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Antiference six element FM aerial free
Antiference six element FM aerial. It was on my roof for a few years but now I've taken it down. Condition is perfect. Anyone got a use for it? Buyer collects. It comes into two halves easily for...
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Speed cameras "under test"
Saw some average cameras (new ones I think, the actual camera was smaller than I'd seen before). But they all had a big yellow temporary sign propped against the post saying "cameras under test". Why...
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OT the telephone network
Does anyone know where I can find a map showing where all the phone lines go; the routes from the exchanges to the premises and/or the streetboxes? Is there a UK newsgroup that discusses such things?...
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What word would you use?
Snicket was the most common, although both ginnel and gennal were both often used when I was a kid. Any other names out there? Tenfoot is Hull dialect for what others call alleyways, ginnels, snickets...
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Painting concrete window sills, surrounds, and roughcast walls in wet windy area
Hello, I need to paint the concrete window sills and the window surrounds on my roughcast kit bungalow near the Atlantic coast of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. They're painted at the moment but...
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Cat proof fence?
Electric. See your local agricultural suppliers.
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OT Traffic Crisis
Britain is in crisis with cities losing billions in productivity from time lost in traffic jams. One of the journeys I do from time to time takes about 10-15 minutes by car . Just once I went by bus,...
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Radial earth return in FAQ diagram
Shouldnt there be an additional earth return to consumer unit from the end of the radial circuits in the FAQ diagram at ? House Wiring for Beginners - DIYWiki
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Why aren't AA batteries square?
Try it sober...easy-peasy!
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OT Damned Traffic lights
The dutch, and now the germans have much better ideas, A small town in Germany which scrapped all its traffic lights and road signs in a bid to cut down on crashes reported yesterday that the...
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Waste pipe outside diameter
I am trying to source some thin wall plastic piping to act as a protective sleeve where other piping passes through brick and blockwork walls. The holes I have laboriously bored are 51mm dia. 2"...
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BP monitor - how to check calibration?
The cardiology specialist agreed with me.
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Bosch 10.8V batteries
I've got a couple of Bosch blue Professional 10.8V drill/drivers and a blue multitool that takes the same battery. I've got 4 batteries which are all 1.4AH but I bought a new battery that's 2AH - I...
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[OT] Forum visitors, guests and bots
I read several online forums, and a question has arisen regarding guests and bots, which usually outnumber registered users. How can we tell whether a guest is a real but unregistered person/visitor,...
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Alternatives to white coated hardboard, or should I stay with the same?
The 'ceiling' of our little boat is made of sheets of white coated hardboard. It's badly stained by the previous owner smoking and also has a few mangled bits so I'm looking to replace it. Should I...
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