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Cleaning a wall

The previous owners seem to have liked ivy covered walls. I don't, so what is the best way to remove the mess left behi...
8 comments posted 10yrs
posted by djc
8 comments posted 10yrs posted by djc

Call Blocker working well :-)

Judging by the number of nuisance callers it is reporting as having blocked, the number of such callers trying to get t...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by harry.m1byt

traffic lights at roadworks.

On my way to work a bridge is being repaired. Today I was in the stream of traffic heading towards town, no cars going...
20 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rgdavidson
20 comments posted 10yrs posted by rgdavidson

Renting out a house

A relation is thinking of renting out his house for a year or so while he works away. He has had a very tentative conta...
25 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Billaboard
25 comments posted 10yrs posted by Billaboard

Screwfix just up the road!

Screwfix have just opened a branch abut 2 miles up the road. Easy parking, just across from Sainsburys! Been in there t...
10 comments posted 10yrs
posted by news0006
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by news0006

Steel disk of 50mm

I'm trying to source a steel disk of 50mm or slightly greater where I can weld a nut in the centre and retains an eleme...
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posted by spam
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by spam

Lost alarm fob for Fiat 500

My daughter has lost the alarm fob for her 2010 Fiat 500 (bought new). She still has all the information provided with...
11 comments posted 10yrs
posted by gayleard
11 comments posted 10yrs posted by gayleard

OTish: Quern/Mill stones

Having recently purchased a lovely little hand grinder for coffee (mmmm ! ) I found myself vaguely wondering how flour...
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posted by jethro_uk
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by jethro_uk

Ghostery

I have been getting messages appearing ina purple table to the right of my screen advising me what cookies are ignoring...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

Car fittings (a bit OT)

Watched a programme about old British cars and rememberd that back in the 50's and 60's so many cars had very bog stand...
60 comments posted 10yrs
posted by Somewhere
60 comments posted 10yrs posted by Somewhere

Spa bath help please

Hi all, I have bought a spa bath (Duravit Starck) from eBay and was wondering if an yone here could me with a few (perh...
3 comments posted 10yrs
posted by leenowell
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by leenowell

Hot melt glue

Have just run out of the hot melt glue sticks that came with my hot glue guns - both 11 and 7 mm. Not being a big user,...
17 comments posted 10yrs
posted by rmoudndgers
17 comments posted 10yrs posted by rmoudndgers

mAh level for batteries

Looking to buy some rechargeable batteries for digital camera is there a limit on the mAh level or should I just go for...
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by noname
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by noname

OT: Moaning council

Typical moaning councils, do they ever do anything constructive? http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jeremy-clarkson-caus...
23 comments posted 10yrs
posted by invalid
23 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid