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EON hiding certain actions on their dashboard.

I searched my EON on-line electricity account today, with a view to recovering some of my £820 credit, but I was unable...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by jon
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by jon

ladders

has anybody came accross a person that insists on going up and coming down a ladder back to front...I have ...and my hea...
15 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
15 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Sanctions - and cranes?

As we live in E Finchley, we have billionaire roads like Bishops Avenue quite nearby. I noticed that building work on a...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by NOTsomeone

DIYFAQ - no certificate?

Chrome reports it as unsafe and doesn't show HTTPS
4 comments posted 3yrs
posted by wibble
4 comments posted 3yrs posted by wibble

Staircase question

I read that staircases should have a maximum pitch of 42°. I presume this is a buildings reg. Can anyone tell me when th...
40 comments posted 3yrs
posted by me
40 comments posted 3yrs posted by me

FreeView tuner radio oddity.

Have a Sony VTX-D800U FreeView STB used only for radio (not connected to a TV) these days. Works as normal on all the B...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by dave
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by dave

Kitchen ring, switched spur

Hi, In my kitchen (rewired a long time ago) there is a single ring, and a separate cooker radial. From the ring there i...
21 comments posted 3yrs
posted by not
21 comments posted 3yrs posted by not

Freezer Digital Indicator - what's the point?

Just got a brand new Fridge/Freezer. No longer having a dial 1-6 (is 6 colder than 1 ??) but nice digital display where...
57 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nospam
57 comments posted 3yrs posted by nospam

OT: Unusual email address

A friend has the email address of the form snipped-for-privacy@surname.uk I've never seen one like that before. Is it sp...
35 comments posted 3yrs
posted by me
35 comments posted 3yrs posted by me

Tiles on top of slate roof?!

Is this planning permission bullshit, or is there a good reason to do this? Near me there is a terrace of very old smal...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by CK1
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by CK1

Pusher rod for Arrow T25 stapler

This pusher rod is easily lost, and I recently lost one. I have been trying to get a replacement, but it appears that t...
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posted by wrights...
0 comments posted 3yrs posted by wrights...