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OT: Scottish Power, E.on, smart meters

Now having both gas and electricity on Suppliers of Last Resort (E.on and Shell) I was quite surprised to be cold-calle...
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by newshound
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by newshound

R D S

A lot of the keys around seem to be corporate, ie for the pro version. Brian
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posted by 2malikzia2
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by 2malikzia2

bad knees

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224500893708?hash=item34454bc80c:g:gFkAAOSwP8Ngy1tP
9 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
9 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

No Free Trade leads again toe Conflict

The year 1737 saw the death of Walpole's close friend Queen Caroline. Though her death did not end his personal influen...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by imbibe

bathroom isolator shared heater and fan?

can one isolator switch just outside a bathroom isolate both the fan and the heater or are two switches needed? [george]
17 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dicegeorge
17 comments posted 4yrs posted by dicegeorge

King's Lynn, Norfolk

King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn & colloquially as Lynn, is a port & market town in Norfolk, England, 98...
12 comments posted 4yrs
posted by imbibe
12 comments posted 4yrs posted by imbibe

BT compliments where due

Openreach turned up at the appointed hour and confirmed my diagnosis and went to the exchange to swap equipment racks.
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by headstone255
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by headstone255

OT: mystery roadside pole

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oFlOkeRaL7IOfOzdMvg0SCLkuOvcDpUj/view?usp=drivesdk Any thoughts? Seen on the M5 at reg...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by tim.downie
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by tim.downie

Semi OT - gas pipes

Are there any regulations regarding where the incoming gas pipe (e.g. on the supply side of the meter) has to be relati...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by diy
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by diy

OT: I just want a decent pizza :(

Our town has roughly 60 takeaways (last time I counted) and a population of approx 30k. They all churn out largely the...
14 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rsandr
14 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

Two more energy suppliers cease trading.

Neon Reef and Social Energy Supply have ceased trading today, not many left now!
19 comments posted 4yrs
posted by noreply492000-medic
19 comments posted 4yrs posted by noreply492000-medic

OT: Shavers

When my Braun 3775 needed battery replacement, I was able instead to get a whole shaver for £35, but it is sadly now co...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by chris
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by chris