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Mucked something up Thunderbird

Latest version... Used only as a newsreader... Once I have read posts in a thread, they disappear from the thread, only...
33 comments posted 2yrs
posted by a
33 comments posted 2yrs posted by a

Static damage - electronics

Over the last weekend, I attemped to replace an Optane 16Gb SSD with a 256Gb M.2 SSD, as a way to speed up my laptop. I...
19 comments posted 2yrs
posted by a
19 comments posted 2yrs posted by a

Greedy Bastards

Hi John, We're getting in touch because the minimum term of your Home Broadband plan ends on 29 November 2023. At that...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by me
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by me

Brake linings

Anyone remember drum brakes? ISTR it was generally said at the time, back in the day, that if those linings got brake f...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cd
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by cd

Whole freezer contents spoiled, how to dispose?

Any creative ideas on where to get rid of a bulk lot of spoiled food? Harrow Council will only freely collect 7 Litres...
18 comments posted 2yrs
posted by email
18 comments posted 2yrs posted by email

Why we can't rely on wind

I've heard all this guff about how it's clean and green, but I've just gone off and found some data. A years worth from...
3 comments posted 2yrs
posted by vir.campestris
3 comments posted 2yrs posted by vir.campestris

Shower non-return valves

OK, not politics, a DIY question. The flow on our shower (mixer, gravity fed) has been gradually reducing. I tried to l...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by vir.campestris
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by vir.campestris

Moving the WC pan

It’s time to move the toilet so I need to remove the horizontal section of 110mm waste pipe from the stack and replace...
8 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
8 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

OT Smart water meter

Severn Trent came yesterday to change the existing water meter for a smart one. In the letter ST sent about the change...
31 comments posted 2yrs
posted by peter
31 comments posted 2yrs posted by peter

Insulation

Its probably been the coldest night for some time last night, just below Freezing and a north wind. I got to wondering...
11 comments posted 2yrs
posted by brian1gaff
11 comments posted 2yrs posted by brian1gaff

Mixer taps and WRAS

Quite a while back I recall that to meet WRAS regulations mixer taps had to have back flow valves and one that we insta...
9 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
9 comments posted 2yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Fridge thermostat

Me again! We had John Lewis install a Fisher Paykel larder fridge when we moved 4 years ago. I have had to gradually ad...
20 comments posted 2yrs
posted by tim
20 comments posted 2yrs posted by tim