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OT Not saying the Simpsons writers knew it first
Its is a Youtube video about the USSR and well before it's time just in case you are scared of Youetube videos. Clip From The Simpsons - Season 9 Episode19 - "Simpson Tide" Where The USSR Returns. In...
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1st year apprentices
They might get better exam results as their teacher graded them and they did not have to sit an exam. But fuck me they are as thick as pig shit and get worse every year.
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Bartlett often explained how sustainable growth is a contradiction.
Bartlett often explained how sustainable growth is a contradiction. His view was based on the fact that a modest percentage growth will equate to huge escalations over relatively short periods of...
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Current accounts - Chase UK
Anyone spot any downsides to the Chase current account please? 1% cashback on almost all purchases 5% interest on balance No banking fees Is there a switch facility?
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CH programmable thermostats
The Honeywell CM901 and similar are 7-day programmers which can supply a heat/no-heat request to the boiler. So, fine for working people who live on a weekly cycle. Then there's the CM901 which is a...
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splash plate
is a rusted splash plate with a bit missing an MOT failure...conflicting info on the net as usual ....
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Repair to coving crack
Have Gyproc coving (larger format) Its been in place for over 15 years .... it was fitted as per specification with correct adhesive. On one room the length has a horizontal crack ... i.e along joint...
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Bloody hell, brilliant result from AliExpress
Jarkey I've found the type linked linked below work well - only on a few jars they have failed to fit - jars with a lid thickness well in excess of what's normally found on a supermarket shelf....
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f2s
Anyone else having trouble with f2s? Bill
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Downlighter question
I want to fit one or two downlighters to illuminate our stairs to replace a ridiculous G9 bulb confection that provides little light but consumes electricity and/or bulbs in large numbers....
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Gluing metal to metal
Not something I would normally rely on. But for reasons related to difficult access, and extreme difficulty in dismantling parts to the stage where I could weld, or drill and tap for proper fastners,...
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when wallpaper paste doesn't work ....
We've repapered the bedroom with a blown/expanded vinyl paper and then emulsioned. Where the paper abutts the window frame it hasn't stuck down in places. There is a thin bead of some sort of sealant...
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AVG whinging
As a *careful with money* agriculturalist, I have stuck to the free version of AVG. For years now it has been nagging about router DNS vulnerabilities. Can someone (in words of few syllables) kindly...
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Hisense dishwasher - error E4 ?
Which the manual tells me is "Temperature sensor". Possible glitch from using the quick programme (trying the intense one now) ? Or drop dead fault and need to activate the warranty on a 6 week old...
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Olive puller or hacksaw blade
Just been asked to help out swapping some radiator valves. Microbore with lots of paint on the pipework:-) The last time I did this I lifted the floorboards and changed the pipework to 15mm under the...
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