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oul Basement During Floods
‘We Couldn’t Do Anything’: Family Drowns in Seoul Basement During Floods By Choe Sang-Hun, Aug. 10, 2022, NY Times In Seoul, a city where sky-high housing prices are one of the biggest political...
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Another parasitic newsgroup website
Like HOH, but seemingly an old newsgroup feed: I'm not sure this one gateways posts back to the newsgroup, they just go off in their own little world: UK DIY | DIY Forums UK DIY | DIY Forums I don't...
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Dell display gone bad
Well this should be interesting. Purchased a Dell U2518D display in Jan 2020 from Amazon, today it appears it's developed a column of pixels with blue stuck on. Most visible when the display is black...
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One for the electricians
Ok. So the circular fluorescent in my bathroom is reaching end of life. Fortunately, on a shelf, I have an identical plug in tube. So why doesn't the new one work? No separate starter or obvious choke...
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OT: Unthinking greens on the greens
Seems as if some climate activists think they have scored a victory by filling the holes with cement on the greens on courses in France: of "green" thinkers is how little they have thought this action...
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OT: First world problems? A day without water....
Many in our area have no water. A pipe has burst and it's 5 metres underground, UU are working on it but households have been without running water since yesterday. Now i'm lucky, our supply is normal...
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Someone from Bexley Heath broke into my Amazon Account
My account was raided and six £75 gift cards were purchased. I have been refunded for three of them, but chasing up Amazon for the outstanding three. I was fortunate to recognise what was happening...
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So don't go abroad
Is it worth the risk of an electric shock or fire to avoid taking travel adaptors on holiday? Hotels are installing universal electrical socket outlets (or receptacles if you're tuning in from the...
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Roof Insulation
I have a chalet bungalow and temperatures upstairs have been around 33 in the current weather, I either sleep downstairs or have to go through a cooling process which means windows closed all day and...
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Water leakage
My property lies on the slope of a hill. The ajoining properties are either higher or lower than mine. On the side towards my immediate lower neighbour, we recently demolished a dilapidated garage and...
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Hardwood French doors won't lock
This has happened in last few days, but has been on the cards a while. In order to lock the doors, the handle has to be pulled up, which engages top/bottom bolts, and 2 claws into the joining door....
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Retractable 30M Wall-mounted Hozelock
Apart from minor things like the instructions not matching the device, I am pleased with the device. However the side that has a short hose to connect to the inlet tap is covered by a plastic disc....
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Man Babies...
predictable..........it's an ipad / gameboy on wheels, that's the reason the middle age children go for this shit I was counting the seconds before we were shown the big screen mr and mr average...
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Recommend a toilet
I need to buy a new toilet, so is there a brand which people would recommend please? I’m after something close-coupled and traditional looking. I really want something robust, reliable,...
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scrap metal
Finally got round to taking my scrap to get weighed in ... all nicely sorted into tubs, total 150kg worth 117 quid the one thing I won't bother with in future, a huge sack of crushed ally drinks cans...
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