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DIY muscles?

I remember in the 90s, you could go to Boots and you could buy one of these machines to develop abdominal muscles. I am...
22 comments posted 2yrs
posted by simon.ferrol
22 comments posted 2yrs posted by simon.ferrol

A chilling forecast.

From the Telegraph... "Economic growth as we know it is impossible if governments shift to 100 per cent renewable energ...
65 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tnp
65 comments posted 2yrs posted by tnp

Modern electronics and radio interference

It seems to me that although things like lighting and power supplies are more efficient and small, the care taken to su...
74 comments posted 2yrs
posted by brian1gaff
74 comments posted 2yrs posted by brian1gaff

Octopus Tracker tariff - advance rate warning

I've just changed to their Tracker tariff, and I've heard there is a website you can sign up to receive a text, the day...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by a
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by a

OK/Hey Google issues

Trying to set this all up on my Galaxy A7. In theory, according to all the settings, it should recognise "OK Google" an...
2 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
2 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Internet connection

Ok so Open Reach may have finally fixed it! Third visit over 4 weeks. Fault appears to have been due to water ingress t...
132 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
132 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

EVs causing potholes ?

I recently read a suggestion that some potholes in the UK may be due to the action of EV acceleration. If true it's a go...
158 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jethro_uk
158 comments posted 2yrs posted by jethro_uk

Firefox update

Busy browsing to find a solution to a dripping Quooker tap, I was interrupted by a Firefox upgrade offer! My system is...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Sprinklers in high rise estates?

I live in a high rise council estate. I received a letter from the company that do all the maintenance on behalf of the...
5 comments posted 2yrs
posted by simon.ferrol
5 comments posted 2yrs posted by simon.ferrol

American DIY

Interesting exchange in a Facebook group called "Our Old House" which is mainly about people doing up "old" (seems to b...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by jgnewsid
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by jgnewsid

Fuse Dilemma

I am fitting a Manrose MF100T ventilation fan in our bathroom. This will have a 3 pole isolator outside the bathroom an...
64 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
64 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Water softener operation

Checking the salt level in our Nuwave MD600 recently, I was surprised to find the outer container nearly full of brine!...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim

Bath shower tap attachment

Has anyone got a good recommendation for a bath shower attachment similar to: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254635353093 T...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by nospam

Appliance manual handling

Without help, I need to demount (and possibly remount later) a tumble dryer stacked on top of a washing machine (about...
32 comments posted 2yrs
posted by theom+news
32 comments posted 2yrs posted by theom+news