'Twas on a Monday morning the gas man came to call

#Oh it all makes work for the working man to do.

to the record but I couldn't play it anyway.

A few years ago the kids gave me the whole lot on CD for Fathers' Day.

Have y'all heard "Slow Train". Makes a (real) grown man cry. Excellent composition. "I'll 'Stand well clear of the doors', no more"...

The family know that's what I want at my funeral.

mourning Beeching's Axe.

In article , Nightjar

Colin, my house was built 1929 as one of a set of four (two pairs of semis), and the sewers of those up the road all run into the trap in our front garden and out to the main sewer from there. I'd be very interested in finding the legislation that says that the water authority are responsible.

It used to block way too often, fortunately the children next door are no longer children and no longer flush unsuitable items. It hasn't blocked for years... touch wood.

Justin.

Justin C ( snipped-for-privacy@purestblue.com) wibbled on Saturday 22 January 2011

It's a pre 1937 shared sewer. Easy to Google.

They are known as Section 24 sewers, from Section 24 of the Public Health Act 1936, although Section 24 was repealed by the Water Act 1989, which has, in turn, been amended by the Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991. However, there are exemptions to Section 24. In your case, one possibility would be if the four properties were built as a single curtilage (e.g. as tied cottages) and only sold off as individual properties after 1937. Your local water authority will be able to tell you whether Section 24 applies.

Colin Bignell

From Colin's reply it's not one of those things that just "is", it needs investigating. As we've been here twelve (or is it thirteen?) years this January 25th, and, other than next-door's offspring flushing toothpaste tubes and other sundry bathroom 'toys', there has been no problem, so I'll keep this in mind but shan't pursue as there is currently no need to know.

Justin.