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Car wiper replacement
Both front and rear wiper blades of my 2019 Hyundai Tuscon need replacing (rubber's ripped). Quote from garage last week when the car was there for an MOT was ridiculous (car passed regardless), so...
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DAB adaptors
My old Volvo has that type of built in radio that you wouldn't want to disturb. But there's no DAB, no bluetooth, no USB socket. Has anyone had experience of a DAB adaptor that includes these...
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"dips" in lawn
We had a lawn laid 4 years ago. A trench had been dug for the laying of water pipe and SWA cable at 600 mm depth. This trench was back filled and I asked the landscape gardener to use a wacker on the...
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OT Fibre connection
Out of interest. I have FTTC. Only one person (me) using it. Tests say it is at full speed - approx 80/20 mbps. Would I get any real life improvement with full fibre? Considering they will likely...
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Cutting aerated concrete blocks
Hi all I need to cut a number of aerated concrete blocks to the same size and along the length. So far I have been using a hand saw which has worked fine. I was thinking of using my saw table for this...
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OT WhatsApp
Chances of it opening in your PC even if your mobile phone is sat in the same room and on WhatsApp is very low? What am I missing?
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OT: Perfectly Normal For Norfolk
A47 steam engine towing three vehicles stopped at 5mph The steam engine was towing a caravan, a 4x4 and a trailer at 5mph on the A47 in Norfolk.
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Reliability of electronics in Li-ion battery devices
About a month ago I posted that the charging/power electronics in a Hoover Jovis vacuum cleaner had failed after about 6 years. Yesterday our power-failure emergency torch/light obtained from Lidl...
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OT Fibre connection
A fibre cable has recently been strung down the poles on our street. We use BT for various reasons but don't want to change. Is there a reasonable way to contact BT and find out if we could be...
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Mobility scooters
Any advice? An Aged Relative needs one, and my Dad's old one is getting a bit tired after passing through a few users. Looking for something with enough range to reach Morrisons and carry some...
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Calling dinghy sailors
Anyone looking for a little project? Comes with road trailer, launch trolley, storage cover and rigged cover. No tow hitch on current cars and I'm too old anyway! Needs TLC regarding deck varnish and...
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tyre alarm business opportunity
Greeny lunatics are creeping round letting people's tyres down. What's needed is something that will alert the car owner the instant a tyre valve cap is unscrewed. It has to be when the cap is turned...
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Telephone hell!
My landline and broadband provider who I have been with for many years is TalkTalk. My costs have been reasonablt stable until May when they shot up by 50% to over £62. That turned out to be because...
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10 amp fuses - quick moan
Neighbour's Wickes extension lead which I am fixing requires a 10 amp fuse (says so on the reel). Can I find 10 amp plug fuses anywhere convenient? No. Certainly not Wickes. Also is 0.9 ohms on a...
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Free Kingspan seconds at Presteigne
Pallets of old rough insulation foc !! These are all non foil sheets and various thickness and collection only from seconds and co Presteigne LD82UF from mon 6th June to end of weds 8th June. Please...
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