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Re: OT well they wanted equality...

> >> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54158832>> >> ha ha > > No-one want equality unless it gives them more. Advanta...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jon
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by jon

How waterproof is "waterproof" tile adhesive?

I'm thinking of building a pizza oven from vermiculite & cement. It will live outdoors. If it get wet & freezes I recko...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jk989898
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by jk989898

Immersion heater timer

Having moved into a flat, I have an immersion heater which is connected to Economy 7. I want to fit a timer so I can se...
42 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kdunbar232
42 comments posted 6yrs posted by kdunbar232

OT Halfords rant

Goes to buy brake cable for bike flung it on counter boy scans it I stick my card on the machine....he asks do you have...
117 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
117 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Alexa - Skill 'Smart Life'

I have just taken delivery of 4x Smart Plugs, got them working perfectly with a separate Iphone app called 'Smart Life'...
35 comments posted 6yrs
posted by a
35 comments posted 6yrs posted by a

Solar ?

Been bright sunshine and hitting 27C here (Midlands) today. Solar providing c. 13% as much as nuclear ? Well, well, well...
28 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

haha

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toilet-Seal-MEDIUM-Flood-Management-Company-Protection-31-5-35-5cm-D-25-29cm-W/264358007930?h...
35 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
35 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

30V, 5-10A bench PSU recommendations?

I have a couple of linear PSU's (Weir, both 30V-2A, 15V-4A) but they are both old and are now non-functional / iffy and...
40 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
40 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

Stain blocking paint

Friend says you should not use stain blocking paint on wallpaper as it makes the wallpaper very difficult to remove in...
12 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
12 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Milligram scales

I am considering buying a cheap (that is essential!) scale capable of measuring tiny weights - up to 10 grams would be...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap

Google Earth.

Bother. I tried loading Earth pro which wiped my working Earth set up and doesn't function! Anyone care to recommend a s...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Builders - happy stories?

So occasionally you get the builders in.... As post why I despair with builders I thought i'd go the other way and ask,...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

subscribe to radio man...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZseb_f78Hm2yknQyTAIG-A
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj