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Capless

Bought a car with a capless fuel filler....why do they say you shouldn't use petrol cans with a spout ? ....... have to...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by kinvig.netta

OT: Chemistry

Gentlemen, I'm trying to find the correct term for this process. You sometimes hear chemists describe how they 'tweaked...
17 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
17 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

OT: Onions from Australia! WTF!

I try to resist OT topics but had to vent after spotting that the onion I just chopped had been grown in Australia! It'...
62 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mailbin
62 comments posted 9yrs posted by mailbin

I've just had a flexible hose burst.

I've just had a flexible hose burst. 7 years old under the bath and connected to the hot tap. The braiding was complete...
11 comments posted 9yrs
posted by bhartnett
11 comments posted 9yrs posted by bhartnett

OT: windows backup fails with 'file not found'.

Has anyone encountered this error with windows backup :- Backup encountered a problem while backing up file E:\MyDocume...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Electrical Safe Tea

Gentlemen, I've just come up with a very simple idea to massively improve safe- working in high voltage cabinets where...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by curd
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by curd

[OT] Buying a new mattress

Time for a new king size mattress, ours being rather soft and many, many years old. Firm support is the way to go, but...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

The perpetual " Cornish" problem - damp and mold.

Some will understand this problem and others will not. You have to know abo ut wet and damp weather and condensation in...
47 comments posted 9yrs
posted by narriess
47 comments posted 9yrs posted by narriess

Digging a narrow hole 1m deep in a confined space?

I would welcome some thoughts and ideas from the panel... I am planning on replacing our lean-to conservatory with a pr...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mathewjamesnewton
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

WD-40 anecdote

Posted without comment, but this came from a fellow tribologist from the sort of family that would be expected to have...
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by newshound
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by newshound

OT: Wood burning stove question

I inherited a WB stove with this house, but no instructions. I lit it today for the first time and realise that I don't...
29 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mailbin
29 comments posted 9yrs posted by mailbin

TN-C-S with additional earth rod

My house supply is TN-C-S but also has an earth rod. It's a dedicated supply that runs overhead for some distance befor...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mailbin
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by mailbin