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OT Insurance and alarms

I've just received an email saying that unless I cancel the renewal my house and contents insurance will be automatical...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by junk
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by junk

OT Thought he was skint

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52802520
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Lean-to greenhouse - mould

We have a small, nay, very small lean-to greenhouse. Trouble is, we are getting quiet a lot of powdery, mildew-like, mo...
5 comments posted 6yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap

Modern locks are a pest

What happened to the good old mortice lock where you didn't have to do a dance with the doorhandle to get the key to tur...
106 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
106 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Lithium-ion 18650 cells

I'm busy messing with Lithium-ion 18650 cells and came across one in a piece of equipment, which had none of the commer...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT UHT

Is anybody else now addicted to the taste of UHT milk these days?....used to like fresh creamy milk but now addicted to...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj~
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj~

ot cheesy wotsits

Just recived a parcel and it was full of those white cellulose things that smell like cheesy wotsits without the cheese....
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj~
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj~

What to do? Amassed collection of bits and bobs....

Picture the scene: There are 7 raaco small component storage racks in the garage like these: http://www.raacostorage.co...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by items4sale
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by items4sale

Water scarcity. for the naysayers

Water scarcity can mean scarcity in availability due to physical shortage, or scarcity in access due to the failure of...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by imbibe
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by imbibe

OT: Adult colouring books? WTF?

What is it with "adult colouring in books"? Surely adults should be doing something more mentally challenging. Are we al...
53 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
53 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

TN-S Earth clamp

Had a proper look at the earthing on the new place today. The supply earth is provided by a clamp onto the sheath. It's...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by ben
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by ben

Cine film cement

I?ve just picked up an old Eumig 8mm projector along with family films from my mother?s flat. Amazingly the projector w...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie