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[OT] [Wokery] Remembrance Day at the IWM

"Britain?s Imperial War Museum has issued a statement apologising for staging a ?woke? rap showcase at the end of the t...
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posted by Aero.Spike
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by Aero.Spike

Orf Topic as they say.

Wednesday, November 24 The second mission of the week is the launch of the DART probe that was mentioned at the top of...
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posted by jon
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by jon

goo goo gaa gaa

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59357306 always said that those who buy EVs are not car people................the...
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posted by kinvig.netta
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Vaillant combit - PCB blown ?

(I wouldn't mind, but I took the advice here to leave everything alone ...) Had to drop the cover on the boiler today,...
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posted by jethro_uk
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT: Solar power - reality check

A new City Council car park in Nottingham is claiming the solar panels installed on the roof are enough to power 50 hom...
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posted by nospam
50 comments posted 4yrs posted by nospam

Ceiling lights.

Looking for low profile ceiling lamps. Wondered about these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003041489986.html?spm=...
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posted by chris.p.bacon
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

i-player connection

Nearly on topic:-) Following a recent visit from an old school friend of my wife, questions are being asked why we don'...
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posted by tim
99 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim

DIY mole removal

For Brian A man in the Czech republic almost blew his legs off trying to eradicate moles from his garden with home made...
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posted by Andrew97d-junk
15 comments posted 4yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Very large item delivery service

I'm selling a 1000 litre plastic heating oil tank. It will be empty, but I have no idea how much the empty tank weighs...
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posted by theom+news
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by theom+news

E.ON Communicates

Had a letter today with an account number and tariff from my new energy supplier, but no method yet to set up an on line...
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posted by jon
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by jon

E10 and Garden Machines

Just read Mountfields analysis of the problem. Their conclusion is E10 should not be a problem if you don't allow the f...
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posted by lmilbourn70
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by lmilbourn70

OT: Barclay's App.

Have a Samsung phone, and the only way (IIRC) to make contact less payments with that - if you bank with Barclays - is...
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posted by dave
16 comments posted 4yrs posted by dave

BT GRRR!!!! AGAIN ! ! ! ! ! !

After the OpenReach visit to my 95 year old neighbour, seemingly correcting the fault at the exchange, last night there...
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posted by headstone255
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by headstone255

Fixing enamel chips in a bath

I've been trying to find a satisfactory way to repair a chipped area of enamel in a steel bath. The difficulty is that...
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posted by davidneale3
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by davidneale3

"Smart" thermoststat - logs ?

Needed the usual 3am pee-break last night. As I did my business I wondered why the radiator was creaking. I soon found...
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posted by jethro_uk
21 comments posted 4yrs posted by jethro_uk