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I had to house-sit the other day, to await the Sky man, who was going to fix the broadband. But that's another story. The household includes an adult, who I will call Jim, who can't deal with callers...
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OT - the generator saga continues
Having bid for a small Honda generator on eBay, I'm now trying to arrange a time to meet the seller as we are a long way apart but proposed routes over the next couple of weeks come very close to each...
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OT Streetview and my old student digs
I lived at no 10 Looks like no 12 has stolen no 8's wheelie bin:-) Google Maps
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OT Rainbow mountains China pix.
The Danxia scenic area in Gansu province, north-west China, is a landform of reddish sandstone that has been eroded to create unusual rock formations
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Finding break in buried cable
Son has one of these automatic mowers to deal with his lawn that goes round 2 1/2 sides of his house. The mower mulches as it goes. When it goes. Today he was forced to get out the old Webb ride on...
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Roof cleaning and copper ridge
I'll be along again in a minute with another question that my son has raised, but here is Q1. His house is in a large "garden" with huge trees, which drop all sorts of stuff onto his roofs. The north...
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soldering / brazing a lamp shade
Hello, Google tells me that the metal part of a lamp shade is called the lamp carrier or gimbal. One of the metal parts of this has snapped. SWMBO has already decided this is an excuse to buy new...
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carrying a saw in your car?
Hello, Hopefully just about on topic. I came to a stationary queue of traffic yesterday. It looked as though some tree branches had fallen into the road. A police car arrived but from another...
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bonding double stretcher wall
I am building a low-ish (< 1 meter) garden wall basically as double stretch er bond - there are some half brick sections working around obstacles, othe r sections 9" thick and a few sections...
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roots coming out of shower
An aunt went into nursing home, and asked me to fix up her house to sell. It had been vacant for nearly 6 months. In the bathroom, I found plant roots emerging from the shower drain. Shower was...
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Inaccessible Mice
Our ceiling is made from concrete with battens nailed to it and plasterboard nailed to the battens. This leaves a gap of about one inch between the top of the board and the concrete. Mice seem to be...
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Totally OT: Empty your bank accounts for July!
Gentlemen, A word to the wise. Greece has a TON of debt repayments coming due in July - a succession of eye watering sums falling due which are beyond the resources of the country alone to repay and...
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What not to do with an angle grinder
Two police officers who were injured when they were attacked with a power tool are "doing well" in hospital.
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Bathroom sink recommendations please.
The eight year old B&Q bathroom pedestal basin has a fine crack across the basin so I need to replace it. Any recommendations? Needs to be suitable for a mixer tap* and not too ornate. *Looking at...
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Greedy little birds
Have been hanging a 3/4 coconut shell filled with fat from the bird table for about 2 years now. Mostly attracted starlings, and lasted a couple of weeks before it needed replacing. The starlings are...
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