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France mains sockets

Recently was in St Malo and our adapter would not fit the mains sockets in the hotel; just fell out. It did fit the sha...
47 comments posted 2yrs
posted by invalid_unparseable
47 comments posted 2yrs posted by invalid_unparseable

Spraying BAC50 in hot weather

Is it okay to spray BAC50 in the current hot weather, or will moss and lichen be too dry to absorb the chemical? This is...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

OT Wise spamming

Anyone else? I have had a succession of mails asking for personal details.
23 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
23 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

A mount to swing a TV into an alcove

I'd like to mount a TV such that it swings into the gap beside a chimney breast when not in use and swings out about 45...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nothanks
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by nothanks

Don't forget to put vinegar on your chips!

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/14/2305 " Abstract Depressive disorders are the most prevalent mental health conditio...
94 comments posted 2yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
94 comments posted 2yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Rust prevention treatments

We realised over last winter that our nice iron garden gate is full of water. It's got a box frame around the edge, and...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by vir.campestris
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by vir.campestris

Floor levelling compound on T&G

I am about to lay LVT in the bathroom and we want to take the flooring into the hallway. The issue is that the bathroom...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

One for the Chemists

Table salt shaker cap with dispenser holes partly plugged with crusted salt and? Domestic staff steeped it in soapy wat...
18 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Venting a portable air conditioner

I am briefly looking at this because we may have some hot weather on the way. This is usually a passing phase with no a...
36 comments posted 2yrs
posted by wibble
36 comments posted 2yrs posted by wibble

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