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Now I feel old ... bottle tops

I have only just realised that the oat milk bottle and water bottle lids that appeared to be malformed are actually "th...

91 comments posted 2yrs

posted by jethro_uk

91 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

A Glis Glis ate my DHW Cylinder !

Had a Glis Glis get into the fabric of my house. Those damn Rothschilds have a lot to answer for. I think/hope that I'v...

7 comments posted 2yrs

posted by stuck

7 comments posted 2yrs posted by stuck

Replacing a socket

I have run into terminal problems (excuse the pun) in trying to replace a double socket. I always thought this was a st...

37 comments posted 2yrs

posted by newsgroups

37 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Boiler Hot Water Fault

My 10+ year old combi gas Vaillant ecoTEC pro 28 boiler has become very temperamental with hot water delivery. The flow...

7 comments posted 2yrs

posted by patchmoney

7 comments posted 2yrs posted by patchmoney

Which magazine and stuff.

When I aspired to be middle class, I took out a subscription to 'Which'. It took a while for me to realise that I wasn'...

39 comments posted 2yrs

posted by jim

39 comments posted 2yrs posted by jim

Thermal bridging and wall fixings

I need to fix a couple of things to a bathroom tiled cavity wall - shower head holder and curtain rail thing. Is there...

17 comments posted 2yrs

posted by patchmoney

17 comments posted 2yrs posted by patchmoney

OT-ish: how to wire money to US Bank?

Hi all somewhat d-i-y based ... I have a need to wire a small amount of money ($25 or so) to a US bank. I am not clear...

9 comments posted 2yrs

posted by jkn+es

9 comments posted 2yrs posted by jkn+es

Brambles cower before me!

Following on from the "Why are the easy jobs anything but?" thread, today I received a couple of bits to add to my line...

7 comments posted 2yrs

posted by see.my.signature

7 comments posted 2yrs posted by see.my.signature

Plywood for exterior use

I'm looking into building some new gates (1750 high and 1000 wide - twice), and whilst I think I know what to do about...

22 comments posted 2yrs

posted by diy

22 comments posted 2yrs posted by diy

Connecting multiple speakers to one Amplifier output

Hi All, I have been given a modern Stereo 40W per channel (RMS though I don’t know how it was measured) amplifier (PURE...

14 comments posted 2yrs

posted by chrispvholmes

14 comments posted 2yrs posted by chrispvholmes

b&q still crowdstruck?

no response ...

43 comments posted 2yrs

posted by usenet

43 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

Recommendation for exterior grain filler?

I'm in the process of repairing a 30s oak window frame which has been deeply weathered. It needs to be painted (sad, I...

1 comments posted 2yrs

posted by nothanks

1 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

Just seen the binmen - immediate thoughts !

From Birmingham City Council. Just seen the binmen collect the recycling bins. These consist of a wheelie bin for glass...

15 comments posted 2yrs

posted by jethro_uk

15 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Vintage Binding post thread size”

Well, I think 80s counts as vintage these days. I was attempting to attach speaker wires to our ancient Wharfdale Linto...

3 comments posted 2yrs

posted by chrispvholmes

3 comments posted 2yrs posted by chrispvholmes

Why are the easy jobs anything but?

So I looked at the grass, and thought "I can skip mowing it this week" - it had not grown that much. So instead I thoug...

6 comments posted 2yrs

posted by see.my.signature

6 comments posted 2yrs posted by see.my.signature