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Debit card fraud (OT, a bit long)
OT but so much experience here! Wife noticed this morning that her Barclays current account was £400 down from yesterday, with no transaction listed. She went into the branch and they said "You...
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DIY mosaic job
Incredible. An interesting look at how handmade mosaic tiles are transformed from plain clay into a work of art by these extraordinary craftsman.
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house wiring
Hello, I have moved house and I was changing some of the light fittings and light switches to prettier ones. I was surprised to find that downstairs the lights are wired with stranded wire. I hadn't...
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Remotes which learn
It's over 10 years ago since I looked at such products, but there were "4 in 1" type remotes which could record and playback the data stream from the original equipment remote, providing you still had...
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Caravan water heater fault - Truma
Hi All Does anyone have experience of the Truma water heater? I've got one that won't light.
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OT: quote of the day re 'beach bodies'
Perusing the DT, on the killings in Tunisia....(and teh fate of the EU, ref: Greece etc,) this gem emerged... "After these events, I hope this year?s health-and-beauty buzz phrase ?beach body? will be...
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Mobile text messages
I hate the damn things and rarely use them, but what are the practicals of using them please?... I used to have a phone, which I could set to require a delivery receipt, or maybe confirmation of...
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concertina air leak
Many years ago I was given an east german copy of a Hohner concertina, it now suffers from air leaks. The problem is in the fabric that forms the corner folds, it has lost its plastic coating. I was...
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OT: Beeb cockup
See: as a good example of what is wrong with the Beeb, and why it needs to get its act together.
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DIY terrorism.
I would think everyone should know that corn flour is explosive. More than 500 people were injured when fire ripped through crowds at a party at an amusement park outside Taiwan's capital Taipei.
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Ants!
It is that time again:-) The annual trickle of queen ants tromping across our carpeted dining room to the West facing window has grown to an invasion leading to a management conflict. The strips of...
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Mains Cold/Pumped Hot on a TMV.
Hi all, I'm just setting about adding a shower room to our main bedroom. I have mains cold water available along with gravity hot and cold. I've bought a 2.3bar twin pump for the shower. Now I'm...
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Duff Wickes 45A shower ceiling switch
A 45A celing isolation switch for a shower that I got from Wickes last week seems faulty. It is very stiff and sometimes doesn't switch from on to off. I'm wondering if simply getting Wickes to...
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Metric?
As we all know, we didn't really go metric, just token metric. e.g. what was an 8' x 4' of plywood is now a 122cm x 244cm. If we had gone metric it would be 120 x 240. Or even 200 x 100. But I still...
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The Vulcan bomber - free flypasts
Radio Sheffield did say the Vulcan would be showing off tomorrow on its return to Doncaster at 4pm And this year it is giving everyone (1) a chance to view it in the sky. (1) Well not eveyone - but...
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