On Wed, 20 Feb 2008, Adrian wrote:

Tom Anderson (Tom Anderson ) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying:

Ever heard of a conservation area or a listed building? They can tell
you what colour to paint your front door.

They told a friend of mine (or her landlady, anyway) that she shouldn't
have double glazing. This seems a case of priorities not being right.

Conservation area? Or Listed Building? If the former (far more likely)
then I'll bet they didn't.

They may very well have told her she couldn't replace her old windows
with tupperware on the front of the building. But that's not the same
thing at all.

I wondered that too. I asked her, but i think i was distracted by her new
fridge when she answered. It's probably a case of her landlady saying no
because she doesn't want to splash out on fancy double glazing. I tried to
convince her she should pursue it, since se's just throwing away money,
but she wasn't very enthusiastic. I think she quite likes having a cold
house!

tom

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