Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT London Calling. An ordinary life.

[drivesitfar]

I’m pretty sure your mcfloaty will get plenty of good comments from others and many smiles and favors from your bride. I know it’s part of life but dream girls don’t come cheap.

Congrats on the new part time job or maybe training his crew or consulting or just bidding jobs.

You’re living the dream and hope you get a good price for the shop.

 

[Tommo3]

Or $400 in real money. Wife is going to England for 10 days later this month with a group from church, hope the exchange rate is good.


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$1,535.51 is the correct amount not $400 !

 

[sawduststeve]

4,000,000 Tanzanian Shilling equals

1,311.10 Euro

Not to bad.

Or $400 in real money. Wife is going to England for 10 days later this month with a group from church, hope the exchange rate is good.


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$1,535.51 is the correct amount not $400 !

Yep ,that’s about it
£1300 gbp $1500 usd
Seems a lot for a second hand mixer
Though sounds great when I say I earn 1.5 mill last week.

Steve

 

[sawduststeve]

Steve,

How long did your family own the machines?

Some of the smaller machines, the green, Tennor, spindle and mortise machine we bought new 40 odd years ago, the guillotin we bought with us from the old shop, most everything else was bought as we went along. The Jet Tennoner was the last purchase and that was 20 years ago.

To be clear, absolutely no machine owed us anything, all were bought for cash and earnt there keep. We never had any credit.

Steve

 

[sawduststeve]

I’ve had my dirtiest day ever, being the pikeys we are, we stripped all the armoured cable from around the shop.
I’m not sure the scrap value equals the loss of lung function.


It was Grimm

Steve

 

[TomGW]

I’ve had my dirtiest day ever, being the pikeys we are, we stripped all the armoured cable from around the shop.
I’m not sure the scrap value equals the loss of lung function.


It was Grimm

Steve

It’s worth a lot more stripped of its insulation. My brother has a business selling cable and all the short ends of rolls are scrapped. He has a machine for stripping these. Real pikeys just burn them

 

[Old tool guy]

We never had any credit.

Steve

That could be taken two ways.

 

[Old tool guy]

$1,535.51 is the correct amount not $400 !

You’re right.

 

[sawduststeve]

It’s worth a lot more stripped of its insulation. My brother has a business selling cable and all the short ends of rolls are scrapped. He has a machine for stripping these. Real pikeys just burn them

Good call, I forgot about burning it
We won’t be stripping it, it’s going to be weighed in as is.
Some of the lengths are 120ft, and none are very short. The fuse board was just inside the front door with all the machines 80 ft ish away, it might be better trying to sell.

 

[sawduststeve]

It’s worth a lot more stripped of its insulation. My brother has a business selling cable and all the short ends of rolls are scrapped. He has a machine for stripping these. Real pikeys just burn them

£200

 

[sawduststeve]

What’s missing from these photos




Everyfuckingthing is missing.
I shut up shop Friday afternoon, we’re done.
Sale didn’t go through, their solicitor is an ****.
Hopefully it’ll get done this week. I’ve cancelled all the bills so it does want to.

Last photo before we left


Right, time to start that list

Steve

 

[littlebean]

Right, time to start that list

I suspect it already exists but you may not know about it yet................
End of a chapter, looking forward to reading about your work in (not literally hopefully ) the Broads

 

[sawduststeve]

I suspect it already exists but you may not know about it yet................
End of a chapter, looking forward to reading about your work in (not literally hopefully ) the Broads

Talking of which.
Spent the weekend at Floaty watching the 3 Rivers Race, without wind the slowest race I’ve ever seen. Good job I had some painting to do.

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Nothing much happened during the day until about 8pm when a load came along all at once







127 entries this year and every one has to drop their masts and shoot the bridge, of which there are 3



Hoping for a bit more breeze next year

Steve

 

[y'sguy]

So, If I read your previous post correctly…"the sale didn't go through"? If that IS THE case, I hope you get things sorted soon and resolved.
As far as sailing goes, sailing in a narrow river is tough! even worse without wind.
Cheers!

 

[captain14]

“What’s missing?”

I was going to say Steve working hard in his shop making custom windows.

Another chapter closed and another one will start soon.
(We both know painting never ends!)

Last weekend I was talking to someone at a birthday party. He is in the same line of work you did. Custom historic wood windows and trim. He’s looking to retire in about a year. His son is starting the same kind business a couple hours west of here. Built his shop in an old barn.

 

[Old tool guy]

Nice boats. I can’t imagine cycling the mast 3 times.

You blame the solicitor … lawyer?

 

[sawduststeve]

So, If I read your previous post correctly…"the sale didn't go through"? If that IS THE case, I hope you get things sorted soon and resolved.
As far as sailing goes, sailing in a narrow river is tough! even worse without wind.
Cheers!

Yeah, only didn’t complete because the buyers conveyancer couldn’t get his act together and have all the paperwork ready by the agreed date.
It should happen asap.

There was an awful lot of “tacking” going on, it looked hard work

Steve

 

[sawduststeve]

“What’s missing?”

I was going to say Steve working hard in his shop making custom windows.

Another chapter closed and another one will start soon.
(We both know painting never ends!)

Last weekend I was talking to someone at a birthday party. He is in the same line of work you did. Custom historic wood windows and trim. He’s looking to retire in about a year. His son is starting the same kind business a couple hours west of here. Built his shop in an old barn.

Yep, I’ve gone missing. 46 years in the same job and 40 years in the same workshop, I’m done.


Good luck to the father on retirement and good luck to the son. Quality work and a good client base and he’s golden. Lifting stuff that’s just a little too heavy does take its toll though.

Steve

 

[sawduststeve]

Nice boats. I can’t imagine cycling the mast 3 times.

You blame the solicitor … lawyer?

The biggest crowds were at the bridges, it’s where the action happens.



Yeah, paperwork not ready, so exchange of contracts and completion couldn’t happen on the agreed date.
TBH, I wasn’t too happy, but hayho, it’ll be finished soon enough.

Steve

 

[TomGW]

I hope the sale completes in the next few days. It‘s very frustrating but some solicitors seem to leave everything to the last minute and inevitably a wheel comes off. All the best with the retirement though.

 

[sawduststeve]

I hope the sale completes in the next few days. It‘s very frustrating but some solicitors seem to leave everything to the last minute and inevitably a wheel comes off. All the best with the retirement though.

Thanks Tom, I’m sure it will.
Their guy only last Tuesday started talking about soil surveys, ffs, we quickly disabused him of that idea.
It’s the original concrete floor of an heavy sheet metal works, there is no soil on show, and if it is contaminated it was before the building went up 100+ years ago.

Steve

To add, my Grandfather worked as a sheet metal worker in the self same building. When we bought it we brought him back for a visit.
He spent the war making silencers for subs and anti sand guards for tanks.

 

[littlebean]

hope your sale goes through without any more hitches, surprised Elf 'n SafeT haven't demanded the bridges be raised to avoid heavy lifting and RSI...........

 

[Old tool guy]

Thanks Tom, I’m sure it will.
Their guy only last Tuesday started talking about soil surveys,

sounds like he was hoping for some last minute price negotiations.

 

[littlebean]

o add, my Grandfather worked as a sheet metal worker in the self same building. When we bought it we brought him back for a visit.
He spent the war making silencers for subs and anti sand guards for tanks.

wow, lot of family history in one building

 

[sawduststeve]

hope your sale goes through without any more hitches, surprised Elf 'n SafeT haven't demanded the bridges be raised to avoid heavy lifting and RSI...........

Thanks I’m sure it’ll be settled soon enough.
There are quite a few YT videos of boats getting stuck under the bridge, it’s done well to be still standing

wow, lot of family history in one building

You’re right, there is actually. Just goes to show,
we don’t go far as a family.
Not very exciting are we

 

[sawduststeve]

sounds like he was hoping for some last minute price negotiations.

If only, just incompetence I’m afraid.
How long should I give them to sort their **** out?
Two weeks, a month ? Before it goes back up for sale. Our other neighbour has already made an increased offer

 

[Old tool guy]

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How long should I give them to sort their **** out?
. Our other neighbour has already made an increased offer

2 business days.

 

[drivesitfar]

I bet you not only wanted to keep the shop space but the long history too but sadly there is always a monetary reason to sell and costs to maintain.

After almost 30 years in transferring properties over here closing was usually a target date not necessarily cut in stone so we tried to get 3 days extra from sellers at original paperwork signing to allow for title issues or some other reasons. We could do closings at attorney offices but they were usually slower and more expensive than escrow.

In your case you are dealing with an entire different set of rules I’m not aware of but having a good buyer in the wings does give you some leverage I’d think. Can you give them 2-3 days free so to speak (or daily charge to cover your expenses) and or raise price or null and void deal? If you’re selling to a friend then that brings up a bunch of other stuff so your call there.

Good luck

 

[littlebean]

If only, just incompetence I’m afraid.
How long should I give them to sort their **** out?
Two weeks, a month ? Before it goes back up for sale. Our other neighbour has already made an increased offer

depends on if you've exchanged contracts or not - if not I 'think' you can walk away but if you have there's a monetary cost (10%?) involved

best check with your solicitor/conveyancer first though as it's not my day job......