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Got the cat!

In case anyone is interested, we now have a cat. Didn't need to try and sneak to Scotland, we had him couriered. I hadn...
187 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rsandr
187 comments posted 6yrs posted by rsandr

Swept bend

I have a device (which provides low pressure air flow) that has a male 1" BSP thread on the end ..... this goes into a...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by rick_hughes
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by rick_hughes

What sort of pump?

We have a borehole in our garden that happily belches water 365 days of the year (or at least it has for the 18 months...
41 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
41 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

How to build a hospital

The "instruction manual" for the ExCel Nightingale Hospital has been published https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/downl...
24 comments posted 6yrs
posted by spuorgelgoog
24 comments posted 6yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Are the TV companies letting us down?

I think so. I cannot be alone in wanting cheering up, but there is nothing cheerful on TV at all. surely they could sho...
32 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

OT Car batteries going flat.

Had to happen, heard for the first time in years the unmistakable sound of an engine turning ever slower as the owner o...
202 comments posted 6yrs
posted by gemehabal
202 comments posted 6yrs posted by gemehabal

Mystery cables

A few years ago I had some fairly extensive wiring work done on my bungalow which included the installation of an ether...
34 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mail
34 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

Re: Another Nail in the High Street Coffin? O/T

>> >> And so is that. Socialism in Norway dramatically >> reduced the need for as much taxation and they >> don’t borro...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tf5643
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by tf5643

OT: To help or not to help, that is the question.

My next door neighbour, more elderly than me and I'm a pensioner, has a problem with his computer and knows nothing abo...
21 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nospam
21 comments posted 6yrs posted by nospam

OT:Jack Schofield R.I.P

The title is self explanatory for those who've ever heard of him. Obituary https://www.theguardian.com/media/askjack/20...
16 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mjadams25
16 comments posted 6yrs posted by mjadams25

NiMh Cell: powdery coating under plastic sleeve

One AA cell has suddenly turned grey underneath the transparent printed sleeve and it looks like a powdery coating has...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nick
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by nick

OT: eBay invoice

Bought something on eBay and want to print something that resembles an invoice so that I can submit it as an expense to...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by no
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by no