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Also, as suggested earlier, if you do decide to produce any copies of your workshop drawings I’m sure they would sell. I certainly would be interested.

I still have a couple of sets of Rotring pens, including some never used. I also should have a very similar Rotring compass - must search for them.

The new decking, refinished boathouse and the re-roofed little summer are looking great. What is the final colour of the main house? The whole place must be looking very smart at this stage. Is it still the intent to use it as a summer rental property, at least part of the time?

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Sedge is used at the top/ridge because it is both highly durable and, unlike the reeds, is flexible enough to bend over the ridge. I’m guessing that it’s more vulnerable to potential nesting because it is softer, with more ‘give’ than the reeds. Great job btw. It looks superb.

First cousin to an A3. Both daughters have had similar Golfs. The younger one has moved from a Mk5, like yours, to a Mk7, while the older one has moved on to a Touran, as she has 3 kids and needed more space. Essentially still a Golf though. BTW, I have already subscribe.

An A3??

In the UK the common practice is for the seller/vendor's solicitor to prepare the contract and sent it to the purchaser's solicitor, together with the 'legal pack' i.e. title, property searches etc, with a target completion date. However, there is no contract in place until the purchaser signs...

Silver. Do you have the centre caps too? From a 1983 Mk2 Golf gti.

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.

The green scheme looks classy.

I have often wondered what has happened with Bill and Julie. Does anyone know?

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 😂

I have always been a bit curious about the position of windows in traditional cavity block/brick walls, in England. In Northern Ireland, with similar building regs I assume, we have a vertical dpc behind the outer leaf and the inner leaf returned out, with a 25mm thermal break behind the dpc...

Whitewall tyres might have been ok with the steel wheels, if you also had chrome hub caps, but totally wrong with your alloys. Which suit the car great btw.

You say, "rear tyres are toast", so presumably new tyres are needed. IMO you need 'taller' tyres. You have gone from 70 profile 15" to 45 profile 17", which is a significant part of the visual problem. It will also impact ride quality too. The overall height of the new wheel/tyre combo is less...

Looks great Rian. Watched and subscribed.

Looks amazing Rian.

Looking great so far. On the expenditure/cost issue - don’t forget, the value of a piece of art is not simply a time and materials equation.

Dormer and Cleveland drill bits are very good, industrial quality. Better that the more easily recognised brands like Bosch or Milwaukee and certainly miles ahead of anything that you would buy in any regular retail/diy outlet. For example, the 7.5mm jobber length Cleveland...