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OT Some real German nutters
For Brian's benefit. German nutters on the autobahn. Audi + motorbikes. Autor: @nettolucciano Filmed in 2011 - Brazilian Road AUDI R8 V10 - Tuned with ECU, TCU, Exhaust and Filter - 600 HP SUZUKI...
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Energy costs.
Came across this:- Supposedly automatically changes your energy supplier to the cheapest one every time there is/are a price changes in the market. Any thoughts? We find your best gas and electricity...
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This was not the living wage idea at all B/Q!
Don't use living wage as excuse to cut pay & benefits Kevin Smith United Kingdom I have worked for B&Q for over 5 years, I started in the business working as a part time customer advisor and have...
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So long longannet
Generating for the last time today ...
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Wiring an alarm
We have a small shop unit attached to the house, with separate mains electricity supply, and an alarm. The incoming mains is interesting. The incoming mains feeds through a sealed fuse unit, then the...
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For ARW
Adam, Was that you driving what looked like a Land Rover or Ranger Rover with the registration plate "1 ARW" in Street, Somerset yesterday afternoon? Cash
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OT: Waterproof heat shield for car
Know I shouldn't ask, but wouldn't it have been easier to just open the bonnet?
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Shaving off door bottom
Wife has fitted a new carpet in a room and now door won't shut as pile is too thick. What's the best tool to take off a bit off the bottom - a plane I presume but I've not used one for years so what's...
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Combi boiler Q
My son has just bought his first house - has a Ravenheat 780 CSI(T)AAA combi boiler. with RHVT 2 wireless thermostat. He is complaining that pressure on boiler gauge is fluctuating sometimes at 0.5...
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Ash tree set for extinction in Europe
The most tree in the UK and has all kinds of uses. WTF can be planted to replace it? The ash tree is likely to be wiped out in Europe, according to the largest-ever survey of the species.
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Parcel.
Took in a parcel for next door. Fairly common since they are both out at work so I didn't even look at it. UK Mail. But it wasn't for them. House number and street were for next door, but not the name...
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Cost of different retaining wall types
My daughter's garden slopes down to the main road and she's like to get it dug out to create off-street parking. It'll need a retaining wall to hold back the soil obviously. It's not steep but we...
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Modifying sanitary ware
I want to trim 10 mm or so off the top of a handbasin pedestal. I assume a diamond disk in an angle grinder is the thing to use? I know that I will get some chipping of the glaze, but it's not visible...
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Bandsaw blades from Toolstation
Some years ago, Toolstation sold 59 1/2" bandsaw blades with a 1/2" width. I have one of these and it's the only blade which has not suffered from losing it's tooth offset and which allows you to...
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massive junction box
For 8 cables in, 8 out, mix of 5&30A, all to be kept separate not interconnected. Is there such an animal? NT
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