Colm O'Regan: Timber from the neighbour's skip? Or the crooked timber of humanity?

You can’t underestimate the power of free stuff, especially free fuel, and especially free fuel that would have been thrown out
Colm O'Regan: Timber from the neighbour's skip? Or the crooked timber of humanity?

Colm O'Regan: "Apart from asking permission, there is a certain etiquette that needs to be understood with taking timber from skips..."

There’s a moment before you knock on a stranger’s door, when you’re suddenly aware of what you look like. 

I’m particularly suspicious when I open the front door myself, too. I’ve been told I have RBF (resting bollocks face). 

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