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Earthing a metal backbox

In my house I have a few metal backboxes used for light switches that don't have an earth terminal. Is there a best and...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by not
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by not

OT power suppliers going bust

Utility Point has collapsed today, following PFP Energy and MoneyPlus Energy. It seems that with the price of power, pa...
57 comments posted 5yrs
posted by peter
57 comments posted 5yrs posted by peter

Toolstation

Has anyone else had probelms logging in to Toolstation? I used them ages ago and forgot my password so requested a chan...
18 comments posted 5yrs
posted by invalid_unparseable
18 comments posted 5yrs posted by invalid_unparseable

Freesat query

I know nothing of Freesat. A house we're buying has a dish, and in one room there are two coax cables appearing through...
65 comments posted 5yrs
posted by clive
65 comments posted 5yrs posted by clive

Racking toolboxes

My high-grade tool storage solution, being the cartons from Lidl's finest nuts, has met its end. So I'm in the market f...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by theom+news
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by theom+news

Landline conversion to digital

My landline operator has advised me that they will soon converting my line to digital and i will need to plug my home p...
191 comments posted 5yrs
posted by noreply492000-medic
191 comments posted 5yrs posted by noreply492000-medic

Wildlife Pond

I am considering replacing my existing water feature, a drilled slate monolith on a pebble pool with a wildlife pond, p...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chris
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by chris

Dead Wasp Nest smell

How long does the smell of a dead wasp next last. It is in the wall cavity outside the porch so cant get to it to dispo...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Janet
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by Janet

faulty speed camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfuTuBFWEb4&ab_channel=SteveLehto What is a vehicle with a high flat rear/
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tpmccann
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Glas air

fecking £4 to pick up or drop off now !!!!!!....I hope the bastards go down the drain...
32 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
32 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

OT: Last Night of the Proms

Anyone else notice how the BBC packed the audience out with EU-flag waving quislings/placemen/stooges, just like they do...
103 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cd
103 comments posted 5yrs posted by cd

Builder and plumber. Demarcation line?

I was just musing about where the demarcation line was between builders and plumbers. My first guess would be the walls...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wibble
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Email problem.

I have my own domain and use that as my main email address. All hosted by 123-Reg. Everything on that account paid up t...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

RIP The Medway Handyman

David Peter Lang unexpectedly peacefully passed away yesterday. He leaves behind his two daughters Rebecca and Nicola an...
64 comments posted 5yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
64 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth