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Thunderbird 78.4.0

Presumably after a recent upgrade the 'buttons' shown in a newsgroup posting are shown in the following order reply, fo...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by junk
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by junk

recommend a carpet cleaner/shampoo

Can anyone recommend a carpet cleaner. Have a puppy dog, 95% of toilet is done outdoors, indoors is on paper pads. Alth...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

Two devices wired into a single BS1363 plug?

A multi-occupier building has, in a communal service cupboard, a single standard 13A surface-mounted switched socket in...
74 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dr.s.lartius
74 comments posted 6yrs posted by dr.s.lartius

Identification problem

From time to time i am requested identification paperwork. the problem is that most companies not want you to go paperle...
40 comments posted 6yrs
posted by meassageboards
40 comments posted 6yrs posted by meassageboards

replacement TV advice

I cannot receive a decent terrestrial signal so am connected to Freesat via a dish. I also have a sound bar and a Humax...
42 comments posted 6yrs
posted by meassageboards
42 comments posted 6yrs posted by meassageboards

OT: slideshow in Photos

Until recently, while a Microsoft Photos slideshow was running I could right click any photo and set the speed to slow,...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Any idea what this is?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/bvwonSsk1m9Mi9uU8 I am not certain, but it could possibly have come with a wall clock.
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by no

Glasses for close-up work?

I had about 4 pairs of those glasses that have little LED lights in the arms (that I rarely used the light bit on) and...
48 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
48 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Alarm V instructions

I wont go in to the back story but a neighbour has a home burglar alarm installed about 5 years ago. He was never left...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by noname
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by noname

Boiler controls/efficiency

It is that time of year... I was a bit taken by surprise when someone recently suggested that condensing boilers work b...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Transporting a used washer-dryer by car

It won't fit in the car upright --- will it do any harm to turn it on its side while loading, drive it around that way,...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a24061a
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by a24061a

Basement conversion

Who's been digging one then?
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by usenet
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by usenet

Quickest/cheapest way to make weighted post ?

Sadly the budget just won't stretch to the proper repair of our sorry fence posts and there are 2 sagging now after the...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Dishwasher - spray arm split - seals overwhelmed

Starting with a shout out to all the seals who are pupping along the East Coast at the moment. But I digress. Called ou...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by wibble
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by wibble