Today's Weather Report

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Precipitation: 1%
Humidity: 65%
Wind: 11 mph
Bournemouth, UK
Thursday 16:00
Partly cloudy

 

Better name is DILLYGAF.
Do I look like I give a fuck.

Kevin Bloody Wilson song

 

It's in the 40's here.
2 fays in and I'm already sick.of the cold

 

Get some fluffy knickers. lol

 

That sounds good to me Zen.
But as an aside to that, perhaps there should be posts on that thread from folks who don’t give a fuck?

You won’t believe this Zen.
But there are times certain things that can happen even in my life when I just think.
I don’t give a fuck!!!
This can be my way of me protecting my sanity!


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Newton, MA
CURRENT WEATHER
4:39 AM
Temp 33°F
RealFeel® 36°F
Mostly clear
Wind NNW 2 mph
Wind Gusts 5 mph
Humidity 87%
Indoor Humidity 38% (Dry)
Dew Point 29° F

 

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Good Friday Morning to all my HIP friends from here in Colwyn Bay North Wales UK.
Only 12c and chilly and dull here.


Have a nice day wherever in the world you are living


Below is weather forecast for here in Colwyn Bay/Rhos On Sea North Wales.

You can look in on my live CCTV Nest feeds if you wish to see what the weather is like right now.

One camera is situated just over the Patio Door and looking down towards the sea:

Shared Live Stream | Nest

This camera is looking up road towards railway bridge:

Shared Live Stream | Nest

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Another day of blue skies, the sun illuminating the famous white cliffs making them a dazzling white. And in the marina, the little boats and rich man's toys dance in harmony and rock. Nice day, but not as nice as Spain or Italy.

 

Time of year when you yell fuck over and over again until it's warm in your car

 

Thank you Zen.
Actually according to the weather forecast it should be a bit brighter and warmer on Sunday, so I am planning to get out and mow that lawn.
It isn’t a big lawn but it still has to be done, though the grass isn’t the best.
Also I gotta give that hedge a last clipping before the winter sets in.
Also sort pots out and try and tidy up a bit.
I tell you Zen.
There is no rest for the wicked!

Just as an aside.
See that black 4 wheel drive in the middle (of 3) car parking space.
Our space is the furthest to the right.
If his car is there when you look, that is the space of the asshole who gave me a lot of bother as I think you know.
They only got back home today after being away for a week.
He has another property in mid Wales.

He is hardly ever there now since I put him in his box!
He is not a Managing Director of the management of our building now, which looks after the lease situations.
Not even on the Management committee now (I am).

I told him to his face when I was trimming the hedge some weeks ago that he was a Little Loser Man! (he tried to have me cut the hedge right down to the wall, so privacy gone.)
He stopped and looked at me and I said ‘You lost all of the issues with me’!
He just turned and walked away.

If you remember going back 3 years he called me a Little Man, so I just HAD to say that.
He caused my Wife and I an awful lot of worry and stress as he just kept bringing up issues where we were supposed to be in breach of our lease, including us having CCTV cameras!
Cheeky bastard!

Thing is.
He used to be a big man Managing Director of a big oil company out in Dubai, so used to everybody kissing his arse and doing what they where told.
NOT ME!

Whenever I pass him I just keep looking at him and grin grin grinning with a little chuckle.
Pisses him off that does!

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PS.
He is up for sale though at £375,000 (pushing $400,000 I think) as per below.
Our property is ground floor there with the wall around it.

Check out this 3 bedroom flat for sale on Rightmove

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Better than ours then.

Check out this 3 bedroom apartment for sale on Rightmove £650,000


EXPENSIVE HOMES AT SOVEREIGN HARBOUR ‘MAY NOW BE WORTHLESS’
PETER LINDSEY27 AUGUST 2020

Cladding: Extra cash to deal with crisis expected today
HOUSES bought for hundreds of thousands of pounds at Sovereign Harbour may now be worthless.

It has emerged that residents who own homes without a EWS1 (External Wall Survey) face serious problems.

Which? magazine reported that homeowners have found themselves stuck with unsellable and potentially unsafe flats due to delays over fire safety tests.

Which? has been contacted by more than 120 readers facing difficulties buying, selling or remortgaging flats due to lenders asking for a safety certificate that they’re finding impossible to obtain.

Phil Austin, who lives at the harbour, is now highlighting what he calls ‘a terrifying situation.’

He said: “The problems with the EWS1 form have virtually destroyed the buying and selling of apartments, no matter what they look like or how tall they are.

“I understand that this problem currently affects 300,000 apartments in the UK and that it could take up to 10 years to resolve.

“Maybe we should all ask for a council tax review as our homes are worth £0 yet the tax is based on a much larger figure.

“Maybe we should set up a petition to the government, not sure how you do it, but if we dont do something we will all be in a bigger, deeper hole for much longer.”

Mr Austin says residents must take this seriously.

He said: “It has become painfully clear that anyone who owns an apartment on Sovereign Harbour (and Eastbourne as well) has a property that is worthless unless it has a satisfactory EWS1 form.

“We are trying to get all owner aware of the situation and I have been told that the entire cladding, balconies and garage roof to Midway Quay will have to be replaced…and who will be picking up the tab…I wonder.”

In December 2019, the External Wall Fire Review (EWS1) process was launched

The EWS1 is a survey that assesses whether a property contains materials that are potentially dangerous, offering clarity to lenders and peace of mind for homeowners and buyers.

The survey was recommended solely for blocks 18 metres or taller, but just a month after its launch, the government published revised fire safety guidance, which instructed that potentially dangerous cladding should be removed from blocks of any height.

This effectively meant that mortgage lenders could now demand the EWS1 on thousands of buildings under 18 metres before agreeing to offer loans on them.

Mr Austin says there is a massive backlog and without the EWS1, homes are worthless.

Most of those affected are sellers who only became aware of the survey when a buyer informed them their mortgage had been rejected.

For those whose lenders have demanded the EWS1, the message has been clear – the property is essentially worthless for mortgage purposes without it.

This means that until the block has been tested, owners have little prospect of selling their flats and may be unable to remortgage, potentially resulting in much higher monthly repayments.

Getting the EWS1 test can be difficult.

The survey should be requested by the building’s freeholder, but many flat owners told Which? they found their freeholder either uncontactable or unhelpful.

Freeholders have commonly cited three reasons for rejecting requests for the survey: the EWS1 is only a recommendation rather than a legal requirement, the building is less than 18 metres tall, or it has no cladding to test.

Homeowners who do make some headway with their freeholders have been quoted anything from 18 months to a decade to have the survey done, depending on whether their block is considered to be of a high priority.

It is ultimately the responsibility of the freeholder to ensure the building is safe, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll pay for the EWS1.

Some flat owners have told Which? that clauses in their lease mean that they have to pay for the test themselves. And a failed test can be of great consequence.

Not only does it mean they are potentially living in a property that carries a greater fire risk, it also means remediation work must be done before the home can be sold.

Remediation can take years, and the terms of the lease usually mean that the cost will fall on the homeowner rather than the freeholder.

This has seen leaseholders in some blocks face quotes of hundreds of thousands of pounds to have work done – figures that are simply unrealistic for the vast majority of homeowners.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has described the EWS process as ‘slow and expensive’ and said it is ‘being applied to an unnecessarily wide range of buildings’.

It has called for the government to implement a ‘faster and fairer’ system.