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Pre-RFD: newgroup uk.blind.discussion-general

Hello. I?m thinking of making a proposal for a new group specifically designed to facilitate easy access and pleasurabl...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Minor triumph with colour laserjet

My (relatively lightly used) Lexmark colour laser had stopped picking up paper. I wasn't particularly optimistic that c...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newshound
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by newshound

Two pin (Euro) USB-C charger for Pixel 3a

Does anyone want this? Purchased from Germany. The angle of the pins is not quite right for my Schuko socket but I susp...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

BoJo babbles to game Google

Interesting thing just came up in my Twitter feed; https://twitter.com/theandymaturin/status/1178303707357892608?s=21 S...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Face mask

Bit of a flood in the cellar. My son is worried about fungus spores, as it's not well ventilated. Does anyone know what...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

OT Cars for women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZNhWmr_X5k
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Changing supplier - smart meters blank

Changed to Bulb (prior OVO), they've emailed asking for an opening reading, both gas and electric meters are showing a...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

Water hardness and removal of scale.

We have a water softener, standard ion exchange type in which you put salt blocks. We still get some scale, though it's...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cliveta
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by cliveta

Timber Stabiliser?

Gentlemen, I've noted on one of the outbuildings the ends of the rafters nearest to the guttering that have been expose...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by CD
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by CD

Concrete drying time

Unbelievable an *on topic* thread:-) Is there a time limit between laying oversite concrete and fitting the insulation,...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim

Red face over fitted wardrobe shelves.

Trying to lower a fitted wardrobe shelf and to my embarrassment, can't get it to come loose. The shelf has 3 chunky scr...
61 comments posted 7yrs
posted by mikehalmarack
61 comments posted 7yrs posted by mikehalmarack

OT:Low Temp washes, like coughs, spreads diseases

For Brian A washing machine used in a german hospotal for washing baby clothes at low temperatures spread contamination...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Andrew97d-junk
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by Andrew97d-junk

fire seal around CU cable entry

I have a plastic CU (installation according to regs in 2006 when plans were passed !), that I am just finishing - havin...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by simon.murray.jamieson
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by simon.murray.jamieson