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OT: tower block fire causes for Dave.
An example of what people are like as you appear not to believe me.. Who do you suppose dumps stuff in communal areas on the 22nd floor if not the tenants? A sofa left in a communal area on the 22nd...
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Drain survey
I think I might get a drain camera. That worked out at £525/hr + VAT. Good news; no roots in the drains. Bad news; There's a "belly" in the pipe, so the, er, solids, settle half-away along the run,...
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OT: Wax Moths
Having not noticed any bumble bee activity from the remaining part of rotten decking I'd had to put a halt to removing a while back I re-commenced the removal and found where I'd expected to find an...
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Need a sash lock for a Crittall patio door - any locksmiths around?
I need to replace the 1930s sash locks in a couple of Crittall patio doors, but I can't find anything suitable. Can anyone help? The lock slides into a metal pocket so needs to be no more than 16mm...
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Bathroom floor options
Just contemplating alternative for a bathroom floor covering... was originally considering traditional tiling of some form, with some over mats for safety / comfort where needed, but thought I would...
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Human powered flight (lazy Jethro :) )
Catching up on iPlayer suggestions, and I happened to watch the fascinating "Invented in the north" programme it briefly touched on the idea of human powered flight, which jogged my memory about a few...
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OT Changing broadband supplier
I'm currently with BT and feel I perhaps pay more than I have to. I also want to move to fibre so this is an ideal time to look into this. This is for landline and broadband only. BT have a number of...
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TV Signal
I have a cheap Tevion TV in the kitchen. The signal strength is not great. Poor reception area and possible downlead damage. I find that pressing the coax can bring back the picture - I wonder if the...
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Titan angle grinder gearbox failure - spare parts?
My Titan 9" grinder has died after very little use - the motor works but something in the gearbox has failed so the disk isn't driven. Probably a forlorn hope, but is it possible to get spares...
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OT: even more effing hilarious..
...than a block of flats catching fire because eco cladding was applied. is a block of flats catching fire because.... "A fire has swept through a new block of flats in east London with a witness...
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OT: Exercise
I've been trying to get fitter, so going for walks of 6-7 miles every day. But the number of calories expended is pretty pitiful. Today was 700 Calories, which is only equivalent to a Big Mac and half...
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Today's DIY
Clear the drains (again) in preparation for man coming to do TV survey tomorrow to find out why they block all the time. My money's on willow roots. Rearrange tools into new toolboxes. Old toolbox...
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OT: can someone check my figures?
A human exhales about a kg of CO2 a day. there are 7l billion humans alive So they exhale around 7 megatonnes a day, or 2.5 giga tonnes a year. Fossil fuels generate 9 gigatonnes a year. 1/4 of the...
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cast iron rust prime or leave it?
Redecorating an iron 1930s garden table base which has a smidgen of rust bu t looks like it is not that bothered by it. Will oil based u/c then gloss w ork or do I need to use rust inhibitor primer...
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Round-pin sockets (2023 Update)
I was surprised to see 5-Amp round-pin sockets in a relatively new hotel in England (The Village Hotel in Walsall). When I lived in the UK (up until 1981) I was familiar with both 5- and 15-Amp...
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