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Re: OT Gaming of petitions - the official response
As was covered in the earlier thread. I don't subscribe to conspiracy theories about the petition. OTOH the text you quote from the GDS is a classic of its kind. It does not mean they detect and...
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Tip permit!
Rocked up at the tip yesterday, with a few big pieces of plasterboard and a couple of croc tubs of shite only to be turned away because i've no permit. Apparently since Feb you've to apply to the...
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OT: Who's on First?
I received a call from D&G, with whom I used to have a (free) warranty extension, which is about to expire. They called me by my correct name. I was then asked to quote my address, to which I asked...
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Overload protection
I am confused about this. I have a 2kW heater wired in to a timer. I want to add a frost protection thermostat, which will (obviously) have to get its live supply before the (fused, isolateble) timer....
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Re: Dribbling through flush valve
Well at least it dribbles safely, My old toilet if it leaks has its overflow right over the top of the door into the garden. Brian
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Old Wood Can Cost More Than New Lumber. People Want It Anyway.
Wood has been reused for construction since time immemorial so why a yank feels a need to tell us in a UK newsgroup when some of our reused timber was already well into its second use before the US...
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connecting coaxial inside a wall plate for TV
On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:40:29 +0100, Terry Casey snipped-for-privacy@example.
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MK MCBs
Our current CU is an MK and wired as per original 17th amendment. I am replacing it as I need extra ways as well as installing a garage CU. Do the existing RCDs and MCBs fit the new metal CUs, I am...
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Life of a Gate Opener
I've had to replace my Beninca BOB50ME gate opener after 6 years of use and not cheap at £342.40, but looking at the controller stats it has opened and closed 28,495 times or 11 times a day in that...
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razor blades in walls ?
That's pretty funky... Many people have opened up the walls of old houses only to have an avalanche of rusty old blades fall out. Fifty years ago, nearly every bathroom had a medicine cabinet. At the...
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Homegroup on my PC
A short-cut icon has recently appeared on my desktop - a little green sphere with three smaller blue spheres orbiting it like planets. Says its a short-cut to Homegroup. I didn't consciously put it...
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OT: DPD latest
I had a parcel sent from the US near the end of March, and today, I wondered why it had not been delivered. It was shipped with DPD, who are usually pretty good around here. DPD say: "DPD UK | Your...
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OT: Councils.
Happened to look at the newish site our council uses for parking matters. If you apply for a resident's parking pass online, they ask for proof you are who you say. Like a scan of a council tax bill....
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Is bad practice to fit wood across/along grain?
I need to fit two chunks of wooden worktop together with their grain running at right angles. I know I *could* run the join at 45 degrees but that involves all sorts of other problems and compromises....
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replacing the PCB in a gas boiler (ATAG E32C)
The numerical display on my ATAG E32C combi boiler is failing; half the segments don't work any more. This display is on the PCB so I'm guessing the whole PCB has to be replaced. It's about 10 years...
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