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I've hacked off some tiles ....
Got rid of the old tiles in the kitchen. Some of them were on plasterboard, and I have some holes to mend, but I can cope with that. The problem is that some of the old tile adhesive is still adhering...
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Outdoor wall mounted small parcel drop box
I get a lot of small packets in the post but may not be in when they arrive and the packets are usually too big for my letter box. So I am looking for a wall-mounted outdoor small-packet drop-box....
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Windscreen washer fluid WTF?
Anyone had stuff *grow* in the fluid, especially if it's a bit old? I was topping the car up the other day and saw a couple of lumps of what looks like fungus stuff disappear down the nozzle into the...
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OT Daft Idea or what?
Some new traffic lights have been installed nearby. There is a Turn Right Filter. On approaching you see either the red / amber / green for ahead and right if clear - or the Green Right Filter for...
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Outdoor lights
Want to get some decent outdoor lights. Auto day light switching and solar powered ideally but otherwise 12v as the run will be up to 100yds with 5-10 lights on it I've seen some outdoor leds which...
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SOT: Which car to use in snow?
We have two cars: a Fiat Panda and a Skoda Yeti. We live up a steep hill. It hasn't snowed here yet this winter [not so so much that you'd notice.] When the inevitable prolonged spell of snow comes...
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R. Cott. 28
I see the plumbers are active so.... I need a plan for piping and operating the cottage heating/DHW system! Progress so far... gas supply and meter installed. Largest thermal store I can fit in the...
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What do UK Power Networks require for PME?
I would expect just the meter tails and main bonding.
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[OT] Glasses case
Go and see a pensioner. They will have loads of the indestructible steel ones stashed away.
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OT: Android management
What do you use in the place of ES File Explorer?
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6 years ago
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Now there are only five left - RIP John Young
The Wright brothers are both dead too.
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OT Gridwatch - demand slowly ramping up
Both... Aye, even if on the right side of the road. Not only in a vain attempt to see where the road goes but also to try and see the people that are probably nearby/in the road/WHY. Yep, this car has...
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Electrical work
I've seen some bad ones, but this is a biscuit taker NT
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Cadovius Royal System and similar designs
This is the Royal System: It's a modular, wall-mounted shelving system in teak, first created in the late 1940s by Poul Cadovius. The basic design, of uprights from which shelves are hung with brass...
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Do Boeing hand-make aeroplanes?
Look at this photo of a Boeing 737 engine: Notice the rivets (or whatever they are - the dots around the silver end to the engine) are not in a straight line! A machine would have them perfectly...
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