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So I went round to my parents and gave him the present my mother bought
and the card that my gf bought and he asked me "Did you write the card
yourself?"

I certainty did write it myself and told him so. I also asked him what
my Mum had bought him (never seen it as it was at their house).


I was then told not to bother with cards any more as that card cost the
same as a pint of beer and he would prefer a pint of beer.

I then wired up their new boiler and weather compensator.

The final job was to seal off their old washing mashing trap.

Tight to get to behind some kitchen units

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:PROBLEM.jpg

but I think I have fixed it

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...BLEMSOLVED.jpg

I blocked the pipe with newspaper and then filled it with silicone.

Any problems with that? I would say job done.


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On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:09:55 +0100, ARW wrote:

I blocked the pipe with newspaper and then filled it with silicone.

Any problems with that? I would say job done.


Argh! You should have stuffed some chicken wire in along with the
newspaper; that's what a pro would have done.




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So I went round to my parents and gave him the present my mother bought
and the card that my gf bought and he asked me "Did you write the card
yourself?"

I certainty did write it myself and told him so. I also asked him what
my Mum had bought him (never seen it as it was at their house).


I was then told not to bother with cards any more as that card cost the
same as a pint of beer and he would prefer a pint of beer.

I then wired up their new boiler and weather compensator.

The final job was to seal off their old washing mashing trap.

Tight to get to behind some kitchen units

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:PROBLEM.jpg

but I think I have fixed it

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...BLEMSOLVED.jpg

I blocked the pipe with newspaper and then filled it with silicone.

Any problems with that? I would say job done.



You sure they're not pics of you knobbing the gf?
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On Sunday, 17 June 2018 19:09:56 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
So I went round to my parents and gave him the present my mother bought
and the card that my gf bought and he asked me "Did you write the card
yourself?"

I certainty did write it myself and told him so. I also asked him what
my Mum had bought him (never seen it as it was at their house).


I was then told not to bother with cards any more as that card cost the
same as a pint of beer and he would prefer a pint of beer.

I then wired up their new boiler and weather compensator.

The final job was to seal off their old washing mashing trap.

Tight to get to behind some kitchen units

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:PROBLEM.jpg

but I think I have fixed it

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...BLEMSOLVED.jpg

I blocked the pipe with newspaper and then filled it with silicone.

Any problems with that? I would say job done.


Looks sealed to me. There's sod all pressure on waste pipes. I'd have wiped the inside of the pipe clean to ensure the silicone sticks, but it probably still will.


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ARW Wrote in message:
So I went round to my parents and gave him the present my mother bought
and the card that my gf bought and he asked me "Did you write the card
yourself?"

I certainty did write it myself and told him so. I also asked him what
my Mum had bought him (never seen it as it was at their house).


I was then told not to bother with cards any more as that card cost the
same as a pint of beer and he would prefer a pint of beer.

I then wired up their new boiler and weather compensator.

The final job was to seal off their old washing mashing trap.

Tight to get to behind some kitchen units

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:PROBLEM.jpg

but I think I have fixed it

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...BLEMSOLVED.jpg

I blocked the pipe with newspaper and then filled it with silicone.

Any problems with that? I would say job done.



You sure they're not pics of you knobbing the gf?


They saw enough of that after my cousins wedding in the 90's.

Should have used a new tape in the camcorder IMHO and then the first 20
minutes of wedding footage would not have been me knobbing my gf.

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I was then told not to bother with cards any more as that card cost the
same as a pint of beer and he would prefer a pint of beer.


And they were absolutely right. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

p.s. Not sent anyone a card for anything in *years* (although I'm
often thanked for cards we apparently sent)? ;-)
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So I went round to my parents and gave him the present my mother bought
and the card that my gf bought and he asked me "Did you write the card
yourself?"

I certainty did write it myself and told him so. I also asked him what my
Mum had bought him (never seen it as it was at their house).


I was then told not to bother with cards any more as that card cost the
same as a pint of beer and he would prefer a pint of beer.


He's right.

I then wired up their new boiler and weather compensator.

The final job was to seal off their old washing mashing trap.

Tight to get to behind some kitchen units

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/File:PROBLEM.jpg

but I think I have fixed it

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...BLEMSOLVED.jpg

I blocked the pipe with newspaper and then filled it with silicone.

Any problems with that? I would say job done.


Should be fine.

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