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OT: Hmmm - WhatsApp

I retired my iPhone last year, and went back to a Doro clamshell. The only downside is that typing messages is a bit cl...
9 comments posted 1yr
posted by tim
9 comments posted 1yr posted by tim

Hold persons unknown to ransom for 10 quid

https://www.cliveemson.co.uk/properties/255/61/ £10. Blimey, that's cheap for anywhere, never mind London. I wonder wha...
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posted by Andrew97d
6 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Salford car on tracks

Looking at where the (drunk?) driver ended-up aross the tracks in Salford It seems to have launched over a low crash ba...
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posted by usenet
10 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

Looking for small drain pump for washbasin

I'm thinking of installing a small (second) washbasin/sink in our little boat, the easiest way to drain water from it w...
24 comments posted 1yr
posted by cl
24 comments posted 1yr posted by cl

Computer Power Supply Suggestions

I need a PSU for a re-casing project. I have used Seasonic modular units in the past, they seem slightly less common th...
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posted by jgnewsid
3 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Wiring a cooker/ plug socket.

oK, I need help. My pig headed husband has me in a mess. The old cooker/plug socket broke ( the socket switch was on an...
22 comments posted 1yr
posted by aprilsweetheartrose
22 comments posted 1yr posted by aprilsweetheartrose

Wokery gone mad

"The Science Museum guide claims that people think “the top of the brick with sticking out pins is male, the bottom of...
105 comments posted 1yr
posted by tnp
105 comments posted 1yr posted by tnp

Knife sharpener

Has anyone experience of the so called 'professional knife sharpener' being advertised on TV and on the web? It consist...
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posted by jim
14 comments posted 1yr posted by jim

Making up an Ethernet cable (or failing to)

I bought a 40 metre long Cat6 cable to install an outdoor camera. Before starting work I tested it with my new cable te...
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posted by not
16 comments posted 1yr posted by not

Western Digital SSD RMA

I've started a new thread since this is becoming somewhat surreal :-( I sent a WD Blue 2 TB drive back to WD under warr...
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posted by jgnewsid
0 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

Emulsioning wall problem.

There's a border separating the top and bottom of the walls. The top area has beeen painted with different emulsion tha...
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posted by mikehalmarack
13 comments posted 1yr posted by mikehalmarack