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Took the guard off my big strimmer

It's much better. I can get it into all sorts of corners and even on open ground it's much faster. First time out I got...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Karcher pressure washer

Mine went wrong. Gave the impression that it was dead, electrically. Googled it. Turns out they get an air lock that st...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

Cheap LAN tester

Just after a cheap one for when I have not got the works proper one. https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p10555 https://ww...
37 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
37 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Security Alarms Advice - wired or wireless?

Hi Folks, Looking for some advice around selecting a security alarm specifically around whether to go wireless or wired...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Endulini
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by Endulini

This magical day

One can't help wondering how the sewage system will cope with an extra 200K vagrants. The BBC should at least have a cam...
28 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stuart.dot.noble
28 comments posted 8yrs posted by stuart.dot.noble

Batteries in Dashcams

I have a couple of dashcams, both of which have internal batteries. Both have worked well and neither has, as predicted...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Billaboard
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by Billaboard

OT: Avoiding Amazon - fail

Sometimes an identical item purchase can be bought cheaper from eBay than Amazon, especially if not signed up with thei...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by email
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by email

Paperback book glue.

Here's a no doubt silly question :-) I find that I can hardly open some of my older books now without the spine crackin...
24 comments posted 8yrs
posted by no
24 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

Fixing a downpipe to tiles

I have a rainwater downpipe which comes down from a gutter and discharges onto a sloping tiled roof below a dormer wind...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by mail
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by mail

New MOT test coming in.

https://www.uswitch.com/car-insurance/car-mot-how-to-check-mot-history-and-get-reminders/?responsys_campaign_id=uswitch....
43 comments posted 8yrs
posted by harry130747
43 comments posted 8yrs posted by harry130747

OT: Taxidermy and pets

Why?! Why would you want your beloved pet sat dead in front of you? https://abcnews.go.com/US/grieving-pet-owners-opt-st...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nowhere
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by nowhere

Anti Pollution Fault - Car Error Message

Hi I have a Peugeot 207 2009 1.6 Diesel that's done about 128,000 miles. It just passed its MoT today with normal resul...
16 comments posted 8yrs
posted by grumps
16 comments posted 8yrs posted by grumps

Another top tip

If this bloke https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/6290926/britains-self-confessed-biggest-moaner-rakes-in-1k-a-year-by-makin...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Fixing Cistern to the Wall

I've come to fix my close coupled toilet to the wall but realised (rookie error) the boxed in bit where the waste pipe...
7 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Dave Tomlinson
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by Dave Tomlinson