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OT: quotas

With all this talk about trade deals, I am wondering how quotas actually work. Supposing we agreed a quota of 60,000 ca...
24 comments posted 5yrs
posted by newsgroups
24 comments posted 5yrs posted by newsgroups

DiY Memory saver??

Hi All, I need to change a car battery on a modern car, and don?t want to lose any settings. I?ve left it a bit late to...
17 comments posted 5yrs
posted by chrispvholmes
17 comments posted 5yrs posted by chrispvholmes

Identify thermostatic valve

This is the thermostatic valve from a shower: https://www.dropbox.com/s/16k3277d94c8um5/thermostatic-valve.jpg?dl=0 The...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

External Ducting

I've got a minor domestic dispute going on with a neighbour, who recently fitted a kitchen extractor fan that vents dir...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by patchmoney
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by patchmoney

Mail order chaos

Two online purchases, both made on Dec. 2. 1. Boots the Chemist. Two fragrances, in stock. Handed to Royal Mail, 48-hr...
32 comments posted 5yrs
posted by davey
32 comments posted 5yrs posted by davey

Anyone know how this Electopro works?

I was sent details of this plug which (apparently) steps down the household voltage from circa 240V (in EU) to 220V. I...
21 comments posted 5yrs
posted by kalicoorguk
21 comments posted 5yrs posted by kalicoorguk

OT: Lift panel

https://d2zw9f2dp6ompi.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/14042342/Theres-an-easier-way-to-organize-this.png Thi...
4 comments posted 5yrs
posted by mjadams25
4 comments posted 5yrs posted by mjadams25

Home automation ...

Prompted by George's heads up and the discussions re Home Automation with others here recently, I diverted from our dog...
7 comments posted 5yrs
posted by news
7 comments posted 5yrs posted by news

Re: Sunspot Cycle 25 to be a powerful one ?

I think its already started. Its very difficult to know as if we get lucky and the sun shoves its massejections in anot...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by briang1
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by briang1

Yet another one for Adam

Can someone help me with a problem please? I don't know what to do. Opposite the late MIL?s bungalow is a fairly newly...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by NOTsomeone

OT: QuoteCollapse in Thunderbird

I've been using a Thunderbird extension called "quotecollapse", but after last night's Thunderbird update it no-longer...
10 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nothanks
10 comments posted 5yrs posted by nothanks

Polishing stainless steel

I need to polish stainless steel .... these are large (15" propellers) They are new ... but the stainless has not had a...
12 comments posted 5yrs
posted by rick_hughes
12 comments posted 5yrs posted by rick_hughes

OT: zero carbon

http://watt-logic.com/2020/12/10/fes-2020/ A lot of interesting, if nerdy, stuff in here.
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by newshound
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by newshound