Roosevelt’s perceived weakness towards the Russians had alarmed Churchill. Within one week of the German surrender, eg. about the 15th May, 1945, Churchill summoned a meeting of his military Chiefs of Staff….

Forgive me for nit-picking, but surely Truman was US President on May 15 1945, Roosevelt having passed away in the previous month?

No I wasn’t. :p

Were, too. So there.

Jings! No comebacks. :p

It might be to cover the builder and the vendor against liability for damage or loss caused as a result of alterations going wrong at a later date.

The original builder will have the plans and material spec for the house and would be best placed to advise whether planned alterations would weaken or otherwise affect structural integrity.

I have relatives in the building trade, and they can tell stories about botched alterations and extensions that would have you lying awake at night listening out for an ominous creaking sound. 😀

Perhaps the question should have been ‘which has done the most harm’?

Rather less clear-cut, maybe.

I respectfully beg to differ. It’s certainly no Reaper Man or Men At Arms.

Sir Pterri seems to be phoning them in from home these days, bless him. 🙁

What have we done to them?

We’ve stolen their childhood by turning them into consumers and revenue streams, giving them expectations of instant material gratification that are seldom – if ever – fulfilled.

On a happier note, it looks like your childhood was rather similar to mine. 🙂

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Because a continent isn’t the same thing as a bank, maybe?