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Natural Enemies keep a Species strong!

"The caribou feeds the wolf, but it is the wolf that keeps the caribou strong" -- Keewatin Inuit Proverb --------------...
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posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by imbibe

Breaking slate slabs

Assembling the bits for my wildlife pond project, I have bought a load of slate to edge the pond. Described as "Rustic...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by chris
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by chris

Design failure at a leisure centre

Brian at the bottom of this post are links to two photos. The first photo shows a hair drier that sits in a metal hoop...
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posted by adamwadsworth
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Smart meters for electric?

My eyes would roll when I used to read about problems with early smart meters and I refused to have one. Now the electr...
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posted by pamela.private.mailbox
40 comments posted 4yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Bosch Jigsaw - Blade change

Hi, My FIL has a Bosch GST 60 PBE jigsaw. Apparently it hasn't been used in a long time. The blades are easy to change...
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posted by not
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by not

yorky

"The grand old Duke of York, he had 12 million quid."He gave it to someone he?d never met, for something he never did."
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posted by kinvig.netta
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Aspirin and black mould

Solvent needed for Salicylic acid crystals. When black mould visited my flat I got some great advice here about mixing...
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posted by mikehalmarack
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by mikehalmarack

Priority services register

A few weeks ago I received a lot of criticism for suggesting that customers should not be added to the priority service...
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posted by newsgroups
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by newsgroups

OT? - keyboards for mobiles - X-post

What is the current state of keyboards for mobile devices? That is, phone and tablet. Back in the day (way back) I seem...
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posted by wibble
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by wibble

Battery segments

Hi I've been in hospital and the 2.nd segment is out and scooter not moving thanks dennis
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posted by dennis
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by dennis

lubrication of wafer switches

I once applied switch cleaner to a large multi-leaf wafer switch. It froze solid and I had a right performance sorting...
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posted by wrightsaerials
19 comments posted 4yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Flo plast rest bend 2 types at screwfix why?

why are there two different flo past rest bends on screwfix £36.56 https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-push-fit-87-5-do...
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posted by dicegeorge
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by dicegeorge