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OT Local FB groups

Some of the posts make my apprentices look smart. 1. A picture of a lost and found driving licence asking if anyone kno...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Gas supply.

Mate has an 1980s terraced 2 bed small house. Still on the original non room sealed boiler. Stored HW. Originally all c...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

OT VPN

In the Lidl frustration thread, mention was made of using a VPN. AVG have been badgering me for years to use their offe...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim

OT: Courier rant

Short version: anyone know how to make contact with a human at Hermes? I had a parcel delivered the other day. Not some...
29 comments posted 5yrs
posted by see.my.signature
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by see.my.signature

Do Green technologies pass the CLUB test?

Complete Load of Utter Bollocks. http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20and%20Politics/117322.strip.gif Apart from LED lig...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tnp
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by tnp

Corrupted USB stick

I had a 32Gb USB stick plugged into my router, but it was somehow corrupted. I have managed to lift all the files off,...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

OT - Lidl frustration

I seem to get this more often than not when trying to access the Lidl website: ----------------------------------------...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jeff
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by jeff

Oven tripping RCD

Hello We have a twin electric oven - 60cm fan and 40cm non-fan. The 40cm has started tripping the RCD - the odd thing (...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dazlewis1970
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by dazlewis1970

OT: Changing a Postcode

What is it like trying to get a Postcode changed? I have an interest in a building that used to have its entrance on th...
36 comments posted 5yrs
posted by davey
36 comments posted 5yrs posted by davey

[OT] New kitchen problem

I have had a new kesseboemer kitchen installed. The hob is a Bora. It is much deeper thaan the regular hob. A deep draw...
38 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
38 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

Dulux Paint samples

Dulux 250ml paint sample tins are intended for what? I bought 2.5 Litres of a selected colour (Dove Grey) and used it a...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

CO detector for boiler required / recommended?

I've been told by the "heating engineer" who serviced my boiler that a carbon monoxide alarm is "required" - it's a non...
45 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
45 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

OT: Suppliers and their interactions.

Ordered 3 rolls of 150mm glass insulation from a cheap online source. Cost of materials, £78.59. Surprised to have it r...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon