My Shed

Just zis Guy, you know? [email hidden] opined
the following...

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[1] Sheddism[2] for web
[2] uk.rec.sheds, do KUATB![3]
[3] Keep Up At The Back - do KUATB![3]

Bored?

Jon

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:59:40 +0100, in
<[email hidden]>, Jon Senior

jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk said:

Just zis Guy, you know? [email hidden] opined
the following...

Quoted message said:

[1] Sheddism[2] for web
[2] uk.rec.sheds, do KUATB![3]
[3] Keep Up At The Back - do KUATB![3]

Bored?

I will post links to jpgs of my new bike shed when it gets
plonked where the worm lives [1]

[1] <sing> There's a worm at the bottom of the garden</sing>

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On 28/6/04 10:29 pm, in article [email hidden],

Richard Bates said:

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:59:40 +0100, in
<[email hidden]>, Jon Senior

jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOTco_DOT_uk said:

Just zis Guy, you know? [email hidden] opined
the following...

Quoted message said:

[1] Sheddism[2] for web
[2] uk.rec.sheds, do KUATB![3]
[3] Keep Up At The Back - do KUATB![3]

Bored?

I will post links to jpgs of my new bike shed when it gets
plonked where the worm lives [1]

[1] <sing> There's a worm at the bottom of the
garden</sing>

I've been looking at options for a bike shed [1] but the
criteria are: freestanding secure against reasonably
determined toerags Fit into a space 4'9"x9' with doors on
the short side. Full height.

So far the only thing I have found is a motorcycle garage
which looks ideal, except that it is around 600 shellfish.

Still thinking..

..d

[1] Yes I know I have a big garage and when I have moved the
boat out of it I'll have much more room for the bikes..
but it would be a lot easier to just have a simple bike
shed. At the moment the main door to the garage is
locked by a bolt on the inside (normal garage door locks
are [censored]) which means get the bike out, close door and
lock, exit through the back door of the garage, and then
return to the bike.

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:42:22 +0100, David Martin
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So far the only thing I have found is a motorcycle garage
which looks ideal, except that it is around 600 shellfish.

Build your own. As long as you have at least one concrete or
steel post sunk in the ground to which you can lock the
bikes, the rest is relatively straightforward.

Guy
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<[email hidden]>, "Just zis
Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> writes

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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:42:22 +0100, David Martin
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

So far the only thing I have found is a motorcycle garage
which looks ideal, except that it is around 600 shellfish.

Build your own. As long as you have at least one concrete
or steel post sunk in the ground to which you can lock the
bikes, the rest is relatively straightforward.

I built a little bike shedlet in a house (well garden of the
house) we rented, as much for protection from the elements
as for security.

I built it in the corner of a house wall and garden wall.
Door and some 4x2 scavenged off a site of a demolished
factory, bought a bit of corrugated plastic for the roof,
and a bit of T&G board for the remaining wall. Hefty locking
point bolted into the wall.

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On 29/6/04 9:03 pm, in article [email hidden], "chris

French said:

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<[email hidden]>, "Just zis
Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> writes

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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:42:22 +0100, David Martin
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

So far the only thing I have found is a motorcycle
garage which looks ideal, except that it is around 600
shellfish.

Build your own. As long as you have at least one concrete
or steel post sunk in the ground to which you can lock
the bikes, the rest is relatively straightforward.

I built a little bike shedlet in a house (well garden of
the house) we rented, as much for protection from the
elements as for security.

Quoted message said:

I built it in the corner of a house wall and garden wall.
Door and some 4x2 scavenged off a site of a demolished
factory, bought a bit of corrugated plastic for the roof,
and a bit of T&G board for the remaining wall. Hefty
locking point bolted into the wall.

Setting locking points into the wall/floor would be no
problem. I'll have to work out the appropriate heights and
determing what would be appropriately secure (may need a bit
of wall re-engineering) and to get appropriate drainage.
Main issue will be making/sourcing an appropriate set of
doors that can be adequately locked.

I'd like something that is reasonably difficult to break
into, so corrugated plastic/wood is not really what I have
in mind. Steel frame, corrugated metal roof, metal doors
with big locks is my idea of secure.

Admittedly I haven't had anything stolen from the house
apart from the house number (toerags came up the garden path
and unscrewed it from the wall.. next one will have the post
code on ;-) but the neighbour has been burgled and I've had
the local lowlife yoof trying to open the garage door whilst
I was in there..

..d

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Admittedly I haven't had anything stolen from the house
apart from the house number (toerags came up the garden
path and unscrewed it from the wall.. next one will have
the post code on ;-) but the neighbour has been burgled
and I've had the local lowlife yoof trying to open the
garage door whilst I was in there..

I think I'd be examining why I lived where you live and what
the barriers were to moving Some Place Else. I realise that
this is a complex issue, and don't want you to consider me
issuing that classic MT uterence[1] but I would be
considering a move if I was in your situation.

[1]or was it Norman Tebbit anyhow itr seems some how
appropriate to this news group{2}

{2} has anyone got it yet? 🙂
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On 2/7/04 12:04 am, in article
[email hidden], "paul"

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In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

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Admittedly I haven't had anything stolen from the house
apart from the house number (toerags came up the garden
path and unscrewed it from the wall.. next one will have
the post code on ;-) but the neighbour has been burgled
and I've had the local lowlife yoof trying to open the
garage door whilst I was in there..

I think I'd be examining why I lived where you live and
what the barriers were to moving Some Place Else. I
realise that this is a complex issue, and don't want you
to consider me issuing that classic MT uterence[1] but I
would be considering a move if I was in your situation.

It's not as bad as all that. There is the occasional thing
that is annoying but:
1. We are walking distance (5 mins) from
a) the kids school
b) the local park
c) the high street with traditional butchers,
fishmongers and modern supermarkets
d) the local swimming pool and library
e) my place of work (20 mins)
f) kids next school (OK, a longer walk at 20 mins)
g) nursery for the youngest. We have a bus stop
outside for getting into town with about six-eight
busses an hour.

Two incidents in three years is bearable. We don't leave the
car in one street as the crime rate in that street seems to
be quite high (had three wing mirrors pinched from the car)
but just round the corner it is much better.

The ultimate plan is to move when the kids are at secondary
school. If you know of a location with the same nearness of
amenities with affordable housing that has a lower crime
rate then do let me know.

..d

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The ultimate plan is to move when the kids are at
secondary school. If you know of a location with the same
nearness of amenities with affordable housing that has a
lower crime rate then do let me know.

Where I live fits all your criteria right up to the
afforable bit 🙁 I was VERY lucky to get the house we
live in at the price we did, I certainly couldn't afford
to buy it now.
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If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving is probably not
the sport for you.

On 2/7/04 10:04 am, in article
[email hidden], "paul"

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In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

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The ultimate plan is to move when the kids are at
secondary school. If you know of a location with the same
nearness of amenities with affordable housing that has a
lower crime rate then do let me know.

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Where I live fits all your criteria right up to the
afforable bit 🙁 I was VERY lucky to get the house we
live in at the price we did, I certainly couldn't afford
to buy it now.

Are you in/near Dundee then?

As to the affordable, it would be interesting trying to
buy the same house four years on. Not sure we could
afford it now.

..d

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On 2/7/04 10:04 am, in article
[email hidden], "paul"

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In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The ultimate plan is to move when the kids are at
secondary school. If you know of a location with the
same nearness of amenities with affordable housing that
has a lower crime rate then do let me know.

Quoted message said:

Where I live fits all your criteria right up to the
afforable bit 🙁 I was VERY lucky to get the house we
live in at the price we did, I certainly couldn't afford
to buy it now.

Are you in/near Dundee then?

As to the affordable, it would be interesting trying to
buy the same house four years on. Not sure we could
afford it now.

..d

No, I'm in deepest Suffolk, a train commute from London
(which thankfully I only have to do 4 or 5 days a month). If
it were nopt for the children's schooling, I'd relocate in
rural Scotland, but that option is a few years away yet.
--
.paul

If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving is probably not
the sport for you.

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:51:59 +0000 (UTC), paul
<[email hidden]> wrote (more or less):

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On 2/7/04 10:04 am, in article
[email hidden], "paul"

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In article <[email hidden]>,
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> The ultimate plan is to move when the kids are at
> secondary school. If you know of a location with the
> same nearness of amenities with affordable housing
> that has a lower crime rate then do let me know.

Quoted message said:

Where I live fits all your criteria right up to the
afforable bit 🙁 I was VERY lucky to get the house we
live in at the price we did, I certainly couldn't
afford to buy it now.

Are you in/near Dundee then?

As to the affordable, it would be interesting trying to
buy the same house four years on. Not sure we could
afford it now.

..d

No, I'm in deepest Suffolk, a train commute from London
(which thankfully I only have to do 4 or 5 days a month).
If it were nopt for the children's schooling, I'd relocate
in rural Scotland, but that option is a few years away yet.

Just remember the extreme difference in climate between the
two places when plannng your move.

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On 2/7/04 3:29 pm, in article [email hidden],

Gawnsoft said:

Just remember the extreme difference in climate between
the two places when plannng your move.

Dundee is much drier than suffolk...

..d

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On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:51:59 +0000 (UTC), paul
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On 2/7/04 10:04 am, in article
[email hidden], "paul"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> In article
> <[email hidden]>,
> [email hidden] says...

>> The ultimate plan is to move when the kids are at
>> secondary school. If you know of a location with the
>> same nearness of amenities with affordable housing
>> that has a lower crime rate then do let me know.

> Where I live fits all your criteria right up to the
> afforable bit 🙁 I was VERY lucky to get the house we
> live in at the price we did, I certainly couldn't
> afford to buy it now.

Are you in/near Dundee then?

As to the affordable, it would be interesting trying to
buy the same house four years on. Not sure we could
afford it now.

..d

No, I'm in deepest Suffolk, a train commute from London
(which thankfully I only have to do 4 or 5 days a month).
If it were nopt for the children's schooling, I'd
relocate in rural Scotland, but that option is a few
years away yet.

Just remember the extreme difference in climate between
the two places when plannng your move.

I well, I'm from oop north in any case, and I've never
really got used to the higher tempretures here abouts. I
went to school on Ilkley Moor 'ba 'telmet Moved to these
southerly climes in 94. the children are all nambie pambie
southerners now, me I'm pinen' for the ffo^H^H^H hills
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On 2/7/04 3:29 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Gawnsoft"

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Just remember the extreme difference in climate between
the two places when plannng your move.

Dundee is much drier than suffolk...

..d

I doubt that it will be drier. It might be as dry though.
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No, I'm in deepest Suffolk, a train commute from London
(which thankfully I only have to do 4 or 5 days a
month). If it were nopt for the children's schooling,
I'd relocate in rural Scotland, but that option is a few
years away yet.

We do still have schools in rural Scotland, you know. Some
of them are even quite good.

And a diffrent curriculum, but that's not the reason for not
moving. My children are 9, 13 and 16. The school the eldest
two are at is a particularly good school, and the youngest
will go there soon also. But agian this isnt the reason. All
three are settled and have friends, they know the area, and
know where to avoid as well as where togo. Moving to
scotland on what would essentially be a whim would not be
fair on them. My trun will come, when they've all moved on.
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If at first you don't succeed... Skydiving is probably not
the sport for you.