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Nearly lost another set of ladders today
Thankfully this time I checked the useless bastards attempt to put the ladders on the van http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/images/f/f4/Ladderclampfail.jpg
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Poor workmanship - mine
We recently had our bathroom reconstituted and tiled following a flood. I decided that I would do the floor having Amtico'd several only 40 years ago. I soon found out that the stuff they sell today...
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Bosch Athlet Cordless vacuum cleaner
Detaching handle from main body. Seems impossible to move despite considerable force applied
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On Topic - DIY
I thought you lot might all appreciate this advert, which I found in my copy of Airfix Magazine, May 1976 (one of a job lot of about 100 given to me my a friend last week): (Sorry -- had to use...
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The end of the world...?
Feels a bit like it anyway. Three power cuts in the last 12 hours. After the first one last night I topped up all the rechargeable batteries (torches and radio) and the mobile phone. After the second...
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TOT: Tissues
Tissues used to last for several days (assuming limited use). Now they seem to disintegrate very quickly. Is this because of a change made to increase sales or the banning of a substance or chemical...
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Double spacing, online forums?
I contribute to several web site based forums and several weeks ago paragraphs suddenly began to be posted as double spaced paragraphs. An extra line space, just between the paragraphs. Prior to...
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Continuous rod embedded between brick courses?
Removing some bricks from the outer skin of our cavity wall we discovered wall appears to be continuous runs of metal wire every few courses: They look to be very similar gauge to the wall ties and so...
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Replaccment flat roof costs?
Anyone recently had any flat roofing work done and idea of the costs per square metre for a double garage? Either torch on felt or that new ODPM ?,stuff and the way its sagged i expect new rood...
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ot Engineer vs physicist.
A physicist and engineer were roommates in college. One night a fire broke out in their apartment. The engineer woke up first and saw the fire. He rem embered the fire extinguisher in every unit,...
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Better get an allotment or a second hand refrigerated truck?
It's different in Scotland.
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What's this connector name?
What's a better name than "4 pin latched flat" for this type of connector? I see Landwin 2570S (specifically 2570S0403) but is that the original manufacturer, or just a Taiwanese compatible?
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Escaping from a fire.
I see someone else got injured jumping from a first floor window in a fire. Completely unnecessary. If you are ever in that situation, climb out of the window and hang on to the window cill with arms...
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I.need AEG hammar drill.field
Aeg hammar drill I.need field 50hz
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Battery characteristics: Lithium, Ni-Cad and Ni-MH
Nicads as you surmise are lower Voltage 4.8 for a pack as opposed to 6 Flash units were often adorned with warnings about nicads being unsuitable. Possibly because the current drawn is high leading to...
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