On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:28:09 +0000, Andy Hall wrote:

Not that there should be any such fee, because the shade is a standard
off-the-peg item. In fact that particular one looks like a real rip-off,
the ones I'm used to seeing are much larger, generally mounted on 14ft
poles. Like these:

http://www.unopiu.it/scheda.asp?cate...91&modello=391

Mmm... certainly it wasn't the canopy that had the 'grandi dimensioni'
in the Yorkshire scene.

Nope, and the CC would have to explain the price difference between about
£1400 and the actual cost, which isn't stated but I think we can guarantee
it will be more than £7500.

Signs of North Yorks Plod financial mismanagement are that they really
don't know what a job is going to cost. Something like this and the shower
should be fixed price quotes, there should be no ambiguity.

I'd like to know how long that deck lasts at Newby Wiske. I'll be astounded
if it lasts longer than a couple of seasons. What was wrong, I wonder, with
using yorkstone?