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OT: Car insurance
Got the renewal through for one of the cars today - and of course it had gone up. About 15%. For no reason here. Went to Compare the Market and entered all the details. The insurer I'm currently with...
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External water and electric supply security
On Saturday 28 September 2013 00:57 R.G. Bargy wrote in uk.d-i-y: You can get bibtaps with removable handles - basically the valve body has a flush square bar the the handle has a square socket - like...
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OT: recovering a lost password for a PPT presentation
In message , Bob Eager writes JFGI could be the follow-up to most of the questions asked in this NG - but that would make for extremely boring and totally uninformative reading. Any bloody fool can...
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Cavity wall insulation
That took me 20 seconds to find. Keep your home warm and working with our range of Home Services products. British Gas provides cover and insurance for your home, boiler, and appliances.
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De Walt drill from CPC
It's certainly cheap and two batteries are always better than one but maybe worth considering one of these if its only for occasional use as the batteries will always be ready for use? I'd not...
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How to seal a tilt & swivel recessed halogen downlighter.
That is possible in the long term, but so far none of the lamps have gone in the 18 months or so since fitting the caps.
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Replacement straws for WD40 cans?
In message , Grimly Curmudgeon writes Alongside your missing odd socks
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stair spindles with base rail on corner
Er custom machined one off part in decent wood for 80?? "not cheap"? Shurely shome mishtake?! Jim K
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Review: Snickers work trousers
I decided to buy a pair of clodhopper boots to avoid wrecking my feet while doing DIY. Since nobody seems to sell size 14+ in shops (except Brantano who only seem to have garish rigger boots) I...
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filling pitted window sills
I'm currently stripping off 20 layers of paint from my 'sandstone' window sill to reveal heavy pitting as a result of 100+ years of weathering. In a few places the surface is still flat and hard but...
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Instafoam cavity insulation
Looking to move soon, the survey done on a bungalow reports slight dampness low down on the inside of some external walls. The building was cavity insulated with Instafoam in 2007. Anyone know of any...
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pump action bog?
Anyone care to postulate what's wrong with a (traditional style) loo whose handle "has to be pumped" to flush? TIA Jim K
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Handibot
Just come across this neat tool: Looks great! dan.
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The Ballad of Lidl & Aldi
The Ballad of Lidl & Aldi...Mick MacConnell sings about shopping in Lidl & Aldi..........Written & performed by singer/songwriter Mick MacConnell (Only Our Rivers Run Free) at a recent mighty session...
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Making a spline
As usual I've not done this before. The spline will be in a drive shaft that expands and contracts by about 3 inches. It needs to be reasonably frictionless. Not a lot of power is being transmitted...
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