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    Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House

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    • bryaneidins70B
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      Was talking to a friend yesterday, they have a friend who's a painter and decorator, he cut himself at work (nothing big) but ended up in hospital, 12 hrs later he's was in a coma for 9 weeks and has lost both legs below the knee and most of his fingers due to sepsis.

      Take care out there.

      'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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      • steelworkerS
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        Jesus Christ.  ^ ^

        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
        Well, I have others.

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        • organisysO
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          A few years back I got a pin prick sized puncture wound from something while clearing an area of scrub land behind my home. A day later my arm went hot,red prickly and a red line started to show and grow slowly up my arm. I went to the doctor and the look on her face said it all!  ???

          They put me on some high strength antibiotics, she even made sure she watched me take the first one and nagged me to ensure I completed the course.

          A bad infection can be very serious, it's worth being aware of the signs.  😉

          Pride of Japan :-)

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          • louisboscoL
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            @Giles:

            We think it was a spider bite that went bad.

            he's lucky he's not in australia. hope he gets well soon. i'm assuming he'll be on antibiotics and stuff to recover..

            "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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            • GilesG
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              @organisys:

              A day later my arm went hot,red prickly and a red line started to show and grow slowly up my arm. I went to the doctor and the look on her face said it all!  ???

              Exactly what happened to Les.  The Doc said that had he left it even one more hour it was 50:50 whether he would have died….

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • Matty123M
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                I had MRSA staph after surgery a few years back and it wa the worst I ever felt. I had a high fever for 2 weeks and they put me on Cipro. Infections are scary

                Maybe so. Maybe not

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                • GilesG
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                  In Les's absence, we have poured the liquid screed and got on with first-fix electrics.  I took the opportunity of adding some jury-rig lighting so that if that lazy sonofabitch ever comes back to work, he'll be able to see what he is doing.

                  Tomorrow Carl and the brickies should lay the coping stones.  They are 890x360x100 (one-weathered to 75), so we will have an interesting discussion in the morning as to how we get them to the top of the scaffold.

                  Les should also be in, so we can get on with his long list of things to do….

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • RoxRocks86R
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                    What da hell..came in here to see the goods & now I don’t ever want to go outside.

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                    • GilesG
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                      Glazed the lantern today, unfortunately, two of the modules (the ones below the skylights) have been made 10cm too short…...

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • neph93N
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                        Have names been taken and asses kicked? I find my self moving between deep depression and incandescent rage when something like that happens.

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                        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                        • GilesG
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                          Reuben.  First "significant" balls-up.  I'm chilled.  Les, of the spider bite and dads death, is away for 2 weeks from Thurs next week.  New glazed modules will be ready on Tues PM, I have to drive 40 miles to pick them up, but then Les can install them before he goes away.  All is good in the Gozza-hood…..

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • neph93N
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                            That’s a relatively quick turnaround. Good news.

                            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                            • GilesG
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                              @Madame Buttonfly and I got the disc cutter and the sledgehammer out yesterday, made a larger hole in the garden wall….There's an arch and a gate going on there.....

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • GilesG
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                                Brain exploding…...Working out stairs....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • neph93N
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                                  Have you tried using an online calculator? They pretty good as long as you aren't doing anything particularly complex.

                                  «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                  We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                  • Matty123M
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                                    All this construction talk is gonna make Reuben explode…. heh 😉

                                    Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      Reuben is snowed under with so much essay  grading that his brain is melting out of ears anyway. An explosion would be welcome at this point…

                                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                      • Matty123M
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                                        Shaping young minds. Gammel ørn

                                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          @neph93:

                                          Have you tried using an online calculator? They pretty good as long as you aren't doing anything particularly complex.

                                          Yes, but there are some constraints that I make sure I cater for.  Obviously, total drop is important, but I  also need to build a stud wall at exactly the right place to meet the bottom riser.  I know it's not rocket science, but I want to be 100% certain before we start cutting….

                                          EDIT - Found another that is perfect for what I need - thanks

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Scaffold down.  Need to give the bricks a good old fashioned jet wash now.

                                            And Les and I are now dry-lining….

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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