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OT: Putting in an offer for a house

Maybe I'm being paranoid but it's 38 years since we moved in here and I'm not au fait with modern practices. I believe...
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posted by a
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by a

Price of bread at Lidl - why discount it?

I've just been in Lidl doing some food shopping. On my list was bread and I usually buy a Warmburtons Toasty, to put in...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by a
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by a

Central heating weirdness

Vented system - there's some sort of debris in the circuit[1]; it periodically (every half hour or so) rattles and caus...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by nospam

Re: Biceps fell off, WTF?

> We are America. I am in the UK, so was the person in the article.
34 comments posted 4yrs
posted by CK1
34 comments posted 4yrs posted by CK1

Phone Bills!

I have just spent over half an hour trying to diascover why my monthly landline bills shot up first by 50% and then by...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

Breaking news!

My basic *no frills* mobile phone has been upgraded to a 4g capable Nokia 110. Falling off your chairs laughing is not...
34 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim
34 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim

After 4 years....

...My (samsung) mobile phone battery puffed, split the phone case in half and has had to be replaced. Is this par for th...
27 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tnp
27 comments posted 4yrs posted by tnp

Computer printable labels

I bought a box of Avery labels about 11 years ago. I finished them all a week ago. I wanted to buy a just few sheets as...
9 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

Gas lift

I am planning to build a floor standing storage unit 71cm high. In part of it there will be a lift-up lid so that items...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

Authentication.

Bought something online - about 500 quid - from a pretty large well known company. Filled in all the usual details. On...
28 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
28 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

Diesel fuel injectors - Need to replace?

I have a 9 year old diesel VW Jetta which has only done 25,000 miles. One of the injectors failed recently when it was...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Talking of funny things

A couple of months back some people got sent a plain text file of a comparative review of hearing aids, and it was fine...
9 comments posted 4yrs
posted by brian1gaff
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by brian1gaff