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The strange case of the nonexistent login...
I have an old cell phone - not smart - haven't used it in 5 years - sits on the charger. A few days ago I got two emails sending me copies of recorded messages, allegedly from Google sending me a...
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jetwashing/cleaning block paving
Its that time of year where our front block paving and rear patio need jet washing again..... we find we have to do this twice yealry as algae grows on both and the block paving in particular is prone...
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Prices
Talking of price rises, the cost of fencing and wood generally seems to have gone up a lot recently. Brian
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Pointing patio with mortar gun
Some years ago, I had a new tarmac drive - with a line of pavers all round to finish it off. The people doing it pointed between the pavers using a mortar gun - and made it look very easy, but I...
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Buildings & Contents Insurance
I have just received a renewal notice from direct Line. It shows a premium of 13.66% Is this justifiable?
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Fake coal gas fire
*I have a fake coal gas fire, installed some 30 yrs ago. I have cleaned ( de-dusted ) and rearranged the coals a few times. Originally the coals were bedded on what looked like mica flakes *but with...
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who?
..........awaiting bible being rewritten where jesus is black and called leroy seems they feel entitled to a slice of every cake they fancy.......and they get given it without ever earning it or...
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OT All now gone
Took me two weeks with a lots of help to wire up these Covid sleeping quarters. out in two days
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AFDDs one for Andy Burns
Andy was one of the the first to actually hold hold a Wylex single module AFDD. And last week I found this in a house
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USB camera recommendations please
My PC and screen don't have a built-in camera, and I find I'm increasingly in need of one. Nothing expensive, £20 - £40 bracket would give me more than need I would think, but I'd like it small and...
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2 brand new dishwashers in 2 months. Packed up.
Either a faulty component or manufacture, obviously. Same failure in a brand new replacement as the first. Water stops heating and that is that. Because SWMBO liked one particular feature, I had to...
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Examining a faulty handheld vacuum cleaner
We bought a Hoover Jovis+ handheld vacuum about 6 years ago. It was very reliable, and about 6 months ago I thought it was time to replace the filter, which had been cleaned many times. So I bought a...
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Paul Samuelson, Nobel winner, Malthus fan
Paul Anthony Samuelson (1915?2009) was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. When awarding the prize in 1970, the Swedish Royal Academies stated that he "has done more than any other...
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Impact driver great for removing screws with heads full of paint
I needed to remove a door the other day and was disappointed to find that the pozidrive screws holding the hinges in had all been painted over with about three coats of gloss paint. In the past I've...
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Pilots Contend With Record Number of Laser Strikes, F.A.A. Says
Pilots Contend With Record Number of Laser Strikes, F.A.A. Says By Livia Albeck-Ripka, May 2, 2022, NY Times One foggy night in December 2018, David Hill was trying to land a helicopter when a beam of...
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