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[OT] Pointless bus/cycle lanes

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/darwen-cycle-lane-could-most-21892182The road was closed for a while and af...
76 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
76 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

[OT] Files in the 'cloud'?

I'm working more from home these days, much of what I do is cloud based, banking/bookeeping etc but I will occasionally...
40 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rsandr
40 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

[OT] Octopus Energy rates for Avro transferees

It's the Flexible Octopus October 2021 v2 tariff: Electricity Unit rate: 21.41 p/kWh Standing charge: 25.66 p/day Gas Un...
25 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Aero.Spike
25 comments posted 5yrs posted by Aero.Spike

OT: Prescription Glasses - the second

As there seems to be some expertise on glasses here; does anyone know if I can ascertain from my recent prescription wh...
24 comments posted 5yrs
posted by news
24 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

Bloody keyboards, stiff keys.

A few weeks ago, I managed to spll drink into my keyboard (the one I'm using now). So, I washed it out, as you do, and...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

OT: house insurance question

We have had a crack in our house - a surveyor looked, monitored it and said there's nothing needs doing. But obviously...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jj
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by jj

OT: Ambitious DIY.

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/bad-diy-job-house-extension-6068165 What on earth is the timber constru...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

Raising dents in wood block floor

As header. My 21st birthday party allowed the guests to dance on a pitch pine woodblock floor. Those who can remember 1...
29 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim

Electrics, insulation, plasterboard....

So. Yes, new workshop walls. Looks as there'll be 25mm Jblite EPS 70, thn rockwool 50mm, then Visqueen, then plasterboa...
24 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris.p.bacon
24 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris.p.bacon

Tap reseating

Dripping taps so bought https://www.screwfix.com/p/monument-tools-tap-reseating-tool/89487 Wierdly the packaging doesn'...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

sheared bolt

Handle on Altendorf saw side fence sheared off (This handle only requires finger tip pressure to lock but ........ wasn...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

OT: Is your VPN spying on you?

If you're concerned enough about internet security to run a VPN, just take a look through this article to ensure your p...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by paulb
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by paulb

Yurt Deck Foundation

My son wants to put a Yurt at the bottom of the garden on some sloping ground not really accessible by a normal vehicle...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by timw
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by timw

ebay economics

I've ordered a 16mm thick USB stick on eBay. Advertised cost 99p; charged £1. It is not the penny, though. It is more h...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by stuck
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by stuck