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Something there is that doesn’t love a roof
In Mending Wall, American poet Robert Frost muses on the forces in the world that don’t want his walls to be there. I’m having a similar experience with my roof.
Why does it always rain on me (on a Saturday)?
The other day, someone I commute into work with told me that it rains more on a Saturday than it does during the week.
My first (internal) reaction was: who do you think you are, Travis?
Roof the day
I hope it’s been dry in the middle of the UK today, because it hasn’t been too rosy at either end.
Glastonbury weather forecast
You wanna hear it? Really? Do you?
Well, it’s not all bad: the site doesn’t look like a swamp, and the heavy downpours of recent years are thought unlikely to appear.
New drain timetable
Environment minister Phil Woolas has said he want to see a water butt in every garden by 2010 [via TenBees]
Talking to a gathering of drainage experts - a receptive audience, we believe - he said he wanted all patios to be permeable.
Nice to meter?
It’s not exactly a roulette wheel in Vegas, but for those of us used to fixed water bills the idea of installing a water meter may seem like a bit of a gamble.

