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OT cataracts and eye tests: Any experts around?

Having had my first op a week ago I'm aware that whilst i can manage with my existing glasses (with one lens removed ov...
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posted by Bev
22 comments posted 4yrs posted by Bev

OT: Credit rating drops after paying mortgage

A heads up if you're precious about your credit rating, I'm not particularly but I was surprised to get an email to say...
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posted by rsandr
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

Tap for M3.5 Screws

Working my way round my new (to me) bungalow I am checking light switches and wall sockets. They have all been fitted w...
44 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jgaines_newsid
44 comments posted 4yrs posted by jgaines_newsid

Grass cutter Spark Plug resister

When I tried to start my grass cutter today it kept stopping after about half a minute. The cutter has a Honda GCV160 e...
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posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Re: OT: The "Vaccines"

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Google Earth search not working

It loads up fine, you can use the sat view and the Street View, but if I type in a location in the search box, it compl...
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OT: Oxygen catching fire?

From the Telegraph: "EgyptAir flight MS804 was travelling from France to Egypt in May 2016 when it crashed into the sea...
46 comments posted 4yrs
posted by davey
46 comments posted 4yrs posted by davey

Newsgroup usage down

In the last 6 weeks or so, often busy groups seem to be dwindling to almost nothing. From this end I see no issues, ie...
23 comments posted 4yrs
posted by briang1
23 comments posted 4yrs posted by briang1

Making a ladder stand off

Hi all, I need to get up to roof level and don't have a stand off to get the ladder off the wall enough to get over the...
23 comments posted 4yrs
posted by leen...
23 comments posted 4yrs posted by leen...

Drayton Tempus 7 probs after New boiler fitted

We had a new boiler fitted recently & programmer worked fine but yesterday had to have boiler position moved. Power was...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Christine
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by Christine

Painting outdoor cables

I have a widget with a low voltage multicore cable, that I want to mount outside. It'll be exposed to sunlight pretty m...
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posted by theom+news
20 comments posted 4yrs posted by theom+news

Electric Fire Fault

I've an old school (but fairly new and lightly used, maybe 50 hours) 2 bar electric fire. One of the bars failed to com...
22 comments posted 4yrs
posted by patchmoney
22 comments posted 4yrs posted by patchmoney

Plumbing Job

I have an unbalanced heating system in this 2 bed bungalow. I have a quote to help me sort it which consist of putting...
21 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jgaines_newsid
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by jgaines_newsid

Fitting new SSD - mission accomplished

Thanks for all the advice about fitting a new SSD. I decided to stick with what I know (Windows) so copied my existing...
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posted by newsgroups
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups