Speckled Hen

Do you live in a library?

You missed my link.

But don't worry it is pretty common practice and happens to buildings around the world hence my indignation at those who choose to sneer at folks on here.

http://facilities.uncc.edu/about-us/news/roof-replacement-work-scheduled-several-buildings

Roof Replacement Work Scheduled for Several Buildings

May 15, 2014

Beginning in late May, work will begin to replace the roofs on the following campus buildings (in alphabetical order): Barnard, the Counseling Center wing of Atkins Library, Fretwell, Garinger, King*, McMillan Greenhouse, the Steam Plant and Winningham.

All buildings will remain open during this time, and work is expected to be completed by mid-August. Building liaisons have been notified of this construction, and they have been invited to a meeting to discuss project details.

Its not exactly the same is it? Your house isn't really comparable to the market building

How about a library?

Maybe so...

 

... but not when the roof needs replacing, surely?

Why not? They did it with our house. They put up a temporary cover and work uder that. It's not exactly rocket science.

http://www.lhc.gov.uk/globalassets/case-studies/beaconsfieldlibrary_final.pdf

Client:

Buckinghamshire County Council

Contractor:

Keepmoat

Project locations:

Beaconsfield Library

LHC framework arrangements:

Pitched Roofing (PR2)

Objective:

To transform and protect the library

building with a new roof in keeping

with the locality.

Work carried out:

Installation of new pitched and

flat roofing

The challenge:

This 1950’s building was in need of modernisation including

the roof which had to be replaced. The copper roof had turned

green and key joints needed replacing. The emphasis on the

new roof was to ensure it aesthetically worked within the local

environment. Particular attention was placed on minimising

disruption for staff and users alike – an approach which allowed

the building to remain open whilst the project proceeded.

I've received a letter from them this morning inviting me to use them. They give their telephone number as 01142 720700. I know 0114 is the code for Sheffield, but where does the 2 come from?

They are a real pest. They stick notes through our letterbox every few weeks saying they have a buyer for our house. They haven't. They stick them through every door in the neighbourhood.

You really think that the council and health & safety would have allowed traders and public to use the basement area while a new roof was being installed?

 

That is priceless... :hihi:

That's pretty much what department stores do when they refub. Close one floor and use the rest. Then close another. It would be pretty easy in a building where only half was in use.

But other parties lie all the time. The Tories have lied about having no plans to raise VAT. The Libdems have lied about voting against tuition fees. Thatcher lied about not raising prescription charges.

 

They all lie. They lie because telling the truth won't get them elected.

 

The only ones who tell the truth are those who know they won't get elected and therefore can't be held to account.

That's a pretty lame response. For a start the Lib/Dems are a tiny part of a coalition and not in a position to dictate policy. Re VAT it doesn't concern me because they have to raise a certain amount of tax. So if they don't hit you there they will take it elsewhere.

On the other hand the Lisbon Treaty was a fundamental sell out of this country to Europe. We were promised a vote on it but The Labour Government Lied. I will never vote for that bunch of lying sell out merchants again.

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Yes, didn't he sneak in the day after & sign it?

That's the one. Brown knew he was selling us down the river and went in after everyone had gone home hoping we wouldn't notice. What a prat.

The Labour Government promised a referendum on the Lisbon Trearty, but when it became clear that the vote wouldn't go the way they wanted they reneged on the referendum. I would never vote Labour again because they lied to me and they knew they were lying to me.

I was too clever. I reset all the clocks but then the central heating and several others automatically reset themselves a further hour ahead. So I got woken up an hour early.

My VW has a constant countdown for servicing for a year and 10,000 miles from its previous one. When it gets down to a month it brings the message up every time you start the engine- it was serviced on Wednesday so it's stopped nagging me now.

 

As for the dealers emailing you, I don't know, but I'm still getting insurance quotes through for a car that I sold 6 years ago.

Mine too, although the reset is at 12000 miles and 12 months. After I get the car serviced they reset the computer. At first it says 12 months and 12000 miles to next service, but it constantly adjusts. So if you go away for 3 weeks when you get back the service moves back. However if we do a continental road trip the service is brought forward. The car even changes the clock for different time zones. Then when it gets to 30 days the computer puts the information up on the screen rather than you having to manually check. With the mileage I do my 12 month service generally comes around after about 10 1/2 months and 15000 miles.

Perhaps ASDA are taking note of the time it takes customers to get out of the car park at the current store and are looking at another move.

There was an interesting article in the Telegraph where some of the recently closed businesses gave their reasons for failure.

http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/what-s-on/food-drink/fears-for-future-as-another-city-restaurant-closes-1-6449323

FEARS for the future of Sheffield’s independent restaurant sector have been fuelled this week by the closure of another well-established city-centre venue.

Fitzwilliam & West, a lynchpin of the West One Plaza since it opened seven years ago, closed on Monday.

The move comes just three weeks after the loss of Platillos in Orchard Square.

This bit in particular caught my interest.

Restaurateur Tom Robjohns, who runs the Oakbrook Tea House, opened restaurant Back of House last summer, but was forced to close after four months as a result of financial pressures.

This week he said: “The sad news about F&W is another massive mistake by the council. Their rateable values are some of the highest in the region. If I had Oakbrook Tea House across the border in NE Derbyshire, I wouldn’t pay a penny in rates.

“Similarly in licensing. I’ve tried to get a license to serve hot freshly cooked food, but with red tape spanning the length of the county and hundreds of pounds per application, getting a good thing going on a shoestring budget is sadly impossible in this city.”

He called on the council to rethink its approach to the hospitality sector in line with other northern cities.

“Having sat in on planning meetings, I can say that, like the policies of the council, the members are outdated and couldn’t be further from modern trends and food,” he said.

“Maybe they should plan a trip to Nottingham, Leeds or Manchester to see how cities are flourishing.”

His statement was no different to the OP, who stated that Sheffield property prices still remain unaffordable for Sheffield workers.

Neither statement is right, neither is wrong. They're both as untrue as each other.

I could afford a bigger, more expensive house than the one i own, i choose not too. Some people cannot afford any home, & have no choice about it.

Sheffield is very diverse. The OP is trundling out his usual gumph

But I didn't generalise about all Sheffield workers. I just pointed out the the OP was nonsense.

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Sheffield property prices still remain unaffordable for Sheffield workers

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I'm a Sheffield worker. I can afford a house. Your post is as usual nonsense.

Your logic is the same as:

 

Wood floats, therefore everything that floats is wood.

 

Or, as I might put it:

 

I'm a Sheffield worker. I can afford a new Porsche Boxster.* Therefore every Sheffield worker can afford a new Porsche Boxster.

 

See how your "argument" (if it can so be called) falls down.

 

 

*However, in order to keep death off the roads, I won't be buying one.

My logic is perfectly fine thanks. The OP says Sheffield workers can't afford houses which is clearly errant nonsense. It may be that SOME Sheffield workers can't afford houses, but there are folks all over who can't afford certain things. The fact that Sheffield is enjoying a mini housing boom at the moment shows that many Sheffield people can afford houses, and are buying them.

So my argument doesn't fall down. It is just that you lack the intelligence to understand it. Perhaps if you hadn't tried to drive a Porsche Boxter.

There's not really an option that I can align with in the poll. So I'm not voting. So your poll will not reflect public opinion which I suppose is what you wanted.

 

Sheffield property prices still remain unaffordable for Sheffield workers

I'm a Sheffield worker. I can afford a house. Your post is as usual nonsense.

http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/business/boom-in-sheffield-house-sales-1-6379813

Sheffield estate agents have seen a spike in house sales as ‘more buyers than homes’ flood the property market.

A new survey has revealed the number of house sales across South Yorkshire has hit its highest level since May 2008.

Richard Atkinson, manager of Haybrook estate agent in Banner Cross, which has nine branches in the Sheffield area, said: “We would absolutely agree with that.

“We are selling more houses – we’ve had a really good strong last quarter in terms of the number of houses going through.

“What we are tending to find is that we have more buyers than houses to sell.”

He added: “The market is buoyant.”

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A bit of a non thread then in summary.

The usual che1st "I want a free house" load of twaddle.

I did mean for a homeless person though,who may not be able to afford it.I mean it,s not really free if you have to buy a meal.

I don't know if it's the law now that they have to give you water. It may be.

The law doesn't say anything about buying a meal or a pint of ale. It simply says that if premises hold a license to sell alcohol they must provide free tap water. So there is nothing to stop anyone going into a pub, supermarket, off license or a restaurant and simply asking for a glass of water. Indeed if you go to a rock concert you can insist on it.

Water Issues

Tap water in restaurants

Do pubs and restaurants have to supply free tap water?

Yes if they serve alcohol. The government updated rules requiring establishments to have free tap water available wherever alcohol is sold, in an attempt to combat binge drinking. You can read more about the Home Office’s latest guidance here. Failure to comply with any conditions attached to a licence or certificate is a criminal offence, which could be punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both.

- See more at: http://www.ccwater.org.uk/waterissues/currentkeywaterissues/tapwaterinrestaurants/

Well I was taking it for granted that it would be obvious that I meant the water that comes out of the cold taps of the sinks in the three toilets at the station and not the water features on the grounds outside.

The last time I was in a licensed premises and someone asked for a glass of water they were charged about the same price as half a pint of beer.

2 nights ago I was in a licensed restaurant having a meal and they came and asked if we would like a jug of tap water. It is a requirement of an alcohol license that this is provided FREE.

http://www.ccwater.org.uk/waterissues/currentkeywaterissues/tapwaterinrestaurants/

Water Issues

Tap water in restaurants

Do pubs and restaurants have to supply free tap water?

Yes if they serve alcohol. The government updated rules requiring establishments to have free tap water available wherever alcohol is sold, in an attempt to combat binge drinking. You can read more about the Home Office’s latest guidance here. Failure to comply with any conditions attached to a licence or certificate is a criminal offence, which could be punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both.

- See more at: http://www.ccwater.org.uk/waterissues/currentkeywaterissues/tapwaterinrestaurants/#sthash.QTS1WVYl.dpuf

But you still haven't told me which beers are on sale for £2.60 that you can get for £1.

 

You've quoted breweries but not beers.

 

This isn't nitpicking or snobbery. I buy 99p beers in Aldi and that place in Hillsborough but I don't then go on forums slagging off other outlets for selling completely different beers at a higher price.

 

It is akin to slating Cocoa for selling blocks of chocolate at £3.95 because you can get a block of dairy milk at Poundland. Or moaning at the price of a bottle of Chateaux Lafitte because ASDA does something from France for £2.99.

This month in Supermarkets I've bought 5 different Wentworth beers including the famed WPA and Marston's Ashes Ale all at 99p each.

I've bought Duvel at £1.75 bottle

Moorland Old Hen's Tooth & Fullers 1845 (both bottle conditioned) at £1.25 bottle.

Hobgoblin, Old Peculiar, London Pride, Landlord, Riggwelter, Bombardier Colonel's Choice, Old Thumper, Pale Rider,Cairngorm White Lady, Kelham Riders on the Storm, McEwan's Champion, Ridley's Old Bob, Thwaites Lancaster Bomber, Sadlers Mud City Stout all at £.25. Perhaps you could tell me which beers I should have bought at the market and at what price that would have offered me more.

If you like strong beer, Mad Hatter Brewing Company do some great ones. Their latest is a 9.5% Imperial Stout.

I'm a fan of the Imperial Stout from Barlow Brewery. (Anastasia) I think it is around 9.5%. I still have a bottle of Courage Imperial Stout from the 1970s as well as a bottle of Thomas Hardy Ale which says do not drink before 1st Jan 1979.

But lately I've settled for Fullers 1845 (6.3%) & Old Crafty Hen (6.5%) Both bottle conditioned and on offer in Tesco today at 4 for £5.

I called at ASDA last week and bought a couple of dozen bottles of Duvel at £1.75 each. So that's the winter's drinking taken care of. I bet they can't match those prices in the market.

Roger and out was served in 1/3 of a pint glasses. You received, if you wanted one, a certificate for each one you drank, the first was green, the second yellow with double writing, the third red with triple writing.

 

Only a few regulars were allowed to have more than 3 glasses in a single session.

Many are the idiots, or unwary, that would drink three then collapse on leaving as the fresh air hit them.

 

It was, I 'm told, at one time in the Guiness Book of Records as the world's strongest commercially available beer. It may of course be another of those urban myths, a bit like their being honest politicians or solicitors.

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It certainly was in the Guinness Book of Records, but I fear the reputation exceeded reality.

From the 1993 CAMRA Good Beer Guide.

Whitbread malt extract brew pub. Roger & Out is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's strongest beer and is also sold in nip bottles. Beers are kept under a CO2 blanket in casks and are made available to four other pubs.

Governor's Stealth Warning

Beware

Roger & Out

THE WORLD'S STRONGEST BEER!

(Guiness Book of Records 1988-1991)

with an Original Gravity of 1125 and must be respected because it may creep up on you.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

At 1125 OG it was the strength of a modest wine. A pint is about 15% short of a bottle of wine. So 3 glasses would be less hazardous than knocking back a bottle of wine. Indeed. I was having a few pints in a pub a couple of weekend ago and 2 very loud women were finishing their meal. At the end of it they had 5 wine bottles on the table. At the end of their meal they paid the bill, picked up a half drunk bottle apiece and headed for home, having consumed around 2 bottles each over a steak and chips.

Sinai isn't between Egypt and Israel, it's an area of Egypt.

 

And I was thinking it would be a good time to get a cheap holiday in Egypt. Even cheaper now, but I don't think I'll bother.

Tourists were already staying away. I suspect this won't encourage them back.

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/11/30/tourist-arrivals-drops-by-69-7-in-september-capmas/

I saw some incredible photos of thousands of empty seats at a sound and light concert at the pyramids.

I've just heard a report that a bus full of tourists has been blown up in Egypt.

I'm thinking that the Egyptians have managed to totally destroy their tourist industry. Who is going to buy all those little bottles full of sand now?

Sounds like a very bitter person desperately looking for someone to blame.

 

Plenty of people are "prepared to pay a little more" What they wont pay for is overpriced crap which is desprately trying to cash in on its trendy reputation and location. After the initial excitement of a place has died down and "IN" crowd have stopped wanting to be seen there - Food and service has to be good to keep going. It wasn't. What they served was average with average service and with a price tag over and above what is deserved. People voted with thier feet to the dozens and dozens of better alternatives.

 

Meadowhall certainly was not a big factor for restauranters. What a load of crap. People dont go to Meadowhall for a night out. Its a bloody shopping centre. Meadowhall does not have theatres, bars, music venues and masses and masses of hotels. People dont often stay in a hotel restaurant and will therefore go out and see what the city offers. Who in their right mind is going to go to meadowhall. Again, its just a nonesense soundbite looking for blame. Yes, im sure the loss of daily shoppers crowd looking for something eat will have affected him but lets face it. Meadowhall has been open since 1990, Platillos only opened in around 2006ish so guess what Mr Schooling.... they were not coming in anyway.

 

Parking costs are nothing to do with creating demand. If it was, how come 4 new restaurants are opening and there was an expansion of restaurant and leisure units on both Millenium Square and Arundel Gate.

 

All in all a good council bashing soundbite which the telegraph will have lapped up. But, the man needs to get a grip. You just dont run good restaurants. People vote with their feet. Nothing else.

 

Sounds like another Richard "new opening" Smith. Some people will just never be told.

 

Lets see how long it takes before this empty unit is snapped up with another trader running their version of a "successful restaurant". Assuming Mr Schooling is right and I should eat my words one assumes that its going to be such a risky market that it will stand empty for months and nobody will even remotely be interested in opening a new restaurant there, given all the problems.

Indeed. Folk are queuing up to put their name down for Seven Stones. It must be oversubscribed 20 times over and investors lining up to put in their millions. As far as I know there are still empty stall in the new market and god only knows what is going to happen in the new Haymarket "empty quarter".

So why did you mention Artisan on this thread? Because you thought you'd use it to strengthen your argument, but in the space of a few hours people have pointed out the flaws in your argument, so now you're backtracking?

 

By the way,

 

Cosmo

Smoke

Gossips

Brewdog

 

4 quick examples off the top of my head of chain restaurants/pubs and a club that have all opened in the last month or are about to open, all in the heart of the city, far away from free parking.

 

 

Also, last week I went to Silversmiths from work; we had a few cars (I work out of town) to share lifts around, we did some research, Science Park Carpark, £1 for the evening after 4:30pm. Not a problem, not a second thought given. We parked there without a single moan from anyone.

This is what the guy from Platilos said in the Telegraph.

Platillos co-owner Malcolm Schooling, who was also behind the revival of the Wig & Pen in Campo Lane, was “desperately sad” to be closing: “Personally we haven’t seen any upturn based on economic recovery,” he said.

“In Sheffield it’s going to continue to be tough, especially for the independents. Cooking real food, fresh every day, comes at a price but unfortunately not enough people are prepared to pay a little bit more.”

Meadowhall was a big factor for Sheffield restaurateurs, he added.

It was difficult for restaurants to create demand on their own – particularly with increased parking costs.

“There is a wholesale lack of vision and leadership in the city council. In the past ten years we’ve had to fight them when they should have been welcoming innovation and investment.

Me too............ some great memories going back some years to when Ralf and his missus ran it ( think it was still called The Owl then) . Saturday night lock ins , staggering out about 4am .

And the Victoria just up the road. Waaaardz