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OT Energy prices
If pretending to sell 100% green energy but actually obtain most of it from gas/coal the companies pay to "offset" it. Apparently the cost of these mythical offsets has rocketed with the price of gas.
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Boris's New War
Will this sybaritic, party animal start a hopelessly misguided and perilous war against Russia just to keep his job? A war is probably the only thing that can save him at this point, but surely even...
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Wel OT - help in chosing a new tablet
I started out with a Sony 10" tablet, which was nice. I then bought an Asus Zenpad 8" for use as an in car navigation screen (which I never got working). However the Asus was an all round nice bit of...
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By law?
I've just had an email purporting to come from the NHS telling me that I am now obliged *by law* to apply for a COVID passport! 'By law' ? Bearing in mind that restrictions are slowly being lifted as...
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Reduce a glass table's size
I have a an oblong double-shelf glass TV table with a couple of holes about 3 inches in diameter to accept cables. The pillars supporting the table are made of metal and in several sections. I would...
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Kew hobby pressure washer (2023 Update)
I have a used Kew hobby pressure washer 80-1. I switched it on and I heard the generator noise for a few minutes and no water came out. I then switched it off at the unit and it started working. Is...
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Ultra High Voltage DC Power Transmission.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has become one of the major regions taking the lead in China's renewable energy push, thanks to long-distance, large-capacity and low-loss...
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Stuck brass compression fittings
I'm trying to change a washbasin mixer tap but can't undo the compression fittings using 2 spanners. Any useful suggestions for freeing them? Would heating them up with a hot air 'gun' help? Or...
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Which Wago
I am about to re-route a cable which currently goes to a socket behind a wardrobe. It means connecting to two old round junction boxes under the floor. My intention is to replace the junction boxes...
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Screwfix SWA cleats
Someone help me out. I cannot find them Size 6.
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OT Car insurance rise?
I just looked at my elderly neighbour's car insurance renewal, and they tried to raise the price from £260 to £315, I'll have a word with them anyway, and need to remove his deceased wife from it,...
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Motion of a cat
Consider a cat jogging at 5mph along the flat roof of a skyscraper. The cat is too stupid to realise it's reaching the edge, and falls off. Describe in detail the acceleration, rotation, and fear...
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Hot water tank/airing cupboard
We live in a 1930's ex council house and our hot water tank is in the master bedroom. It's currently hiding behind sliding doors that were DIY'd by the previous occupants. However, we want to remove...
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Switch from mains gas to LPG
With the cost of gas edging up, I found myself wondering about the practicalities and issues around buying/renting a couple of 47Kg propane cylinders with changeover valve and using that as my gas...
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Bi-Fold doors
My 50-year old bungalow is gradually being updated. Part of it is to replace a dilapidate unusable garage with an extension. The architect surprised me when he said that we had to have a rear door to...
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