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more cash
woo hoo second premium bond win since feb...woo hoo £50 this time....better than my 0.01 % ISA any day....
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3 years ago
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Win10 Sharing.
This PC (well, the one on this workstation) is cabled to my Lan. New laptop WI-Fi. Have done all the usual tricks to get them to talk to one another - printed out a booklet off the internet with the 7...
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3 years ago
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OT - Drivers
Why the F do some drivers leave such a big gap behind the vehicle in front! Watched a busy junction yesterday - An ambulance was trying to get through but the junction was blocked - several cars...
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3 years ago
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Anyone still using and updating Forte Agent?
Been happily shuffling along with Forte Agent for years now. Though I've got purging turned off completely, threads are disappearing from my newsgroups. I only notice this when there's a thread I'm...
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3 years ago
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How to tighten gland nut earthing ring?
Is there any sensible way to tighten SWA gland earthing ring nuts? Even on the smallest size (20mm hole) the gland nut is 24mm or 25mm and I've never managed to find a spanner of that size that has...
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3 years ago
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12V starter Battery
I have a 12V battery, not used on a car but is connected to a 12V recovery winch in a boat shed. This is kept between use connected to a CETEK MXS 5 - an 8 step charger with correct Float charge once...
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3 years ago
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Protherm boiler problem
I recently bought a house in a country where I don't speak the language, so I am in a bit of a pickle. I have a protherm boiler but I cant figure out what model it is. It was hooked up to a Salus...
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Protherm boiler problem
I recently bought a house in a country where I don't speak the language so I am in a bit of a pickle. I have a Protherm boiler, (cant figure out what model it is) which was hooked up to a Salus...
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3 years ago
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Damp inside wall on Victorian end of terrace house
We have an end of terrace Victorian house that has a sloping service alley up the right hand side. Our ground floor lounge has damp issues on the wall adjoining the alley. The issue seems to be the...
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3 years ago
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Wider tape label maker recommendations?
There was a discussion here recently re durable labels for outdoor / gardening use and I have a need for a reasonably robust labeling system (UV / adhesion) for something primarily for internal use. I...
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3 years ago
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Saw guide clamps back in Lidl
I lent mine out last year and the berk ran over it in his car! But i've bided my time and they are back in store, happy days. Picked up a new multimeter and some forstner drill bits too, a yet new (to...
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Ed China is back
I am really chuffed to finally be able to bring you some actual content on YouTube, after all these years of nagging me, I've finally got around to it! As you know, though I'm quite good at fixing...
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3 years ago
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Convention for direction of rotation of rotary throttle contol (motorbike etc)
Is there a convention for which way the handlebar of a motorbike etc rotates to control the throttle? I ask because I have an electric wheelbarrow with rotary throttle and it rotates the opposite way...
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3 years ago
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Lightning strike.
On another group, I heard about a lightning strike to a house, via the TV aerial. Aerial went to a DA. Seemed it burnt out all the house wiring and every appliance in it. Requiring the owners to move...
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3 years ago
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Cast iron kettle bell
The typical price for a 20 kgs cast iron kettle bell is £50-70. What's involved in making one? Iron only seems to fetch about 10p per kg at the scrappy.
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3 years ago
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