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Re: The Enemy Within
Off-topic troll...
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Opening a locked uPVC door that won't
Hi All, In the flat we have a uPVC back door that up until the last 6 months has barely seen any action for nearly 20 years so the mechanism has had very little wear. All seemed fine except we've...
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Giving a reference
Found this quoted in StackExchange, "It may be a myth, but a UK employer is alleged to have written, on a reference, 'If you get this person to work for you, you will be very lucky'"
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External 6mm armoured cable
I need to run 6mm2 armoured cable to a Hot Tub install. Shortest route is across a lawn .... anybody know of a neat way to get to 450mm depth without a huge trench across the lawn. Are there narrow...
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well?
will a PM of foreign origin favour their home country ? .....
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EV Drivers...
#orangutan #orangutans #rambo #animalia #uae #dubai #mydubai #royalfamily #wildlife #ape #animals #star #video #photo #beach #monkey #4k #orangutan #orangutans #rambo...
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Lifting the lid on a toilet cistern
Apologies if I've overlooked the answer in the DIY Wiki but I did try there first. I can't lift the lid on my toilet cistern. Short flush/long flush levers are all contained in a circular button on...
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Some summer poetry .....
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Self cutting taps
I want to add some tees to my heating pipes, but I don't want to drain the system down. There are things like: I wondered about them. In particular, apparently they cut a flap of copper pipe where the...
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OT: Euros
Anyone know why all these group stage matches are all taking place at venues in England? What's that all about? Some of those birds are pretty fit. Not that that's relevant, but you know, just sayin'.
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Powershell script file problem
I have sought an answer in another forum, made some progress, but still haven't managed to get this to work.... I have several Smart Switches controlled by Alexa, running automated routines. Trouble...
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OT London train tracks on fire
It is blood 'ot , but 'otter yesterday Train tracks caught fire on a bridge in London on July 11 after a spark ignited timber beams amid soaring temperatures in the city. The incident occurred on the...
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Buderus 800-60 Boiler - Obsolete Gas Valve
Hi, I have a Buderus 800-60 boiler (which is somewhat overrated for what it needs to do but that is a different story) and the gas valve is sticking. If the boiler is not used for a week or so then...
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Mains extension leads - daisy-chaining
So wife comes into my study and says "that's dangerous", pointing at the evolving nest of trailing 4-socket extension leads mostly connected together. And Googling this question results in everyone...
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Treating Rust
I've just bought a s/h bread maker, and there's some rust patches, a few cms round, in the bottom of the oven. Looks like something might have spilled on the (what looks like) zinc coated steel. Is...
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