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Dry Rot
Can anyone recommend a brush on treatment for dry rot fungus on brickwork, the offending wood has been removed but I've still got a couple of square metres of 'growth'. Local shops all have wood...
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New oil CH boiler required in the near future
I don't have gas, and I don't really have storage to go the wood chip way, and for the next year or so at least oil looks a passable option. But my 20 year old boiler is now having to be nursed. Bits...
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Graffiti Removal toronto
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How to get the back of a Tosh 22DL702
My Tosh 22DL702 has gobbled-up a DVD so I need to get the back off to get the DVD out ... with all screws removed the back still feels securely attached and I can't see any plastic catches to pop. Can...
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Be sure you get the tattoo you wanted
This guy claims to have a tattoo of a turbo charger, look what he actually got! Mike http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/gasp-twin-turbo-1677737807
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Turntable recommendations, please
I need a new turntable 33/45. No speakers, but a simple stereo preamp to plug into a Cambridge system. Price not necessarily a problem. What do people suggest? Hugh
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DECT phone recommendations please
The parents need new phones for the house. They need a base/ans phone + 2 additional handsets. They currently have a Binatone Concept (2300, I think) - and it's rubbish - drop-outs, including on the...
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MILLENNIUM FALCON
This is sold in parts with a magazine, Anyone notice the ad on the TV for t he above the first issue is £2.99 I think, then it's £8.99 and lasts fo r 100 issues . assuming you need all 100 issues...
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OT - Which is Safer, Internet or Phone
Came to renew the car tax last week and the credit card is near limit. Don't like using debit card on-line due to (perceived) lack of protection against fraud etc. So decided to use debit card and...
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Britain unprepared for severe blackouts
Exclusive: Increased death rates, rising public disorder and high-risk criminals on the loose among the likely consequences of prolonged power cuts, official assessment shows
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Aldidl LED wand lights
Win/win? Previous queries about a 12V fluorescent and a dead LED inspection light may have melded in some weird way. If I take the LED inspection light thingie apart, the LED cluster looks about the...
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Mantle shelf over a recessed fireplace - how high?
Hi, OK - been through Part J building regs and I cannot find the answer. How high above a fireplace opening should a combustible (wooden) mantle-shelf be? The opening contains a coal burning stove,...
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Columbia outdoes London firework display
The dramatic moment a fireworks factory exploded in Colombia has been captured on camera. The dramatic moment a fireworks factory exploded in Colombia has been captured on camera.
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Best way to hang pictures?
What do people find is the neatest way to hang pictures on a plaster or masonry wall? I usually use the picture hooks (available in all cheap stores) with a steel (or strengthened) nail which has to...
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Boro Power {Was: Re: TOT - "Community solar farm"?}
"The 1.5MW turbine will provide all the electricity required for the stadium for the next 20 years, replacing power that would otherwise be drawn from the National Grid." *ALL* the electricity...
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