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Air Cooler

I was scrabbling around looking for a fan at 1:30 this morning, found the tall oscillating one but the base broke off w...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jgaines_newsid
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by jgaines_newsid

windoz 10

WTF has that list windows update done to my computer?
15 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
15 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

OT: How does this scam work, then?

I've received several emails over the past few months which say things like "This is a reminder that Invoice invoice nu...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by me
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by me

Mole Grip sideways jaw movement

For some reason Travis Perkins have Irwin 10" mole grips for £6 at the moment. As I need one, that's what I bought. Yes...
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by NOTsomeone

d High-Speed Rail Plan

England’s Traffic-Clogged North Bitter Over Stalled High-Speed Rail Plan By Aina J. Khan, June 11, 2022, NY Times Mandy...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by imbibe
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by imbibe

Blocks not adhering with cement

Hi all The BBQ project is progressing with the main structure built. I am now building the chimney bit which involves l...
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posted by leen...
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by leen...

Oven element connection

Main electric oven not working...... Pulled the oven out and an unattached connection to the element, looking closely i...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by weel...
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by weel...

Garage floor paint.....

I've been given two brand new unused 5 litre cans of garage floor paint. Is painting the concrete garage floor paint ac...
4 comments posted 4yrs
posted by i.love.spam
4 comments posted 4yrs posted by i.love.spam

Windows 7 updates, really?

My Windows 7 box this morning gave me a windows malicious software removal tool and another update. Its been years sinc...
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by brian1gaff
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by brian1gaff

The Response Alarm

Has the Response Wireless company gone out of business, as none of their helpline numbers work.
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Ronald
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by Ronald

Bandsaw

I bought one. How did I ever live without it? It's the most fantastic thing imaginable. Bill
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Heat Store Dilema - Dropping C/H temp.

The multi-fuel heat store turned up and I've been busy these last 2 weeks chopping out and adding pipes etc but now hav...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by noreply
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by noreply

Over engineered, or what?

I have just bought what is called a Lock n Level, which an inflatable gadget for levelling caravans side to side. Too m...
36 comments posted 4yrs
posted by a
36 comments posted 4yrs posted by a

Very odd.

Pull switch in the outside loo was a bit sticky. Had a spare so decided to change it. Switched off the ground floor lig...
32 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
32 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

Now I know what the fault was...

A couple of years ago the pressure washer I inherited from my father started to trip the mains. WTF, I thought, it wasn...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by vir.campestris
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by vir.campestris