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The Fourth Warrior~::.
Aug 13, 2002, 8:35:30 AM8/13/02
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"LizR" <rea...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know a really good painter & decorator who covers the BS5
area. I'm
> looking for someone who can renovate wooden window frames, replace one
piece of glass
> in the leaded bit, prime and paint said frames in a professional manner.
>
> Thanx
>
Well, I work in stained glass, have years of experience with box frame
sashes and the painting thereof. The only trouble is that I've retired and
live in Plymouth, which, I suppose makes me as useful as a little green man
carrying a blacked out lantern.
Now if you need some advice on having a go yourself. . . . . . . . . .
HanK
Aug 13, 2002, 9:36:16 AM8/13/02
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Eeeewwww warrior I bet you could tell us a few things about box frame
sashes, and I bet you have stained a few items in your time huh, you must be
a ball at parties.
Peace.
"The Fourth Warrior~::." <da...@submersibles.com> wrote in message
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sashes, and I bet you have stained a few items in your time huh, you must be
a ball at parties.
Peace.
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o p @secret.com Gøñzølã ² º º ²
Aug 13, 2002, 6:18:16 PM8/13/02
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"LizR" <rea...@excite.com> wrote in message news:tb0jluck35jttov25...@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:35:30 +0100, "The Fourth Warrior~::." <da...@submersibles.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"LizR" <rea...@excite.com> wrote in message
> >news:spphlukf36uq1lrov...@4ax.com...
> >> Does anyone know a really good painter & decorator who covers the BS5
> >area. I'm
> >> looking for someone who can renovate wooden window frames, replace one
> >piece of glass
> >> in the leaded bit, prime and paint said frames in a professional manner.
> >>
> >> Thanx
> >>
> >Well, I work in stained glass, have years of experience with box frame
> >sashes and the painting thereof. The only trouble is that I've retired and
> >live in Plymouth, which, I suppose makes me as useful as a little green man
> >carrying a blacked out lantern.
>
>
>
> >Now if you need some advice on having a go yourself. . . . . . . . . .
>
> tomato plants have been confiscated. They'd wet themselves if I started painting the
> front windows. I'm hopeless at all that stuff (and hubby is worse!) and we have the
> great misfortune to live in the sort of street where everyone else does the most
> advanced DIY at the drop of a hat. Constantly. Manically. One neighbour has even
> started DIYing her computer, so I can't even retreat into any sort of geek-girl
> mystique any more:-(
>
> Liz (posting from the deepest burbs:-(
Aztec West?
The Fourth Warrior~::.
Aug 13, 2002, 6:56:49 PM8/13/02
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> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:35:30 +0100, "The Fourth Warrior~::."
<da...@submersibles.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:35:30 +0100, "The Fourth Warrior~::."
<da...@submersibles.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"LizR" <rea...@excite.com> wrote in message
> >news:spphlukf36uq1lrov...@4ax.com...
> >> Does anyone know a really good painter & decorator who covers the BS5
> >area. I'm
> >> looking for someone who can renovate wooden window frames, replace one
> >piece of glass
> >> in the leaded bit, prime and paint said frames in a professional
manner.
> >>
> >> Thanx
> >>
> >Well, I work in stained glass, have years of experience with box frame
> >sashes and the painting thereof. The only trouble is that I've retired
and
> >live in Plymouth, which, I suppose makes me as useful as a little green
man
> >carrying a blacked out lantern.
>
> >news:spphlukf36uq1lrov...@4ax.com...
> >> Does anyone know a really good painter & decorator who covers the BS5
> >area. I'm
> >> looking for someone who can renovate wooden window frames, replace one
> >piece of glass
> >> in the leaded bit, prime and paint said frames in a professional
manner.
> >>
> >> Thanx
> >>
> >Well, I work in stained glass, have years of experience with box frame
> >sashes and the painting thereof. The only trouble is that I've retired
and
> >live in Plymouth, which, I suppose makes me as useful as a little green
man
> >carrying a blacked out lantern.
>
> Don't worry, TFW, I'll find a use for you one day <EG>
Yes, sure; that's what all the beautiful women say to me! <G>
> >Now if you need some advice on having a go yourself. . . . . . . . . .
>
> Yeah, right. The neighbours are already laughing at my attempts at
gardening and my
> tomato plants have been confiscated. They'd wet themselves if I started
painting the
> front windows. I'm hopeless at all that stuff (and hubby is worse!) and we
have the
> great misfortune to live in the sort of street where everyone else does
the most
> advanced DIY at the drop of a hat. Constantly. Manically. One neighbour
has even
> started DIYing her computer, so I can't even retreat into any sort of
geek-girl
> mystique any more:-(
See you can type, so what's the trouble.
The Fourth Warrior~::.
Aug 13, 2002, 9:11:43 PM8/13/02
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> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:56:49 +0100, "The Fourth Warrior~::."> 's true! :-)
>
> >> >Now if you need some advice on having a go yourself. . . . . . . . . .
> >>
> >> Yeah, right. The neighbours are already laughing at my attempts at
> >gardening and my
> >> tomato plants have been confiscated. They'd wet themselves if I started
> >painting the
> >> front windows. I'm hopeless at all that stuff (and hubby is worse!) and
we
> >have the
> >> great misfortune to live in the sort of street where everyone else does
> >the most
> >> advanced DIY at the drop of a hat. Constantly. Manically. One neighbour
> >has even
> >> started DIYing her computer, so I can't even retreat into any sort of
> >geek-girl
> >> mystique any more:-(
> >
> >See you can type, so what's the trouble.
>
> Umm.... When I was little I kind of thought I'd have more skills than
that:-(
>
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:56:49 +0100, "The Fourth Warrior~::."
>
> >> >Now if you need some advice on having a go yourself. . . . . . . . . .
> >>
> >> Yeah, right. The neighbours are already laughing at my attempts at
> >gardening and my
> >> tomato plants have been confiscated. They'd wet themselves if I started
> >painting the
> >> front windows. I'm hopeless at all that stuff (and hubby is worse!) and
we
> >have the
> >> great misfortune to live in the sort of street where everyone else does
> >the most
> >> advanced DIY at the drop of a hat. Constantly. Manically. One neighbour
> >has even
> >> started DIYing her computer, so I can't even retreat into any sort of
> >geek-girl
> >> mystique any more:-(
> >
> >See you can type, so what's the trouble.
>
that:-(
>
You're a woman, isn't that enough skills to have?
Nic
Aug 14, 2002, 2:43:00 AM8/14/02
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> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:18:16 GMT, "Gøñzølã ² º º ²" <T o p @ S e c r e t .
c o m>
> wrote:
>
> >> Liz (posting from the deepest burbs:-(
> >
> >Aztec West?
>
> Nope. BS5. Deepest white-van-man territory. Before I moved here I thought
WVM were
> just vaguely scarey people who carved you up at traffic lights. Now I know
they are
> people whose wives make them spend every weekend and day off doing home
improvements
> from dawn to dusk.
>
I used to live in BS5, and the only thing they would do there is beg and
drink. :-(
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:18:16 GMT, "Gøñzølã ² º º ²" <T o p @ S e c r e t .
c o m>
> wrote:
>
> >> Liz (posting from the deepest burbs:-(
> >
> >Aztec West?
>
WVM were
> just vaguely scarey people who carved you up at traffic lights. Now I know
they are
> people whose wives make them spend every weekend and day off doing home
improvements
> from dawn to dusk.
>
I used to live in BS5, and the only thing they would do there is beg and
drink. :-(
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