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DIY Medicine

Anybody else suffered from pruney fingers with no water ?...did B-12 help ? .....
26 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Re: Vaccine queue. Together we can beat this

> michael adams snipped-for-privacy@ukonline.co.uk> wrote >> My son is a key worker but has been refused the vaccine un...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by junk
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by junk

How does it know?

I have a Philips PT860 rotary electric razor that takes HQ80 cutting heads. Every couple of years or so, a little three...
47 comments posted 5yrs
posted by me
47 comments posted 5yrs posted by me

Dissolving olive oil

Anyone have any idea what might remove burnt on olive oil please. I need to clean an air fryer. Hot soapy water will not...
30 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a
30 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

USB power question

On the PC desktop here (Gigabyte MB) the USB power is on at all times the PC is plugged into the mains. The separate we...
29 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

OT - London Taxis

Don't know why it came into my head - but I recall at one time London Taxis had an open luggage space on the nearside fr...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

Refinishing an oak "parquetry" floor

It looks like the next major job will be to refinish an oak parquetry floor. It's flat but may never have been refinish...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

"Bread & circuses"

"Bread & circuses" (or bread & games; from Latin: panem et circenses) is a metonymic phrase referring to superficial ap...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by imbibe
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by imbibe

Ebac Dehumid clicking repeatedly.

Unit clicks the main contactor repeatedly when start push button is pressed and unit will nit start or run. Changed cont...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by Pip
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by Pip

BSPT radiator tail

I would normally use thick PTFE tape, but I'm not happy with the feel. I used 150-200mm of tape and I can keep turning...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by fredxx
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by fredxx

Choice of fixing - PB

What fixing do you recommend in a plasterboard wall there it is not possible to tighten the screws as the item need to s...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

OT SCAM EMAIL

why are we all getting hundreds of emails telling us your various ant-virus contracts are running out?...shirley the amo...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Oil fuel woes

I keep bees at a farm some distance away and was planning to visit check the hives this morning. Many years ago prior t...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by johnjessop46
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by johnjessop46

Where your DIY donations go.

More than 120 charities have given their staff unconscious bias training, an investigation has found, amid questions on...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jon
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon