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Remove a water stain on fabric
I had a large window curtain satisfactorily dry cleaned. It's made of coarse, heavy cotton. Later, I tried to clean a small stain on it with cold water and mild hand soap. That stain was gone, but...
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Need a new boiler
Seventeen year old Ideal Minimiser has finally given up the ghost so it is time for a replacement. What is the current recommendation for the best make to look for. This will be a basic condensing...
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Off topic: video about BBC bias
Bill In the run-up to the BBC's application for the renewal of its Royal Charter - i.e. the legal device by which the BBC has the right to demand a tax of £145.50 of every inhabitor of a U.K....
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[OT] Problems sending e-mail via Zen
I switched ISP from Demon to Zen a few weeks ago, and am now 500 miles from home, but cannot send e-mails, although can receive. Am staying with my brother, accessing his wi-fi, as I have done many...
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TCP LED Lamps
Anyone had long term experience with this brand? Homebase (I know...) have a decent deal on candle format dimmables and the dimming seems to work with a non "low power" ordinary dimmer quite happily....
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Looking for this cable in white
I bought a 3mtr long cable , which I thought? would be ok, but now I have been told that it isn't, and need a longer ,6m, cable in white, if it exists. Twin RCA Phono Stereo cable 6mtr with red and...
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OT ish: XP netbook died but SATA HDD is OK - can install in Ubuntu box and run as dual boot?
Ageing Asus XP netbook has died but its SATA HDD is OK - can I and how would I, go about installing this HDD in my "workaday" Ubuntu box ideally as a dual boot so I can "nip back" to the bad old MS...
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Ping for "The other Mike"
you posted ... The Other Mike Aug 3 Rick, I'll not be back home until around early October, give me a ping on here and I'll have a look for them. Early October so as requested giving you a reminder
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anybody using BT and Thunderbird to access this group
TB is no longer working for access to usenet. I know BT occasionally change server names & ports. Can anyone confirm correct name / port settings Until now I have been using port 119 I tried changing...
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OT If the EU want to do something useful.......rather than pick on vacuum cleaners
Yesterday afternoon I was in our local market town enjoying a coffee in a regional chain coffee shop - Not the Starbucks or the Costa's but one who is regional to SW England. It was a dank drizzly...
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OT What a pity they sacked him
Or The 'Related Articles' linked to on the lower LHS are interesting, too. And I see the climate scientists have added yet another item to the long list of 'things we didn't know about the climate':...
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braun toothbrush battery charger compatibility
Does anyone know if Braun battery toothbrush chargers are compatible between different models? I have a spare 4729 charger and a chap has left his charger for his 3756 brush in Spain. I'm thinking if...
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Kitchen mixer taps
Have been looking for ages for a kitchen mixer tap. Almost every one which is otherwise acceptable demands a water pressure of 1.0 bar or higher. We'd struggle. Mains cold is fine, but open system HW...
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DIY at Aldi
Plenty of DIY stuff at Aldi this Thursday including WD-40 and knitting wool! Shop for Baby, DIY, Kitchen, Cycling, Sports, Tvs, Home & Garden online.
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[OT] Winter is coming early
A week ago they promised us lot in Sussex torrential rain (turned out more like drizzle and the odd downpour). Then next week was going to be summer again for a week or two (18+C). Now they say it's...
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