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DIY of sorts: roadside animal euthanasia
Encountered a badly injured deer (Muntjack, or perhaps a young regular one) by the side of the road this evening. There was a car already pulled up by it and the critter looked in a bad way (lots of...
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Source for replacement one-way "duckbill" valve for waste outlert
Following my tackling the whiff from the kitchen sink, the silicone insert non-return/one-way valve is fucked. Does anyone know if it's possible to buy just the valve, without the containing pipe ?
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3 years ago
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Wood finish
Our oak dinning table is exposed to the sun for an hour a day or so, and was last treated around 10 years ago - can't remember what with (oil?). After many years of abuse it can now do with some...
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Fractal Wallpaper.
I remember back many moons ago those lovely junia set Fractal patterns of ever repeating shapes at smaller sizes used to fascinate me. and I wondered if anyone had ever made wallpaper using them....
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Laptop PSU - Cordless Hedge Trimmer
If the battery holder has separate charging control, the laptop psu /might/ work, though 19v is likely too low. If no separate charge control it might or might not be a bad idea to try it. NT
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3 years ago
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OT: Digital TV Mux / frequencies / Linux?
Evenin. USB dual DTV-T tuner (Hauppauge Nova-TD Stick/Elgato Eye-TV Diversity) in a PC running Linux Mint 18.3 / 64: (also dual booting W10). .. and if run a w-scan I get: tim@Linux ~ $ sudo w_scan -c...
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3 years ago
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OT: mate recons impossible circle is possible
A mate of mine recons those impossible circle gifs are possible otherwise they'd be impossible to draw.... think not?...
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3 years ago
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So far OT...........Travelodge is missing me!
I think that hotels can now open to provide accomodation for workers. The SI for the last amendments says: (2) In regulation 5(4), after sub-paragraph (a), insert (aa) to provide accommodation for any...
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3 years ago
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PCO / PECO air purifiers
I've had air filters/purifiers in the past and got sick of the constantly reducing airflow and expensive filters. I was talking to a supplier some years ago who sold filterless purifiers that...
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1950s Mural discovered behind pub wallpaper
A bit more exciting than the coal-cellar. Landlords redecorating their pub discover mural that had been hidden under wallpaper for 50 years. Andy Harrison and Tom Smith were redecorating the Cock Inn...
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Re: ot Matt
I always thought that the NHS was there to protect us. It seems not we are here to protect the NHS. Cart before the horse?
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Building Control for new roof on old outbuildings
I'm thinking of connecting 2 little outbuildings to the house, and putting on a new insulated roof. What will Building Control think, will they want new foundations? One is victorian stone, one is...
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32mm waste pipe valve ?
With tiresome predictability there's a faint whiff from our kitchen sink again. It will be because there is a flexible concertina type connector between the middle half-bowl and the main bowl that...
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How come..
What makes you think they don't ?? https://www.londonstone.co.uk/fencing-timber/softwood-fencing-panels/square-horizontal/...
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3 years ago
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No ADSL but LL phone OK after surge
We had a spike yesterday when a submersible pump tripped the main circuit (RCD) in the consumer unit. Every thing came back up OK when reset ( including the LL phone) except the internet connection. I...
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