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Totally OT - BAME Covid Attitude
Hi all I am interested to hear whether other readers have had the same experience regarding the attitude to Covid Guidance. This is not a racial slur. I have close neighbours and relatives who would...
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CFL failures
AIUI, the Compact Fluorescent Lamps, which have replaced the incandescent Edison / Swann inventions consist, of an inert tube driven by high voltage electronics in the base. When they fail, is it then...
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3 years ago
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Odd MWay gantry sign messages
On the way home from work today I say NOTTS REDUCE TRAVEL and further north SOUTH YORKS REDUCE TRAVEL Why?
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3 years ago
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SWA to shed
I've agreed to help a relative install a supply to a shed and an outdoor socket. A couple of years ago they had an extension built as well as other improvements to their property. The electrician who...
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3 years ago
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Doorbell cams?
I recently signed up to a neighbourhood group and it seems that people are 'catching' images of miscreants trying to steal garden Xmyth decorations on their (Ring typically it seems) doorbell cams....
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3 years ago
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Odd battery problem
Decided to charge the (engine) battery in my camper - its hasn't been started in a year. Voltage on battery is 12v., If I apply a charger it goes to 25V and no current is being drawn ??? How can that...
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3 years ago
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Free chainsaw.
I took my 17 year old Stihl M180 (12" saw) in to fix a fuel starvation problem. They said it needed a : - carb repair kit, - a new fuel filter, - a new chain oil pump, - the chain sprocket was worn...
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ONE apus lost over 1000 containers
I wonder where they are going to wash up ? yellow plastic bath ducks are still doing the rounds years after the container holding them went overboard. Andrew The container ship, ONE Apus, arrived at...
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3 years ago
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American trades workmanship, wow how low
From a UK perspective this looks kinda low quality shite ... 8-Bit Guy Studio Construction - Part 2 on the walls, the foamed insulation, their connected sockets ... Ugh :)
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3 years ago
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DIY Hindsight
I'm about to buy some broken slate for our front yard. It's just occurred to me that about 18 months ago when we had the kitchen roof sorted the roofer replaced 50 slates. I never thought to keep...
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3 years ago
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Thermal Imaging Camera HT 301
Does anyone here use a thermal imaging camera to support the performance reporting or specification of electrical equipment.
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3 years ago
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OT:The common sense of some people
Like a lot of people nowadays I rarely need to use a Post Office. And if I do, I avoid High Street ones - often in back of nowadays, in preference to smaller ones in suburban rows of shops. My usual...
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OT: Silly philosophical quiz
Describe mathematically/logically why the following cannot be done: 1 driver and 1 car are in London. 1 car is in Glasgow. Get both cars in London along with the driver. You may not use other...
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OT - lithium mining
Guardian seems to have some doubts. Cheers Dave R The long read: The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on...
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Arecibo has collapsed, RIP
"A review last month found that the telescope was at risk of catastrophic collapse and said the huge structure could not be repaired without posing a potentially deadly risk to construction workers."...
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