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LED Under Cupboard Lights
My daughter has a house that has IKEA lights under her kitchen cupboards. They take 12volt 20 watt G4 bulbs. Could I directly replace the fittings with LED fittings?
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Main stop-tap leaking
It seems the stem seals have gone in the main stop tap in my house, which is located under the kitchen sink. Its not leaking much, but am getting the occasional drip, which is causing a minor...
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B&Q Trade account, SMS, and their advertising
I was looking to get a B&Q Trade account set up (for which I meet the requirements) but the quid pro quo is that they want ways to 'inform me of special offers' etc. I don't mind them having my email...
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Re: Hey :-)
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C4 wing ripped almost right off
So I swung into the drive at my BiL's house, and clipped the hedge with the left front wing just a smidge. And the bastard hedge grabbed it and nearly ripped it right off. I think it was a small...
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MS Word 2003 - Totally OT ...
In message , Arfa Daily writes Table/Convert/Text to table? I did select sample text first, but maybe it works without that.
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OT: replacing landline with VOIP
Despite the fact that all my immediate family has a mobile phone, and because these have inclusive minutes, we all use mobiles for almost all our outgoing calls, we still retain a landline at home,...
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Totally OT: I thought of Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity
Good song but what a bunch of pretentious pseuds they were, when all is said and done... Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has to get back to the pits after his back wheels catch fire during first practice...
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OT
Until this summer I would have said that all air crashes especially those of airliners take place within a few days of a large earthquake. Yesterday I forecast another such earthquake for Sunday. I...
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Chugging
New word on me today. Apparently Stoke on Trent is so annoyed by charity wo rkers mugging shoppers that they are curtailing their activities. It never bothered me much, although I would much prefer to...
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What electric heater?
I use to have a 3 bar electric light/heater but they were so insubstantial I can't get another one. What sort are likely to last a decent while? (At least a couple of seasons.)
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good quality reversing camera or bleeper
I'm chary of the Chinese rubbish on ebay and Amazon but would like to install either of these into a new box van we have just acquired. Current driver only has experience of small vans and our...
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About inside paintwork, damp, breathability etc in an old stone shed.
Foot of my garden is an old stone shed I am making tidy inside and out. I want it to be warm and dry enough for use as an office or studio, maybe occasional guest sleeping. So far have new roof done...
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Parking at Aldi
There was a discussion a while back about parking at supermarkets. When I was in the local Aldi the other day, for the afore-mentioned Battery Charger, I saw a posted notice that they would soon be...
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Waterproof roofing for shed?
My 12' x 10' garden shed/workshop is leaking - for the umpteenth time. Several times over the last month I've plastered black sticky stuff over the seam where it occurs. But somehow water is still...
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