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scumbags
said it wasn't the buildings at fault .... all info can be found here... https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/reality-life-abandoned-housing-estate-19427332 primrose court...
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I missed the new highway code rule ...
that says telehandlers have priority over everthing <> Robert Hooper's partner said he had been through "months of hell" after removing the Corsa from his property.
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Septic Tank that did not need emptying
A relative has moved into an old large house with a septic tank toilet system. This was installed by the previous owners who had it emptied by a visiting tanker ever year and who say this needs to...
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OT'ish: Dodgy eBay listing?
Compare the contents of this old eBay listing: with this current listing: dodgy dealings? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154827347371... FELDER BF6-26 COMBINATION Woodworking Machine on 360 degree...
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Marginally d-i-y
Anyone used the set down at Stansted lately? 1st go round the exit gate took an age to authenticate my Trustcard:-( 2nd go around because some idiot left their mobile phone in the car and I had to...
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Dash Cams - Sensible purchase?
I have been wondering about fitting a Dash Camera to my car. I was surprised to find that the Nextbase cameras that I was looking at only hold at most, the last three minutes of picture data apart...
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How negligent can you get?
A thousand years of history up in smoke because a workman set fire to the thatch. They were torching some lead, next to a thatched roof, and set fire to it. Surely, even one of Adam's apprentices...
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Having an Up and Downer with a Chinese supplier
I bought an expensive precision instrument through Amazon and it was damaged when it arrived, with a busted box and a broken lug, which was integral to the cast instrument body. It is a portable...
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2 years ago
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sensible wummin...following my lead
The smartphone users who are ditching their handsets to take back more control of their lives.
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doomed..enjoy your last years
'The UK needs to create a new motoring tax to plug the revenue gap as drivers switch to electric cars, MPs have said. The government should tax motorists based on miles travelled as the use of petrol...
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2 years ago
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3 way valve
I have some instructions for a (Japanese) heating controller which has an output for a hot water/central heating 3 way valve. The terminals are labelled: 1ph 230V, 1A 1=Neutral, 2=Phase, 3=Signal...
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2 years ago
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Legionnaires Disease Precautions
In my new (to me) house I have a shower that is a "dead leg" in that it is plumbed after the bath with nothing beyond it. What do I realistically need to do to bring it back into use, it won't have...
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2 years ago
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I ought to use lime plaster... but...
We've got an old house. A _really_ old house. I've just found that the side of the fireplace was missed when we had a chemical damp course injected, and the base of the other walls redone with lime...
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Weather compensation and HW cylinder overrides - boilers?
I've just started reading up on weather compensation systems that can be retrofitted with the aim of reducing flow temperature to maximise the efficiency of a condensing gas boiler, as appropriate. In...
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fuel for 2 stroke engines
I have twice been told, by different Stihl service centres, that no fuel shoul be held over winter due to degradation. Is this hogwash? We store upwards of 100 litres of petrol in a mixture of 25litre...
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