One of the enchanting things about my house is how nothing about it is standard.
When I replaced the windows, they had to be made to spec because the window sizes don't resemble what's common in the marketplace today.
When I looked at replacing some of the doors (I wanted ones with glass in), it turns out my doors are taller and narrower than the doors you can buy in the shops.
And guess what I just found out, when looking at radiators?
The one that sprung a leak is 75cm x 75cm. These days, radiators are made to the nearest 10cm. So in order to get a new one, I'm going to have to move the pipes 5cm in or out. I'm curious about whether my home insurance will cover replacing the radiator, fitting it, and so on. My bet is that it won't.
On the plus side, radiators appear to have transformed from necessity to designer lifestyle statement. Not sure I want a designer lifestyle statement in that room, mind you.
Makes me wonder why Apple doesn't make an IRadiator yet ;-)
Posted by: Bertrand Delacr�taz at November 22, 2004 6:58 AMSounds pretty crappy :( You might be able to get a reclaimed radiator to that size though: so long as it's watertight, you can just have it sanded and repainted and might be the cheaper option (esp. if your insurance won't move the pipes - which they ought to, in my opinion, so make sure you make a fuss if they don't)
As for torches and batteries - get one of those wind-up ones. Unless you're very good about making sure you have batteries around in packets, it's quite handly. If you just want batteries, I recommend taping the batteries securely to the torch.
Posted by: Alex Hudson at November 22, 2004 12:36 PM