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OT: Left hand down?
Why do people say left hand down instead of left? We all know which way to turn the wheel to make the car go left, and it's the same in reverse. And if I'm reversing looking over my shoulder, one hand...
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Benchmark technicality (Ordnance Survey ones that is)
Needed for accurate , ie order of 1cm absolute levels determination. The benchmark of consideration is just one brick remaining in-situ after vehicle damage to a wall years ago. Reconstructing the...
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Garden sprayer repair
Hi, I have an old (1950's I think) sprayer much like this one: I try to use it, water just leaks out of where the two pump pieces join. I'm assuming there is a washer/seal/gasket missing but I just...
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Stoke on Trent libray
I am trying to get information on if and when the library in Stoke on Trent city will be open. The web site is so complicated i cannot make head not tail of it. Is it me being thick or is it the site...
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2 years ago
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Virgin media pop3 servers
This is a long shot but does any virgin media subscriber use pop3 servers on their VM emails? I like it because being blind, its easy to set up message filtering to folders and put in custom blocks....
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Fixings for Tanalised Timber
Can anyone advise me on the suitability of fixings in particular screws for Tanalised timber? I have looked on the Lonza site and downloaded their user guide to working with tanalised timber and it...
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Sometimes this forum worries me
I keep seeing irrational attitudes displayed that are characteristic of the elderly. I hope I don't ever get like that. Bill
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Today's electrical SNAFU - a reminder to check!
In the process of removing an over-sink light and shaver outlet I switched off the ceiling switch (I presume there used to be a light fitted that did not have an integral switch), the light went off...
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2 years ago
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A new microsoft annoyance
Following an update last night, my taskbar is now telling me what the weather is outside, as if I couldn't look out of the window. It appears to be a function of microsoft news, but I can't see how to...
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2 years ago
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remove front panel on Hotpoint Washing Machine HV7L145
I am half way through replacing a door seal on my Hotpoint washer. Having problems with taking off the front panel which seems to be welded on. Where are the screws?
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2 years ago
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Cement broken away from corner roof tiles
I have just moved into an elderly but well-built bungalow. The cement infill at one corner of the roof has brocken away. As it is easily reachable with a ladder I want to fill it myself. I would like...
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2 years ago
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OT: What words or phrases annoy you?
Tap instead of click. App instead of program. Fewer instead of less (even though more has no equivalent). Slowed up instead of slowed down (slow is less speed, so must be down). People who write...
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2 years ago
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Phone divert.
Being of a certain age, my mobile is only really for use out and about. Indoors, I prefer my landline. Which has more than enough phones on it. ;-) So when indoors, the mobile gets left in the...
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Storage ideas for redundant stairway
I'm about to make a stairway redundant at work, there's a WC beneath so can't open the whole area up. I'm thinking we'll use the space above the stairs for storage but how to make the most of it? Some...
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ebay new conditions
Did I read it right ? Under their new conditions they can withdraw funds from my bank account ?
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2 years ago
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