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Grumble - Which? TV advert - grumble

Just caught the tail end of an advert for Which Trusted Traders where Dad is under the stairs at the consumer unit with...
2 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

OT: Ophelia

Just a placeholder for any information about the storm, should it be of use or interest. Elsewhere, yellow and pink ski...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

faintly red colour cast today

Have you got the red mist? Not rage, dust from the Sahara apparently. I first noticed that the world was tinged pink wh...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

uPVC Repair

One of the delightful children* who play on the green outside our house hav e put a 2 1/2"x 3/4" hole in the skin of ou...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by philipuk
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by philipuk

PC monitor & electrical discharge

I have replaced my monitor as the old one had a dodgy mains connection (somewhere within the monitor) It would cut out...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

OT: Foot Pain

Gentlemen, I consider myself to be very 'lucky' because last winter I contracted Shingles. It certainly didn't seem luc...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

How to paint radiator covers

Knowing some of the replies to this query are old now, nonetheless they made for interesting reading but did nothing to...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Eileen HARLOW
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by Eileen HARLOW

freezing silicone sealant

I've bought too many tubes of sealant. Can I freeze it until spring? Bill
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Not sure I beleive that Rail line repair

Fixing a railway line in Alaska.... They had a worn section to replace so measured up the length they had on the truck,...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Floor sockets

I want to install sockets in the floorboards in our living room. It is approximately 7x6 metres and has three sofas in...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

Room thermostat wiring

I have to fit a room thermostat into a building where there is already an old three-wire connection for a (mechanical)...
40 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Max
40 comments posted 9yrs posted by Max

Continuation :- Beginner airbrush

Further to my asking what brush I should get to learn with ,ie not whoopedo rather inexpensive to see whether I get-on...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by cheesesoupnews
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by cheesesoupnews

citric degreaser

Can anyone recommend a cheap citric based degreaser? I need to clean old petrol varnish off a long unused motorbike tank...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

FM stereo tuners - Xpost (OTish)

Tidying(ish) the loft I came across a very nice NAD FM stereo tuner. Put into storage during a house move and never tak...
73 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
73 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

OT: Bloody kids

What is it with hormonal baby makers? A very rude woman told me I mustn't park in the parent and child spaces at the su...
75 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
75 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid