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Minimising Phantom Load
Folks, After looking at a discussion on SMART Meters and standby power, I found when exploring the settings in my ovens that there was an option to turn the displays off. Is this purely for ascetics...
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BARGAIN: 4 Pack of Window / Door Restrictors, with Lock & Key on eBay
These are really good window restrictors and really cheap too. Pack of Window / Door Restrictors, White, Safety Security Cable Lock & Key NEW Colour: White Screws & Key provided. All sealed. Huge...
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3-in-1 oil now in a plastic container
My 200ml tin of 3-in-1 that I must have bought about 20 years ago has finally emptied. It still has the label of the local 6-shop hardware store showing a price of 2 Pounds 29p, but it also has the...
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"OralB" spam - sudden explosion in
Following a recent post about a spam surge, the past week or so I am getting these emails regularly to my old hotmail account. Just me ? Anything changed recently ?
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French card does the opposite to UK ones
Re the recent discussion about credit/debit cards, my French one (BRED/Banque Populaire) has just been renewed and that has changed from being an un-embossed one to being embossed. Both the card...
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Quotation
Electric vehicle owners should ONLY be allowed to charge their cars using wind & solar power otherwise it's just pretending.
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Royal Mail confused for d-i-y label printing
I wanted to print off a label so that I could send a faulty item back to the vendor for replacement. I followed the link for the Royal Mail service, filled in the required details, and it offered me...
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OT: Memo to myself: Don't ever buy anything from the O2 store!
I bought a cheap but decent smartphone from the 02 store a couple of years ago. I don't know now, but you used to have the option to buy without an account, which is by the way impossible to open if...
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PSTN/POTS retirement
I have done a basic intro on the subject here: was wondering where it should go from here? What else should we include? Future articles on setting up your own SIP service, or a full digital PBX?...
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battery
need a battery. 7.2V 13Ah li-ion. 113x66x37mm. It's for a Promax analyser. This is the only one I can find, but the price is ridiculous. Any suggestions as to where I can buy this battery or its...
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Linseed
The 50 or so acres opposite us is growing linseed, a pretty sight at this time of year. Every morning, it's a sea of blue flowers, which die by early afternoon, leaving a green field. Next day they're...
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Solution for rubber lever covers ?
SWMBO had some new brakes fitted to the chariot a couple of years ago. on one the rubber cover - not available separately - has disintegrated. Does anyone know of some way to re-cover the lever with...
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Hog clips and hog clip pliers
We have lots of wire netting around various areas of our smallholding, fruit cages, chicken runs, etc. A while ago I discovered 'hog clips' (do a search if you've not come across them before) and they...
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How to make a Home made mobile phone bracket
I want to make a simple bracket, similar in shape to can buy acrylic sheets unless anyone has an idea of something I'm likely to find around the house. I've got some plastic rulers but they seem a bit...
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Waiting for Yodel....
My package, a case of wine, was put on the van for delivery this morning. Sometime later, I was given an estimated delivery time of 15:56 to 17:56, ie 4pm to 6 pm. I watched the van's progress on...
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