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Get well soon Terry Casey
His wife Helen called me today to say they he was knocked over on Saturday and is in a very serious condition. At the moment he is in an induced coma and has been given a 50/50 chance of making it. If...
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OT: How many trees will Microsoft have to plant ?
Some announcement there. How much electronic junk has ended up in landfill or being shipped to Africa for 'recycling' since 1983 when the IBM PC started its evolution into becoming a domestic...
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Joining 1.0, 1.5 and 2.5mm^2 cables
In the good old days I would have used junction boxes but now these have to be 'accessible' I ought to use an alternative. I have tried crimps in the past and been thoroughly disillusioned with them....
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Carpet Wisdom - advice
My lounge carpet has stood up very well to normal wear but the castors of the suite has really dented it (irrecoverable). I suspect the soft underlay has allowed the carpet backing to locally stretch...
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Cats
It's a cat give it what it wants, or is there a reason you won't or can't do that. Cats aren't like dogs that are happy toi eat their own shit.
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Sacrifice
I was trying to think of all the sacrificial things. Sacrificial anodes on ships, yes. But... how about the face of a wooden mallet? Because the reason it's wood is because steel would be too hard....
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cornish pasties????
On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:36:53 +0000, "Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote: I fail to see the relevance to Cornish pasties, but wouldn't it be simpler, rather than jetting off to the Med, getting a deep tan (and...
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Re Printer cartridge update
I put in a new compatible cartridge and that has resolved the problem. I also because I had £50 of amazon vouchers bought a cheap B&W laser printer so now have a back up. :-) ................Printer...
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Printer cartridge update
I recieved a new compatible
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security cameras
I wish to run a Neos security camera from a 12v supply. The following is from the spec sheet Power Adapter: Input 110-240V (AC/DC) Output 5V/1000mA What power 12v to 240v dc inverter would i require ?...
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OT: Woodland for firewood (and as investment)
A bit of mature broadleaf woodland has come up for sale near me. Quite tempted ?just because?, I?ve always fancied a bit of woodland to enjoy and use to keep me in firewood. Is there a general rule of...
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Re: H13 Bulbs ....
The connector looks polarised and I'd be surprised if you could fit them upside down. So without forcing one or the other I guess the new bulbs are miss wired. Are they cheapy unknowns? Assuming only...
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diy signwriting
My beautiful Victorian ornamental garden gate is nearly ready to go out the front of the Victorian Terrace. I had a thought that it would be great to paint the house name onto the gate rail in fine...
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OT: re-use of stamps
Until a few years ago I hardly ever received a letter with an un-franked stamp, but now I receive one every few weeks. Are they marked in a non-visible way? What's to stop them being re-used?
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Surely an angle grinder was used instead of a circular saw to cut a nut?
least no one can say the man was a nut short of a full bag! The unnamed husband from Zaporizhia in Ukraine, who is in his 40s, was woken up by pain in the morning and saw his penis being...
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