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Robert DAB Radio case repair
I have a Roberts DAB radio with a traditional style case It seems to be covered in some fake leather or suede effect stuff with a very thin plastic skin on some powdery cork-like substance. The...
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YT: Turning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight
Recycling not the backlight... a good idea, someone posted "Well, here I am wishing my TV would break. That's an odd feeling." Visit https://skl.sh/diyperks to get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE In...
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Re: M6
I remember the first night that Z Cars was shown on TV, I had a choice of staying home to watch the new series or meeting the girl-friend-de-jour. Z Cars didn't win that one, but the following furore...
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Stud finders?
Can anyone recommend a good (as in reliable / predictable) / VFM stud finder please, generally just for looking for wood (or metal I guess) studs behind plasterboard, although if it did more and that...
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USB GPS receiver for laptop/PC - X-post
Any recommendations for a good GPS receiver to connect to a laptop? Back in the day I had a serial cable for my old Etrex but I don't currently have a serial port, and I suspect that a USB receiver...
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If not Dydon or Gtech, then which cordless cleaner?
Hi all, We need a cordless cleaner to replace the Dyson V6 Animal that daughter bought us and we leant her a while back. She is very happy with the convenience and performance (as we were before we...
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DVD writer mystery ?
Acquired an old system box from our lad ... DVD tray was jammed. Started investigating, and whatever the problem is, the thing works fine dissembled (tray slides in and out when eject button is...
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Russ abot bell wire?
Most expensive bell wire I have seen.... if its for 1.5km https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ochoos-15roll-Extension-Connector-Electric/dp/B07QB2J3WR
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Well OT - yellow warnings of......Met Office
This year there seem to be almost daily yellow warnings of rain, wind, thunderstorms from the Met Office. Now it could be that the weather has become permanently extreme, but in a lot of cases the...
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A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises
A Quarter of Humanity Faces Looming Water Crises By S Sengupta & W Cai, 8/6/19, NY Times BANGALORE, India ? Countries that are home to one-fourth of Earth?s population face an increasingly urgent...
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Russian Media Muffle Protest Images, Broadcast Beef Kebabs
Russian Media Muffle Protest Images, Broadcast Beef Kebabs President Putin is trying to stop demonstrations without stoking further discontent over a poor economy, a pension revamp and endemic...
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stupid RBS
Last few times I went on Internet banking with RBS they want to send a one time code to my phone......well this morning the phone is out in the car so I can't check my account.....very annoying you...
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car boot sale sockets
just figured out what the two extra holes are just below the earth terminal of a double 13A socket I bought at a car boot sale ......
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DIY fly trap glue
Hello all. I'd like to make a horsefly trap with a black bucket covered in non-setting glue. YouTube has many examples and they seem to catch the things. Horsefly trap glue is available to buy, but...
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Alternative URL shortener
I usually use TinyURL, but IME it can't handle links to PDF's. Can anyone recommend an alternative that does?
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