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Prince Charles says we're chickens
He's accusing some of us of being like headless chickens because we doubt the made-up, fictional, fraudulent "findings" of the University of East Anglia. I wonder if his close chums, the Rothschilds...
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Brass roundhead pozidrive screws
I'm making some new tee marker posts for my golf club. Posts are varnished redwood with signs screwed on indicating hole number, hole length etc. Ques tion is: what screws to use? Size of screw No3 x...
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Ping for Andrew Gabriel
Hi Andrew ... in the post below you asked me for data on the LED Standard W10 Silicon Bridge Rectifiers ... ----------------- >Can you point to the datasheet for your LEDs? >My calculation assumed...
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Thermostatic timer plug?
Been looking for a thermostatic timer plug for use with e.g. a fan heater to maintain a daytime temperature in an attic room, but 'off' during the night. Have looked around the web in vain, apart from...
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A whole new angle in men and sheds
Maplin is where men meet for sex
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Leaking roof - again :(
Sitting here, working away, when I hear a drip, drip, drip. Looking up I see the wallpaper I have peeled back (where the mushrooms were - passim) is dripping. Getting on a step I see the wall is...
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Large floor mounting radiators
As the subject. This is for a large area without walls that are sufficiently firm to mount conventional radiators. Given the amount of heating required, I will need several large large radiators that...
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Paint for alarm bell case?
At great risk to life and limb, six months ago I removed our burglar alarm case cover from its high position under the eaves. Its white paint was peel ing off the red plastic so I sanded it down as...
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Bathroom Downflow Fan Heaters
It got cold here last night and I woke up at about 3.15am with stomach cramps and starting an attack of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - ended up sitting on the bog for 45 minutes! I got to thinking -...
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Black mould... best way to treat?
Hi I have recently removed a wardrobe from a bedroom. Behind it there are a few patches of black mould on emulsioned plasterboard with peeling emulsion. I now have a dehumidifier. It appears a...
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Pure craftsmanship -- "ROUTER CRAFTER REPLACEMENT CRANK HANDLE "
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROUTER-CRAFTER-REPLACEMENT-CRANK-HANDLE-/201028047456?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ece349260...
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Boiler pilot flame detection [Is Geoff lurking somewhere?]
Been having a few recent problems with the old boiler - no not 'er indoors! My c.1990 Baxi Solo WM70/4PF has intermittently failed to fire in recent weeks. I think I've now fixed it, but the whole...
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Siemens RWB29 out of stock at SF
looks as if SF has stopped stocking the Siemens RWB29 programmer - none in Northampton today and the web site is for collection only but none available! Plumb Ceter is taking the piss at £129.40!...
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health hazard for men (cartoon)
January 30, 2014
 
spy cam needed.
Or possibly two. What I want is something that will be utterly self contained, and stream pictures from two garden locations to the home network somehow. Cables are not an option so WiFi or similar it...
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