tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post1404879588137840760..comments2024-02-11T14:15:58.105-06:00Comments on The Conservative Kitchen Table: British General Election: Good-Bye United Kingtomlady redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618584698591777253noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-12915315695738750762015-05-08T08:45:52.914-05:002015-05-08T08:45:52.914-05:00We have approx. an acre and it's fairly square...We have approx. an acre and it's fairly square. They charged $1200. We suspected our fence line was inside our actual property line and it is - almost 3' inside all the way around. There is a multi-home developement going in on part of the east side so we also had our 4' chain link taken out and replaced with a 6' chain link on the property line. That was MUCH more than the survey and they just finished yesterday. When I went out to look at the finished job, I see that the fence doesn't meet the ground at any point and is 6"-10" above the ground on average. The head guy hasn't called back yet. Of course, I still owe them $1500+ so I'm not too worried on that score but it's ALWAYS SOMETHING. I got the bill with the extra survey charges shortly after I discovered the fence "issue".<br /><br />img:"http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/floranista/emoticons/pullhair.gif"floranistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785282868515567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-91079666507032093492015-05-08T08:37:30.351-05:002015-05-08T08:37:30.351-05:00An extra $158, $22 for milage and equipment (we li...An extra $158, $22 for milage and equipment (we live 5 minutes from their office) and $136 for a recording fee. I think the latter should have been included in the survey cost. The $22 was just gouging, I mean "milage" and 4 wooden stakes? It just hacks me off, charge what you're going to charge up front - don't nickel and dime me, you know???<br /><br />@#$%^&floranistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785282868515567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-1306787723794589392015-05-08T05:11:30.067-05:002015-05-08T05:11:30.067-05:00flo, sorry to hear about your survey - we've h...flo, sorry to hear about your survey - we've had a fair amount of survey work done on some property as well - what'd they hit you for?lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-37813779647501018372015-05-08T05:09:09.576-05:002015-05-08T05:09:09.576-05:00Misspelled "Labour". My bad.Misspelled "Labour". My bad.lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-55292586204017984742015-05-08T05:08:25.080-05:002015-05-08T05:08:25.080-05:00Jourdan, I found this commentary to be salient on ...Jourdan, I found <a href="http://www.politico.eu/article/uk-election-ten-takeaways/" rel="nofollow">this commentary</a> to be salient on the point of English nationalism.<br /><br />I would agree with it: England has a national party, and it is the Conservative party.<br /><br />Found this in a story at the FT:<br /><br /><i>There was shock and despondency in Labour’s headquarters in Victoria, London, as the extent of its potential defeat sank in.<br /><br />“Jesus Christ,” said one party aide. “It’s over. It’s over.”</i><br /><br />Yeah. It's over. Because England is alone, and the voters now have irrefutable proof, and Labor can't do sh*t without Scotland, and Scotland is <i>gone</i> from them.<br /><br />So you vote for the Conservatives, because to vote Labor is to vote not only for the Party of Free Stuff, but the Party of Free Stuff for Other People. And this is sinking in now.<br /><br />UKIP could poll at about 30 or 40 percent of what the Conservatives poll at and still win approximately zero seats, because of the first past the post system.<br /><br />So the game choice for the archetypical English voter is to vote Conservative or throw your vote away (at best). Might as well have one's local MP to be a member of the governing party.<br /><br />Preference cascade. Game over.lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-8795062128251546682015-05-08T01:34:14.417-05:002015-05-08T01:34:14.417-05:00"Quimley O'Toole"
Haaahaahaahahahaa...<i>"Quimley O'Toole"</i><br /><br />Haaahaahaahahahaaahafloranistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785282868515567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-37730609552009049152015-05-07T22:31:52.998-05:002015-05-07T22:31:52.998-05:00img:"http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/fl...img:"http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/floranista/emoticons/ROFLOL-1.png"<br /><br />lewy, you are too much! I was really hacked off at some extra charges we received in the mail tonight for a boundary survey (all that "creative" billing for items that don't fall under the "scope" of the job, grrrr). I feel better after stopping off here...floranistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785282868515567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-17100327000678551482015-05-07T20:13:27.655-05:002015-05-07T20:13:27.655-05:00ok back to reality - I will check out the FT tonig...ok back to reality - I will check out the FT tonight and see if the Scotland = Quebec meme surfaces - if not I'll put it out there and see what sticks.<br /><br />I made a comment in the FT last week observing the ridiculousness of the conventional wisdom about the parties:<br /><br />UKIP: want the UK to leave the EU - horrid extremist racists, beyond the pale.<br />SNP: want Scotlland to leave the UK - perfectly OK mainstream party.<br /><br />Got many upvotes fwiw.lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038409030829512383.post-18995307217466006532015-05-07T20:07:07.411-05:002015-05-07T20:07:07.411-05:00Plaid Cymru sounds like a character from some maid...Plaid Cymru sounds like a character from some maid fetish anime series.<br /><br />OK - yeah - she and her busty sister maids Paisley Cymru, Gingham Cymru, Houndstooth Cymru, and Argyle Cymru all serve tea and crumpets at the Cafe Albion.<br /><br />What will happen when the proprietor Quimley O'Toole is captured by Perfidia, evil Sniffer of the Privy Glue? Will the Maids save him? Madcap capers await.<br /><br />[See, this is why I don't need drugs. Also why we can't have nice things.]lewy14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07524380685282662887noreply@blogger.com