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Cleaning a fridge (sodium bicarbonate)

Years ago I was told that baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) should be used to clean a fridge, rather than detergent. Is t...
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posted by newsgroups
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by newsgroups

Modern [table] lamps rant

Why is it that table and desk lamps are so badly designed nowadays, I have several I have bought over the past couple o...
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posted by cl
16 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

OT: binoculars

Just bought some binoculars (20x50) off Amazon, made, inevitably, in China. These: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...
35 comments posted 5yrs
posted by timstreater
35 comments posted 5yrs posted by timstreater

Using a PC microphone on a car head unit??

Hi All, I have just bought a second hand Sony head unit which requires an external mic for Handsfree. Having done some...
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posted by chrispvholmes
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes

France - England electricity link

According to the localish news the link between Normandy and Hampshire became operational yesterday , is the original G...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by gemehabal
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by gemehabal

USB Webcam

I need a webcam that's [only] USB-connected, for both video and audio. (Because the PC I want to plug it into *only* ha...
13 comments posted 5yrs
posted by roland
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by roland

condensation in potting shed

how can I insulate my clear corrugated plastic roof as I have a LOT of water droplets on the inside. I was thinking of p...
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posted by joannapocock1962
6 comments posted 5yrs posted by joannapocock1962

OT lost in transit (rant)

After years of having only a few items lost in the 'post'[1], since last December a third item that has now gone into t...
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posted by junk
13 comments posted 5yrs posted by junk

Don't believe the instructions

I bought a large induction hob a while back and decided for safe keeping would leave it boxed until I needed to install...
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posted by tricky.dicky
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Multimeter leasds

I have a "Precision Gold" PG 017 multi-meter that came with two probes (red and black) with hard points on the ends. No...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by pinnerite
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by pinnerite

HMRC Fraud Purveyor

Just blocked number: 07560790859 a voice wanted me to press '1' to connect.
26 comments posted 5yrs
posted by jon
26 comments posted 5yrs posted by jon

Paint stripper

I have already stripped one Bannister using a heat gun and the wood looks really quite nice so I sanded it and it looks...
19 comments posted 5yrs
posted by invalid
19 comments posted 5yrs posted by invalid

Non-mist mirrors for bathroom - suppliers?

My M-I-L has asked for a large (as in can see most of oneself) mirror for the wet room and I'm not having much luck in...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by cl
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by cl

Medical records access?

I have full access to my surgeries Patient Record for some years now and very useful it is too. I know I can ask for in...
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posted by a
22 comments posted 5yrs posted by a