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Tyre replacement

Nowadays, for several reasons, my Mondeo annual mileage is low, mostly occasional motorway trips, some with a caravan i...
19 comments posted 2yrs
posted by chris
19 comments posted 2yrs posted by chris

Garden Hose

My existing Hozelock garden hose is beginning to look a bit the worse for wear, with kinks forming each time I wind it...
12 comments posted 2yrs
posted by chris
12 comments posted 2yrs posted by chris

Mystery engine component

I was at an agricultural museum the other day looking at a very early Ferguson tractor engine (1937 I think) and there...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timdownieuk
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by timdownieuk

Lithium Ion battery packs for handheld hoovers.

Someone has given me a handheld hoover to look at. It is a HoLIFE HLHM036ADUK which I presume came from the middle isle...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by pastedavid
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by pastedavid

OTish - Farcebook help

Since Tuesday, I have been semi-unable to log into the dreaded FB. I have a session on one PC still logged in. However...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Acceptability of UPVC cladding?

Still trying to waterproof my gable wall. 3 blocks of 2 and 3 story 1975 era brick built flats. One resident has sugges...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by mikehalmarack

ANother Utilities Bill Issues

I have a house that I am trying to sell that is empty but I am still paying the old amount for electricity via DD each...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jgnewsid
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by jgnewsid

Talking of intelligence...

...I swear the same jackdaw that fell down the chimney and broke a lamp, fell down the next day as well. What a plonker!
1 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
1 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

Re: Cat scares

> Probably the only way is to apply for an ASBO for the irresponsible cat > owners who let their pets roam and s*it in...
72 comments posted 2yrs
posted by theom+news
72 comments posted 2yrs posted by theom+news

Panama Canal

I'm sure people in here will know. There is an issue with the Panama Canal because of lack of water. On the Thames (sli...
49 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jgnewsid
49 comments posted 2yrs posted by jgnewsid

zip up tower for the repairs

Residents of our blocks of flats are considering buying a 10M zip up tower for the repair of several gable walls. Price...
10 comments posted 2yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
10 comments posted 2yrs posted by mikehalmarack

External wall insulation systems

Has anyone had any experience with EWI systems? In particular, systems designed to be over clad rather than finished wi...
33 comments posted 2yrs
posted by see.my.signature
33 comments posted 2yrs posted by see.my.signature

More EDF bill strangeness

I submitted meter readings a couple of days ago for February gas and electricity use. I got a bill yesterday which I pa...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by Jeff
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by Jeff

Fixing a shed to the ground

A small wooden shed likely having no floor, in a fairly exposed place will surely get blown away in a gale if not secur...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by timw
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by timw

TV LED puzzler

Panasonic TV red/green LED fine at switch-on Any attempt to change volume/channel/switch off/on makes the LED start fli...
7 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jim
7 comments posted 2yrs posted by jim