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Time for a new spirit level
Went to do some work yesterday .. and things were going wrong ... then found my trusty 1.2m Stabila Spirit level was more than 5 degrees out ! I have not dropped it ... not to say someone else hasn't...
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Which one of you ...
... has nicked my large straight-blade red-handled screwdriver? OTOH, I did find my soft-headed hammer I lost ~3 years ago. It was on the roof.
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Driveway Cost
Hi all Totally OT I know but here goes... Has the price of block paving suddenly rocketed in the past couple of years? I was talking to a new neighbour recently who had got quotes from a few of the...
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Wiring Immersion Heater
The plumber doing some work on the cylinder commented on wing the immersion heater through a double pole switch rather than the single pole spur switch. He mentioned the heating from the high load of...
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Socket positioning
I am pretty sure this has been answered before but I cannot seem to find the topic either here or in the wiki. What are the current regulations for the positioning of sockets above floor level and...
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O/T power cuts and 3 day week around the 1970s
Hi all, Can anyone remind me about the power cuts in the 1970s please? Did the power cuts begin in September 1972 ? Were they They3 hours on & 3 hours off ? Then the 3 day week began in January in...
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Hoarding issues
I want to move a drop leaf table out and up into another room but it appears to be full of betamax video tapes, Sony, Maxell, Basf, Even Woolies own brand, Agfa and all sorts. Is there anyone who...
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Dieting
"43% of women eat more to prevent weight gain" Something wrong with that logic! - from here Match the footballer to their favourite food
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Painting a fascia board.
I want to paint the fascia board on my garage. It is obviously many years since it was painted white, long before my time, and there are rust-coloured patches where there are nails. What should I do...
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OT - Welsh domains
Later in the year 2 new domains will be available .wales & .cymru The race is on the be the first with sheepshagger.wales
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Tiling a living area floor
Our fitted carpet now needs replacing and we are looking at ceramic tiles (started out considering wood but could not find anything that met the criteria of being both sufficiently light in colour and...
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Dysons
Do Dyson vacuum cleaners (DC04) have a thermal cut out? Ours will run fine for ten mins or so then simply stop. Let it stand for an hour and it will start again. Thoroughly cleaned all pipework,...
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Qi Chargers
Am making up a couple of stands for tablets/phones. As it happens the devices I am going to be using both have "wireless" Qi charging capability, so I think I might incorporate such a charger. Looking...
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Compost bin
I've knocked myself up a compost bin today from four old shipping pallets donated by the farmer next door. So far they're just tied together into a square with twine so they'll come apart again easily...
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Siemens Phone not Displaying Incoming Number
Hi all I have a Siemens Gigaset 460 with loads of contacts in the contact list. I can select one of these and call straight out of the list no problem. But it has stopped displaying incoming caller...
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