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Re: Proof Positive there's nothing conservative about the Conservative Party
And your problem is? Remember in the US serious people believe evolution is a myth. Brian
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DIY Glasses
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Bloody Torbeck valve!
The cistern in the downstairs loo has given no trouble for 30 years, it being the traditional ball cock version. The upstairs loo, on the other hand, gives trouble every year with the bloody torbeck...
 
Blink Security Camera
Any thoughts on the Blink XT2 for monitoring my driveway? I have wanted a camera for a while but have been put off by the need to wire up to it. The cordless feature appeals.
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OT Crowdfunding
Given donations recently to a couple of crowd-funding good causes, Justgiving and Gofundme, but is there any guarantee that donations to such causes actually get used for the purpose intended, or can...
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hedge
Along a hedge I have a group of five forty-year-old laylandii. Three have died, probably because they were over-run by ivy. I'm going to pull them out. But what can I put in their place? I want...
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PC problem.
The new PS arrived. It's not that. ;-) Stripped the thing down and cleaned everything. The Asus board I have is known to have a problem with the chipset cooling, so removed that and cleaned and...
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Why install a septic tank with main drainage available?
Near here (Aberdeenshire), a fairly rough 1930s bungalow sold a while ago, and was promptly demolished, to be replaced by a new detached house. Not a rural site as such, although a rural location, but...
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OT: Prorouging and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court should not, in fact, be considering the matter (and neither should any other court) as to do so infringes the Bill of Rights.
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Fridge bulb, how to replace?
Er, can't see how to get this cover off to change the bulb! Getting ahold of it & pulling it every which way quite firmly doesn't budge it. Anyone know how this one works? It's a proline. Not run into...
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PU foam and PVC
Does PU foam react with PVC? I have a hole with a cable passing through it that I need to fill and it would be handy to use PU foam. Richard
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Straightening a bib tap...
I fitted a couple of bib taps for a friend and when I left them they were vertical but I only had wodges of PTFE tape to wrap the threads with and it?s really too squidgy for the job. The taps are now...
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Understanding the Teen Brain
Understanding the Teen Brain It doesn?t matter how smart teens are or how well they scored on the SAT or ACT. Good judgment isn?t something they can excel in, at least not yet. The rational part of a...
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new failure mode for fluorescent light fittings?
I had a problem with some fluorescent light fittings recently. It took me a while to track down, and even after a bit of Googling haven't found mention of it before, so I thought I'd pass it on. I...
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Re: tires
most do that IME I had to pull out into traffic once last year, and didn't like it. There was literally no other option, nowhere else to go. Going back down the lane I came from wasn't a legal option,...
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