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OT: The English Language

"60% off George Foreman" is a headline which greeted me this morning. I wonder if George knows that he is being sold so...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davey
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by davey

Error message on my MC250

Hi, we inherited this MC 250 when we moved in and I basically worked out how it operated. Now though, it's showing erro...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Terry Wilkins
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by Terry Wilkins

SF6 is the new CO2 threat!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49567197 Claimed to be 23,500 times more warming than carbon dioxide (CO2...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noreply492000-medic
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by noreply492000-medic

solder

I need to solder a patch onto a rusty diesel tank, previously I used 60/40 tin lead solder but this is not readily avail...
23 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
23 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

Photopolymer - what is it?

We have come across a can of something labelled as 'Skytone Photyopolmer', which is made in Korea. I assume it is the t...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kalicoorguk
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by kalicoorguk

rocker cover

What the hell do the yanks mean when they talk about a rocker cover ? Definitely not what I understand it to mean, a cov...
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posted by billyorange007
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by billyorange007

Unused legs in a central heating system?

Apologies for the rather cryptic title... I am in the middle of creating an open-plan kitchen/lounge/dining area and ca...
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posted by mathewjamesnewton
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by mathewjamesnewton

Detached house chimney problem

It looks to me like the chimneys are the wrong way round on this house https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220598...
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posted by spuorgelgoog
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by spuorgelgoog

Expanding foam to fill holes in wood

I have car port which was put up when the house was built in 1968 and uses rafters that are bolted to my house and my n...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by AndyTriumpH
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by AndyTriumpH

OT: Has no one told them parliaments closed?

https://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/news/politics/doncaster-protesters-join-one-million-strong-anti-brexit-march-in-l...
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posted by blenkinsopp
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by blenkinsopp

OT: It just doesn't get better than this :-)

DIY is a wonderful thing when practiced by 58% of the people. https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/17899370.ian-m...
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posted by blenkinsopp
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by blenkinsopp

Nitrile Foam Gloves and Neon Testers

I always wear nitrile foam gloves for electrical work. It makes me feel safer and gives me extra grip as I get older an...
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posted by NOTsomeone
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Land Value Tax

Should Corbyn set it at a rate designed merely to redistribute wealth or should a more progressive level of taxation be...
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posted by usenet
44 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Floor boxes

Anyone use a floor box such as: at home? We're gonna be getting our office redone at some point so am thinking of havin...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by timstreater
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by timstreater