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Re: senility
On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 22:32:39 +0200, Peeler wrote: I wonder if he will be able to get his tongue back out? Cheers, T i m
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Mini review: Aldi battery mower
Aldi Ferrox battery mower, around 130 quid with battery/charger i'm told. 40cm cut, seems sufficiently powerful, I can't see it struggling unless your lawn is neglected. It's surprisingly sturdy,...
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conduction
If two conductors are merely touched together electricity can flow between them. That just seems too easy somehow. I mean, just touching? That's ridiculous. I've always thought that it ought to need...
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Escape from a locked car
<>A vet has drowned in her car. Astonishingly in my car there appears no way to get out from inside if it is locked and/or the electrics are off. Apparently the answer is to have a device to break the...
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Cordless Impact Drill
I am trying to locate a replacement battery for my Cordless impact drill 24 v battery. drill PCD-24001. S/n 0601367a/2006. Any help appreciated. R Lefley
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2 years ago
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Data protection!
"I'm afraid I can't discuss the order with you sir, I would have to talk to Mrs...." I'd called Aldi, To let them know they've not sent a battery/charger with the cordless mower. Bureaucracy has gone...
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2 years ago
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Immersion heater
Daughter called me to look at immersion heater. The neutral connection had failed. I trimmed back the cable and re-made the connections - but I felt a bit un-easy as the terminals seemed quite poor -...
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2 years ago
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Gas hob safety cut out?
My elderly neighbour was immobile yesterday and rang me for help. I walked into the house and there was a very stong smell of gas. Is hob was on, with no flame, apparently from the night before when...
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2 years ago
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Ridiculous "we missed you" cards - bad user interfaces
We generally have good (excellent even) delivery services here, we've not lost packages, not had them put in silly places or anything like that. So - thank you delivery drivers. *BUT* the delivery...
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2 years ago
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Manslater
The woman language translator. Finally the power to understand what she means.
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2 years ago
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OT: Trankliments
Today, preoccupied, I said to a visiting child who I was about to take home, "Have you got all your your trankliments?" Meaning toys, shoes, phones, etc. Is this word in use in other areas, or is it...
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2 years ago
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Advice needed replacing corrugated iron with concrete sectional garage.
The time (and money) has finally arrived to knock down a 22 by 10 foot corrugated iron garage, that could easily already have been 20 to 30 years old when we moved into the property almost 40 years...
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2 years ago
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Outside light problem
I have a series of 8 mains voltage outside bulkhead type lights. (fixed under the soffits). One stopped working so i duly had the cover off and replaced the lamp. The light did not come on. Tested the...
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2 years ago
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Roofer with a sense of irony
My roofer (well, the roofer who fettles my roof, as I'm scared of heights) has a keen sense of irony. He announced that he had had a fall and broken a couple of ribs, on the stairs inside his house....
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2 years ago
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OT: Happy 'World Milk Day'. (Not if you are a dairy cow of course).
For those who don't realise just how much death is associated with the dairy industry (I'm looking at the likes of you Commander Kinsey
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