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OT The price of butter
Can anyone explain why the price of butter has increased do much recently? Milk and cream prices have more or less remained stable. I am puzzled.
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OT May's recent bollix
track only UKIP Leader Gerard Batten speaks to Ian Collins on BBC Radio Kent about the state of Brexit and potential European Parliament elections - 27.02.2019 www.ukip.org UKIP Leader Gerard Batten...
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Does anyone know what these plastic tags are for (on hydraulic hoses)?
My new tractor mounted mower has these little tags on the ends of the hydraulic hoses where they connect to the tractor. Does anyone know what they're for? There's nothing written on them. The little...
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OT: Is there a fault with BT Fault-Reporting service 0800 800 151?
Total failure of our landline for voice calls (no dialling tone, no click when a receiver is lifted, incoming calls get ringing tone but no phone rings here). Interestingly broadband (ADSL, not VDSL...
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how to download a video clip from utube
How do I download a video clip from utube to my PC?
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is flexible hose connection is acceptable with Gas Hob if yes when ?
I found a property with Gas Hob and connected with flexi and flexible hose is connected like as '0'shape is it acceptable ?
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Interesting old film.
The manufacture of a new weapon in the pre-WWI naval arms race. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI A new weapon is launched in the pre-WWI naval arms race. This striking film illustrates the...
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Life's so random
I suppose that a few years after they retire many people look back and wonder 'what could have been?' You start to wonder if you could have made a better fist of your life. In particular, I find...
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The basketball hoop
Basket ball hoops need heavy duty metal fixings, people hang off them
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Dimmable GU10 LED lamps?
Hi all, We have one of those 3 lamp ceiling spotlights that currently has 3 x 50W halogen lamps in it that I would like to change to LED and one of the dimmer switches that was previously recommended...
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Imperial socket sets still being sold?!
I just bought a new socket set (for car repairs) as I lost my last one. Half the bits are imperial! What the hell are they selling those for? My first car was made in 1988, and even that was metric...
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OT: Banks
I renewed my car insurance today. 2 vehicles with the same insurance company, due within a few days of each other. The insurer will not allow one combined payment, it has to be two separate ones ....
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Strange old smoke detectors - anyone know what they are?
I've just bought a house with an old non-functioning smoke detector system. I've never seen this type of smoke detector before, so I was ondering if anyone had come across it: Picture of old smoke...
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any good pir outdoor lights ?
We had an outdoor pir floodlight which functioned faultlessly for over 20 years. Since its demise I am now on the third far eastern crap. All faulty in one way or another. Either the timer could not...
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Re: Formula for teak oil
On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:48:22 +0000 newshound > wrote: After years of showering my occasionally combusting jeans with welding and grinding sparks I bought a leather apron.