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Why is white not white?
Fitting a lot of PCV conduit and trunking at a school. Different suppliers for each batch of the stuff. Different coloured whites. FFS.
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OT: Vaccine Passports
Hi all, Please consider the ramifications of the vaccine passports that are being foisted on us without even so much as a public consultation, then kindly sign the petition against them (link below)....
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Boiler sizing
Hi, we have been offered a free central heating system (via the local authority) and as I've never had a house with central heating (only night storage heaters) I'm wondering how I make sure that the...
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OT - dangerous weapons from Amazon
Well, a plastic potato peeler. I kid you not. Amazon were asking for name, age, etc. and saying that a signature and proof of ID would be required on delivery. Makes it worth the trip to the shops....
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Cutting along length of aluminium extrusion
What would be the best way of cutting aluminium along the length of an extrusion? I would like to take a length of U channel, probably 3/4" x3/4" ______ | | | | | | | | and remove half of one side to...
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[SOLVED] petrol ageing ?
My Stihl service agent states that ALL petrol, 2 stroke mix and 4 stroke, stored for machine use must be dumped at season end . Really ??
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Advice on driveway replacement options
Later this year, or next, we will need to get the driveway replaced so I'm gathering info on the options. The whole area is "substantial" so the cost is going to be painful whichever option we choose....
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OT - E10 petrol and oldish car
Friend has a 2000-Reg Renault Clio Grande RN. Renaults are OK from '98 on so this is on the cusp, as it could have been made a couple of years earlier. I have the Engine No. and Frame No. (is that the...
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Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise
Ocean uproar: saving marine life from a barrage of noise April 10, 2019, ?There is a political will to regulate underwater noise,? says Jakob Tougaard, a bioscientist at Aarhus U. in Denmark. Last...
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Designed and worked first time.
Nothing much really, just a simple booster to supply a bright LED - but I've not needed to design anything for years..... My garage's roller shutter has a 24volt dc IR beam across the door, which...
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More about vehicles and carrying stuff
I am buying a car. a cheap one. This isn't the family saloon but a second run-around utility motor. One of its uses will be to use as a van for trips to the dump, collecting materials for DIY and...
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Quake-Hit Haiti Failed to Learn Building Lessons After 2010 Disaster
Quake-Hit Haiti Failed to Learn Building Lessons After 2010 Disaster By Pearson, Vyas & Serisier, 8/19/21, Wall St. Journal While there was a huge effort by the int'l community to rebuild Haiti?s...
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QUORA: What do you dislike about California?
QUORA: What do you dislike about California? by Andrew T. Post, born & raised in the Golden State, 7/19/21 1. The politics. Gun laws, taxes, gas prices, housing bubbles, boondoggles, environmental &...
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Garden hose problem
I have inherited a very long garden hose. I estimate 25 to 30 metres. It is yellow with a cross hatch reinforcement design. A type very popular years ago. It is in good shape but the reel it was wound...
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Alas, my Windows 10 desktop icon font is furry !
I have been given an elderly PC, now with Windows 10, and am using it with an unrecognised display. The display is almost completely acceptable, with the date and time and the applications showing in...
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