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Cloudy Lacquer
Had the dashboard wood on my old Rover refurbished at vast cost by a specialist just over a year ago. They re-veneered it due to the original being cracked as well as obviously new lacquer or...
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Resticking rear view mirrors
Following on from the debacle of the rear view mirror falling off the windscreen in hot weather, I settled down to the job of sticking it back on. Initially I used an expensive Summit sticky rubber...
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SOT - Stupid car locks
I've got a Nissan Micra It has central locking with single (hidden) key entry point on the passenger door. when my CL fails, which it does all too frequently (it seems to be the sensor not the key)...
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Advantages of a bay window over a flat window.
I'm thinking of adding a new window to an upstairs room with a nice view. I could use a flat window, but I have a hunch that a slightly bayed window w ould be more pleasing. I can see that installing...
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Why we must stay in the EU. The 'precautionary principle'
Jim There was a Boy whose name was Jim; His Friends were very good to him. They gave him Tea, and Cakes, and Jam, And slices of delicious Ham, And Chocolate with pink inside And little Tricycles to...
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Modern boilers, auto ignition, off for 6 months, bleeding
I've got an old boiler, and when I shut it off last summer for 6 months, I had to bleed the air out of the gas line before I could light the pilot. This year the pilot is staying on. How do modern...
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7 years ago
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Warranty and CPC
Just over a year ago, I bought a selection of light bulbs, or whatever they're called nowadays, from CPC, so that I have a stock to hand. I used one the other day, or rather I tried to, but it was...
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Calling Henry users
Prompted by another posting, I've just bought some microfibre bags rather than the paper ones which we normally use. One of the eBay listings sells 10 bags with one of the cloth secondary filters....
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Then they came for E-cigarettes..
The absolute classic misuse of EU regulatory powers under the guidance of if big corporates (pharmaceuticals in this case, who make things like nicotine gum) to stamp out a competitive product that...
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Recommendations for laser measurer requested
I look at the Bosch PLR 15 on Amazon, but there are a number of low-rated reviews of it. What do people recommend? I don't need bells and whistles. It just has to measure width/length of a room. But...
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Misaligned mirrors cause fire at solar power generation facility
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Dang! Bad timing.
Currently in Copenhagen about 400yds from this engine, and it's not running while we're here. Bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger.... :-( Just have to come back I guess. Tim
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OT-ish: Smart electric/gas meters - Y/N?
Sorry if we've done this here before but I can't find anything... British Gas are asking me to have smart meters installed for my electricity and gas usage. I understand that I can decline - any...
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What kind of thread could this be?
Trying to make up a puller for a steering wheel (Land Rover) so it's imperial (it really is in this instance!) Can anyone tell me which imperial thread is frequently confused for 6mm metric? To be a...
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Cracked Lintel and Sill (tree damage)
It has been suggested to me that it would be possible to replace this stone lintel with steel or pre-stressed concrete for a 'reasonable sum' but I am also keen to preserve the symmetry of the...
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