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LED outdoor low voltage lights as beacons?

I wonder is there any off the shelf led units that are not crappily made that one can illuminate a globe with at regula...
4 comments posted 6yrs
posted by briang1
4 comments posted 6yrs posted by briang1

Has LED lighting efficiency reached a limit?

I've just replaced half of the LED downlighters in a kitchen, and realised that the new ones are exactly the same make...
68 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nospam
68 comments posted 6yrs posted by nospam

Those 2 royals

They are welcomed to go anywhere and do whatever they want, As long as us taxpayers no longer subsidise their high life...
43 comments posted 6yrs
posted by messageboards
43 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

Re: OT: Ping Pamela

> > > >> On Tue, 7 Jan 2020 06:16:19 -0800 (PST), whisky-dave > >> snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote: > >> > >> >We k...
7 comments posted 6yrs
posted by whisky.dave
7 comments posted 6yrs posted by whisky.dave

Re: OT Our Jerry.

And? I don't get your fixation on this kind of thing. Many of my most loyal friends are Muslim. They are just like ever...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by briang1
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by briang1

Toilet leak

Last time I had to deal with a toilet that had developed a leak between the pan and the soil pipe I used some open-mesh...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nick
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by nick

Idigbo

I have a bit of left over Idigbo, 9" x 12" x 1.25". Nothing huge... was wondering what I could make from it. I don't wa...
13 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tabbypurr
13 comments posted 6yrs posted by tabbypurr

OT: Aussie fires - ATTN Rod Speed

AFAIK, Australia ain't a third world country. So why have I just been asked to sign a petition to the UK government to g...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

Fuses - yet again (audio)

An audio expert has suggested replacing the plug fuses with 'audiophile' fuses costing £150 each. Is this a transaction...
26 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
26 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

OT: From BBCR4Today, this morning

Unfortunately I didn't get this chap's name, but what he pointed out regarding EU-UK trade agreement was interesting. I...
64 comments posted 6yrs
posted by timstreater
64 comments posted 6yrs posted by timstreater

OT: Australian fires

On January 1, 2020, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired a natural-color image (above) of thick smok...
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by smithski
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by smithski

Why secure a loft trapdoor in a storm?

Why secure a loft trapdoor in a storm? And what's the roof pitch to do with anything? "Close and secure loft trapdoors...
3 comments posted 6yrs
posted by CFKinsey
3 comments posted 6yrs posted by CFKinsey

How to fix these in place?

Plan is to fit timber bars under open stair steps to reduce the gaps to meet BR. They'll be positioned in the middle of...
30 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tabbypurr
30 comments posted 6yrs posted by tabbypurr

Training a cat?

Hiya, I'd like to train my cat to s*it on car roofs - anyone got any tips on how to go about it? I haven't actually got...
6 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kilo
6 comments posted 6yrs posted by kilo