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does anybody remember the young girl who turned down a scooter to open box 13 only to win a holidwy to a place that hel...
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posted by kinvig.netta
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Heat pumps - ThisIsMoney

Seems mainly the usual "oh, the horror" followed by inconvenient facts. Heap pumps can fail to heat your home: (1) if i...
202 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wibble
202 comments posted 3yrs posted by wibble

OT: Suspicious transaction on current account

I noticed a payment to Google for advertising, this clearly was an unsolicited payment. I have had a lot of mailshots f...
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posted by s
8 comments posted 3yrs posted by s

OT: buying a car remotely

SWMBO has been looking for a 4WD Skoda Yeti but can't find anything around our "patch" that's worth buying. Several pro...
52 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
52 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

Makita 18V second fix nail gun - expensive!

I've had a Rapesco 181el nail gun for years and, although it's needed a couple of repairs, it has been great. The only...
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

Woodburner soot

Does the nature of the soot tell you anything about the quality of your fuel or combustion? I swept my chimney the othe...
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posted by tim.downie
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by tim.downie

Screwfix app

Placed an order online to collect from Screwfix when they reckoned that collection would be speeded up if I used 'the a...
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posted by peter
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by peter

Plasterboard hollow wall fixings

Can anyone recommend a plasterboard fixing which has a very low profile inside the wall? I want to hang a picture hook...
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posted by mail
34 comments posted 3yrs posted by mail

Surge protector is a lie?

I have a Micromark surge protector. Just a plug (not as in to connect an appliance, it just plugs into a socket to abso...
37 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
37 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

can the snow pattern in these pavers be explained?

Here is the picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uUtliFgY6eX7m1O0zla8kms7rDFjrh31/view?usp=share_link It shows a f...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rgdavidson
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by rgdavidson

D-I-Y: Stupid FedEx

I want to send some official papers to the US, and have them signed for. FedEx was recommended as a suitable carrier. I...
0 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

Inverter welders

I bought a welder in 1972; used it now and then ever since. Now people are telling me that I should buy a DC (inverter)...
46 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wrights...
46 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...

OT: How much bandwidth does a webcam use?

I have a Yale Front Door camera which detects motion and records a short clip on an internal SD card when motion occurs...
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posted by mills37.fslife
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by mills37.fslife