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I have just received my first phishing email...
... since moving to Plusnet, assuming it is a phishing email. I have been with them several years and this is the first scam or phishing email to get through since joining them. Invoice Due:01/12/2021...
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3 years ago
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Computer keyboard problem
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to why one key - and only one key - on my PC keyboard should suddenly have stopped working. The key in question is f11 which I'm trying to program with a Word...
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3 years ago
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Easily released Cord knot tying round a recycle box
I have a number of Bamboo Plants planted in unwanted Council Recycle boxes. After a while they are almost impossible to get out of the box, because the roots have grown so compacted. I intend sawing...
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3 years ago
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Chyyyyna order
Just ordered something from Chyyyna at $35 post free and ebay added $7 VAT ...never done that before....guess it's time to stop buying stuff.......why is brexit affecting stuff from Chyyyyna ? ...
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3 years ago
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Thunderbird Add-on: Hiding 'Reply to Sender' button for Newsgroups
Just found this useful Thunderbird add-on reply button was driving me nuts! Message Header Toolbar Customize :: Add-ons for Thunderbird
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3 years ago
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Socket Converter 2 Gang to 4 Gang
We really need more electrical sockets in our kitchen. We have 5 double sockets, but it's not enough! (1st World problems, I know.) I can find some "Socket Converters 2 Gang to 4 Gang", but none from...
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3 years ago
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Mesh wifi
I'm fed up with my prese t system of wifi extenders and a thinking about a mesh system. I don't need high speed for gaming etc so do I need to go for the more expensive tri band offers or would dual...
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3 years ago
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100mm 100w Decor bulb.
In the kitchen/breakfast room I have a pendant fitting over the table. Lampshade and the above bulb. Incandescent with frosted glass - and no longer available. Only looked at TLC but they don't seem...
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3 years ago
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Mild detergent - products
Time and again the cleaning/washing instructions are "use a mild detergent". It's hard enough to work out what products are detergents let alone mild. So without bothering with all the chemistry etc...
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3 years ago
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IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS
IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS As open space disappears, it becomes increasingly necessary to look at our own landscapes as a refuge for biodiversity. Native organisms including plants, mammals, birds,...
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Siemans Dishwasher (not built in)
The "flood warning E15 has come on. It happened once before and I got into the base to drain the stupid little pot that collects the spillage. I couldn't see any shource of a leak, Emptied it and it...
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3 years ago
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Ventilation in 1930s houses - wall vents upstairs
Just a thought about the row of 1930s houses here (and others seen in the past). They seem to be generally built with air vent bricks near the ceiling in upstairs bedrooms I assume that this was for...
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3 years ago
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OT: Peter Parry sock puppet? :) [humour]
Not totally OT! I saw this elsewhere and was struck by the writing style, which reminded me of Peter Parry's (canoe and expanding foam, etc.). So, for a change from the usual politics and occasional...
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3 years ago
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Solar panels - nuisance calls
Anyone else with solar panels receiving calls from someone asking if they are working alright and if the feed in tarrif payments are coming through? I can never make out where they are calling from...
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3 years ago
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PING: Brian Reay G8OSN
Brian, the first week of our total independence from the EU is now complete, but I haven?t seen anything in the news about the NHS being given that extra £350M that that bus said it would get every...
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3 years ago
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