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Thunderbird questions

Not DIY, I realise, but I know that there are Thunderbird users here so perhaps this might be forgiven. I've used the p...
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posted by mail
31 comments posted 1yr posted by mail

OT: ebay

I mostly use eBay for buying rather than selling. Sold a pugmill in april for £250, various insertion fees, regulatory...
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posted by usenet
6 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

Curious how electronic thermometers can fail.

Well over 10 years ago I got a reduced outside "weather station" from Maplin (dating it :) ) The indoor display has a c...
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posted by jethro_uk
17 comments posted 1yr posted by jethro_uk

Luton airport fire report is available

https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/about-us/london-luton-airport-review https://www.bedsfire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-1...
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posted by nospam
47 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

Screwfix Sprint

There was a pile of "sprint" business cards on the counter in the local Screwfix this morning, £5 for 60 minute deliver...
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posted by usenet
1 comments posted 1yr posted by usenet

Using freezer as a fridge - wacky idea #249

Our currently unused small Beko chest freezer sits outside under cover all year round. I am currently using it to store...
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posted by wibble
6 comments posted 1yr posted by wibble

OT: OVO offer

OVO, my electricity supplier, is offering to give me a free boiler service if I switch to a different tariff. My villag...
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posted by davey
11 comments posted 1yr posted by davey

Practical Question - Using Smartphones

After DIYing a new computer build this morning* Windows moaned about activation so I followed their drill (now a web pa...
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posted by jgnewsid
10 comments posted 1yr posted by jgnewsid

elecrical cable guage / dia / area

When people refer to 1.5 mm cable I take it that's the area of the cross section, sometimes seen as 1.5 mm2 ?? So if th...
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posted by timw
10 comments posted 1yr posted by timw

Ping ARW Re Linteq-50 led bars

Waitrose Horsham have added additional lighting in the isle where they sell kitchen tools and the light output is amazi...
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posted by Andrew97d
18 comments posted 1yr posted by Andrew97d

Why is 19deg cold inside now but not last week?

Property is a fairly well insulated, lowish (2.3m) ceiling, double glazed, pvc doors, no external draughts. Portable th...
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posted by nospam
8 comments posted 1yr posted by nospam

"No don't unplug that" screamed the ward sister

"Why not?" I replied. "Because it's sensitive medical equipment that you are not allowed to unplug" she answered. And t...
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posted by adamwadsworth
25 comments posted 1yr posted by adamwadsworth

Fixing cold cloakroom

My downstairs cloakroom, next to the front door, is made cold by the presence of the adjacent integral garage, the wall...
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posted by peter
10 comments posted 1yr posted by peter