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rust

looking for the best tin of spray to slow down the rust on the chassis of my static caravan which is by the sea...got l...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Door handle washers - ?

We have a standard sort of UPVC front door, now about 20 years old I guess. There is a washer (nylon?) inside the door...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by lalaw44
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by lalaw44

DHL delivery

I am expecting a shipment, and I am told that it is being delivered by DHL today. DHL's tracking website tells me so. B...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by davey
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by davey

Replacing battery in Shaver

Am in the process of replacing a worn out battery in my Panasonic Shaver. The battery is written on in Japanese and giv...
12 comments posted 4yrs
posted by mail.invalid456
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by mail.invalid456

DIY fungal nail infection treatment

I?ve had a thickened yellowed section of one of my big toenails for a long time. Tried a few over the counter remedies...
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim.downie
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim.downie

Tap flexi hose spanner size

I'm tasked with changing the bath taps. The existing ones use flexi-hoses but there's no way I can get an adjustable or...
32 comments posted 4yrs
posted by clive
32 comments posted 4yrs posted by clive

English five pound notes

Saw a sign on a dentist in Girvan yesterday saying 'no English five pound notes accepted'....is there a problem with fak...
18 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
18 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Trains.

Seen a couple of articles where Chiltern Railways are converting some of their diesel electric trains to hybrid. Of cou...
35 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
35 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

Maybe don't look up, and wear a crash helmet

Geostorm hits 40 SpaceX low erath orbit satellites almost as soon as they are launched. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world...
12 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

[VOT] Argument about astrology

Yesterday my brother-in-law and I agreed to differ over the suject. He is a retired scientist and beieves that science...
27 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pinnerite
27 comments posted 4yrs posted by pinnerite

Wainscot

I am about to glue some grooved MDF sheet to an emulshed plaster board wall. 6mm primed stuff from Wickes. Any gotchas I...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim

10 meter power cable with broken earth strand.

10 meter power cable with broken earth strand. Is there anyway to find where the break has happened inside the cable? Th...
90 comments posted 4yrs
posted by alo
90 comments posted 4yrs posted by alo