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OT: glyphosate

I'm seeing on twitter that Bayer has bought Monsanto, and that as a result Germany has suddenly decided that glyphosate...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by timstreater
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by timstreater

One nuisance caller got through - BT8500

This morning the very first ever nuisance caller managed to get himself through the caller filter, in the two years sin...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

DeWalt SDS drill repair or dump?

My DeWalt SDS drill turns but doesnt hammer. Someone siad there's a spring inside which I may have broken by pushing ha...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dicegeorge
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by dicegeorge

TOT household rubbish

How much rubbish for collection does the average household generate? It's rubbish collection day today and I note that...
151 comments posted 8yrs
posted by junk
151 comments posted 8yrs posted by junk

Grooving concrete

Does anyone have experience of putting anti-slip grooves into worn concrete? The problem is in a livery stables with ai...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newshound
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

tap washer split in 2

Got a large water bill - my daily consumption was 500 litres/day more than previous bill. So started replacing tap wash...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bruce56
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by bruce56

DIY expenses and balance sheet for a Will

Maybe doesnt sit properly in this newsgroup but it is DIY. Does anyone on here have experience of accounts with referenc...
19 comments posted 8yrs
posted by noname
19 comments posted 8yrs posted by noname

OT: Why can't a petrol engine start itself?

Wouldn't it be possible to design a petrol engine so whichever piston is in the right position gets an injection of fue...
181 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
181 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Part P and house extensions

I am currently planning an extension to the house and whilst I will be gett ing a builder in to construct the shell I w...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

Kinetic remote/wireless light switches

I posted a while ago asking about kinetic light switches. Anyway, if anyone is interested, I got some of these,...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr

Skanky insulation

I've been messing about in the ceilings in the upstairs flat at work this week, sorting some lighting out. There's insu...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rsandr
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by rsandr

OT - Saucepan handle

One handle is broken on our large saucepan, so I made a rather crude wooden handle and glued it to the lugs. Only then...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Ideal Icos HE 18 troubles

Some years ago, it failed and it turned out to be PCB failure, the onboard transformer. It was expedient to get a repla...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Rod Speed

Anyone seen sight or sound of him? According to another group I'm on that he infests, he hasn't posted since January. A...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Huge
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by Huge