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Cordless Impact Drill
I am trying to locate a replacement battery for my Cordless impact drill 24 v battery. drill PCD-24001. S/n 0601367a/2006. Any help appreciated. R Lefley
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Data protection!
"I'm afraid I can't discuss the order with you sir, I would have to talk to Mrs...." I'd called Aldi, To let them know they've not sent a battery/charger with the cordless mower. Bureaucracy has gone...
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Immersion heater
Daughter called me to look at immersion heater. The neutral connection had failed. I trimmed back the cable and re-made the connections - but I felt a bit un-easy as the terminals seemed quite poor -...
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Gas hob safety cut out?
My elderly neighbour was immobile yesterday and rang me for help. I walked into the house and there was a very stong smell of gas. Is hob was on, with no flame, apparently from the night before when...
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Ridiculous "we missed you" cards - bad user interfaces
We generally have good (excellent even) delivery services here, we've not lost packages, not had them put in silly places or anything like that. So - thank you delivery drivers. *BUT* the delivery...
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Manslater
The woman language translator. Finally the power to understand what she means.
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OT: Trankliments
Today, preoccupied, I said to a visiting child who I was about to take home, "Have you got all your your trankliments?" Meaning toys, shoes, phones, etc. Is this word in use in other areas, or is it...
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Advice needed replacing corrugated iron with concrete sectional garage.
The time (and money) has finally arrived to knock down a 22 by 10 foot corrugated iron garage, that could easily already have been 20 to 30 years old when we moved into the property almost 40 years...
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Outside light problem
I have a series of 8 mains voltage outside bulkhead type lights. (fixed under the soffits). One stopped working so i duly had the cover off and replaced the lamp. The light did not come on. Tested the...
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Roofer with a sense of irony
My roofer (well, the roofer who fettles my roof, as I'm scared of heights) has a keen sense of irony. He announced that he had had a fall and broken a couple of ribs, on the stairs inside his house....
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OT: Happy 'World Milk Day'. (Not if you are a dairy cow of course).
For those who don't realise just how much death is associated with the dairy industry (I'm looking at the likes of you Commander Kinsey ), here is a little video (graphic, so not suitable for...
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ho ho
Here's me commentary on Destination F#%KED! Volume 15. Check out the new merch here: https://ozzymanshop.com/ Source Videos: 1. Crane vs Plane: https://youtu.be/Odk5BROcBG0 2. Palanquin Fail:...
 
tee heeeeeeeeeeeee
I brought me best mate Mozza in to help me with this Cash-in-Transit attempted robbery video in South Africa. Links to articles with the full story below. Destination F#%Ked MERCH:...
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solid wall insulation - 1st floor
I?m thinking of insulating some external solid walls using 2 layers of 25mm celotex set overlapped between wall fixed 25mm battens, with plasterboard over to fix it all in place. Is it necessary to...
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inverter for Halogen Hob and Oven
Hi All? Some years ago we hired a very posh very modern Broads Cruiser this was kitted out amongst other stuff with a ceramic hob (halogen I think) and a largish electric oven and separate microwave....
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