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Yeah, agree that he has been inconvenienced on many occasions for something out of his control so I don’t want him to inconvenience him anymore. However there is a little twist in the story as these repairs should be covered on our buildings insurance. But, as the premiums will Sky rocket our...

Yeah, we are now going level and strengthen the floor, add tanking under the shower and tile over the existing tiles. Unfortunately, I’ve had too many repairs by handmen who fairly much just carry out temporary fixes over and over again

Unfortunately my bathroom is prone to leaks and when it does it stains my neighbours ceiling below and I have to pick up the repair bill. However, each time it happens he insists on a full ceiling repaint rather than a touch up. Now I understand his frustration and the inconvenience caused...

Absolutely superb recommendations - thanks so much. I will read about every one of them today and start downloading Didn't realise we had so many intelligent people on the board :)

Great recommendations - thanks. Strangely enough i am currently reading Prisons of Geography, but i am only on to chapter 2

At first i wondered why you would recommend a book on time management, however the more i read about it, it actually sounds quite interesting. I'll download it - thanks

Ohh never heard of him but they look right up my street! I've just downloaded Stalingrad

Just looked on Amazon and it is only offering me a dutch version!

Actually that was a book i was going to buy previously so a great recommendation - thanks!

I'm travelling a lot with work right now and need to be a bit grown up and stop playing on my phone the whole time. So i've bought myself a kindle but don't know what books to start searching for. Previously, i've read a few books on Auschwitz and life inside Thai prisons (a bit dark i know)...

I am sure you could ask thousands questions now given the opportunity. It’s probably a similar reason why I want to spend some time with my dad this weekend. He has a major stroke last year and was admitted to hospital for three months. At the time all hospital visitors were banned due to...

Absolutely fantastic idea and also just what I’m looking for. He’s had a very tough year and we need a bit of father and son time. Sounds like you have similar moments with your father

I think the Lion Inn is a thumbs up - thanks for the info. And thanks @StanleySmith for the Forrestors recommendation

Great! Disabled access isn’t too much of a huge issue but I have to walk and hold him up so the closer the better. Some great suggestions - all I could think of was suggests in Great Ayton for an ice cream

Strange question, but would anybody have any good suggestions for a journey out without having to leave the car? My dad had a major stroke and can’t really walk more than a few metres now. I work overseas and I’m coming home to see him this next weekend. I intend driving him to a country pub...

Hi chaps, Apologies for the delayed response but i've had a manic few days. Going off topic slightly, there has always been one thing that has made me feel immensely proud to be from Middlesbrough and that is the local people. Regardless of who you are, where you are, your age, your gender...

Hi Chaps, Just wondering if any of you guys can point me in the right direction. My old man had a stroke earlier in the year and was admitted to hospital for three months. During that period my mother sadly passed away and now he is home alone learning to walk again and is very lonely...

Thanks guys - i thought that would your responses I think they have a bit of a nerve actually asking the question in the first place. They've obviously tried to cut costs without considering the consequences!

Interested in people's thoughts on this.... My wife was made redundant after three years of continuous service and left the company on good terms. Now that she has left they keep sending her emails asking if she will answer a few work questions or put together a little spreadsheet for them...

Salaries are high in Switzerland and people don’t need to work crazy hours to have a good standard of living. The car parks are full of Mercs and Audis until 5pm and then it’s a mass exodus as people head home to their families. The place is like a ghost town after 5pm regardless of how busy...