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Briggs and Stratton oddity

I happened to stumble upon an old Hayter electric start lawnmower chucked into the long grass by a road whilst out for...
29 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tim.downie
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by tim.downie

PHE says no flu at all

Is this because of social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing, fear or inability to get to a GP, or something else ?...
101 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
101 comments posted 5yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

A lamp blew and then...

Got a funny. Dimmers are V-Pro. The sort where you can change from leading to trailing edge and set a minimum and maxim...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

same

is Paxolin the same as bakerlight ? ...
41 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
41 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

PAR 25 lamps

For those who don't know them, they are a smaller version of the PAR 38 - usually 75 watts in old money. They are simil...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

Lamona Rieza Monoblock cold tap leaks

I'm looking to change the washer or Cartridge on this tap as when the cold water is running there is a small leak from...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Ian
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by Ian

Not that anybody is interested...

Further to my close up eyesight getting better recently known as "second sight"......I'm just back from the Optician an...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

A lamp blew and then...

Just as an update I've made up the dimmer. Used a Knightsbridge polished chrome 2 gang plate from TLC. Which I've used...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

OT - USA Car Parks

Odd how they always seem to have curbs or rails that you nose your wheels up to - but we never see them in the UK. Are t...
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posted by JohnP
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

Dermal filler

Hi friend. Do you know what's dermal filler?Do you know Juvederm and Restylane? It could use for treatment with injecta...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by monica
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by monica

Temp reading on room stat (sort of)

I have a Digistat3 room thermostat, it is not connected to the central heating but used as a stand alone thermometer ju...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by noname
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by noname

OT - TF card vs microSD card?

I've just seen details of a device which uses a TF card. Hadn't heard of this before so I tried to look it up but the i...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wibble
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by wibble

Purposed Hivac Neon

I must have had it since 1969 or 1970. It was a sample neon made by Hivac Ltd. I found it while repacking all my electr...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite