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Aerial Connections (Bill Wright)
In the past few weeks I have been experiencing very poor Freeview. My Panasonic tells me that New Channels have been found every time I switch on. I do a scan and nothing changes. My other TV is...
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Ping TNP:re Gridwatch
The pop-up balloons are handy, thanks for adding them. Font is a bit on the small side though
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10 years ago
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Cambridge Spam Already
Yes - already received a spam to celebrate some birth or other... Imagine some poor sap was told - sit and wait, and when you hear the news click this button...
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10 years ago
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Redundant 13 amp socket
Some alterations have left us with a double socket where SWMBO does not want it (It was above a kitchen worktop - we have removed the worktop in that part of the kitchen.) The socket is on the ring -...
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How does this business model work?
I ordered an adapter from a merchant on for £3.98 including shipping; it came by Royal Mail 2nd today, & still has the Maplin cardboard tag on the pack! The Maplin price is £5.79. ??
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10 years ago
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Opinion sought: Evolution Fury, 185 mm multipurpose circular saw
How good is the Evolution Fury, 185 mm multipurpose circular saw, B&Q 59.98, for light use. Any experience?
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UPVC adhesive
I have noticed a small piece of the joining trim on the outside of one UPVC bay widow has come unstuck. What's the best thing to stick it back with? Mike
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10 years ago
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Water pressure on shared supply
The top half of our street is affected by a prioblem with the shared supply pressure. Pressure issues seems to stop some of them having particular types of boiler and showers just don't work. When a...
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Floods?
I see they are forecasting local floods/thunder storms now. Everyone prepared? Should we all be floodproofing our houses?
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10 years ago
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(somewhat) O/T: Question about half-lives.
Hello, Sorry if this is a stunningly basic question, but humour me... How is the safety of something worked out from half-lives? That probably sounds horribly worded, but I was read"Half life of...
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10 years ago
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OT'ish. How big is a house?
Say the size of a house is described as 1200 sq feet, what exactly does that mean? I'm guessing it's not the footprint times 2. mark
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10 years ago
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vinegar weed killer- result
I said I would try it and post back... For the test I used a pint of white vinegar + a teaspoon of salt, in a small spray bottle. It sort of worked on the lighter weeds after two days, killing the...
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10 years ago
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Secure lock for side gates (like garage door)
We have new side gates - a pair. They look like garage doors and the inside is sheltered by the car port. At the moment they are closed by a simple sash lock in a metal case, fitted externally - old...
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10 years ago
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Manky sod
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/VIDEO-Disgust-toilets-cleaned-street/story-19249141-detail/story.html
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OT: Newsreader for Android
I know it's OT, but there are lots of knowledgeable people here who know all about usenet and newsreaders. I've just acquired a Google Nexus 10 (Android) tablet for use when travelling, and it would...
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10 years ago
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