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Gove's tweet
HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media
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OT: B is for Book
I was looking forward to this programme, which the BBC describes as "a documentary following a group of children over the course of a year as they learn to read." Since the subject was the teaching of...
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Old oil
Given the need to heat bunker oil in order to pump it around, some of the reasons not to use it in an aeroplane engine seem (to me) patently obvious.
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OT: Elderly 4x4's for the poor elderly.
Sorry about this, but for reasons mentioned in passing in other posts, I'm possibly going to have to start searching tomorrow for a replacement for a big Jeep. I need 3-ton tow capability, low ratio...
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Block Paving weeds :(
Had our block paving put down in 2002. No problem at all with that. Over the years, slowly, weeds started popping up. I'd put down weedkiller and pull the rest up. Last year, had a knock on the door,...
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dash cam - recommend a front+n rear setup anyone?
Been reading my friend google and now saturated (they're all so wonderful - apparently) . So I thought someone here may have a practical recommend through actually having installed and used one...
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The real trouble is starting...
The Bank of England warns that financial risks related to Brexit are beginning to emerge and says the outlook for UK financial stability is "challenging".
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hot air gun for light/occasional use
I need a hot air gun for occasional heat-shrink jobs & removing some stickers from tile. Is it worth paying for a branded one? Apart from long-term reliability, it strikes me that a sloppy one could...
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Reactivate an old Orange account.
I have an old orange PAYG account for a mobile phone. It still has money in it, but has been suspended due to inactivity., I do not have the phone to which it applies either so no sim card. I would...
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It's all a bit late now.
Apparently not all Brexiters are geriatric "Heartbeat" fans or are knuckle draggers living on Welsh Council Estates. (How things have changed; when in the 30's unemployed Welsh miners, Chapel to a...
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What to do with Indesit decals?
My Indesit double oven came with the following self-adhesive decals in the box: What is intended that I do with them? They can't be placed on the side of the oven, because it's built in. I've had the...
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"Class not registered"
Does this happen both ways around, by which I mean if you attempt to load the file into the program by launching the program first then going to open and by clicking on the file. My feeling is that...
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Making rubber sticky question
Why bother,just fit a hook and eye behind the door tohold it open. Brian
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Help identify non-standard shelving brackets...
Trying to locate additional brackets for an odball shelving system. This is similar to the "Spur" brand, but the uprights are only 15mm wide (not 25mm) and the slots are narrower and on the edges: I...
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Vintage Power Spply Unit - assistance if possible
Afternoon all, I have here an old and heavy PSU unit, apparently made by ITT and is model MP10B V It seems to be a standard 723 design - well almost, however before I wreck my brain & eyes on tracing...
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