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OT Daft Idea or what?

Some new traffic lights have been installed nearby. There is a Turn Right Filter. On approaching you see either the red...
30 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
30 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

Outdoor lights

Want to get some decent outdoor lights. Auto day light switching and solar powered ideally but otherwise 12v as the run...
21 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tpmccann
21 comments posted 8yrs posted by tpmccann

SOT: Which car to use in snow?

We have two cars: a Fiat Panda and a Skoda Yeti. We live up a steep hill. It hasn't snowed here yet this winter [not so...
111 comments posted 8yrs
posted by lalaw44
111 comments posted 8yrs posted by lalaw44

R. Cott. 28

I see the plumbers are active so.... I need a plan for piping and operating the cottage heating/DHW system! Progress so...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

What do UK Power Networks require for PME?

UK Power Networks say they will fit PME in London, for free, if it's available and if the house "conforms to the 17th E...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rbw0
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by rbw0

[OT] Glasses case

Not actually for myself, but for a friend's teenage son. She is looking for recommendations for a strong, hard, as ligh...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

OT: Android management

Apologies for OT subject, but there are some smart and helpful people here! I've managed to get something on my Moto G5...
54 comments posted 8yrs
posted by newshound
54 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

OT Gridwatch - demand slowly ramping up

Following on from other Gridwatch references I've had the web site up open for a few days now. It looks as though deman...
59 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
59 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Electrical work

I've seen some bad ones, but this is a biscuit taker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWIKZtCPwA NT
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

Cadovius Royal System and similar designs

This is the Royal System: It's a modular, wall-mounted shelving system in teak, first created in the late 1940s by Poul...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

Do Boeing hand-make aeroplanes?

Look at this photo of a Boeing 737 engine: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tpqep99b5b00psn/737%20engine%20flying.jpg?dl=0 Not...
34 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
34 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Proposal - rotating cars

Why can cars not be made so you can power one side backwards and the other forwards, so it could rotate like a tank? No...
13 comments posted 8yrs
posted by imvalid
13 comments posted 8yrs posted by imvalid

Jewson

I received their tool hire guide today. Hiring a sack truck for one day costs almost exactly the same as buying one fro...
14 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
14 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTsomeone