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Slow puncture... fixable?

Had a puncture at speed the other day, and had to stop and change the wheel. Do you think this will be patchable: http:/...
43 comments posted 4yrs
posted by see.my.signature
43 comments posted 4yrs posted by see.my.signature

Grr.

Made up a dimmer. Requirement was three LED dimmers and an on/off switch. So made one up on a 2-Gang blank plate, V-Plu...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dave
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

1600 watt halogen heaters

1600 watt halogen heaters like the one below are hard to find. I can't find a single one on Amazon. https://www.qdstore...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Hard and soft FFP2 respirators

Now that supply has improved, the government is recommending FFP2 respirators rather than those surgical masks which ha...
27 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
27 comments posted 4yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Not a single aeroplane

https://planefinder.net/
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

OT - Gridwatch and import/export

Just noticed that we are importing from the Netherlands and exporting to France. This seems to make very little sense u...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by wibble
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by wibble

OT: Hunterston end of life...

"Hunterston B Reactor 3 - a 490 MWe advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) - was taken offline for the final time at midday...
16 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tnp
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by tnp

Another reason to avoid having an electric car.

Whilst listening to Radio 4 today I learnt that generally electric cars should not be towed. So if you call a breakdown...
49 comments posted 4yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
49 comments posted 4yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Myson 500 fan not turning

Myson 500 kick space heater the fan after making terrible noises on start up and then settled down is now not turning. I...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Jimday
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by Jimday

Hard wiring a DashCam

I am tired of all the wires running from my cigarette lighter socket in the car, so want to hard wire the cam in. Was w...
23 comments posted 4yrs
posted by invalid
23 comments posted 4yrs posted by invalid

labels

"In Windows10 hit the Windows, shift and "S" keys together which enables you to select & copy the label produced on the...
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by weel...
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by weel...

Smart meters from two suppliers

I'm wondering if anyone has both gas and electric smart meters, but from different energy suppliers (ie not dual fuel)....
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by roland
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by roland

OT Teaching Math from the 50's to Today

Posted in another NG by a Canadian, so I'm leaving the "math" & $. 1. Teaching Math In 1950 . . . A logger sells a truc...
38 comments posted 4yrs
posted by jmlayman
38 comments posted 4yrs posted by jmlayman

not "Nu"

With the broadcasters having jumped the gun and predicted the new variation would be named "Nu", both BBC and Times Radi...
23 comments posted 4yrs
posted by usenet
23 comments posted 4yrs posted by usenet