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Wanna popup - go to Simply Scuba
While looking around for diving stuff the other evening, one of the sites I visited was Simply Scuba. I now have an annoying popup advertising their site following me around the web So ... watch it !
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Toilet flushing problem
We have a number of toilets with the new dual flushing mechanisms. I think they are Jollyfill. Occasionally the flushing mechanism jams open at the bottom, so that water is continuously flushing the...
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CH Pipes. Paint of not
Does anyone have problems removing nuts after the pipes have been painted? I even saw an isolating valve painted the other day!
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Fridge-freezer thermostat replacement; shortening the sensor wire
I bought a generic thermostat to replace the faulty one in my Bosch Classixx fridge freezer. The thermostat looks almost the same as the old one, except that the stiff sensor wire is much longer. Can...
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Argh ! Leaking roof :(
Working away, and the sky went black (in Birmingham) - had to put the lights on. Then a thunderstorm with what can only be described as a cloudburst. Rain so heavy it was overflowing everyones...
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Australia NDIY
I bet it's vaguely possible that you could get done for that here. If your tyres are spinning and squealing then you're not in control of the vehicle - you haven't got proper traction with the road...
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Quality of repeat trade work
You have my sympathy, it's happened to me over and over again. That's not counting the times that someone turns up and is just bloody useless from the start. Even the ones who do a decent first job...
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Windows 8 trial
But it's not UNIX. Which was my point.
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OT. Shale gas. Donner und Blitzen!
We are all doomed. Brian
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OT - power outages; where are they reported?
Just had a power outage for a couple of minutes. It came back on before I got bored enough to demonstrate my independance from the National Grid (short term) by tethering my laptop to my mobile for...
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Scaffolding
I need to get the back wall of my house scaffolded so that I can do some repairs to the rendering and then repaint it. At it's apex it's about 10m from ground level, and due to a neaby pergola, access...
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OT: recommendation for making photo slideshow onto CD/DVD (free)
I'm looking for a recommendation for some software (preferably free) to create a slideshow of about 200 photos (JPG) onto a DVD (or CD) that will run on a TV (built-in DVD, so probably needs more than...
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Communication wiring for a new house
I'll soon be wiring a new house, and I want to install some communication cabling at the same time. It's a small two-bedroomed house, which will be rented out when it's complete, so I'm not looking to...
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OT First class knob head
A presenter on the BBC consumer affairs show Rogue Traders admits illegally obtaining housing and council tax benefits.
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Sold House Prices
Nethouseprices and rightmove both have sold prices. They probably all link to the same land registry database.
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