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expanding foam with ultra-fine nozzle?
I'd like to inject some expanding foam between the corrugated asbestos sheets forming my garage roof, to prevent rainwater ingress, when the wind is blowing in the same direction as the slope of the...
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DIY Fail
FIREFIGHTERS were called following a flood at a DIY superstore in Swansea on Christmas Day morning. Crews went out to B&Q on Gorseinon Road in Penllergaer at 7.11am as rainwater started pouring in. A...
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The Queen's xmas message
The same old po-faced moralising and religiosity. When will the royal script-writers wake up to the fact that the world has changed ? We don't want to hear the likes of that po-faced preaching any...
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YouTube and Chrome
I am having trouble wuth YouTube (buffering and bad noise) when using Chrome but it plays fine with IE9. Any ideas?
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OT. Arctic oil war?
But it's not going to happen according to some here because the ice isn't melting. Or is it? THE FOURTH WORLD WAR The next resource war may happen not in the Middle East, but in the Arctic. That is...
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Bah Humbug (OT?)
Happy Chrismas everyone.
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Finding my way around Windows 7 Ultimate
Greetings people, and Happy Christmas! Not expecting a quick reply - doubtless you're all hanging up a stocking on your wall, and hoping that the snow will start to fall ... Anyway, my PC, which I...
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Christmas Floods
No the huge ones all over Britain - that must be dreadful. I've been haunted by the faint smell of warm wet floorboards and plaster for about two weeks. Finally this afternoon I found the cause. The...
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Mobile phone screen repair
So anyway, I've stripped my phone down to its individual bits and got the new screen and digitiser ready to replace the old shattered one, and right at the start I have a query. It's recommended to...
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Propane bottle refill
My neighbour has a Calor propane tank that is currently disconnected but it 's full of propane. Calor will remove the tank but won't reimburse him for the gas. His gas supply is now from 19kg propane...
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interesting article on external air stoves
In relation to the recent threads about wood burning stoves, etc. this article may interest some: Simon. The Wood Heat Organization was formed to support the public in the responsible use of wood...
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Damp cars, Leaky seals and silica gel.
I got stacks of sachets of silica gel from packages at work. They are littering my back window shelf and doing a great job keeping down the condensation in my annoyingly wet Mondeo. How long this is...
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Opening a toilet cistern
I have a close coupled, toilet pan and cistern. The cistern is flushed by a dual-flush knob in the lid of the cistern. It is making slightly strange noises, and there is sometimes a leak after...
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Screwfix DeWalt SDS drill £50 off
It's a bloody good drill for light use. Looks like no carrycase is included. http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-d25013n-gb-2kg-sds-hammer-drill-240v/92018
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Fracking and your glands!
Further to previous threads on fracking and the potential for causing health issues (among others), I quote this: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found at fracking sites Kassotis CD. Endocrinology....
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