Our recycling bin is gray and our basic waste bin is green (what a country!) and both have the letters "C.B.M.D.C." stamped on them. I’ve changed many of the previous light fittings and an unlimited quantity of various halogen lamps with simple MK Electric pendants with LED bulbs. The fluted brass dimmer switches have all gone, replaced with regular gentle switches that don’t produce a high-pitched whining noise. We had just over a week of building work performed shortly after shifting in to remedy some issues flagged by our structural survey. The work consisted largely of repointing and replacing some poorly designed coping stones which lacked any form of drip groove. Any rainfall (and there’s a lot more right here than in London) would then pour down the wall and into the residing room bay window beneath. It was value doing just to broaden my vocabulary of constructing jargon. I didn’t realise that totally different screws had different characteristics until Paul Battley wrote about the benefits of Torx head screws.