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Our conclusion was the odds of being at home when someone decides to make use of the door window are fairly slim / we'd be alerted to the noise fairly quickly, so having the thumb turn deadbolt out of easy reach of the window meant it'd always be easy to leave in case of fire, slow if someone did decide to do us over - first smash, then two locks gives us a minute or two.

The Banham's allows you to lock it so that it can't opened from the inside: that's the solution for when we're away: get through the tiny window but not be able to open the lock from the outside through the door.

...so anyone have a preferred plumber and sparky in Chiselhurst / Bromley / Orpington!?

So far Pimlico have been the best bet, albeit at a premium. In one instance, they were the only folk who would even come out to use (burst pipe).

I have a set of Parcours - they are great, I've given them zero love and they still roll exceptionally well and have taken a fairly decent amount of abuse.

I definitely prefer the wheel sets I've had built but that's pretty much solely because I felt involved in selecting the parts.

That's the bit I'm trying to figure out: how much space is enough space to be easy vs over doing it!
Thanks for info though, good to know smaller would work fine too.

Shed Help: I have a brief opportunity to get a slab dug and laid (dug by end of day), I'm taking advantage of a chance without having done much planning other than day dreaming.

6 bikes plus the usual gubbins - few crates of stuff, some power tools: any recommendations on size? Is 2500 x 2500 going to be uncomfortably small?

SUVs (and I'm largely talking about urban use here) are just shit on every level:

Chris Harris of that motoring programme had a fantastic long form of your post in regards to the stupidity of SUVs.

There’s definitely a distinction between actual utility vehicle (comment up thread about a pick up on a farm?) and what most people actually use a motor car for.

I am a polluter: ironically purchased a car to get to cross races, now use it for visiting grandparents etc.

The cargo bike dream is just that though for nursery drop off - I don’t feel safe enough on the roads of zone 6 to risk it. If I can’t face it, how can we convince others to switch from the car?

...but more importantly, they should be legislated against.

Perhaps we can legislate towards greener choices, how many years would it take to switch the road mentality through education to respect ‘the lesser’ road user more?

I really really wish we’d done this. Particularly in the kitchen.

Pimlico were also the only folks of 23 plumbers called willing to come out on a Sunday to fix an exploded pipe (small baby, winter, needed heating and running water back)... pricey, but available and excellent service...

bingo. thank you!

... utter search / writing things down on a note pad / dredge failure: there's a preferred curtain track company, that's occasionally been mentioned - in my head it was something like sparkles / glitter / shiny - can someone please help me?

They did curved, automated, and had a bit of an old fashioned website...

Oh, no doubt - I'm just not far enough north to have ever considered the Surrey Hills SE!
I was worried I was missing out on some bomber secret stuff...

DBAD comment about SE having better options than Bedgebury (which is very convenient for me, what with churros and coffee) - what are the alternative recommendations?

total ignoramus as far as facebook and it's market place - I'll take a look, thanks for the tip!

Sounds like a comprehensive hit list, thanks!

ah - it's for me, a fully grown averagely sized human who once had a bmx but achieved very little with it... kiddo is on a balance bike, just figured it would be fun to learn manuals, and scoot about the garden / early morning pump track / park with him at closer to his level

people of smaller bikes! this is very much a shy question - but ive realised that now my son is bombing it about in the garden and park on his balance bike it'd be great to muck about on something a little more 'fun'... without meaning to diminish true BMX, any recommendations on what to look out for on the 'bay as a toy bike? Any reliable brands / size considerations?

Thank you - I’m tempted but maybe not quite tempted enough at £300, best of luck selling!

I'm vaguely after a gold dress watch - what sort of dimensions are we looking at? Or what is the reference #?

Very keen on the fjallraven - almost certainly too small but I’ll take the risk please?

Opened Port Charlotte finally - very pleased indeed, might be the new favourite.

…first dibs on the bracelet you’re not fussed about, on the watch you’ve yet to buy?

Such a bunch of bell ends, but fitters we’re ace.

One thing that I’ve not seen mentioned on the school debate, but looking at my own social circus seems relevant is expectations.

If you’re surrounded by a certain degree of wealth are you not more likely to assume it’s due / seek it out to some degree?

excellent - i hoped they might but wasn't convinced reading their blurbs. Hopefully makes steady temps (and some savings?) possible. Thank you!

Tado wizards: I want a smart thermostat, replacing existing hot water and heating control for system with cylinder, ideally HomeKit enabled. I'm fairly certain I'm after the wireless smart thermostat kit...

I seem to remember a bit of uncertainty around the smart TRVs. Are the Tado smart TRVs realistically giving me anything extra or do they just do the same thing as a normal TRV but you can do it from your phone?