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Just checking my figures...

Let me see, 1L of 50% benzalkonium chloride will make 100L of 0.5% or 400L of 0.125%. Does that sound right? Hope it?s...
26 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim.downie
26 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim.downie

Painting exterior door

The paintwork of the front door and door frame keeps getting damaged due to carelessness on the part of residents. Is t...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

OT: headsets for skype etc

For once, Amazon doesn't seem to be throwing up obvious choices. My initial prejudice is for stereo, on-ear, with a boo...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newshound
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by newshound

Re: Gig economy

> looked up what that meant a few days ago....who else didn't have a clue > like me? .... Troglodytes.
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by max_demian
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by max_demian

Coron reaction puzzle

Why this, to my mind, excessive reaction to the virus. There was a severe outbreak of flue back in 1918 or thereabouts....
68 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
68 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Re: Re:

>> "In the 2017 to 2018 winter period, there were an estimated 50,100 >> excess winter deaths in England and Wales." >>...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jj53a
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by jj53a

OT On electric cars.

The debate on charging is nonsensical. Few people will be able to afford one, certainly not those living in terrace hou...
17 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry130747
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry130747

Leather glues

Does anyone know of any leather glues available in the UK which fulfil the following: Water-based (not the common tolue...
9 comments posted 6yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
9 comments posted 6yrs posted by magpieinkcap

Oil-fired boiler service costs

Looking through the paperwork for our 'new' oil boiler (installed 2000), I'm slightly surprised by how much it's costin...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by theom+news
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by theom+news

Re: PURGING A GAS PIPE

> > > In article snipped-for-privacy@virgin.net, > > > A very high conductivity of heat, 7x that > > of ordinary air. >...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by shuaib1000
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by shuaib1000

wow

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGinaNeely/videos/759495451242310/
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Can a submain have spurs?

I want to change the supply to an annex and a workshop. The house supply conveniently already supplies two DBs via some...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by bblaukopf
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by bblaukopf

Re: tra la la

>  The country's in a pickle > And I'm in a pickle too. > No one's really sure at all > Of what we've all to do. > > An...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews