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Weird.
Was at a pals' place yesterday and the TV was on - fed to an external amp and speakers. It was some form of chat show - and the panel had been panned across the screen. Only thing was left on the...
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Sort of OT childrens story making
Does any one know of some free program that will let you insert your child's name through an existing book and print it yourself,(they call it personalising) I have seen some companies who do it for...
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9 years ago
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Fugenboy or Blue Peter?
Washing-up liquid bottles are back! http://www.siliconeassistant.co.uk/
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9 years ago
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No earth in lighting circuit?
No 1 daughter has bought a fancy metal chandelier for the dining room and asked me to fit it. Upon unscrewing the ceiling rose, there is no earth. Isn't one in the switch either, so I'm guessing the...
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9 years ago
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OT; Fragrance adverts....
If I see just one more bloody stupid perfume or aftershave advert on TV, I may have to kill someone....
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Consumer unit regulations change
A heads-up that Amendment 3 to the wiring regs (due in January) will require home consumer units to be made of a non-combustable material (i.e. metal), or to be enclosed in a non-combustable...
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storing paint in plastic garden container
Is it ok to store emulsion paint outdoors - in one of those plastic garden containers? If the paint freezes, is it useless afterwards? I guess oil based paints will be ok (?). I'm trying to free-up...
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9 years ago
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Bib and brace
Hello all, I want to buy someone some 'bib and brace' style overalls for Christmas. I was hoping to get a pair to be worn as over-trousers. Having looked at a fe w websites I am confused about sizing....
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9 years ago
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Well done that man
Liverpool's first "£1 home" has been fully refurbished by its new owners in time for Christmas.
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9 years ago
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OT Death Ray?
Sounds a bit fishy to me. The footage shows a test aircraft being taken out by the weapon
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9 years ago
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Any use for old gas cylinders?
A chum has recently taken over some premises. Tucked away in a corner are several empty gas cylinders. No markings or id on cylinders. Some oxy and some acetylene. He wants rid of them. Has been onto...
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9 years ago
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OT: R1155 and R208 radio receivers
I know this is probably not the correct NG, but I don't know where else to ask. I found but that seems to be mainly USA. An acquaintance* who was once an RAF radio mechanic on Lancasters died...
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9 years ago
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Converting from FAT32 to NTFS
This is a continuation of the dropped external USB hard drive (which has been opened but not repaired) and my efforts to carry out regular backups. Briefly, little Tosh netbook with hard drive running...
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Storing Steel Drums
Actually, they are a set of steel pans which, as you know, are made from steel oil drums. We have suddenly and unexpectedly had to take into storage a full set of steel pans and the only place big...
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9 years ago
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Adjusting a double-glazed PVC door
We have one of these as our back door. The outer (handle) edge has dropped very slightly, so that the bottom of the door now catches along the sill as it is closed, at the end below the handle....
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9 years ago
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