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OT WhatsApp
Chances of it opening in your PC even if your mobile phone is sat in the same room and on WhatsApp is very low? What am I missing?
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OT: Perfectly Normal For Norfolk
A47 steam engine towing three vehicles stopped at 5mph The steam engine was towing a caravan, a 4x4 and a trailer at 5mph on the A47 in Norfolk.
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Reliability of electronics in Li-ion battery devices
About a month ago I posted that the charging/power electronics in a Hoover Jovis vacuum cleaner had failed after about 6 years. Yesterday our power-failure emergency torch/light obtained from Lidl...
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OT Fibre connection
A fibre cable has recently been strung down the poles on our street. We use BT for various reasons but don't want to change. Is there a reasonable way to contact BT and find out if we could be...
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Mobility scooters
Any advice? An Aged Relative needs one, and my Dad's old one is getting a bit tired after passing through a few users. Looking for something with enough range to reach Morrisons and carry some...
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Calling dinghy sailors
Anyone looking for a little project? Comes with road trailer, launch trolley, storage cover and rigged cover. No tow hitch on current cars and I'm too old anyway! Needs TLC regarding deck varnish and...
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tyre alarm business opportunity
Greeny lunatics are creeping round letting people's tyres down. What's needed is something that will alert the car owner the instant a tyre valve cap is unscrewed. It has to be when the cap is turned...
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Telephone hell!
My landline and broadband provider who I have been with for many years is TalkTalk. My costs have been reasonablt stable until May when they shot up by 50% to over £62. That turned out to be because...
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10 amp fuses - quick moan
Neighbour's Wickes extension lead which I am fixing requires a 10 amp fuse (says so on the reel). Can I find 10 amp plug fuses anywhere convenient? No. Certainly not Wickes. Also is 0.9 ohms on a...
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Free Kingspan seconds at Presteigne
Pallets of old rough insulation foc !! These are all non foil sheets and various thickness and collection only from seconds and co Presteigne LD82UF from mon 6th June to end of weds 8th June. Please...
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Toilet cistern overflows
First off, hello everyone. Haven't been here in years, still recognise a few names, but nothing in the modern world is ever as good as Usenet used to be. So, toilet cisterns. First rule of plumbing...
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Citroen cars with integrated Google.
Citroen are advertising one of their cars on French TV claiming that it has integrated Google. What is integrated Google and how would it be received?
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Stopping slugs.
Have an outside loo. Not much used, and only in the warmer weather. But too small to be used for anything else. The cystern overflow - into the garden - was running so turned the water off some time...
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Large bore kitchen mixer tap
Could anybody recommend a monobloc tap with a wide bore? Our hot water is at very low pressure and the flow from the tap is just a trickle.
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Chimney corbeling / slope
Hi All, As part of my brick BBQ, I need to construct the chimney which needs to slope in front, back and both sides. I was originally going to construct this bit out of metal and clad with cement...
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