FastFreddy2

The great bulk of plumbing I have seen, has been piss poor. Even as recently as a week ago I saw a newly laid waste pipe with 3 off sharp 90's used where 2 off would have done the same job. Worse, what could have been 8 inch (deep) joists, looked to have the top 4 inches cut away on 3 joists for pipework. Hopefully the span was shorter than it looked. The presence of the shoes indicates wealth and some sense of style. (Indicates, doesn't prove.) But the pipework suggests otherwise. I don't own £400 shoes, but I'd never shave £10 off the cost of a replacement (larger) rad, if it meant the finished job looked as it does in the photo. Of course it functions, but I'd be embarrassed for the plumber and their client. Looks awful.

That is a cracking link, another gem. For, many many years, I believed my interest in wearing a heeled shoe, was weird/unusual. Potentially unique, and certainly was amongst my (then) extended social circle. It helped to train me to be secretive, and guarded. Certainly I kept my secret from anyone else for well over 20 years. That's a long time to someone approaching their 30th year... Today, as I approach retirement (and worse) I know my interest is shared by thousands of others, and have just read an article that should have been about my own exploits some 30 years ago. (When I was young, slim and had a full head of curly hair.) Had that been the case, my life would not be what it is, and I'm sure I would not be alive today given I would certainly have succumbed to a more 'rock and roll' (terminal) lifestyle. Meaning, my life might have been brighter (more adventurous) but shorter, rather than longer and often dull. Given some recent purchases, I seem to be intent on doing some catching up while I still can. I admire John Benge, and am a little green-eyed he is young enough to get away with his heels as a pseudo fashion statement, (though actually a style statement). rather than being considered an "old person who has lost their marbles". I am deeply into an androgynous look, but living where I do, (rural town) it's just not something I could get involved in. Maybe in the next life?

Really? Every one of those sharp 90' bends adds 18 inches of resistance to the circuit. A tail extension, or better a rad the same size as the original, would have removed the need for the second unsightly bend in pipework. If the same plumber had worked on the whole house, I wouldn't be looking to buy. The shoes are only significant, if you consider their cost. The lady of the house can afford a £400 pair of shoes, but doesn't hire a good plumber. (The original picture might have been seen on an auction site, and I couldn't believe the juxtaposition.) Every time I look at the pipework, I shudder.

They wouldn't notice the difference ... (boom boom)

Disappointing no-one (Puffer) has provided an answer, nor even taken a punt at it. The answer is the pipework leading to the radiator. The newer rad is obviously shorter than the original, but look how the pipework has been arranged!

Just added some pictures, taken 4½ years ago. Where has my life gone? And I've so far forgotten to do that 'man in heels' special. Must pull my digit out!

If you haven't already done it, I would suggest a PM to "Tech" to get a faster response.

Excellent link. Well, for my part I'm glad you did post it. She is stunningly beautiful, and I very much like her outfit. However, I stand by my (provocative) comments. I did consult the "in house style guru" aka Mrs Freddy, who pretty much agreed my latter comments, though thought I might have been a tad harsh. (Including those referring to people carrying too much weight.) She was however surprised to hear my school 'chum' used to run a fairly successful brothel, despite his weight. He died some years ago, doubtless a weight related illness. The drugs and one time beating from a rival 'firm', I'm sure did not affect his life expectancy at all. Nor (if rumour be believed) his penchant for 'testing' his employees. I'm told this is 'bad form' in the business, but I would have no idea .... Add to Geordie Shore and TOWIE; "Love Island, Big Brother/C.B.B. Where lewd behaviour is part of the programme itinerary, both on and off camera. And for whom "less is more" clothing, is their main style. And finally ..... I've bought some PVC looking leggings. Story to follow, with pictures later in the week.

My taxes are used to keep them fat. (Taxation funds benefits.) Recently I have spent a great deal of time wandering the corridors of a couple of hospitals. They are full of sick people (quelle surprise) and MANY are too fat to work, and too fat sometimes to even walk creating a situation where their bodies can't tolerate their life choices. I'm aware that obesity in the UK is chasing obesity levels in the US, as one country's food industry follows the other. With the NHS providing medical care to these greedy people, there is no 'natural' reduction in population that chooses to self-harm in this way. There is no back-story to people who eat themselves into obesity, save lack of self-control and too much 'spare' government cash paid to them for food they plainly don't need. I look forward to legislation being brought in where medical care, unemployment benefit, and housing benefit are stopped, when the root cause of needing them is over-eating. Just for clarity, I'm not talking about people who might be carrying a few extra pounds, I'm talking about people who are so overweight they can't walk properly.

We very much aren't. The lady in the leather gear looks familiar, but I can't place her. When talking about women (and men) of low moral standards, I was specifically talking about participants in the two "reality" shows I had mentioned.

Jury is still out ..... I like to think I'm pretty easy going about how people dress, and the lives they lead. Although I like to think I have a strong moral compass, I'm not inclined to encroach on what others want, or want to do. BUT, if something appears black to me, I'm going to call it black. It's not going to be 'raven' or charcoal, it's going to be called black. I don't much care if the girls on "reality" programmes dress like sluts, nor if they choose to act like them, but they shouldn't be surprised if I refer to them as sluts if they dress like one and act like one. Same is true of fat people. I don't look at them and think "oh dear, medical problem". I look at them and think "eat too much and work/exercise too little". When I was at school I knew one fat kid amongst several hundred children. His nickname was "Porkie". He answered to it, and everyone knew who "Porkie" was. He wasn't big boned, he didn't have a 'medical condition', he was fed a poor diet, and lots of it. Until I got the opportunity to over-eat and do much less than I did (circa 35 years old) I pretty much looked like a stick. Thing is, I don't claim I have a slow metabolism, I don't claim any medical problems. I eat too much and don't do anything like the amount of exercise I need to. Consequently, I'm overweight. If anything, given how much I eat, I'm surprised I'm not bigger than I am. I'd never 'dress up' my appearance as a short term blip. Nor mitigate it. Consequently, I'm reluctant to do it for anyone else.

They aren't necessarily mutually exclusive, quite the opposite. Hard to imagine fetish without provocative (to the fetishist.) I didn't write that this image was specifically a fetish look, but it is typical (in its suggestive content) of You Tube channels that generally cater for a more fetishistic styles disguised as "fashion". (To give it a long explanation.) Yes, the "look" is provocative, and in a fairly lurid way. Typified by the "CFM" acronym. It's obviously a very sexual look, rather than immediately fashionable. It's a look I might see someone from Geordie Shore or TOWIE wearing, to garner interest from hormonal men, rather than bring about comments from those who might be interested in style. We all have our own borders, and the look under debate is beyond mine. Were I out on a date with someone dressed like this, there would be no doubt in my mind her intention on how the evening was to end. P.S. Whereas the examples I added, the material is used to show off shape - which is my usual expectation when clothes are worn made of leather (or 'faux' versions) with a semi matt or a shiny surface. The three dresses I chose have knees covered (demure) and while two of them have décolletage shown, the accents are for the overall shape of the neckline, not to enhance the shape and allure of the bosom. I'm not related to Mary Whitehouse BTW.

I think the the basque style top that barely covers her nipples, and the crotch height split in her skirt had more to do with it, actually. It isn't subtle, in the message it conveys.

Really? Attractive (sexy/hot) as the whole ensemble is, You Tube has an abundance of video's featuring women dressed like this ... and I'm pretty sure they are posted by fetish channels ... Slightly more mainstream (read demure). Perhaps another thread required, if we are t wander from the theme of this one?

More 'wallpaper' boots.

Yes. Coloured up (featured) one or the other. To do both, makes it look like she's wearing wallpaper.

The lovely Alesha Dixon .... "Local" girl .... Who usually turns out a little more demurely than this.