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Thunderbird acting like a cat
Unable to connect to your IMAP server You may have exceeded the maximum number of connections to this server etc Suggestions?
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4 years ago
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Can a stud wall ever be load-bearing?
I doubt it, but I want to saw a big hole in one, so I need to ask. Our stairs go up the middle of the house, at 90 degrees to all the beams. There is a breeze block wall on one side, and a stud wall...
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4 years ago
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Fused connection unit question
I've uploaded a picture of a fused connection unit. Would the team like to take a guess what it's used for? http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/images/thumb/9/95/Crabtree4106FCU.JPG/564px-Crabtree4106FCU.JPG...
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4 years ago
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OT: DVLA
Anyone here had experience of renewing their driving licence after age 70? I'm just doing that (did it online), but ticked the box about eyesight as, in a year or two, I will need to get my eyes done...
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4 years ago
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Diy Roofer needed.
Apply Houses of Parliament. grin. Brian
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4 years ago
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Measure twice
Today I decided to fit a bit of plastic trim around a window opening prior to tiling the same. I measured the opening, marked up the trim and offered up the trim to the opening before cutting. It's...
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4 years ago
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Nearly had a bit of a flood
I got a plumber to do this job and now I'm very glad I did. Replacing the ballvalve on a 'fortic' cylinder which had to come out of the cupboard to get access. Drained the cylinder using the gate...
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4 years ago
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Battery charger go bang!
Several years ago I bought a Tronic charger from Lidl. After about 34 months it packed up and Lidl sent me a new one - well done Lidl. This second one went bang and emitted the smell of burning...
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4 years ago
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Re: DIY surgery ...
Permanent? Not likely. Pushing that lump back through the weak bit of the abdominal wall, doesn't cure the weakness.
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4 years ago
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CO2 "magic bullet"
Well, it's a "magic bullet" according to the BBC <> sounds like an industrial version of the schoolboy experiment turning limewater milky to me ... How much energy does it take to bake all the...
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4 years ago
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Lounge with no windows
I have just been nosing a planning approval for a local house, which is to have a first floor bedroom added and a dining room. The dining room is to be added at the back, to what was the French...
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4 years ago
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Fluidmaster soft fill Q.
Having dissembled and resembled the soft-fill valve that was leaking (seems to work, touch wood) I noticed that in addition to the actual inlet valve, there appears to be another valvey-type fitting...
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4 years ago
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OT: How to game a petition part II
Same as my sytem exceptt they wrote a script and used a network of proxy servers to anonymise IP source addresses. 72,000 over a weekend. will remoaners wake up to the fact that it's big money and...
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4 years ago
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Sagecom 2704n
Our village hall cctv used to be viewable over the internet but our treasurer signed us up to a new deal with Plusnet who sent us a replacement router and now the remote access has been lost. Asking...
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4 years ago
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Speeding fine avoided
I received a letter from West Yorks plod today which stated that I was clocked at 61mph in a 50mph zone on the M606 the other day. I sent it back with my wife's name on it! Not me, guv.
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