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Bulging Lion Battery - Tesco Hudl 2
Just a heads up, A few days ago my Tesco Hudl 2 battery decided to expand it's waistline and pushed the LCD screen outside the confines of the case. I've now taken it to bits and am awaiting an eBay...
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OT: Everythings looking good for Britain. Unless you eat or drink.
AB The US backed the resolution after Russia said it would
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metal cable clips, 18th edn
Metal cable clips are required for cables that could otherwise collapse in a fire in an escape route. My question is, can one use just enough of them to keep the cable there in a fire, or does every...
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Linseed oil - turps mixture
I've heard that a mixture of linseed oil and turps is good for protecting wooden furniture, wooden gates etc from the weather. Is that the case? If so, roughly what proportions of oil to turps, and...
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test from albasani
Sorry think some if not all is busted. Brian
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Mini wheels
I'm still pulling this boat on a trailer out of our hedge. It is now about 3 feet further forward. The eventual aim is to try to give it away. Today I decided that the visible wheel had to come off to...
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Boots v Screwfix
How is it I can get about 20 assorted items from Screwfix in a few minutes - yet a prescription in Boots at our Hospital - which involves reaching a couple of items off a shelf takes at least 40 mins?
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Now I understand about apprentices
Lad rings me up: "Your IKEA delivery will be in the next hour." Me: "Thanks. Do you have a rough idea when?" Him: "Dunno" Me: "Are you in the truck?" Him: "Yes" Me: "Do you know roughly where you...
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On the move
We are on the move. We have a very keen buyer who is looking for an exchange early August and we have had an offer accepted on a house in Norfolk. Once we are in I'm sure there will be a new crop of...
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Spider invasion
No dead anything here. They're not, though. They're weaving away showing every intention of sticking around for the duration. I had this last year, too. They remain tiny; they're not just 'babies' in...
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Car Windcreen
Mine is VW/Audi/Seat because it's not smeary (and also because it doesn't smell vile like some do). Ultrafine wire wool soaked in meths is good for shifting stubborn flies etc.
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Alternatively...... new hinges on kitchen wall cabinets?
Further to my other post about kitchen units ( Athina from Argos). If I cant get a decent wall cabinet these days ( they all seem terribly flimsey , even the expensive ones). Is it possible to change...
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Argos Athina kitchen units
Has anyone tried these? Are they easy to fit? What quality? I am looking to replace my wall cabinets because all the hinges have packed up on them. I have looked around and these look OK and come in...
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As predicted ...
BlackRock and Citi plan Paris expansion in Macron coup News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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240V overhead wiring in street - is it insulated?
Some rural places may never have been insulated others did have insulation but all that remains now are a few remnants here and there. Typically in that configuration the 240v mains on vertical layout...
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