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UPS rant

I don't get stuff via UPS very often, but last time I registered with their "my choice" app, which involves them physic...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by usenet
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by usenet

HSBC rant

I wanted to increase my credit card limit. I went into online banking, followed the instructions, and signed up for cre...
67 comments posted 3yrs
posted by davey
67 comments posted 3yrs posted by davey

RJ45 in-line coupler

I am wondering: if I use one of these to extend my ethernet connection (well within the 100 metre limit) will it have a...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by newsgroups
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by newsgroups

OT: fabric conditioner

I sort of know that some fabrics don't want fabric conditioner e.g towels so they stay absorbent, microfibre dusters be...
7 comments posted 3yrs
posted by usenet
7 comments posted 3yrs posted by usenet

2-way lighting circuit

Hi, Re: http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2-way-switch/Why is the 1st Fig.1 not recommended but you should use the 2nd F...
11 comments posted 3yrs
posted by not
11 comments posted 3yrs posted by not

Sticking Door Mystery

Our house came with an old solid wood front door that even after many years of shaving off the edge likes to stick when...
5 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kirbyx95
5 comments posted 3yrs posted by kirbyx95

New regs for electromagnetic radiation today

I was noting that Today, all Radio hams, and indeed anyone who sends out transmissions from Long wave to whatever have...
18 comments posted 3yrs
posted by brian1gaff
18 comments posted 3yrs posted by brian1gaff

40inch 4k smart tv

why have JVS smart TVs changed from fire and Alexi to android ask google ? ....
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by kinvig.netta

The oil filter quagmire

It should be simple to buy an oil filter for the FS481V engine in the mower, but it needs a crap filter to work out whi...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nothanks
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by nothanks

SDS chuck conversion

Gentlemen, I got this Makita SDS+ drill a while ago and it does what it claims to do, but is somewhat limited in that i...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by cd
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by cd

Electric drills, bits and mistakes

TLDR: Go to ** A couple of years back I saw and bought an Aldi Workzone 14.4v Lithium-Ion cordless hammer drill WCHD 14...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by nospam
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by nospam

Wiring and their colours

Hi All, Sorry about subject clarity. I've eventually got an urge to finish off the re-wiring of a 2nd home. All of the...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by not
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by not

250V Switch?

Gentlemen, I'm just a bit unsure about whether these switches I'm using are safe or not. They claim to be suitable for...
9 comments posted 3yrs
posted by cd
9 comments posted 3yrs posted by cd

Aerial position

We've an indoor Freeview aerial which TBH works better than I ever expected it to but has it's off days depending what...
22 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rsandr
22 comments posted 3yrs posted by rsandr

OT: Mattresses

I'd have thought that getting out there and lying on them would be the best idea but they all feel comfy at first then...
29 comments posted 3yrs
posted by rsandr
29 comments posted 3yrs posted by rsandr