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OT: SMS Gateway

Can anyone recommend an email/web to SMS gateway for sending occasional texts from my PC, please? Preferably, one that'...
24 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NOTSomeone
24 comments posted 9yrs posted by NOTSomeone

Any ideas for cutting household spendings?

Haya! I realised I spent so much money without any reason, really - I'd like to change that. I've already heard about l...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by AntoRennes.13f81b29
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by AntoRennes.13f81b29

OT: LOL what does this mean?

"Mexico CIty Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said parts of the city are without in an interview on Foro TV."...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by tnp
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by tnp

How thick are the police?

My van was robbed of its van vault. The bastards smashed the door open and ripped it off the floor. The police have now...
23 comments posted 9yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
23 comments posted 9yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Wireless weatherproof switch?

An elderly family friend has an external switch that turns on a garden water feature via some sort of remote control, o...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Lidl Parkside accessories - bank transfer only?

I've just got round to trying to order a replacement battery for my cordless circular saw. I've bought one in the past,...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by wibble
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by wibble

Are these surface mount components or not?

See all those little brown blobs? Are they actually surface mount resistors/capacitors? They don't seem to be connected...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

OT: fast fibre for West Sussex

Apparently West Sussex is going to be one of the 6 areas to benefit from this announcement. Are they really going to in...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

BP monitor

I am just in the process of pulling a faulty one apart, faulty as in not getting up to pressure so showing an error. Th...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Let's be careful out there

Link is safe - points to The Independent. https://goo.gl/D4QUBQ (H&S related)
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news0006
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by news0006

OT: Horse chestnut trees

Those in the London area may have seen a piece on the BBC TV local news yesterday about Wandsworth council wanting to r...
35 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
35 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Cutting plasterboard over timber studs

I need to replace a damaged section of plasterboard on a stud wall and am hoping to cause minimum damage. What's the ea...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by davidneale3
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by davidneale3

Lazy folk

Well this is getting ridiculous, apparently people actually pay someone to clean their oven for them. I just got a leaf...
31 comments posted 9yrs
posted by imvalid
31 comments posted 9yrs posted by imvalid

Update on latest FIT scheme.

https://www.gov.uk/feed-in-tariffs
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747