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OT Wetherspoons phasing out steaks

It's now going to be pizzas they sell. Better profit margin.
41 comments posted 8yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
41 comments posted 8yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

If Salvador Dali did UPS batteries

A couple of weeks ago they were fiddling with our local electrical supply, so they decided to run the area from a local...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by see.my.signature
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by see.my.signature

OT: Wireless speakers (not Bluetooth)

Hi folks ;-) I want to fit a wireless "extension speaker" in my kitchen (and perhaps elsewhere), to work off my hi-fi....
14 comments posted 8yrs
posted by max_demian
14 comments posted 8yrs posted by max_demian

Endoscope/Borescope

I'm looking to buy one for diy use. They're as cheap as £3.54 on amazo n but will they work with a computer here? They...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tabbypurr
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by tabbypurr

An unusual clock

I bought a kitchen clock in a second-hand shop. I think it must be German, from the around 1960. Photo: It's not a good...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

Water not getting hot enough

Any ideas why my boiler won't heat the hot water above 55 degrees c. Potterton prima 40 b running y plan stored heating...
5 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Graham
5 comments posted 8yrs posted by Graham

MCB tripping and not switching off power

A bit of a flash as the cable popped out of the terminal block and touched the earthed light fitting. Now I would have...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth

light switch pull cord

It isn't exactly major works but this is puzzling me. The bathroom light switch pull cord - bog standard, looks like th...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by tim
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim

Kitchen lights

We currently have 4 x double tube 4" fluorescent light fittings (which no longer work) in our kitchen. When they worked...
34 comments posted 8yrs
posted by NOTSomeone
34 comments posted 8yrs posted by NOTSomeone

Descaler warning ?

We have a B2C coffee machine (de Longhi) which has a warning light when the thing needs descaling. Given that we live i...
17 comments posted 8yrs
posted by jethro_uk
17 comments posted 8yrs posted by jethro_uk

3-D printer. What to print?

I quite fancy, for a bit of fun, building one of these sub-£100 3-D printer kits. https://tinyurl.com/yc3rcvqo https://...
52 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dmarsden
52 comments posted 8yrs posted by dmarsden

Washing Pillows

Any tips on how to was a typical polyester fibre filled pillow without getting the fibre fill twisted or distorted in t...
20 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Somewhere
20 comments posted 8yrs posted by Somewhere

OT: 1965 Halfords catalogue

Ahh, the joys of changing the 'points' and getting the gap correct. https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/halfords-1965-cata...
37 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
37 comments posted 8yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

OT: Things you can't buy

1. Beer mats - only obtainable by theft from pubs. I prefer them to rigid coasters, as they are absorbent and don't sti...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by max_demian
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by max_demian