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OT: Every Cloud :-)

Looking forward to splashing the sterling out on what remains of Screwfix. At least Screwfix now seems reasonably cheap...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by blenkinsopp
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by blenkinsopp

Virgin Media Contractual URLs needed

The present circumstances, the explanation of how they were reached would be long and unnecessary, are :- (A) A friend...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dr.s.lartius
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by dr.s.lartius

OT:What a Bloody Hilarious fiasco

One thought that the UK couldn't possibly look more stupid and incompetent when it sent May, Davis & co to be totally o...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by blenkinsopp
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by blenkinsopp

Bathroom paint advice please

Bathroom paint advice please The walls are Multifinish Plaster (over blue water resistant boards (stuck over kingspan w...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dicegeorge
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by dicegeorge

Silicone and shower screen

I was watching a video clip and they recommend to silicone on the external side of the shower screen and not both sides...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by noname
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by noname

OT: Even sensible papers have lost the plot.

https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit/voters-would-prefer-no-deal-brexit-to-jeremy-corbyn-becoming-prime-minister-poll-finds/...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by blenkinsopp
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by blenkinsopp

Machining a groove in wood

I have a 800mm piece of wood that I want to cut a 5mm wide grove in (to a depth of about 6mm). I don?t have a router bu...
31 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim.downie
31 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim.downie

Open Banking - what?

One of my bank accounts is pestering me to join 'Open Banking'. Anyone know anything about it please?
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

d-i-y Nas. Hard drive makes?

Hi all, Still playing with the idea of putting together a couple of NAS's, one for me (because) and one for daughter as...
46 comments posted 7yrs
posted by news
46 comments posted 7yrs posted by news

OT: Any of the British Idiots Vote for this freak?

Not only does the UK have a "device" they didn't vote for in No 10, but he is little more than a puppet of the equally...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by blenkinsopp
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by blenkinsopp

Curing persistent smoke damage?

A couple of years ago I had a serious fire, the most damage was in the kitchen, the source of the fire. The bathroom, w...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Re: alexa

> so real amazon staff HAVE been listening to you through your alexa > thingy....tee hee > > > https://www.youtube.com/...
8 comments posted 7yrs
posted by magpieinkcap
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by magpieinkcap

Aldi tool bag annoyance - sort of OT

I've been looking for a replacement for my tool roll for a while; it is where I carry my everyday tools such as screwdr...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble

CD to MP3

When I got my present car a year or so ago, discovered the ICE package has an USB input. Ripping CDs to MP3 on a USB st...
26 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
26 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave