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Boomer on Boomer strife on roads of Medway today

I was taking the kids on their daily Government-issue Exercise earlier when the most amusing thing happened. Strolling...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by usenet
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by usenet

Spare a thought for the lorry drivers

Working hard to keep us supplied with essentials. where do they go to rest, get a meat of relieve themselves not that th...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Wickes

I just went to the Wickes website and discovered that due to "significant demand for our products and services" I was a...
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posted by mail
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

OTish - wild yeast ...

SWMBO was commenting on someone on her support group bemoaning a lack of yeast in these locked down times, and thus bei...
53 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jethro_uk
53 comments posted 6yrs posted by jethro_uk

Lidl cold frame

Yes we are having difficulty with kids. No instructions for lid and the seals don't feed through lid grooves!!!
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by Bb
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by Bb

Electric roller blinds

Anyone have any experience of motorised roller blinds? There seeems to be a variety of 'systems' out there, from the Ve...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by theom+news
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by theom+news

Laptop 'Repair'

Gentlemen, I have unfortunately just destroyed my laptop whilst trying to fix it. I just wondered if anyone else here ha...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by cd
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by cd

My first phishing text message!

I have just received a text message on my mobile, from +447535639584 requesting I go to an HMRC website to complete my...
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posted by harry.m1byt
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry.m1byt

OT Spoiler alert for The Archers fans

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52084510 Life will never be the same in Ambridge.
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posted by adamwadsworth
32 comments posted 6yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Washing machine waste hoses

Our dishwasher and washing machine both have those corrugated plastic hoses with moulded on rubber ends to fit the trap...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tricky.dicky
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by tricky.dicky

Annoyance

My current DIY task has ground to a halt for want of something I wish I'd had the good fortune to buy before the curren...
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posted by mail
38 comments posted 6yrs posted by mail

OT: Snow here

Humph. It's snowing. I don't recall ordering that.
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posted by timstreater
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by timstreater

central heating pump update

Hello, A few weeks ago I posted about my CH problems. Sorry for the delay, I have been working away and only had the we...
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posted by replytogroup
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by replytogroup

Phone time update BST

For all of you with a landline phone which needs the time and date, where it is an hour behind this morning - just try...
8 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
8 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry.m1byt