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OT: Scottish Power, E.on, smart meters
Now having both gas and electricity on Suppliers of Last Resort (E.on and Shell) I was quite surprised to be cold-called by Scottish Power this morning with an aggressive "We can beat your quote"...
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R D S
A lot of the keys around seem to be corporate, ie for the pro version. Brian
 
bad knees
Includes doll wearing fashions and accessories. Ken dolls cannot stand alone. Flat shoes fit dolls with articulated ankles or flat feet. Colours and decorations may vary. Box Contains: Barbie Ken Doll...
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No Free Trade leads again toe Conflict
The year 1737 saw the death of Walpole's close friend Queen Caroline. Though her death did not end his personal influence with George II, who had grown loyal to the Prime Minister during the preceding...
 
bathroom isolator shared heater and fan?
can one isolator switch just outside a bathroom isolate both the fan and the heater or are two switches needed? [george]
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King's Lynn, Norfolk
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn & colloquially as Lynn, is a port & market town in Norfolk, England, 98 miles north of London. The population is 42,800. The city of Lynn, Massachusetts,...
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BT compliments where due
Openreach turned up at the appointed hour and confirmed my diagnosis and went to the exchange to swap equipment racks.
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Amazon to stop accepting payments with Visa *credit* cards next year
Just heard this on R2 news at midday. They will still accept Visa Debit cards, blaming 'high transaction costs'. I thought credit and debit card payments had a similar costs to the retailer these days...
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OT: Legendary Prophetic Book - grab a free copy now!
If anyone here has been trying to get hold of The Camp of the Saints by Jean Raspail and balked at the thousand dollar price tag some opportunist booksellers have been charging (and getting) for this...
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OT: mystery roadside pole
thoughts? Seen on the M5 at regular intervals between Worcester & Bromsgrove. Quite a lot of them, probably every quarter to half mile. Looks like a lamp on top but presumably not a lamp. ?Lamp? is...
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Semi OT - gas pipes
Are there any regulations regarding where the incoming gas pipe (e.g. on the supply side of the meter) has to be relative to the wall? I'm trying to work out how much aggravation there will be in...
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OT: I just want a decent pizza :(
Our town has roughly 60 takeaways (last time I counted) and a population of approx 30k. They all churn out largely the same cash and carry stuff which while normally cheap and palatable is at best...
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Two more energy suppliers cease trading.
Neon Reef and Social Energy Supply have ceased trading today, not many left now!
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Euro 1 G2.28V6 beeping - battery low can I replace 17ah with 7ah?
Please could someone advise? Have Euro 1 G2.28V6 alarm that’s beeping - battery low. Current battery is YUASA NP17-12i 12v 17ah can I replace it with 7ah as screwfix do that one and can collect,...
 
OT: Shavers
When my Braun 3775 needed battery replacement, I was able instead to get a whole shaver for £35, but it is sadly now completely discontinued. <> One of its real advantages is that it works fine on ac...
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