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OT This could only happen in Scunthorpe

I needed to connect my work tablet to Wi-Fi or my mobile hotspot to set up some EV chargers. https://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by adamwadsworth

OT: Switch telephone to VoIP

I have just switched my Mum's internet to IDNET CityFibre FTTH, and now I need to transfer her landline to VoIP. Unfort...
36 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Pancho.Jones
36 comments posted 2yrs posted by Pancho.Jones

Lidl vacuum cleaner powerhead dismantling

This week's puzzle... The rotating brush in our 5-years old Lidl cordless vacuum cleaner has, more-or-less, stopped wor...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Jeff
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Jeff

TOT lithium battery fire

lithium battery fire (15 second video) https://www.facebook.com/reel/1602477930690894
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by junk
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by junk

Emery paper

I wanted to buy some emery cloth on Saturday. Easy, I thought. Jewson's, our local area building supply dealer, had nev...
28 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
28 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey

Re: Smart meter easy fix and other stuff

> Spike's post has reminded me of something that happened a couple of > months ago. Welcome back. You’ve been missed.
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by aero.spike
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by aero.spike

OT Whinge

Why is it that most photos of incidents taken by witnesses are in vertical mode? Lots of foreground and sky but not much...
50 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
50 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Importing Thunderbird data

Is it possible to import Thunderbird data from a Windows 10 machine to a widows 11 machine that is running thunderbird?...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by iain
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by iain

Earthing question

I have replaced a double 13 amp socket (which I understand I am perfectly entitled to do). The backbox is made of steel...
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

OT: Where did our language go?

"Get $5 off the item you love in-app". Courtesy of e-bay. Not only is the almost-word 'app' an incorrect and lazy abbre...
282 comments posted 2yrs
posted by davey
282 comments posted 2yrs posted by davey

Splicing wires

One of these has been used: https://ibb.co/WsZCtLG to splice a 1.5mm^2 cable into a larger 6mm^2 cable. Corrosion has s...
43 comments posted 2yrs
posted by fredxx
43 comments posted 2yrs posted by fredxx