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DIY burial ? (weird question)
Seeing as Muslims are buried *without* a coffin, would it be allowed by law to simply dig a 6ft hole on, say, Exmoor (with monitored permission)? Cheap burial ;-) BTW, I haven't got anyone in mind ;-)
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9 years ago
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Is it sensible - concrete
I've just seen some 'professionals' lay a 20m x 25m L shape, with the house the square in the missing 7x10 square in the corner and all laid as one slab? Seems almost certain to pretty soon crack to...
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9 years ago
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Burglar alarm Ni-MH battery
Rather than hi-jack the existing thread.... Some weeks ago our burglar alarm triggered, possibly a spider. Unfortunately, we were away so the strobe continued and possibly ran down the local battery....
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9 years ago
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Bosch Boiler ECO mode
Does it really make much difference to energy used? It is a pain having to wait longer for the hot water to come through. I bet the saving is minimal.
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9 years ago
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No surprise there, then.
Open up mail deliveries to all - who then 'poach' the very profitable town deliveries - leaving the old RM to deliver to unprofitable locations at the same price as anywhere else. And they've now...
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9 years ago
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Charging shelves
Like I suppose many others, I now have a couple of dozen things which have to be recharged fairly often. Has anyone come up with a good way of dealing with this? I've been thinking in terms of a low...
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9 years ago
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OT: New Bread Maker required
Some years ago, frustrated by my good lady's complaining about the performa nce of our Morphy Richards bread maker, I asked here about a forum where I could get some help, and it became a family tale...
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9 years ago
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OT Day and shorty after
This is incredible!! 1944 ----- 2014. Left click and hold on each photo, and then drag your mouse gently from left to right on the original photograph and it will be become a photo of the exact same...
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9 years ago
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Electronic Component Tolerances
In a recent thread, component tolerances were discussed and there was a brief reference to E6 and E12 series. The concept of acceptable tolerances seems to be alien to many people, especially those...
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9 years ago
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Fan isolator in airing cupboard
In order to save myself a bit of wall chasing I would like to locate the is olator, for the bathroom fan I am going to fit, in the airing cupboard? The cupboard opens into the bathroom it already...
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9 years ago
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Plaster vs. F***ing Render
I seem to have a natural knack for plastering. Not sure where it comes from, but without wishing to blow my own trumpet, I can achieve a 'perfect finish' freehand with little effort. So when I came to...
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9 years ago
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Any old iron?
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9 years ago
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Teak strip.
Need some teak - quite small, finished size 13.5 x 9mm. About 6 metres. A quick Google only finds somewhere that will machine it exactly to size, and pretty expensive. Anywhere that would do something...
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9 years ago
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OT:Mumnset
For various reasons, I've been directed to this site, and occasionally make the odd - usually informational (as opposed to opinional) post. It's only been a couple of weeks, but, assuming the majority...
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9 years ago
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The best value for money for a high quality SDS drill (ideally but not essentially) with a "breaker" chisel action as well
I am looking for not necessarily the cheapest but the best value for money in terms of reliability and good action for a drill that will be used to dr ill mortar, hard stone etc for installation of...
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9 years ago
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