OT:Sorry Sainsburys

Indeed - we normally shop in Tesco, on the occasional visit to ASDA the main thing we notice is that they don't have some of the things we buy regularly. ASDA does have a few things we like that Tesco doesn't stock, but less so than the other way around.
Posted by Rob Morley in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 8 years ago 
RAC Portable Power Station, need DC adaptor spec

Or you could just visit a decent battery shop and see what they use these days.
Posted by Dave Plowman (News) in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 15 years ago 
Reversing the door on a Kenmore refrigerator.

You know, I've seen those hinges with the pins sticking out both directions, and did not know why until now. You learn something new every day. Dang. Steve visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com watch for the book
Posted by Steve B in Home Repair 16 years ago 
The bells, the bells...

"shop door bell"? See eg http://www.antiquedoorfittings.co.uk/ourshop/prod_307543-Large-Victorian-Shop-Door-Bell-Ref18128AX3.htmlhttp://www.coxsarchitectural.co.uk/door-knockers.htmhttp://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-1-341-907-shop-door-bell.asp
Posted by neverwas in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 17 years ago 
Veritas scraping plane insert

Have you tried hand/card scrapers? I'm a scraping newbie, but man are they a joy to use when well tuned. I probably use them more than any other hand tool in the shop. JP
Posted by Jay Pique in Woodworking Forum 22 years ago 
Goodby BT

It was an offer that I found in the local Orange shop last Saturday. You sign up to an 18 month contract and then hand over a box that contains a USB dongle, a USB extension cable and basic instructions. The dongle has its own phone number and SIM card hence the £4 98 a month ...
Posted by Dave in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 16 years ago 
Digital camera: question about noise

All the early ones I remember were CF based and also had a small amount of internal memory so that they could be demo'd in shop without inserting an expensive CF card. Mine was a Kodak DC-120 which was already about as good as the human eye on a 10s exposure.
Posted by Martin Brown in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 13 years ago 
Microsoft Account Puzzler

No money was taken from my bank account, because I haven't got a card linked M$ shop, so I rapidly changed my outlook password.
Posted by jon in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 2 years ago 
Quality at Lidl and Aldi

Nor do you get people buying a couple of items, packing them carefully *then* deciding which credit card out of many to use. It's not a place to 'shop'- it's somewhere to get in and out of quickly. Which suits me just fine.
Posted by Dave Plowman (News) in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 17 years ago 
FYI. Wickes My Card

Wickes have launched a loyalty card, similar principle to a Tesco clubcard. I got 500 points, worth £5 today for signing up. Its 1 point for every £1 spent, so not a lot of discount, but if you shop at Wickes frequently (like me) its worth having.
Posted by The Medway Handyman in UK Do-It-Yourself Forum 17 years ago