Who would commission using concrete that has a lifespan of thirty years RAAC? Well like many problems that are only found out many years after implementation, we will never find out, but whoever it was I bet that they or the organization they represented have made vast profits from its use.
It will cost billions to trace and correct all the buildings it was used in and if a roof or wall collapses and kills whoever is underneath it no one will ever be brought to justice.
At the moment all attention is being focused on Schools and Hospitals but I wonder how many houses have this in their foundations. And don’t expect insurance companies to pick up the bill.
The pub known as the Crooked House was recently burnt to the ground in a suspected arsonist attack, If you do nothing else this weekend look on YouTube at the way a ball or coin appears to roll up a slope when inside it.
I note that the Russian president has hosted the leader of North Korea in an attempt to obtain an arms deal. Kim Jong Un chose to use a bulletproof train for his journey and not a plane. A very wise decision and I hope he continues to use this type of transport because we all know what happens to most couples after the honeymoon period.
While out walking last week I met a friend who I had not seen for many years, He was a great Badminton player and I rarely won a match against him, while it was nice to see him again I remember him as a young man and as you age its sometimes nice to retain those distant memories.
His name was Graham Bell, and His nickname was Ding, There was a lad at school with the name Littlewood, we called him Splinter, A friend at work had the surname of Bates, you will have to work out what his nickname was.