Epic fail

I worked in Hayes a lot over the last few years. I’ve seen national action flags and all sorts of other heinous shit in people’s front gardens round there.
It’s a toss up between there and West Drayton as my least favourite parts of London’s Wild West.

Brooks... Made in the UK... But due to brexit, cannot be delivered in the UK.

that's like black adder level of stupidity

I think it's wonderful...

I read something about this a couple of weeks ago; it's still daft (because the website runs from their central stock distribution centre, which - as they're owned by Selle - is in the EU), but thankfully stock goes directly from the factory to the UK distributor, so you can order via your LBS/wiggle/etc. (and they don't ship mountains of stuff to Italy only for it to be shipped back...).

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What is it with building plots on known flood plains?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/commercial-property-for-sale/property-102118607.html

Cheap land innit? Developers can drain it, put a rudimentary drainage system in place, build houses and hope that no-one looks at the small print. It’s been going on for years. All you can do about it is bring it to people’s attention and hope no-one falls for it.

Developers don't give a fuck. They built a small estate near me on the slope of a small hill, that is thick clay about 1 foot down. (Where there used to be a clay works).

There protection, they dug a load of holes in the clay. What happened, they all flooded and overflowed mucky clay water, it's run everywhere even down to the main road.

I worry the whole lots gonna suddenly slide down the hill one day haha.

It’s so weird. That example I posted - that spot floods once every two or three years. You can just google it.

Does make you wonder what solicitors look for in searches?

Profits.

A good portion probably tell the truth (also who doesn’t look on the web to check anyway before buying) but a bargain is a bargain despite the “damp” problem. I once saw a ground floor flat next to the river in Hampton Wick that had no problem at all with flooding. It was surprisingly cheap and for some reason had all sockets half way up the wall and the bedroom had a raised platform to put the bed on, limited headroom but less chance of a wet arse when it flooded (which it did every other year).

Someone else took it. Good location, great view, cheap. They didn’t care that they’d be underwater every couple of years

Yes, I suppose it's surprising (amazing?) what people will overlook. Nice shock in store when they find they can't get insured

They didn’t care that they’d be underwater every couple of years

I think a fair few people who don't know what it's like to be flooded think that. I'd hazard a guess and suggest that many regret it.

Britain needs a new tradition of houses on stilts. If the price was OK I’d gladly live in one.
Secretly feeling glee that once in a while I’d wake up and find myself in the middle of a lake.

Sri Lankan health minister who promoted a medicine made my a shaman as protecting against covid 19 tests positive

For covid 19

My basement workshop/office/store flooded nearly three years ago. I’ve never moved stuff so fast in my life. We lost amazingly little stuff, but it took the best part of a year to get it fixed.

If anyone wants to cut their losses on land, my widebeam will be on the market soon.

My mum grew up in Trent Lock, the junction between the river Trent and the Trent Erewash Canal. Every Autumn they had to practice their moving everything valuable upstairs drill.

Unless I'm missing something that's not a building plot though. It's being sold as a grazing plot.

Good point... it's weird though because it's one of 5.

Either way - I'm not buying it.

Of course, the Dutch lead the way,
with amphibious houses.

Hahaha