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pop up when using Google
I have not used any strange web sites. However, since researching Warsaw i n Poland, I have been bombarded with pop ups. First one Felicitations! tu es choisi au hazard pour gagne le iPhone. This...
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tube straightening
I need to get a 1" diameter aluminium tube straightened, it's the inner section of a telescopic pole saw. I see lots of devices advertised but they are either for small bore pipes or scaffold tubes....
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Electrostatic dust collectors
Do they work?
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OT Bit of humour
Sir Reginald's Marvellous Organ In which Sir Reginald Pikedevant, Esquire, extols the virtues of his Organ.
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Uneven concrete floor with bitumen under floorboards
As per the title, a friend has a bungalow with solid floors, and these appear to be uneven with an uneven layer of bitumen on top. Floorboards laid on the bitumen (bitumen stuck to the underneath)....
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Handheld sander velcro problem
I've got one of those electric sanders that you put three-inch triangular pads onto. Except the velcro on the sander no longer grips them. What's the solution?
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Sewing machine for DIY ?
I'm a bit of a rucksack connoisseur, and my favourite 12-year-old "Macpac Tekapo 25" rucksack has some fairly large holes in it. Rather than throw it away, I'd like to repair it, but my previous...
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OT: Wilko are doing 32GB USB sticks at special offer price of £9
16GB were £7 and 8GB £5. They are all Integral brand, which I have already and it's fine (had it for several years). Be quick, because the shelf label says the offer expired 2 days ago on 26 August,...
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Free cavity wall insulation, is it a scam?
I just returned from holiday and my neighbour told me that a company will be providing polybead cavity wall insulation to his home for free next week. This is apparently part of the Warmfront...
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Satisfying repair to Humax PVR
The Humax started to behave erratically and doing a full retune and reformat didn't help (it is running the latest firmware). Whipped the lid off to wiggle the connectors with little real hope of...
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Jumbo weed whacker
"Business is skyrocketing higher than ever due to the discussion on prohibition." "Business is skyrocketing higher than ever due to the discussion on prohibition." "Business is skyrocketing higher...
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OT Energy subsidies
Fossil fuel energy subsidies Fossil fuel subsidies far outweigh those to renewable energies, but many argue they help the rich at the expense of the poor.
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415V sticker in household meter box
My father has said he has a 415V sticker on the feed into his meter box. From what he's told me there is the normal arrangement of master fuse, meter, then into the house to the consumer unit. The...
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OT: Energy Providers; Mass switch
For those interested, 38 Degrees is, yet again, prompting members to switch providers, en masse, in order to gain a better deal... ...Ray. Are you sick of getting your gas and electricity from big...
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OT: Morrison's conversation re: lack of champagne on offer
"I'm sorry to hear we did not have the Champagne you wanted last time you was in store. I am pleased to say we do now have this in stock and it is at the offer price. I'm sorry you was not able to...
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