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Rant - buying a new car bureaucracy....
OK - I haven't bought a new car for 15 years and the last one was from a dealer. So call me ignorant this time round. I want to buy off eBay or other source of a private owner to get a much better...
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Manual plane
In common with many on here, I have a lot of DIY toys and in particular, power tools. Over the years I've acquired drills (corded, cordless combi & SDS, pillar), sanders (ordital, rotary, belt),...
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Lowering a shower rail
I'm under pressure from Management to lower our shower rail by around 100mm but I really don't want to have to drill the tiles and to have to fill the holes for the existing fitting (as shown at...
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BBC recording
As there was a thread on vpns, I have recorded a documentary that several blind people want to 'see' Would making an mp3 of the ad sound and audio of the show upset the bbc do you think if I shared it...
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6 year old galvanised heating pipe - corrision
What could have caused the heating pipe to corrode so badly that it failed? It was next to an external wall and lagged. The are a couple of lengths of the pipe lying outside the building unused for...
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VPN
Any recommendations for a good VPN to allow acess to BBC iPlayer outside the U.K. ?
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Gas release valve?
What are those things you see in the middle of nowhere (in the UK at least), a 10 foot high white pole with an orange roof-shaped lid on top? I gather they're to release excess gas from the mains and...
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Intriguing wiring
For anyone who thinks wiring is too easy to be left to the professionals. In our bathroom the fan permanent live is supplied from the socket circuit (admittedly from a fused switch unit next to the...
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Unnecessary wireless devices
1)Doorbells 2)Room thermostats 3)Keyless ignition 4)This: Laura Hopkin, 33, from Stoke-on-Trent, tried to poison her diabetic partner as he lay in bed by pumping insulin into his body with a remote...
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Moan: LED SES "candle" lamps with embossed printing
I've got wall and ceiling lights that take LED SES candle bulbs, but they all seem to have information embossed on their (white) base, and this is visible when the lamp is in position. This must be...
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Wind
Hmmm, better check the soffits tomorrow. Quite strong winds today with no volts for about 3 hours (11kV line down, apparently). Anyway the wind got into an attic and shifted the attic access hatch...
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Actinic Keratosis
On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:05:33 +0000, "Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote: Dunno, but I've been using it on my (partly bald) head and after a week it was really sore. Doc gave me some Eumovate cream to put on and...
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Antifreeze
On Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:02:05 +0000 (UTC), Chris Hogg wrote: Chuckle. Another forgery, as a quick check of the headers will show! Home - Privacy.net
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Can someone help identify this lightbulb?
This blub was fitted to an outside light and has blown. I've no idea what it is. Can someone help? Picture here: http://tinypic.com/r/fy0ab4/9 http://tinypic.com/r/fy0ab4/9
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Holding a pole up with only one cable?
My neighbour has a tall chimney (for a wood burning stove) with a supporting cable, but only one. Obviously the wind doesn't always come from that direction (in fact the cable is to the SE of the...
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