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Oven cleaners: any good ones?

My wife has just been cleaning the gas cooker. It's seems to have been a struggle and taken forever. I seem to remember...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dmarsden
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by dmarsden

OT: Toilets and turds

Are modern toilets less efficient than old ones or do turds get larger with age? I have noticed that quite often the toi...
68 comments posted 7yrs
posted by newsgroups
68 comments posted 7yrs posted by newsgroups

Re: OT Personalised number plates

> Stop advertising the age of a vehicle on the plates and maybe (for some) > people,  there will be less pressure buy a...
20 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
20 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Bearing identification

Have had a bearing fail .... Deep Groove ball bearing type - metal shielded. I know that normally metric bearings are e...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by rick_hughes
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by rick_hughes

Block end of disused pipe

Behind a panel in my house is the exposed end of a long-disused waste pipe - quite likely there was once a sink there -...
17 comments posted 7yrs
posted by richard
17 comments posted 7yrs posted by richard

OT: New Shaving Technologies

Some genuinely novel designs here: https://imgur.com/a/z9Dje/mad_shave
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by CD
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by CD

(more) eBay advice ...

Since a lot of posters seem to use eBay a lot ... I'm guessing it's as it seems, but when looking for an item, is there...
37 comments posted 7yrs
posted by jethro_uk
37 comments posted 7yrs posted by jethro_uk

OT: Bloody Nora!

Origin of the expression: "Bloody Nora was originally called Norah and the maid for the wealthy Duke Wodingtonshire in...
16 comments posted 7yrs
posted by CD
16 comments posted 7yrs posted by CD

Peeler and Speed

What is this vendetta all about, it is boring and impinges on the flow of articles. Sigh, I guess i will be on the hate...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

OT professional not DIY (Shower stall)

Job beyond me so going to 'get a man in'. Want a bath ripped out and a shower tray installed then make good (my tiling...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cheesesoupnews
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by cheesesoupnews

One for Mr Pounder

As I do not have your email address Ill post on the newsgroup. Steve I forgot to tell you about the Tour Of Yorkshire s...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Strange VW indicators

https://youtu.be/QrQtRhtqx2w
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by graham-usenet
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by graham-usenet

Re: OT - TV Mini Series HBO Chernobyl

> >> >> ... >>> Do you have a source for just who believed such nonsense at the time? >>> It seems quite bizarre for an...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by patchmoney
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by patchmoney

OT: Ebay advice

I've just put a smart watch on ebay, and had a strong offer - £20 above the going rate (£140). The German buyer has 2 p...
18 comments posted 7yrs
posted by patchmoney
18 comments posted 7yrs posted by patchmoney