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gridwatch graphs

Is there something up with some of them? the nuclear+coal+gas+wind graphs and interconnector graphs seem to have "flatli...
15 comments posted 2yrs
posted by usenet
15 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

OT Another e-scooter battery fire

When will this pointless piece of junk be banned, or are some local authorities too far into being "green" and making m...
43 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Jeff
43 comments posted 2yrs posted by Jeff

Talking of plugs

Working in a teaching lab (UK) there are some items of equipment which were frequently plugged into and unplugged from...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jim
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by jim

OT: TomTom satnav

I am sorry if I am gaining a reputation for asking vague questions. TomTom is trying to persuade me to buy a new satnav...
13 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
13 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Odourless Glue

I have just repaired a freezer drawer with a couple of stainless steel brackets and bolts having dropped it on the kitc...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jgnewsid
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by jgnewsid

Replacement bathroom towel rail

The towel warmer in the bathroom needs replacement as the paint on it is bubbling in many places and has started flakin...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Jeff
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by Jeff

Sim sizes

I want to try moving the SIM in my iPhone, to an older Doro, so that I'm not changing the number. Now, the iPhone uses...
25 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
25 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

SOT: merging pdf files (ILovePDF)

After merging several pdf files, pages from different files are different sizes in the final version. All scans were fro...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups

Sticky plastic

Over the years I've had several items go "gooey" thanks to that soft-touch plastic, today I've just come to use a remot...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by usenet
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by usenet

plumbing excitement

I sometimes wonder what “ordinary” people do. Squeals from the upstairs bathroom alerted me to a sudden leak from below...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Light switch back box help

Currently uprating all our manual switches to smart ones so SWMBO can work them by voice. First two were a dream 10 min...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

SOT: Condenser for aircon (Nissan Micra)

The air conditioning stopped working on my 2008 Nissan Micra. I took it to a garage, who checked it and found no leak u...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by newsgroups
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by newsgroups