Cost of Conservation

[Flyfisher]

That's it. I give up. At last I've realised that I simply can't afford to continue fixing our house. I can't, it seems, even afford to fix our shed.
http://www.shedblog.co.uk/2011/09/13/campaign-to-save-roald-dahl-shed/

 

[LadyArowana]

Stop trying to fix the house. Buy a new shed and some tatty furniture. Go and sit in the shed and write stories. Pay someone to fix the house. Sell famous shed.

 

[Penners]

Three-quarters of a mill, to fix up a shed? :shock:

Tell you what - I'll do it for £700k... no £650k. And I'll supply a new armchair into the bargain. I'll even provide my own Kit-Kats.

I can't say fairer than that.

 

[skier-hughes]

Three-quarters of a mill, to fix up a shed? :shock:

Tell you what - I'll do it for £700k... no £650k. And I'll supply a new armchair into the bargain. I'll even provide my own Kit-Kats.

I can't say fairer than that.

I think this will be the downfall in your finances :wink:

 

[Penners]

You're right, Graham.

All those Kit-Kats....

 

[CatherineB]

I note from the article that Roald himself was also a Kit Kat aficionado.

Not sure what he'd make of £1m to redo his shed, though. I suspect he'd think of something the money could be better spent on... :roll:

 

[Flyfisher]

Oh dear. Not a very favourable response then . . .

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/84475,people,news,radio-4-listeners-slam-sophie-dahls-roald-dahl-shed-appeal

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/row-erupts-over-roald-dahl-shed-appeal-233614671.html

 

[Penners]

If Sophie Dahl is into the restoration of old, deteriorated structures, I've got a challenge for her.

 

[robgil]

"It's in a bit of a state, poor little hut, it needs help''

Yeh sure it does Sophie, I bet she was batting her eye lashes while she was saying that. ''poor little hutty wutty, pwease give me half a mil to fwix it up , PWEASE''

:lol: