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plastic bumper repair staples
Dear all, over the last few years I have done variious repairs on the plastic mudguard of my trials bike using stainless steel mesh and a big soldering iron/heat gun. I have been looking at hot...
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Crap headlights on the new van
68 Peugeot Expert. Main beams are fine but the headlights are just shit. On unlit roads when a car comes the other way and just using I lose sight of the road. Fucking useless H4 lamps? So swap the...
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We all have to go, but this is bizarre, poor fellow
"Man crushed by telescopic urinal in central London dies" The man had been working on the pop-up toilet, which is stored beneath the ground during the day. The man had been working on the pop-up...
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OT: Modern Life Rant
Some things about modern life that annoy me: 1. Contact 'phone numbers, lack of. Every company should have a 'phone number for contacting it, and somebody should answer the call within, say, 10...
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Well, that went well ...
Following persistent recent problems with Android Auto, a factory reset was called for. Despite backing up the phone as instructed with a forced Google backup (both accounts I had on the phone) when...
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Water meters on average save 20% of water - is that true?
What are the pros and cons? Essex and Suffolk Water (return address Northumbrian Water, Abbey Road, Pity Me) says that on average, meters save 20% of water. At least they don't want to install a...
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British Gas - Smart meter bullying tactics
I have Gas and electric charged by British Gas. I am fully up to date with payments. I don't have smart meters, I have not requested smart meters, I am not on a tariff requiring smart meters and I...
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Weird or what?
I have a set of electronic scales. I don't use them very often, but had a succession of small things to weigh. When you switch them on,m they autocalibrate. However every time I put something on...
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Dual EV charging
SWMBO wants to change her ageing car and is thinking of getting an EV (Soul, e-Niro, ZS, etcetera) so I'm wondering what to do about charging. The other car is a PHEV so I installed a Rolec pod to...
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OT: Laundry symbols
Sorting through my late wife's clothes prior to taking them to the charity drop-off, I found a shirt, 100% cotton, made in China. The label had a mass of those little laundry symbols, which I didn't...
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Small glass doors
We inherited a glass-fronted bookcase on teh demise of SWMBO's old man; it has a pair of sliding doors. Each door slides in a groove and has a cm wide finger hold ground in it so you can get your...
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Made me laugh!
I'm well aware that Durex is a brand name in Australia of what we call Sellotape in the UK. I subscribe to a "Word a Day" mailing list and today's word is Durex. Interestingly, for the Oxford English...
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New tyres on road roller
What tool is he using @ 28:30 to help mount the tyre on the rim Installing 2 new 23.1-26 tires on a Galion 84 inch roller. 0:00 into remove wheels from roller 5:04 unload new tires 6:38 dismount first...
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Hot point future fridge
Fridge keeps freezing and not turning off
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zip tie unlock key
Looking for the little gadget that allows you to undo a zip tie but can't find the name for it so I can get one on aliexpress or ebay.
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