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Re: DIY Optician
They do look intriguing. I use and like varifocals but there are times (and in differing circumstances) where they're not ideal and a single prescription pair would be better. These might fit that...
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Problem reading USB attached disk drives
I'm trying to read some old SATA drives using a Liteon Ultra enclosure. windows disk management (Win10 Pro)sees the disk but says it needs to be initialised, but trying to initialise as MBR fails. Any...
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OT Giant RC model aircraft
(PART 1 OF 5 ) A COMPILATION VIDEO OF THE RC MODEL AIRCRAFT SHOW THAT THE LMA (LARGE MODEL ASSOCIATION) PUT ON AT RAF COSFORD BACK IN JULY, THERE WAS A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF GIANT SCALE AIRCRAFT FLYING...
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Sealing shower waste
Hi All I am installing a new shower tray and the waste it comes with has a very thin washer that goes on top of the tray and underneath the waste fitting. Is this enough to seal the top or should I...
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OT:EDF Electric 'Car' tarriff
Just noticed this after paying my quarterly bill. There is a tariff supposedly for EV cars that you own *or* have the 'use' of :-) Seems to work like E7 with an interesting variation- The Off peak...
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Solar Panels <> Resilience
The incoming power to our section of road failed at 3am Sunday and it was 2.35pm (yes, just below the compensation threshold of £150) when it was restored. It was of course a nice sunny day - ideal...
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You and me are aiding Chinese exporters via postage costs subsidy
A lot of DIYers buy bits and pieces on line (eg Ebay) and we may be amazed at how something that comes all the way from China can be a whole lot cheaper than exactly the same item sent within the UK....
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In praise of Royal Mail
We were out for the day on Saturday, delivering son to uni [1] and arrived home just after half past five. Half an hour later there is a knock at the back door and there stands our postie in...
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Is this CU right
It is getting to the point where I am ready to install my main CU so just checking for any "gotchas" that I have not considered. The unit I am going for is this has most of the MCBs I need and what is...
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London Congestion Charge
Idly musing about life at work the other day, electric cars came up, and their range. We struck upon a solution. A trailer. A trailer with a diesel generator on it, the electricity going back to the...
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OT:van insurance
Everybody probably already knows this but... I had a renewal quote in a letter from Direct Line increasing my annual premium to £463.68 I went on line to Go Compare* and the best comparable quotes...
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Uninterruptible power supplies
I was watching an item on TV about use of batteries to balance the national grid. I have also heard it said that the supply is likely to become less reliable with increased dependence on renewables. I...
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circular saw number of teeth
I have a Royobi EWS1150RS circular saw that came with a 170mm 12 tooth blade. I need to cut down a chipboard kitchen carcass - soft material but needs a clean cut on one side (other side will be...
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Cut the non-DIY political crap, chaps?
This IS a very interesting NG but this morning there were 220 messages waiting and there is no way that I was going to plough through any of them! Moderate, please ! ! !
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Valuable or Tatt?
I have a couple of "porcelean" vase ornaments - from the clearing of the loft. Not sure if they have any value or not. Is ther a site I can upload a photo to to get an opinion from someone...
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