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OT Musical films

Years ago I had a quite a large collection of Musical films on LP. I would like to indulge and take trips down memory l...
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posted by messageboards
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by messageboards

OT Farnborough 1951

Some very strange aircraft here. Aircraft manufacturers long gone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjhOnB2AgOs
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posted by harry130747
28 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry130747

OT: Christmas Cheer

I have just had a very nice bottle of whisky delivered by Amazon. (Actually, all bottles of whisky are very nice, as fa...
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posted by NOTsomeone
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Moss on roof

Bungalow, back end south facing. I was unhappily on the roof about 5 years ago scrapping and brushing the moss off. The...
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posted by MrPounder
77 comments posted 6yrs posted by MrPounder

Bailing out the car

The rear footwell was full of water after all this rain. I extracted a few litres of water using the wet and dry vacuum...
35 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
35 comments posted 6yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Hacked mail

Coincidence or....? A few times recently I have had junk mails purportedly from my daughters shortly after contacting t...
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posted by tim
31 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

OT: Some Things Never Change

"The conflicting interests were incapable of consolidation and neither the Beveridge Committee nor any other could find...
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posted by cd
5 comments posted 6yrs posted by cd

GRRRR sparkies...

I've just replaced a ceiling light - one of the few left from before we bought the house. I took it off the ceiling, an...
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posted by vir.campestris
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by vir.campestris

Impressive

Always impressed by the chrome plating on modern taps and other bathroom fittings. Perhaps the castings are finished bet...
19 comments posted 6yrs
posted by train.JPlant
19 comments posted 6yrs posted by train.JPlant

Re: OT: Gretta Tuneborg sits on floor of train.

> On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:24:34 +0000, Max Demian > > >> >> On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:58:53 +0000, The Natural Philosopher...
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posted by whisky.dave
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by whisky.dave

Boiler PCB Repair - Part II

The parts Geoff needed apparently didn't turn up yesterday, and he closed at noon today for 10 days. It's the same temp...
34 comments posted 6yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
34 comments posted 6yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Recording temperature in multiple rooms

This is my first winter in my new house. One project for next year is going to be heating and insulation, but I want to...
18 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nospam
18 comments posted 6yrs posted by nospam

Another fuse question (not entirely serious)

I found a 7 amp fuse. Can I fit it to my coffee filter machine, which is rated at 1100 watts? Am I correct in thinking...
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posted by newsgroups
17 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Smart devices

I've been wondering about smart lighting (maybe smart sockets and other stuff) but wanting to avoid proprietary lock-in...
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posted by usenet
33 comments posted 6yrs posted by usenet

Workshop roof #2

After stripping the workshop roof (see Mouldy Workshop Roof), I'm pondering options for improving what I put back on it...
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posted by bblaukopf
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by bblaukopf