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OT wee bint
woo hoo the wee schemie bint got what she has always wanted a closed border....
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Scouring powders
For the past few years I have been buying Vim scouring powder on ebay as it is not available from supermarkets. I mainly use it for cleaning Pyrex dishes that have been in the ovebn. Just now the...
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Built-in freezer.
I am moving to a new home. The interior needs a complete overhaul. We already have a good freezer and would like to take it with us but do not want it to stick out like a sore thumb. Can it be faced...
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3 years ago
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OT: Ping Cursitor Doom
Something to cheer you up in these dark days! quite like this, from his Abstract: "The historic chemical data reveal that changes in CO2 track changes in temperature, and therefore climate in contrast...
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Apparent leak on CH system
Every three or four weeks I need to de-air the towel radiator in the bathroom. This is the highest Radiator in the system. A friend, who is a retired plumber, suggested that I have a small leak...
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3 years ago
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Wall wart interference
OK so I bought my usual wall warts from Amazon, the sort you plug usb devices in to power them, Unlike usual though these little monsters kick out an incredible amount of rfi on frequencies from long...
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3 years ago
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Low gas pressure at boiler
So, fitted the new gas valve to the boiler and the house is warming up nicely now. I set the output pressure on gas valave (abiout 12 mbar), and while I was at it checked the supply pressure on the...
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3 years ago
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Lighting Incompatibility?
Gentlemen, Is there some reason why one cannot have flourescent tubes and LED floodlamps running off a common supply? I have found that when paralelling up the LED floodlamps with flouro tubes, the...
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3 years ago
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OT Hare coursing
At the risk of giving Tim more air time, could posters consider signing the attached? Mind the wrap. Click this link to sign the petition "Change the law to increase sentencing for Hare coursing and...
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3 years ago
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FCU on 20A radial circuit - OK?
I assume it's OK to put an FCU (to run a light, so will be fused 3A) on a 'radial' circuit wired with 2.5sqmm on a 20 amp breaker? It was going to be a slightly more complicated question of a single...
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3 years ago
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Travis Perkin.
Do a click and collect for some wood. Paid online too. Bring a paper copy of the email, it says. Man in the timber yard directs me to the office. Office write out a docket for the man in the timber...
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3 years ago
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Re: Vegans (was Re: OT: Covid Jab)
On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:51:25 +0000, Vir Campestris snipped-for-privacy@Yup, most people don't 'want to' and wouldn't / couldn't if expected to. Becoming a Buddhist or the not killing animals (OOI)?...
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3 years ago
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Damn Scottish starlings.
If they were migrating geese then there could be some free roasted xmas dinners :-). Perhaps those 11Kv lines are a bit too 'saggy' though ?. How would they stay apart during high winds, which are...
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3 years ago
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Keep taking the tablets
Quick little electronics hack project for those interested: draft - so typos may abound!) Wacom tablet upgrade - serial to USB - DIYWiki
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3 years ago
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No compact 10.8v drills - has everyone gone power mad?
I have been vaguely looking for a second combi-drill/impact-driver set to complement my existing Titan 10.8v pair which I love. However no one (well neither Screwfix nor Toolstation) now seem to have...
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3 years ago
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