Rain rain go away....

The sky is rather overcast today, and the Olympic torch is being walked / jogged / run through the small market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire this afternoon, one can only hope that if the heavens open one of the many "bodyguards" is carrying a box of matches to relight it en-route :)


Of course all this glitz & drama on the surface is in aid of the Olympic flame being taken around the country, the high street is virtually unrecognisable with the Olympic flags, banners, marquees on the lawn & the Guildhall all lit up, schools finish early, roads are closed such an effort to carry a flame yet nothing was done for the Queens Jubilee ...one can't help but wonder why love her or hate her, 60 years in one job is an achievement. 
I also question how did the Olympic torch party manage to get the roads closed, the police presence required for a one off event (which lets face it is most probably a health & safety officers nightmare!) when the Grantham Carnival which has been going through Grantham on the same route since I was little couldn't manage to get the roads closed owing to lack of police availability, and lack of appropriate notice and what ever else excuse wise the powers that be can throw up (even though the event happens same weekend, following the same route every year for as long as I can remember) 


Well I for one won't be watching the event, I have deliveries to get out, invoices to raise, and year end accounts to work on such an exciting life we lead, but watch out for a new video on YouTube coming soon, the Guillotine in action :) 


And if you are local, our trade counter is still open this afternoon as normal

Nappies & Car Bumpers

What do these products have in common? 


Well for nappies their are 2 camps, Terry towelling nappies or disposable .....one semi environmentally friendly the other not so, I say semi because whilst the Terry nappies are washable they use detergents, lots of water, electricity in a washing machine, & tumble dryer well thats always been my justification for buying disposables! As for car bumpers well lots of those get dinged, bashed and written off to the scrap yard to rot.


So, my babies are out of nappies so I am no longer polluting the environment with their bottom waste which I feel happier about, and yes my car bumper has a few dings but its perfect for me. So I feel even happier to announce a new product we have been looking at, I am still working on the pricing but these Tile Effect Roofing Sheets designed for garden sheds, garages, gazebos, summer houses they are truely awesome as they are recycled. 
Recycled from what you may ask, well Nappies & Car Bumpers! 
These are lightweight, fast & easy to install, non corosive,fully weather resistant and guaranteed for 25, yes 25 years! 
watch out for them appearing on www.roofing-store.co.uk shortly

PS Fifty shades is out of stock on Amazon too! Radio 2 had a lunch time debate about Bondage - the world is going 50 shades mad :)

50 Shades of Grey ...

So if someone asked me for grey I would respond with Merlin grey 0.5mm or 0.7mm Box Profile Roofing or Cladding Sheets, Goosewing grey 0.5mm or 0.7mm Box Profile Roofing or Cladding Sheets, perhaps natural grey fibre cement in Big Six. 


I have now learnt its none of the above but some surprise hit on the book stands the world (well ok the UK) has gone bonkers for, more so than J K Rowlings Harry Potter I am reading on the news sites


So, if you are looking for a copy Diane (www.roofing-screws.co.uk) informs us that Waterstones in Merryhill are sold out, Asda in the same area had a queue for the same book, and Asda in Grantham only had copies of books 2 & 3 available so the answer is if you are desperate for a copy of this "life changing" or "utter rubbish" depending on which Amazon review you read about the series of books get a Kindle or Kobo and download an electronic copy :) 




As a footnote, I would like to add I am resisting buying / downloading a copy but am not sure how long I can hold out ...the hype is building :) 

Copter!

Flying over the unit today we had a helicopter, the noise is astounding I did a picture as it went around the back of the unit with my phone camera !

Bank Holiday weekend madness .....

I can confirm we are closed today, we are open most of the time, and www.roofing-store.co.uk is open 24/7 365 (or 366 if a leap year) day of the year but today the human staff that man the phone lines are most definately off work, and one is currently baking a huge sticky Chocolate Fudge Cake, if successful I may even post a pic later 


I state the obvious because bizarrely we have picked up several telephone enquiries, now email we usually respond too regardless of the time of day, or day of the week sent, but I can confirm that the mobiles are off on this Jubilee weekend so will respond to those on Wednesday if you could be patient - thanks