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English study help - please

Hello everybody, I am looking for someone who help me in studying English. I am a Roman Catholic from Poland. I have on...
3 comments posted 3yrs
posted by goodjankes
3 comments posted 3yrs posted by goodjankes

OTish - lost iPad default wallpaper

SWMBO (to say not a technical bunny would be an understatement) has somehow managed to f*ck up the background on her 20...
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posted by jethro_uk
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by jethro_uk

Microsoft Account Puzzler

[Posting here on the assumption that anyone on uk.comp.homebuilt also watches here.] At the moment I run my Windows PCs...
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posted by wibble
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by wibble

OT: Alternatives to u.l.m.?

For those of you who are on uk.legal.moderated and have seen my numerous complaints on uk.net.news.moderation. Is there...
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posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
21 comments posted 3yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Late email from National Savings

I have just received an email from National Savings telling me that I have won a prize, but it is almost time for the n...
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posted by Andrew97d
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by Andrew97d

Sulking boiler

Our Vaillant ecoMAX pro is probably getting a bit long in the tooth now (18 years) but has been pretty reliable over th...
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posted by tim.downie
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Smart Meter request

I contacted my supplier to ask for a smart electricity meter to be fitted, as I don't want to grovel around outside in...
2 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jon
2 comments posted 3yrs posted by jon

Front Bumper Damage

It’s been one of those mornings today. Owing to parked cars and a skip to navigate I caught my front bumper on a wooden...
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posted by tricky.dicky
41 comments posted 3yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Smart gas meters

My gas supply company wants me to install a smart gas meter. As I can't really find satisfactory answers on the net to...
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posted by me
70 comments posted 3yrs posted by me

OT: EV Insurance Rates Soar!

Women and homos trying to appear to save the planet face *much* higher insurance costs:...
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posted by cd
91 comments posted 3yrs posted by cd

Blow torch recommendation request

Any recommendations on which blowtorch to buy? Aside from needing a blowlamp just now to help apply flashing tape on a...
26 comments posted 3yrs
posted by james.harris.1
26 comments posted 3yrs posted by james.harris.1

Floating shelf supports

I've cut some scaffold board to fit as shelving in a couple of alcoves. I'd like a floating type support - where you ca...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by patchmoney
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by patchmoney

OT: Word?

Bizarre ... does anyone know why some of the time Word suggests a comma before the word 'and' (separating two parts of a...
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posted by newsgroups
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

CCTV recorder

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ytxsrfcgnazi9hs91bual/h?rlkey=kiltg7hmaqjj033camhk7p79d&dl=0£150 plus carriage.
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posted by wrights...
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...

Display driver

Something seems to have upset my display driver as the screen blanks for a few seconds before returning with a message...
54 comments posted 3yrs
posted by tim
54 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim