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Sky HD Box faulty sound

As our old Sky HD box was giving us trouble my son gave us his old unit. He checked it before he had it couriered down...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by pfjames2002
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by pfjames2002

Long 4M Curtain Poles

Hi All, We want to put up curtains in front of a set of bifold doors. The pole / track width needs to be 4M give or tak...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cpvh
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by cpvh

OT: Amateur Theatre.

Ages ago, I made up what I called a bell box for use on a very low budget TV soap which I helped to set up on the techn...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

OT: Age-restricted

Why does a Stanley Thermos flask, purchased from Amazon, require somebody aged 18 or older to sign for it on delivery?
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by davey
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by davey

Paint stripper recommendations

Hi all, Does anyone know of an effective paint stripper for cellulose car paint? I always used to use Nitromores but th...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dgomnipot
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by dgomnipot

More foam than a fleet of canoes

Extracting buoyancy foam from an old lightship Next episode ... "When Ben killed Harry"
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Digging a trench

I want to plant a bare root hedge. This will entail digging a trench 18? deep alongside a flower bed. Can a mini digger...
27 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tpmccann
27 comments posted 7yrs posted by tpmccann

Eco wankers gone mad in Barnsley

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49019009
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posted by adamwadsworth
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Woocworm

i have black ash wall unit i have notice 3 hole in it could it be woodworm
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Mo
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by Mo

What's this fibrous stuff? (pic)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-JyjZTWQoPRZIVEzA7lArOViXINqsHNN What does that look like? FWIW it seems to be collect...
9 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rsandr
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by rsandr

Re: The Coward Barnier

> > > I think Boris will deliver. He?s not even trying to deliver; everything he?s done in the last 48 hours underlines...
52 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
52 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

OT: Our Joan's tingle

An elderly friend rang me. He never introduces himself on the phone, or asks if it's convenient, or begins with small t...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Notre-Dame

Over-complex fire alarm system delayed them finding where the fire actually was by half an hour ...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Re: Call me scrooge

> > > > >> > >>> Broadback used his keyboard to write : > >>>> Now that I am getting too old to do much D_I_Y I tend to...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry130747
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry130747