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TOT: Gavver
In Maidstone & Medway "gavver" is a slang term for police. As in "look out, the gavvers are coming". I believe it's a Romany word, but I'm not sure. Does it occur anywhere else in the UK?
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OT: Wind turbine whimsy
You couldn't make it up... FAIL: Busted Wind Turbines Give College Whopping Negative 99.14% Return On Investment | Watts Up With That?
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OT Australian economy headed for trouble?
Will Wodders be eating grass? Will the Australian Economy Eat Dirt in 2016? | Wolf Street
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OT: Beware of domestic energy quotations from "OVO ENERGY"!
I received a couple of highly inaccurate quotations form an energy supplier called ONO Energy today. After entering in my details at their website, their system told me I'd sav e £84 compared to my...
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Table saws - buyers guide please....
In the market for a small sub £200 table saw. EBay has a Scheppach HS100m for 170, a woodstar st10e for 145. Others are also available. I want to produce some modified sash window sections with an...
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OT: CO2, not all bad then...
The benefits for plant growth of increased CO2 in the atmosphere have long been talked about, but it's now a proven reality and The emissions of carbon dioxide from industrial society has spurred a...
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OT the cost of immigration
No wonder there is no recovery. The rising share of income spent on housing over the last two decades is equivalent to a 10p increase in the basic rate of tax for a typical family, according to new...
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Routing beginner seeks tips and technique advice re. cutting a slot
Hi All I have a project in mind which will mean I have to do some routing for the first time. I happen to have a router + table (Ryobi), and enough knowledge to be dangerous... I am keen to maintain a...
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Threaded bit for table lamp - lacking Google-fu.
We have a table lamp, hollow ceramic base, the lamp holder has a female threaded base, with a male threaded bit that was held in place with a nut into the top of the ceramic base.. The threaded bit...
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Music streaming from TV etc
Ok, not exactly diy in the sense of repairing or building something, but setting wifi up at home. I am fairly IT techie, but this subject is a bit OTT for me. I know what I want, but not sure about...
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Public Liability Insurance for working on our ex-council house
Hi all - we are replacing the kitchen in our house ourselves. My wife has been doing some training and apart from using an electrician for the wiring, we intend to do it all ourselves. It's pretty...
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Replacing switch on Zanussi/Electrolux upright vacuum
Hi, The switch is broken on a ZAN4719/4720 (I think this model is sold under ma ny brands). The cleaner is fairly light in weight and doesn't have any grea t "lifting" to do, so I would like to keep...
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Testing a 12v battery
Is there a reliable, easy way, of testing whether a 12 v battery is up to snuff ? We had a new one that went dead in less than a year of little use. The supplier is re-charging it and promises to test...
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Briggs & Stratton 'Champion 35' petrol mower. Has anyone serviced one?
Thanks for the informative reply. You gave some useful info that hadn't occ urred to me concerning cylinder pressure affecting things. As a fellow ex-t inkerer and owner of several British twins (1953...
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OT "Standing in a queue"
Another government fit up. Spoken to several Americans. The word "queue" is virtually unknown in the USA. And of course Obama had nearly a billion dollars from Wall Street for his election campaign....
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