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OT: School Meals services to be axed ...
.. private enterprise to step in.
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Tool ID please.
Found on the pavement. Tool is steel, about 2 inches long and 1/2 inch diameter with a knurled mid-section and flattened domed ends. Pictures here:- Looks like some form of punch but which...
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6 years ago
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Mark-O-Matic tape measure.
I'd guess this was made in the US by the name - and the tape has just snapped. Case appears to be welded, too. Just a tape measure so easily replaced? No. It has retractable pencil leads at either end...
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6 years ago
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Look no hands!
Just came across this on Youtube quite remarkable how she copes, makes my moaning re a bit of Arthritis pale into insignificance;! © 2020 Tisha Unarmed All Rights Reserved have you ever dreaded...
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6 years ago
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IBC water tanks?
Possibly hundreds of versions. It was a big thing in Germany, starting about 1920. That's why I would guess that reducing the drag of the pole is irrelevant -- because it is a small part of the total....
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OT BBC
Last of the Attack Dog presenters steps down. Another snowflake takes over. Andrew Neil is stepping down as host of the BBC’s Sunday Politics programme, to be replaced by BBC Scotland editor...
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6 years ago
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OT Tots trained to kill.
"Who's doing the radicalisation" says David Vance as employees at a Belgian Kindergarten are concerned about 'radicalised' children. Like what you see? Please subscribe http://youtube.com/RTUKnews...
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6 years ago
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OT: 11mph Odd site speed limit ?
Driving through the M6 roadworks I noticed that there were signs for the site speed limit (i.e. where the work is being carried out) that were for 11mph. Struck me as an odd number ... SWMBO suggested...
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6 years ago
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Additional tap for unsoftened water?
As part of a major refurb I'm planning to install a water softener that will provide softened water to all the existing hot/cold taps, but I want to add a tap for unsoftened water in a few places...
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6 years ago
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MIG vs. ARC
Hi, I've just discovered that the current ratings for MIGs and those for ARC/ MMA are not nominally equivalent and that MIG ratings have to be higher to match the abilities of ARC. To cut a long story...
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6 years ago
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Treating wooden garden fence
I put up a new fence last year. 4 feet high by 30 feet long. Wooden posts and premade overlap fence panels***. All pressure treated, but it's time to think about some preservative treatment. What's...
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6 years ago
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OT: Greenpeace charges filed
Energy Transfer Files Federal Lawsuit Against Greenpeace International, Greenpeace Inc., Greenpeace Fund, Inc., BankTrack And Earth First! For Violation Of Federal And State Racketeering Statutes
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Plastic fencing panels
Has anyone here any experience with plastic fencing panels? There seem to be various types available, with variations on t&g horizontal planking being the most usual. I've also seen illustrations of...
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6 years ago
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One for the plowperson.
http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20and%20Politics/dilemma.jpg
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6 years ago
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Stick wood to plasterboard....help please
I need to stick a 3x1 batten to painted plasterboard wall. Paint is matt finish. Batten to hold metal rail and full length curtains. Any tips on the rifht adhesive? I will screw it into plasterboard...
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6 years ago
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