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Lidl Quodrocopter drone...
My ?7.50 Lidle drone just flew away and is lost ... :(
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OT - Utter F*****g madness
Possibly a legal requirement? Some footpaths in Derbyshire have a collection box for tolls, the money is trifling and one box I used looked like it had been open for years. I believe allowing people...
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Volvo C70 rear brake pads
Volvo C70 mk 2 2006 - changing rear brake pads. The last time I changed brake pads was about 40 years ago on my MGB, and things seem more complicated now. I've got the wheel and caliper off, but I...
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cleaning the cooker
For badly burned on food in pans I use an abrasive brush in my drill. It is slightly abrasive, it may scratch the enamel. Very quick and effective with the pan. are also angle grinder versions
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Glyphosate and neigbours revisited
The glyphosate saga ended well. One of the neighbours asked what I had done in the garden. I said I had just put down some basic weedkiller to make a start on tackling the weeds. Another neighbour...
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TOT: my car
My petrol car seems to behave like a diesel. I have just gone up a hill in third gear that is too steep to cycle up. Does this suggest unusual gearing ratios? (Or bad driving on my part!) The car is a...
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Baxi bermuda pw5
Is there a new one available or one that superseeds this
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Window woodwork/mouldings - where to buy? (or even complete windows)
We have wooden windows which we want to keep. The frames are in the main quite sound but we have a couple of opening windows where the wood holding the glass needs replacing. So, where can I buy...
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Removing euro cylinder
A neighbour's front door can't be locked(1) - the key goes in easily but won't turn. I have spare cylinders of the right size (not available from the sheds, TS, SF etc.) from when I changed my locks...
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SOT: An Amazon trick
I think we know the ideas we just don't like it. I picked the stuff off of the shelves, usually the heavest first in the bot tom of the trolly or more usualy basket so I donl;t squash the more delicat...
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Extractor fan through roof tiles Q.
Having got my "roof feet" in June (and having to wait until last week to know it was a success) the next project up there looks like being one to take the output of the bathroom and cloakroom...
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Pendulum clock runs *fast* in hot weather
But, but... CoG would be a first-order effect, and drag and viscosity of air or lubricant an second order-effect? Thomas Prufer
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Wooden worktop by sink with water staining - any way to revive?
Getting closer and close to our son being a home owner. In the kitchen there is a nice wood worktop which has turned black around the sink. Yes, it was a rental property. Looks like a wood block work...
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B&Q Diamond Card
B&Q must be struggling. I've just received an email saying that from 3 September the Wednesday Diamond Card discount (10%) will be restricted gardening products. Instead, they say, they will be...
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2 pin shuttered electrical socket belgium
I am trying to put back a 2 pin plug into a European socket (Belgium). The live and neutral seem to be shuttered and the earth is a round pin that com es out of the socket. I have applied some force...
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