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QUORA: What do you dislike about California?

QUORA: What do you dislike about California? by Andrew T. Post, born & raised in the Golden State, 7/19/21 1. The polit...
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posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by imbibe

Garden hose problem

I have inherited a very long garden hose. I estimate 25 to 30 metres. It is yellow with a cross hatch reinforcement des...
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posted by pinnerite
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

Alas, my Windows 10 desktop icon font is furry !

I have been given an elderly PC, now with Windows 10, and am using it with an unrecognised display. The display is almo...
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posted by dr.j.r.stockton
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by dr.j.r.stockton

Neighbour’s damp problem

We bought a house a year ago, after a good survey. The house which borders our drive was then sold. The new owners’ sur...
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posted by Mary
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by Mary

Properly Joined Electrical Wire

Should I join all my wires like this in future? How to Twist Electric Wire Together/ Properly Joint Electrical Wire http...
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posted by invalid
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by invalid

Pressure washer connection adapters

Hi All, I bought one of these to replace my pressure washer hose and split lance https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38430393231...
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posted by leen...
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by leen...

Reinforced Concrete - Covering a Hole

Hi, I should probably get a structural engineer to do some calculations but all the quotes I have seem to be an attempt...
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posted by dales647
42 comments posted 5yrs posted by dales647

OT: "Pedestrian" lights

Waiting for SWMBO to complete a hospital appointment, I was parked up listening to the radio, within sight of a set of...
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posted by jethro_uk
94 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

Coal ridge bf

How do you remove the fire , gas has been disconnected
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posted by Angela
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by Angela

New apprentice

Our new apprentice turned up for work with his tools, but he completely forgot his PPE. https://ibb.co/cJszdXV
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posted by NOTsomeone
57 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Machine galvanised

Bought some staples. Box said machine galvanised. What is machine galvanising ?
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posted by tpmccann
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by tpmccann

Odd MR16 LED behaviour ?

After a few years service, the halogen incandescent MR16 bulb in my shower fan/light assembly stopped working - contact...
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posted by jethro_uk
14 comments posted 5yrs posted by jethro_uk

outside overflow pipe dripping from header tank

My outside overflow pipe to the small header tank in the attic has started dripping.I have had a plumber in who has con...
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posted by Tizer
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by Tizer