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OT BA. outage. What happened. Allegedly.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/british-airways-system-outage-it-worker-power-supply-switch-off-accident...
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posted by harry130747
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

Silicone render

Hello. I've been looking for estimates for rendering the gable end wall of my bungalow with a coloured silicone coating...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Help with Victorian iron roof light

We have several iron sky lights in our roof, and I have just plucked up courage to actually start working on one. Got i...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by News
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by News

Smartmeters revisited ...

No, not the usual "should I have them fitted?" vs "no they're insecure!" discussion ... You may remember last year I op...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by usenet
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by usenet

Getting round a mortise lock with lost key :(

Last week I managed to drop my back door key somewhere over the course of a several-mile dogwalk. Oh well; at least it...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601

Drawer front fixing

Does anyone know what this fixing is called and where I can buy one? https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4269/34995848126_3f7...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by chudford2
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by chudford2

Grrrr! couriers

Who was the last courier firm to go bust, CityLink? Can I nominate UPS to be next please? Few weeks ago ordered some it...
37 comments posted 9yrs
posted by usenet
37 comments posted 9yrs posted by usenet

Looking for user manual ...

Can anyone help me find a user manual/parts list for the 75G14-28A mower? Many thanks.
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Derek_G
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by Derek_G

glue metal to plasterboard

I need to glue a small 4cm metal strip to plaster board (magnetic catches) I currently have wood glue and silicone, woul...
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by noname
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by noname

A substitute for resin fixings

I've recently been using resin fixings in walls that are hard to mount stuff on and have used them for a TV bracket and...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stainburn
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by stainburn

How to identify iron pipe sizes?

I need to remove some redundant pipework and temporarily plug the bits I can't deal with at the moment, but I don't kno...
10 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

RIP John Noakes

One of my childhood heros. And not OT as he did stuff. Anyone who can do this is either insane or brave (or both as he...
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posted by aXXXwadsworth
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth