this guy . Just Kidding, im never sure about cold custard is all.

Have you tried the tesco chocolate ones? They're surprisingly good.

I don't have a sweet tooth but do enjoy a good custard donut, they need to be fresh though and only the supermarkets tend to do them.

KK's are ok but very sweet for me so struggle, again they need to be fresh.

Real men eat custard donuts end of.

Amazon, but they're gone now. Hopefully Ninty will do another couple of batches though.

Ah bugger I looked earlier and couldn't find it

Got one on order. Completely pointless as I have all the games anyway on either emulator or proper SNES, but it'll look cool next to my mini NES.

Where have you preordered from?

I agree yes you could get emulators etc but they aren't the same 'experience'

Anyone else contemplating ordering a SNES classic when it's released? I must admit I am as I'd love proper Mario Kart, none of the updated versions have lived up to the original IMO of course

I first read the title of this thread as 'superficial intelligence' there's a lot of it out there

It's not an area I'm at all familiar with and I'm as cynical as grahamc as far as anything implant wise that said I have a mate who has a Bluetooth pacemaker which has obviously made his life an awful lot better but the first thing we tried to do was connect to it.... seems they had already thought of that and does have encryption

@mrFox I have Elite on Xbox and must get back to it, I know exactly what you mean by steep learning curve as I really struggled with the initial 'training' missions and will have to go back to them. It doesn't help with just a controller, I remember playing the original elite and knowing all the commands on the keyboard really helped.

Oh and next time I firebit up I won't have a beer first

The weird thing is, 28 in the UK is worse than 40's and 50's in Egypt, too humid over here so you just sweat and are stuck in the office....

 

This ^^ don't get me wrong 120F is fecking hot, but as its a dry heat it won't feel as bad as it would in the UK.

 

Last time I went to Singapore its was 105F with 100% humidity . . . that was the worst I have ever experienced

Yeah SG was mental for me too, had to wear a suit during the week even though I spent most of my time in a data centre making sure my kit had been installed to the design.

On days off they were spent dashing between AC establishments, walk out of one and another shower was required. Walking through soup is the best way to describe it.

Spent some time in HK for the same trip and that wasn't as bad and I actually felt cold a few of the days.

@Stu sexy beast

Just speaking to a colleague who lives south of LA and it's hot there at the minute but he was saying he's been in Las Vegas 115F and it's unbearable, they even use pool chillers!

Yeah I think it's probably as I've never handled any, I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to that sort of thing.... don't get me on spiders but I do appreciate other people enjoy having them.

We have a 33kg choc lab which would love me to carry her around everywhere but not a chance

Couple of recent shots of her in the garden.... was difficult getting a shot of her as she doesn't like to keep still and I was playing with a new lens

Nice nail varnish Mike

 

Not my cup of tea for pet but can appreciate the setup.

 

I'd love a blue staffie, or a Meatball from earlier in the thread... but I don't have time to fully love a dog and walk it etc, so a scaly dog will do, and a legless scaly dog

Can totally understand and sorry if it came across in a negative way, that's not what I meant.

Love the vast array of pets this thread has thrown up

Nice nail varnish Mike

Not my cup of tea for pet but can appreciate the setup.