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Watering 4-Way Splitter

I had been using a Hozelock 4-way splitter for some time, bringing it indoors during the frosty season. When it eventua...
13 comments posted 2yrs
posted by chris
13 comments posted 2yrs posted by chris

Mystery camera update

For anyone interested, as I suspected the cameras were nothing to do with traffic monitoring but were instead for monit...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Boilers (again) - Weather compensation

Firstly thanks to all who contributed to "Replacement Boiler Survey" thread which is now a little unweildy. Despite spe...
16 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nospam
16 comments posted 2yrs posted by nospam

Carpet to carpet

I have a strip of leftover carpet lying across the doorway to my garden. I haven't edged it so bits keep peeling off bu...
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pinnerite
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by pinnerite

N-BASE T- anyone using it?

This came to my attention when I bought my replacement router. It has a 2.5 Gb/sec port which I had not come across bef...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by wibble
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by wibble

A staggering indictment

on UK politics that NO ONE has mentioned the General Erection, when all the wankers come out to play with themselves, at...
90 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
90 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

"Eco4", free new boiler etc etc. What's the catch.

Of late my FB has been flooded with sponsored ads from various outfits all promising a free boiler "if you qualify". Pl...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

OTish interactive web chart

Being middle aged and an enjoyer of beer I have to keep a track of my belly and diet from time to time to avoid the hea...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timw
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by timw

OT: HelpBots and FAQs

AFAIK, all online customer service sites these days push you to divert your questions to their chatbot/virtual assistan...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by office
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by office

Yay!!!!

We won (by we I mean they (the Nursery I volunteer at [https://www.kevockgarden.co.uk]). A gold medal at Chelsea flower...
0 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cheez2011
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by cheez2011

Smartmeter fiasco

I had a smart meter fitted a couple of months ago and recently had a request from Eon for readings. I went into my acco...
26 comments posted 2yrs
posted by s
26 comments posted 2yrs posted by s

fixmystreet.com

I was googling "how to report overflowing bins in my area" and I bumped into: https://www.fixmystreet.com/ Never seen t...
17 comments posted 2yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
17 comments posted 2yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

like freecycle only better?

I have been browsing freecycle looking for unwanted diy or garden materials and tools. It's very disappointing, full of...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timw
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by timw