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Collecting for charity OT

Do the people canvassing for donors to charities get paid at least minimum wages?
35 comments posted 9yrs
posted by weatherlawyer
35 comments posted 9yrs posted by weatherlawyer

Condensing boiler and PVC

Without being too technical and just in case anybody else has this issue. Bungalow, condensing boiler in the loft, flue...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by MrPounder
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by MrPounder

Cheap SDS "breakers"

I'm thinking about getting one for occasional use. Screwfix have an el chea po 1700W "Titan" at around £150. Reviews ar...
1 comments posted 9yrs
posted by terry.shitcrumbs
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by terry.shitcrumbs

battery barns

Anyone know anything about these new "battery barns" that the subsidy farming companies are trying to set up? The idea...
57 comments posted 9yrs
posted by Jack
57 comments posted 9yrs posted by Jack

UPVC door.

I have an outside door to the roof terrace here. A fairly recent one - perhaps 30 years old. Just a basic wood frame wi...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Powershop Powerpacks anybody?

In my search for a new deal I've come across Powershop and their Powerpacks. Talk about complexity in the market!! I'm...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

charging Li Ion

I've just been handed a casio camera with a flat lithium ion cell, 3.7V 720mAh, charger has been lost. It has three ter...
5 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
5 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Tool / parts store / database?

Hi all, I think I might like some sort of phone / PC auto-synced database app that would allow me to quickly and easily...
56 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
56 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

OT Inbreeding

https://www.defendevropa.org/2017/britain/inbreeding-pakistani-costing-billions/
7 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
7 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

flat roof terminology

The diagonal fillet that's fitted where a flat roof joins the wall, what's it called? I thought it was an arris, but se...
3 comments posted 9yrs
posted by usenet
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by usenet

Refinish Oak Butcher Block surface

We just purchased a new/used house. The kithchen counter is a ~ 5 x 10 foot (2 inch high) oak butcher block surface. Wi...
16 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
16 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Electricity costs.

My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% m...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by harry130747
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by harry130747

Ping F

Send me an email fella. I don't have yours on this machine. It's about you house alarm.
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by aXXXwadsworth
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by aXXXwadsworth