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Amazon Prime - inertia selling? (2023 Update)
I found a "subscription" charge for £7.99 marked Amazon Prime. I have never knowingly signed up. I think it might be one of those almost-concealed bits of wording that could easily be missed. Next,...
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3 years ago
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OT Nearly got scammed ...
Wife got phone call this moning fom Virgin media and the indian caller in a busy call centre told her her computer was runing slow and she could speed things up...wife didn't have her laptop on and...
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3 years ago
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Boiler change consideration
After another 6 days with no heating ..... boiler repaired under maintenance cover (burner, burner door, seal & electrodes), but thinking it's time to look at replacing .... becoming pretty...
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3 years ago
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RSGBech/Pontins .......
due to some recent "problems" we have had to vet joining members. Most are welcome but known trouble makers will not be admitted. RSGBTech has run very nicely for several years without them, we don't...
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3 years ago
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Gas supply to new boiler - legalities?
Hello all, I need to reboiler my place. The boiler is at least 45 years old and obviously cannot last forever. I am somewhat older and the same conditions apply. The supply to existing boiler is 1/2"...
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3 years ago
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Storage heaters
I am looking to remove a storage heater, can anyone tell me when you disconnect the cable to remove the heater do you have to reconnect the cable to the socket. I have other storage heaters so still...
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3 years ago
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Memu button
I'm using menu button with groundhog after reading a recent thread. I've found out how to use it to post a new thread, but how do i reply to an old one?
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3 years ago
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67% don't follow directions, so that means it doesn't work!
"Exercise and eat right" is the message from schoolteachers and doctors. 2/3 of the people are obese, because they don't follow directions. That means education and medicine don't work! "Don't drink,...
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3 years ago
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Strange cistern fill
Normally when the toilet is flushed it would re-fill in say a half minute and you could hear the cistern filling, now its like it fills in short bursts almost like a tap is being turned and then off,...
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3 years ago
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Mobile signal booster
Me and my neighbour both get a poor mobile signal. The sound is distorted even if rings my mobile from next door on his mobile. Quite possibly it only happens at certain times of day but we can not be...
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3 years ago
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OT Getting high
how come you don't get high when you eat something made with CreamCharger ? ...
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3 years ago
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Monobloc tap tails
Easy job made hard. Tail spilt. So off the Screwfix - all theirs had a compression fitting and I wanted one with a 1'2 inch BSP to screw onto a Isolating Valve. Tried Plumb Centre - same sort of stock...
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3 years ago
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Cheap Android tablet, cannot click on screen button
I picked up a used low spec. Huawei Mediapad T1 7.0 as a cheap, dedicated display for my brewing activities. Basically a gadget sends the monitored gravity, to Brewspy, then I can log into the Brewspy...
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3 years ago
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OT: Objectifying animals. (Inc using their bodies as seats).
We do live in a strange world where people 'say' they respect and (should / do) protect animals then do the exact opposite in what they eat or do with their bodies or excretions? This includes a...
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3 years ago
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OT: Getting a tradesman
I dread every time I have to try and get something done. My roof etc needs attention:- 1. Email response Sunday will come tomorrow. Came here, clearly didn't want to be here. Didn't want to go on roof...
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3 years ago
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