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Sky Plastics
Has anyone heard of Sky plastics?. I need some 110mm underground pipe fittings and soakaway crates and they seem a good price, but I can't find any reviews?
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2 years ago
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Public liability insurance
I am having scaffolding put up around the house so i can replace guttering and repoint the chimney. I am doing this myself. I am not a tradesman the front of the house is near the pavement but not on...
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2 years ago
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Roof truss change.
For 5m span, front of concrete prefab. It was a simple king post truss design, with the bottom of the king post also bolted via a bracket to a vertical post netween the two sets of opening doors (1...
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2 years ago
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Returning a Lithium battery to Amazon
This was a replacement battery for my DC35, whose original battery's life is now down to 8 minutes or so. This new Chinese one lasted 5 minutes, stopped, and hasn't worked since despite being charged...
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2 years ago
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FreeSat.
Got a new TV which has a built in satellite tuner. Good news in that it will reduce STB clutter. Although I mainly used FreeView - FTA satellite just for playing with, as I have a 1 metre dish and...
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2 years ago
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Apologies...
...for writing a "test" post. My SMTP settings are proving elusive - working in some NGs and resolutely not in others.
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2 years ago
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Bookmarks in latest version of FF
Since the latest Firefox update, apart from it changing the Theme, it's expanded my bookmarks menu so that it now runs off the page and I have to scroll down to read the ones at the bottom of the...
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2 years ago
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c section bowden cable outer
Hi All, I have a bike that has 3 lengths of exposed Bowden cable. I?d like to sheath these, but would like to avoid having to disconnect and reconnect the inners. Can anyone think of a suitable...
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2 years ago
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Vegan children have stunted growth
It was in yesterday's Times. Apparently they have poor bones and they are shorter than normal. I suppose the authorities should pick up on this. But it's like FGM, child abuse that's overlooked...
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2 years ago
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virgin and o2
I'm sure that 02 were perfectly capable of making cockups anyway, so you might not see much of a change. Brian
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2 years ago
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Water butt connector
Anyone come across a source for a *leak proof* bulkhead fitting for standard 68mm rainwater pipe? I am fitting out and old galvanised tank for rainwater harvesting (first job, glass fibre the inside...
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2 years ago
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Just been reminded why Virgin "super" hubs aren't ...
In fact they are shit. Trust TP Link router finally gave up the ghost - predictably at the most inconvenient moment. Have a replacement due tomorrow. As a stop gap, I figured I could switch my VM...
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2 years ago
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Premium Bonds
Well that is five £25 wins in five months since I started...is this normal ?
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2 years ago
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Flat roof - again.
Heavy rain all yesterday shows my flat roof is leaking again. It's felt, and about 30 years old. Been 'fixed' a few times, but time to replace. The deck is good quality ply, so hoping that is still...
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2 years ago
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Removing facebook in total from my computer
Is there an easy way to remove it in total from my computer please?
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2 years ago
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