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OT: Inflation? What inflation?

Just got my buildings and contents quote today and it has doubled! To be fair we were on a three year deal that kept th...
19 comments posted 11mos
posted by tricky.dicky
19 comments posted 11mos posted by tricky.dicky

TOT: Capital Gains Tax on homes

At present the main residence is exempt from CGT. I was wondering what would be the consequences of removing this exemp...
18 comments posted 11mos
posted by newsgroups
18 comments posted 11mos posted by newsgroups

‘special’ bolt name?

I recall seeing a type of bolt similar to a roofing bolt, with a shallow / flattish mushroom head. Usually without a sl...
11 comments posted 11mos
posted by noinv
11 comments posted 11mos posted by noinv

EV Charging

This just came up on my Facebook feed: The New All-Electric Ford Puma Gen-E® charges from 10-80% in just 23.2 mins with...
61 comments posted 11mos
posted by jgnewsid
61 comments posted 11mos posted by jgnewsid

th’s climate

This is a bundle of fun... https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=7874 "A previously untapped source of data she...
22 comments posted 11mos
posted by tnp
22 comments posted 11mos posted by tnp

Car DAB radio question

OK so my choice of radio station is usually Greatest Hits Radio when driving. However the new car (new to me - not bran...
27 comments posted 11mos
posted by adamwadsworth
27 comments posted 11mos posted by adamwadsworth

Doorbell replacement

My old doorbell is falling apart. I thought I could just remove it from the wall and fit a new one. However, I have che...
24 comments posted 11mos
posted by newsgroups
24 comments posted 11mos posted by newsgroups

Car Insurance Renewal

I used Confused.com to find motor insurance a few years ago and usually check each year. This year my current car insur...
36 comments posted 11mos
posted by jgnewsid
36 comments posted 11mos posted by jgnewsid

Bosch Classix dishwasher

My dishwasher blows the fuse in the plug as soon as I turn it on at the mains. I can't find the model number and withou...
3 comments posted 11mos
posted by bap
3 comments posted 11mos posted by bap

Slow heating oven

My daughter’s fan oven takes an absolute age to get up to temperature and I suspect just can’t get close to what it sho...
28 comments posted 11mos
posted by timdownieuk
28 comments posted 11mos posted by timdownieuk

MP3 Alarm Clock

I asked this in the digital TV group and wondered if anybody here had any ideas. I want a device that will wake me in t...
5 comments posted 11mos
posted by jgnewsid
5 comments posted 11mos posted by jgnewsid