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Curious phone charge, OT
I never spend money beyond the fixed charge on my mobile so I was curious to see where £0.29 for 5 secs. had gone. 08443762820 gets lots of hits on Google but it was billed as an outgoing call! I...
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OT - Robberies
A local garage has been robbed again as a staff member was cashing up. Traumatic and risky - Scum got money they didn't earn. What annoys the hell out of me is why does any business ever need more...
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Sealing bath waste
Am having great difficulties getting the waste to seal on a twin walled/skinned bath. Acrylic bath. The problem is that when tightening the waste fittings the two skins of the bath move towards each...
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Math help :-)
An awning is attached to a wall at a height "X". The front edge is lower because the awning slopes by 15 degrees. Depending on the width, the awning could extend by anything from 1m to 4m. If I want...
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OT: More on the waste "problem"
A potential MS product with an uptime of decades? Bill Gates' nuclear firm plans hot, salty push into power • The Register
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Todays apprentice:-)
He has second fixed a job that I first fixed. Now only 3 of the 4 picture lights worked when the lightswitch was turned on. He phoned me and asked about the route of the cable. Now only the 3rd light...
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Antex Pipemaster Pro - quick review
How long does it take to warm up? You don't have a heat mat? Donno if that is the same as mine but what I have is a blooming amazing thing. Sling it behind a pipe, covering painted woodwork, make...
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dyson died
et voila - an hour later it started up again - for another 1/2 hour then did same thing - conked.... diagnosis & treatment please? cheers Jim K
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bosch multitool blandes
Agreed - have been using them since early this year.
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Hinges and strut on door
A door is to be constructed thus (fixed width font needed): +-----+ | | h | | i | | n | | g | | e +-----+ s or thus: +-----+ h | | i | | n | | g | | e | | s +-----+ Which is right? (And why does it...
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pistol right-of-way street rule in russia
pistol right-of-way street rule in russia
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Elfensafety?
Can you pasa bolt through the button to produce a protruberance in teh right place? Or make new buttons by carving bits of a hard wood?
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Excellent Nut& Bolts supplier
You didn't actually give a URL...just an email address. And I couldn't find small items on the obvious website. Do you have more information? And can you buy these things over the counter? (I have a...
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Cuprionol fence paint on concrete?
Its semi transparent and probably would not make it look a lot different I'd say. Brian
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Sandbags to help dampen floorboard vibration?
I'm not happy with the apparent volume just shutting a door appears to be creating here, and would be mighty suspicious of the materials used in construction at the boundary wall. Either that or the...
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