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Aids For the Elderly

Following on from the recent discussion about making life a bit easier as we age I got myself a 9" high footstool from...
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posted by jgnewsid
7 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Spalling brick

We have a Manchester Red brick wall at the front of the house. It faces south. It's looking a bit pockmarked. What is th...
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posted by bap
5 comments posted 1yr posted by bap

Problem painting outdoor render

Hi all I have some old rendered walls which I would not like to paint the same colour as the house. About 6 months ago...
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posted by leenowell
5 comments posted 1yr posted by leenowell

OT - not for cleaning gutters...

At the supermarket this morning quite a bit of the car park was fenced off. The biggest mobile tower crane in the world...
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posted by Jeff
10 comments posted 1yr posted by Jeff

Repairing concrete coping stone

I had a couple of workmen round who replaced a coping stone on a wall. Unbelievably, they cut a square out of the concr...
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posted by newsgroups
12 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Broken bit in microwave oven

The 'window' covering the microwave inlet has broken in half. It's never had more than a gentle wipe when removing cond...
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posted by giraffenos.pam
19 comments posted 1yr posted by giraffenos.pam

Minor damage to vehicle interior trim

I have managed to abrade the plastic trim inside my car while taking some items to the recycling centre. Is there an ea...
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posted by newsgroups
2 comments posted 1yr posted by newsgroups

Why do kitchen sink wastes have traps?

I've been doing some work in the galley on my little boat and then wondered about why the kitchen and utility room sink...
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posted by cl
23 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Evolution Rage Circular Saw - 1B variant spec?

Hi All I went to my first Car Boot Sale of the year today, and splashed out on an Evolution Rage Circular Saw. I don't...
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posted by jkn+es
5 comments posted 1yr posted by jkn+es

Mower oil filters (again)

It's time to change the oil filter on a Kawasaki FS481V engine. The "mower shops" want up to £52(!!) for what they say...
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posted by nomail
5 comments posted 1yr posted by nomail

WiFi Clock

I see that WiFi clocks for home use are becoming available at last. My "atomic" clocks fall in to two categories - "onl...
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posted by jgnewsid
39 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Latest UK CO2 emissions figures

From The Guardian, full report at the link given below. Quote: Provisional statistics published on Thursday by the Depa...
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posted by aero.spike
27 comments posted 1yr posted by aero.spike

Flat pack kitchen cabinets

Pondering some kitchen works, I come to the conclusion it would make sense to do things piecemeal - instead of ripping...
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posted by theom+news
11 comments posted 1yr posted by theom+news

Another damp and mould question

In a discussion about who has the responsibility regarding the damp and mould in our flats, the discussion seems to com...
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posted by mikehalmarack
7 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack

Trimming email replies

Just what is the character string that chops off the end of replied-to emails? It looks like a space then two hyphens -...
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posted by stuck
9 comments posted 1yr posted by stuck