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OT - where does fat go? - Faux science?
<>The article states that most people assume when losing weight that fat turns to energy. This is wrong because it turns to carbon dioxide and water. Say what? To me this is like asking where petrol...
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Amazon Prime
Like many people, I have previously been tricked into signing up for Prime Delivery without specifically knowing how it happened, fair enough they cancelled it without quibble. Today I went to buy a...
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Great big heavy router
My good friend went blind, so he gave me some of his tools. One thing he gave me was a router. He said, "I've never been able to use it: it's too big and heavy." "What did you buy it for then?" "I...
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DSAT attenuation - Bill Wright?
Since the change of coding for DSAT BBC Four HD it has suffered pixellation on our Panasonic Freesat TV and Blueray/HDD recorder. Digging around the 'net indicates this is some weird hardware problem...
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Esoteric wiring question
I have a socket on a ring main behind my kitchen units, which is not in use. Is there an argument for replacing it with a terminal block inside the existing box and adding a blanking plate, or is the...
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CH System - By Pass Valve Alternative
My CH system has a by pass loop with a Honeywell DU145 Auto Bypass Valve. I'm now on my 2nd valve, and I think that has also failed open like the first did - it seems a common problem with these...
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OT: Xmyth presents?
So, Silly season is on the ebb and I wondered if anyone here actually got a good Xmyth present? I'll need to define my 'good' further: It needed to be a complete surprise. No previous hints, not...
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Float valve vibration
A couple of months ago we had a new boiler (regular) fitted. A couple of weeks later my wife said there was a strange noise coming from the spare bedroom en suite, which only occurred when I was using...
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Boxing Day +1
Last night, at bedtime, one of the stairlifts started to beep. The fault code said 'no charge'. This has always in the past meant that the track needed cleaning. This morning I started to clean the...
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Smoked Haddock - How does this work?
Four individual cuts, each separately sealed in plastic, then in a second outer sealed plastic and frozen. Outer package said caught in north east atlantic, in Norwegian Sea. Name on outer package...
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swapping single channel c/h programmer to 2 channel
swapping a single channel programmer for a 2 channel as the hot water is continually on is this a easy enough task to do the controller on the system is a drayton tempus 1 Thanks
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OT: Dementia
Hi, My siblings and I have been taking it in turns to look after our mum after she had a nasty fall recently. We're not expecting her to be up and about for another 12 weeks. Anyway, we siblings share...
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OT On Treason May
Every claim made by Theresa May and her rebuttal unit is false - Independence Daily Every claim made by Theresa May and her rebuttal unit is false - Independence Daily
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Does anyone repair Bosch dishwasher timers?
The rotary timer in our Bosch dishwasher stops half way through the programme. If left it simply carries on washing, and washing and washing! Clicking it on gets things moving for a while only for it...
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Wera screwdriver sets?
Hi all, I've seen mention here of 'Wera' screwdrivers and saw a set at Homebase whilst looking for a good fit screwdriver for some laptop screws the other day. It seems a 'good' Philips No1 fits these...
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