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Volts

Well looks like the volts have gone off definitively now. Been a bit flaky all evening. No call from UK Power networks y...
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posted by timstreater
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by timstreater

Buying 82mm bricks for my extension?

Do house extension bricks have to be the same height as existing bricks? They are around 82mm high ! 4 + 1/4 inches New...
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posted by dicegeorge
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by dicegeorge

Signal boosters?

Do they work? I have a Freeview TV with an indoor aerial, I wasn't expecting much but it works well most of the time. B...
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posted by rsandr
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by rsandr

Saniflo rant

I've accepted a quote to replace a Saniflo, from a fitter on the Saniflo website. Total cost quoted is £695 +VAT. I can...
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posted by NOTsomeone
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone

from British Gas ....

Dear James There?s been a lot in the news lately about challenges in the energy market. We want to reassure you that th...
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posted by kinvig.netta
20 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

B&D 400H-H15 - R.I.P.

Gosh, my Black & Decker 400H-H15 drill has finally given up the ghost. My father passed it on to me at least 20 years a...
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posted by news
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

Avro web site

Although the Avro web site gives all appearances of being broken it still works if you persevere. I've just been able t...
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posted by junk
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by junk

no panic up here

just filled the car at the only petrol station for miles here in the near of Girvan at 136.9....no problems up here and...
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posted by kinvig.netta
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

1N4007 size

I have just taken delivery of some 1N4007 wire ended diodes for a repair, but they are physically much smaller than I a...
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posted by a
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

OT: It could happen to you

Power outages in northeastern China have plunged millions of homes into darkness, triggered factory shutdowns and threa...
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posted by jon
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

working from home

how did people work from home before personal computers?......and those that do now should get out and get a proper job...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

no more cars for us.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIBeIKAoCVc
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posted by kinvig.netta
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

[OT] Octopus Energy and Al Gore

Apparently, Al Gore's investment company has taken a 13% stake in Octopus Energy. There's an interview with Greg of Oct...
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posted by Aero.Spike
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by Aero.Spike