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Spooky

I have a Gigaset cordless phone in the workshop. Just the one handset, base station plugged into the landline. A few ti...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Mastic not setting

Hi All On Saturday I did some mastic around an outdoor worktop. Oddly, the mastic has still not fully set. Given the te...
24 comments posted 6yrs
posted by leenowell
24 comments posted 6yrs posted by leenowell

OT - Back-up Drive

about a year ago I bought a Seagate USB Back-up drive. I used the Seagate software to create a back-up . I have since u...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Not.responding.
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by Not.responding.

Pipes and Cables

I had a look at an old factory at the way pipes and cables are run,supported and allows to expand and contract. I compa...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Not.responding.
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by Not.responding.

Integral USB Chargers in 13A sockets

Does anyone know if the USB charger is permanently energised (when fitted as part of 13A sockets) or whether it's turne...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mitchmunden
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by mitchmunden

Replacement lenses for old glasses frames.

Has anyone used any of these companies advertising on the internet to have new lenses fitted to old glasses frames? If...
37 comments posted 6yrs
posted by none
37 comments posted 6yrs posted by none

Cut the grass. One extreme to another

A month ago If I walked down the garden, water squirted out from under my wellies and up my legs. Today there are huge...
35 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
35 comments posted 6yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

Grrr - inco pad in washing machine. Tips.

Not paying attention doing laundry, and managed to get an inco pad mixed up with the (mercifully small) load. Which has...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

The Oddity of Ploddity

There has been generally a good response to the requirement for self-isolation but with the tradition in Britain of coc...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by headstone255
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by headstone255

Confused about face mask designations

I've just unearthed my last few face masks. I've had them several years. They are valved, and printed on the front it s...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by me

OT: A postal query.

If you post say a large letter with at least the correct value stamps on it (standard 1st and 2nd, no actual value on t...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by dave
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by dave

Lesson learned

I installed some temporary pipe work so SWAMBO could continue to use the washing machine while the kitchen was out of c...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

How to lift dried brass polish out of crevices

What will loosen decades-old dried brass polish in fine crevices (on a decorative Persian tray)? I've heard suggestions...
58 comments posted 6yrs
posted by real-not-anti-spam-address
58 comments posted 6yrs posted by real-not-anti-spam-address

Oxford vs Imperial Models

This article, if you delve into it, gives an insight into the difference between the Oxford model approach and the Impe...
26 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no.sp
26 comments posted 6yrs posted by no.sp