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OT: Market Reaction to Qasi's Budget

I'm wondering if a white man would have got away with the exact same measures? Perhaps the markets are taking fright at...
128 comments posted 4yrs
posted by cd
128 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

TOT: Any Twitter Users?

Gentlemen, Anyone here use Twitter? I have to confess I just don't get the layout at all. Seems very confusing, but tha...
15 comments posted 4yrs
posted by cd
15 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

That Amazon whinge

Seems more and more items that are "guaranteed delivery " are quietly slipping (after order, naturally) to +1 day. Luck...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jethro_uk
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by jethro_uk

Tesco orange alkaline C cell life.

I bought a set of four of these in January 2005 (*) and put them in a Sony external battery pack that I used to power a...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Amazon and their low cost heating thread

I could not make any replies to this thread be accepted, so.. Yes, the point often missed is that placement and localis...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by brian1gaff
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by brian1gaff

Rust-Proofing Steel

Gentlemen, I need to sink a substantial RSJ into the earth at the end of the garden to form a stable base for an antenn...
29 comments posted 4yrs
posted by cd
29 comments posted 4yrs posted by cd

OT: Another electrical scam

Leading on from the electro-magnet therapy stuff, we have this: 1) Get a small basin (but large enough to put both feet...
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posted by timstreater
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by timstreater

Obtaining daily smartmeter readings (EON)

I get electricity from E.ON and a few months ago I had one of their smartmeters installed. I don't have a meter for gas...
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posted by pamela.private.mailbox
33 comments posted 4yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Do foxes like rubber?

Was watching TV yesterday about 22.30, and the power went off. Split load RCD tripped. Turned out a fox (or whatever) h...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

Weather compensation - new wiki page

Since there has been a fair bit of discussion on things like this lately: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Weather_c...
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posted by see.my.signature
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

Conservatory temporary fix

I have a glass-fronted passageway with a heavy tiled roof running down the side of my house. It’s not really a conserva...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by sulphitic
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by sulphitic

OT? DIY electronics?

Hi occupiers, Is this the right NG for DIY electronics, or is there a more relevant one? I mean, I'm sure I would get be...
28 comments posted 4yrs
posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012
28 comments posted 4yrs posted by ottavio2006-usenet2012

Replacing textured glass with film

I have a blown bathroom window sealed unit, so I'm looking to replace it. It has textured glass, and (of course) I can'...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by theom+news
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by theom+news