How the kinell do I paint this?

[Kevin]

I always wanted one of those and a lime green Capri and a Daytona yellow Cortina MK3

[The Medway Handyman]

Alas its just earth, it would have to go on scaffold boards or something.

What a good idea! The other gable is a neighbours.

[The Medway Handyman]

Wot pliolite paint?

[meow2222]

A supposedly long life plastic resin based paint. I applied it to well stripped concrete and 2 years later it was well & truly beyond saving. Contains mildly toxic naphtha. Get longer life out of lime than that.

NT

[Bob Eager]

I wanted a gold 1600E Mark II.

The Bond Bug never did well as a boy racer car for one reason - the position of the engine. Being a three wheeler, the engine was in a big 'hump' between the seats, forming an effective barrier. And there was no back seat.

[Adrian C]

Does the garage have roof tiles that can be removed to allow a ladder to be put through?

[The Medway Handyman]

It does. I'll give that some thought. Cheers.

[stuart noble]

Take your pick. I used Johnstones Stormguard, but most trade outlets do it under various brand names.

[stuart noble]

IME it outperforms ordinary masonry paint by a very long way, although I believe it main attraction for the trade is that it can be applied in sub zero temperatures. In my case it finally kept the rain out of a vast expanse of crazed, painted render that I wasn't prepared to spend £10K replacing.

[Old Git]

Sorry to say that you are speaking from your rectum. Having spent almost 25 years in the Navy (RN) I can assure you that Bosun is a contraction of Boatswain, who also as a by the by, does not steer the ship, that is a Coxswain (an NCO, often a Chief), also the guy steering a seaboat. The Bosun is also an NCO or Warrant Officer, who is in charge of the seamanship type maintenance of the ship and equipment, ie boats etc.

[The Medway Handyman]

No, I meant wot is pliolite paint :-)

[The Medway Handyman]

And he doesn't have a whistle its a 'call'.

[Old Git]

Spot on Dave. Still have mine but was never much good with it, always sounded akin to a turtle farting in a tin bucket.

Mike

[stuart noble]

Wot no Google on your machine :-)

[Don]

Origins in the Royal Navy

The rank of Boatswain was until recently the oldest rank in the Royal Navy, and its origins can be traced back to the year 1040.The Royal Navy's last official Boatswain, Commander E W Andrew OBE, retired in 1990.

In 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain privileges, they also furnished crews whose officers were the Master, Boatswain, Carpenter and Cook. Later these officers were "warranted" by the British Admiralty. They maintained and sailed the ships and were the standing officers of the navy.

Don.

[The Medway Handyman]

Have I got to do all the work around here?

Sigh...

[The Medway Handyman]

I were a sea cadet when I were a youth. Seven horizontal creases in the trousers & all that.

[Bob Eager]

In Medway? My dad used to visit them. I was a Marine cadet!

[The Medway Handyman]

Nah, East London guv. TS Warrior IIRC. We had an ex Ark Royal lifeboat/launch in the Royal Albert Dock.

[Don]

I was Bosun in the Sea Cadets (late 60's). Instead of the white lanyard I wore the Bosuns Pipe & piped the various calls; Pipe Down, Haul, Carry On, General Call, All Hands On Deck,, The Side, Word to be passed etc etc. Each a distinctive call made of variations of high & low notes, trills, warbles etc.

In the RN it is still an offence for anyone to 'whistle' on board, in case it is mistaken for a Bosuns Call.

Don.