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retaining wall
we have a rear garden that is higher than our neighbours. Soil is beginning to slide under our fence and into their garden. We need to stop this happening but can only work on it on my side of the...
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On the absolute off chance that someone knows how to achive this...
I have a 3 Mobile PAYG android phone. After 7 rings it stops ringing and transfers the call to voicemail I am often 7 rings away from it. I would like to increase the timeout. I spent 2 hours online,...
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BT Landline Text Service
Does anyone else use this service and if so are you having any problems in the last few days? Also can anyone give me the number for self initiated line test? Thanks in advance
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Any experience of "Faithfull" wood chisels and gouges.
They look like quite good quality. Nicely boxed and presented on ebay. No info given on what the metal is though. Carbon steel is supposed to be good, chrome vanadium not so good. Or is this just an...
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Outwitting Your Vehicle's 'Brain'
Guys, I have an aging (18 year old) Mercedes W211 which has developed a fault which is causing the dash to light up like a Christmas tree. This one fault is causing 3 different warning lights and...
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Someone who can do some metalwork (lathe & welding)?
Hello all, I would like to find someone who can do a little bit of metalwork for me. It doesn't need to be local to me. Could anyone recommend someone? I'm sick of not having an adequate baritone...
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New build housing, roof rain run-off?
I see a lot of "leaky-dam" and water collection groundworks in such estates recently. Is that for road run off and roof run off? Is there national outlawing of roof run-off into the sewer system these...
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OT: Driving license renewal delay
On three previous occasions I've renewed my driving license on-line. This time it refused to find my passport despite it being renewed two years ago. So I submitted the form by post. It's now been...
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Repairing damaged mirror silvering
I need to repair some areas of damaged silvering around the edge of a bathroom mirror. Has anyone here had any success with the various repair kits that are advertised, or with other methods?
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2 years ago
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The price of metered water!!
We've a water meter at work, we don't use much, I don't see the bills and they aren't massive but comparable with the water rates at home where we use much more. I'm looking at one today and thinking...
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Favours and freinds
I've never been one for counting free favours and help, if I am able and have the time, I just help with no expectation of reward or counting the size or cost of the favour or help givenv- a freely...
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Best way to complain - and get some money back.
I bought a kit of the rigid brake pipes for a car from Ebay. UK maker and supplier. Not cheap, either. I bought the kit to save time over making them myself, as I've done before. About a dozen pipes...
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Support for old wrists when hand sawing and planing?
Any recommendations for wrist support? I find I'm doing more hand work these days and my wrists are complaining. I looked on Amazon and saw some pretty fancy variations, some of them with extensions...
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soil disposal
I have excess soil I need to dispose of
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Angle-Grinder alert - Nearly lost a leg
Spoilsports are calling to have angle grinder chainsaw attachments banned after a Bognor fireman (who should have known better !) nearly performed a diy leg amputation
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