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Is there some problem at NatWest?
Some of there phone numbers are not responding at all, other when you get through are not being answered. Two hours so far, listening to Muzak.
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rotating sills
You need to find a qualified building inspector.
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Re: Screw Caps / Covers
Have you tried Pinterest ? I find major suppliers will generally send a few samples f.o.c.if you are regitered with them UK based Plastic & Rubber component manufacturer, providing a range of products...
 
Screw Caps / Covers
I?m looking for a particular style of screw cap / cover to replace a one or two which have got lost. They really need to match. The style is as follows. Two parts. One part is top hat shaped. The brim...
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Dyson V59 charger - Replace?
I have a charger for a Dyson V59. The nominal output voltage is 26v. My meter shows the actual output voltage when not charging is 23.1v I use the charger with a Dyson V6 and when I put the V6 on the...
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OT Ban on slug pellets coming up.
In case you want to stock up. The UK government might not be doing a lot to impress anybody of late but one very recent announcement by Environment Secretary Michael Gove is to be [...]
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puddled clay
Nineteen years ago friend dug a 400m2 1.5 m deep pond on the slope of a chalky hillside and puddled clay as a liner. After two years the water started disappearing during the summer and now it is dry....
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Fluorescent tube LED replacment
I have an old 56w 5' fluorescent light and every now and again the tube goes out and then comes back on again all with a bit of a thump and a bang (knocking sound). The ends of the tube are starting...
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adhesive
My mobile phone has a "rubber" casing fixed to its plastic body, which is coming unstuck. The internet says (so it must be true) that the casing is TPE. I say that Evostik doesn't adhere to it. Has...
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Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders
Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders Neuroscience News, MAY 29, 2019 Summary: 10(Z)-hexadecenoic acid, a fatty acid found in the soil based bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae,...
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EV Charging in the UK
Sure. You could pay extra for some KWHs. Free fuel is really appealing to some people. If they advertise free charging, then it's not stealing. I've never seen that, but I suppose it happens. The...
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Look !, no hands (aeriel actually)
The recent rain has made TV reception a bit iffy in my house. I am 10 miles from Midhurst and the 15 element group C/D aerial blew down in 2000 so I lashed it up in the loft with some string as a...
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OT Asda washiing machine tablets
100% useless! Bought online with my monthly shop. I thought I was getting a good deal and that they are all sort of the same. My washing came out of the machine dirty, and my washing was not dirty....
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trumppppppppp
are google not doing android updates in this country for hugie phones ? .....
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OTish - 3D printing and moonbases ...
As someone who has a faint memory of the fuss of the original moon landing, I caught first part of "The Sky At Night" moon special. Intrigued by the idea of an inflatable moonbase then covered in a...
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