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Intersting: two wheeler self-balancing enclosed electric scooter
This is interesting. "Sitting in the glare of a few spotlights is the LIT Motors C1, an enclosed two-wheeler that combines the flexibility and fuel efficiency of an electric motorcycle with the...
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Bloody snow
I am not going to Stockport today to do that job - sorry Geoff:-) Google maps says that the A628 has no delays even though it is closed.
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Fence posts
I have some bitumen paint, would this be good for painting the bottom of fence posts before concreting in the ground.
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Can I use flex instead of cable in my house wiring?
Can I use flex instead of cable in my house wiring? I have lots of old lighting flex, so instead of buying new grey cables can I legally use the old flex to wire my house lights and rings? (I have...
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Can I use cable instead of flex in my house wiring?
Can I use cable instead of flex in my house wiring? I have lots of old lighting cable, so instead of buying new grey flex can I legally use the old cable to wire my house lights and rings? (I have...
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"floating" wall
Hello all. My 1950s brick-built house has a light weight block wall, on the first floo r, separating the master bedroom from the bathroom. There is no correspondi ng wall, on the ground floor,...
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Garage door electric lifter
Following my recent triple heart bypass surgery I won't be able to open the up-and-over garage door for some months, even after the sternum has done its initial healing. So I wondered whether there...
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Sellafield offline
Breaking news
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Powerfix work gloves from Lidl - gah!
I bought one set a while back and they were very good - warm, snug, grippy, and also smart enough to be worn as normal gloves. So when I saw them on sale again I bought two more pairs for me and one...
 
Penny dropping
from BBC live feed .... Christine Neil, Ringford, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland emailed: It's not really the snow that bothers me its lack of power. No home phone, no internet, no heating, no hot...
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Plastering hole over thermalite bricks
Hey folks, The gas man came and removed 6 (!!!) gas fires from around the house and patched over the holes in the chimney breast or outside wall with thermalite brick. I'd now like to try my hand at...
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Cat pee that has soaked into joists (yum)
My good deed for yesterday was to cut out and remove the floor boards where the cats had been allowed to pee around the cat litter tray for many years. The multi tool with the vibrating saw blade from...
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Hot and cold flow with a combi - suggestions?
A friend has a BG combi boiler, at least 10 years old. When you just turn the hot on you get a good powerful flow of hot water. However when you turn the cold on you get a powerful flow from the cold...
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Oil tank - refused delivery
I've just had a delivery of heating oil refused because my GRP tank is "cracked". Looking at the tank there is some crazing of the gel coat, but it's certainly not going to leak! The tank is 9 years...
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motor insurance ploy
Can't find a suitable newsgroup, so please forgive me asking here... Last year, fully comp insurance from Direct Line on my 2002 Vectra 1.8l LS Estate, with 9 years NCB, was 193 This year, with no...
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