February 7th 2020

[M] We have been warned about 'Langdale time', which means that if a tradesperson says they'll be there on Monday they will be, you just won't know which Monday. So having got the asbestos out of the way I got in touch with the demolition company, who are from Langdale, to see if I could tie down a Monday when they could start and to ask if they needed the scaffolding left up in order to take the roof timbers off. That was this morning, it's a Friday. The boss was round within the hour, the boys (Mike and Gareth) turned up at about 1 o'clock and the roof timbers were off by 4.30. How's that for Langdale time!

Gareth and his chainsaw get stuck in.