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Emergency Alert

I've just had one of those new-fangled Government Emergency Alerts about fire risks in my area to my almost-up-to-date...
80 comments posted 2mos
posted by nickodell49
80 comments posted 2mos posted by nickodell49

Pot holes

I finally got around to reporting a set of these just up the road to Suffolk CC https://highwaysreporting.suffolk.gov.u...
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posted by tnp
4 comments posted 2mos posted by tnp

OT: Message to my Water Supplier

It is clear that nothing has happened with regard to the numbers I see on my PC which are supposed to be reporting the...
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posted by davey
5 comments posted 2mos posted by davey

Hot Glue Questions

I've just ordered my first Hot Glue Gun. 1. Is there any give after the glue sets? 2. How much time between two applicat...
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posted by stuck
14 comments posted 2mos posted by stuck

Lawn mower dilemma

I want a new lawn mower. My 35 yr old Qualcast B&S Quantum 3.5 hp machine refuses to die and I hate the thought of gett...
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posted by timdownieuk
10 comments posted 2mos posted by timdownieuk

Names changing over time - plasterer's bucket.

Still fettling water butts. A while back when it was still raining now and then I connected up a third water butt to th...
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posted by wibble
0 comments posted 2mos posted by wibble

Light Fitting Rating

Hi All I'm looking at getting some replacement light fittings and note that they have a stated limit of 60 watts. Does...
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posted by Generalie
20 comments posted 2mos posted by Generalie

Prescriptions OT ish

My wife asked me to print off some duplicate prescription forms! This led to a discussion how the Chemist knows what to...
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posted by tim
43 comments posted 2mos posted by tim

Outdoor Lights - Pondering

Hi D-I-Y Team Within the next month, I hope to have a new drive laid, so it got me to thinking about the possibility of...
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posted by Generalie
24 comments posted 2mos posted by Generalie

MSDS ingredients

I've bought some nubuck cleaner that I haven't used before, it has that typical nail polish pear-drops smell, so I chec...
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posted by usenet
13 comments posted 2mos posted by usenet

Dipped headlights

A very odd thing happened to me when I was driving late at night on Tuesday. Three HGVs flashed their headlights at me,...
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posted by newsgroups
12 comments posted 2mos posted by newsgroups