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Pointless project?
A very quick clip to show the process Soren goes through when making one of his unique wooden lamp shades. !!! Please before you write a negative comment about the waste of wood, please realize , this...
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[OT] Playing mp3s in the car
Our car is old enough to contain a radio/cassette player, which is only annoying when we depart on a pilgrimage 500 miles down south, and would like to play mp3s. What we need is something cheap n...
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remote CH thermostat
Hello I'm looking into getting a new CH thermostat and like the idea of something I can switch on/off remotely.I have heard of Hive from British Gas. What others are there, which do you recommend, and...
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OT Mega brothel
Anyone watch the German megabrothel program? Watched about half of it, got bored, went to bed.
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New Ladder
My ladder is one of the combination type, so OK up to windows but no more. My neighbours' ladders are both rather rickety now, so I'd like to buy a good one that we can all use. Thinking of getting a...
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OT FreeCell game 11982
Is this the famous one that cannot be solved?
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Rodent deterrent
A bit bit of rat business in the back yard. They've nibbled a hole in the bottom edge of the shed door. Will a 1mm thick sheet of mild steel fixed to the lower face of this door going to discourage...
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Aldi ladder
Anyone have any experience of the quality of these ladders? Shop for Baby, DIY, Kitchen, Cycling, Sports, Tvs, Home & Garden online. Shop for Baby, DIY, Kitchen, Cycling, Sports, Tvs, Home & Garden...
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JTF? Hot tub deaths?
They are in effect a miniature swimming pool and have to be treated as such. Even more dangerous because the water temperature is higher. So they need filtration and chlorination to be safe. Plus lots...
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Don't look at this whilst eating your breakfast
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That stool...
Since a few people seemed to like it, I though an article on making one might be handy. As I did not have any photos of the build, I did a step by step in sketchup: (As usual feel free to fix typos...
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IKEA wireles chargers
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Strange hole in bog floor
As mentioned earlier there is a hole in my bog floor at work. I've finally got around to emptying the stagnant water and detritus within so I can have a good look but i'm no wiser. It has plainly been...
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OT: Dry Cleaners - you have been warned.....
Working in a dry cleaners yesterday. I asked if they ever got any 'unusual' stains. "We get quite a lot that claim it was yoghurt..." So now you know...
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The ladder line antenna feeder, more.
On dropping the ladder feed down, I was able to get a better look at my ladder spacers, made from plastic milk bottle material. Someone suggested the UV would have affected them, but they did appear...
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