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OT Amos 'n' Andy

How did they get away with the radio version?
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Laptop battery.

I have a Dell laptop and the battery is useless. Not tried - but can I operate it without the battery? Or does in need i...
18 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
18 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

You learn something new...

Got a form sent as an email attachment that I had to fill in and return by email. In PDF format. Never seen this before...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by dave
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by dave

How to strip dark oak furniture?

In the near future I'm going to be stripping some heavily-carved dark oak (Victorian) furniture - something I haven't d...
1 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
1 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

OT HHGTTG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPbr0v_V-cI&ab_channel=AudiobookArchaeology loath it or ignore it - you can't like it
18 comments posted 5yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
18 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Remote controlled access for storage units

Looking for recommendations for controlling access by users of our storage units. There are 40 units on the site. These...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by letshaveit
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by letshaveit

OT: The NI border and the vaccine fuss

Is what the EU attempted to do and then rapidly changed its mind over moving vaccines into NI, different in principle t...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by me
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by me

HF fluorescent fittings

Do twin HF fluorescent fittings need two good tubes to work or should they work with one? Or is the answer 'it depends'...
6 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a.b
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by a.b

Got a letter

Get my jag on the 15th ...woo hoo
44 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
44 comments posted 5yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Could this *really* be used in a bathroom?

I've been looking for a simple heated towel rail for a toilet and came across this at CPC:- https://cpc.farnell.com/pro...
9 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
9 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

OT: another scam?

Perhaps this is more for a legal group? Someone in Oldham is selling a colloidal silver spray device in a gateway that...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by roger
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by roger

Choosing a blood glucose meter

I want to monitor my blood glucose as I have a family history of diabetes and have been diagnosed as early stage predia...
31 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
31 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

Charging a body cam ?

I have a body cam which charges from a usb I currently charge from my PC but I dont know what the output is. The bodyca...
8 comments posted 5yrs
posted by noname
8 comments posted 5yrs posted by noname