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worried about slime

I kept getting punctures in my bike tyres because of all the hawthorn thorns, so I bought a tube of 'slime'. I put it i...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by wrightsaerials

OT: Feeling Peckish?

This product will slay your appetite (one way or another). https://www.soylent.com/product/drink/
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by curd
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

OT: Simple maths question

I heard this on a gameshow: "Answer quickly, what's half of 99?" - Allegedly most people say 44.5. Why? I said 49.5. I...
124 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nowhere
124 comments posted 8yrs posted by nowhere

Conversion of primary heating circuit to unvented

Following on from the earlier thread about "pumping under", I'm seriously considering converting my friend's system to...
6 comments posted 8yrs
posted by watt.tyler
6 comments posted 8yrs posted by watt.tyler

Concrete posts

Can I drill into concrete upright post to add upright wooden posts to support feathered fencing? What are the best fixin...
11 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Mr Robert J Beare
11 comments posted 8yrs posted by Mr Robert J Beare

OT To be fair to people in business

If I have to power up a shed with some SWA the wholesalers charge me double the amount for the cable if the shed is 10m...
15 comments posted 8yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
15 comments posted 8yrs posted by adamwadsworth

Garage door

Two years ago we had a new garage door fitted. The old one was very rusty and at 20 years old, coming to the end of its...
8 comments posted 8yrs
posted by pfjames2000
8 comments posted 8yrs posted by pfjames2000

Small trailer cover ideas

Many years ago I made a temporary trailer cover from one of those cheap blue plastic woven sheets, some plastic "bang t...
18 comments posted 8yrs
posted by wibble
18 comments posted 8yrs posted by wibble

Seatbelt issue

Hi all I have a bit of an odd one. The seat belts in my car have a plastic popper in them to top the buckle falling to...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by leenowell
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by leenowell

Alladin self bleed radiator valves.

Hi, has anyone any experience? I bought these to solve a problem regarding noise and frequency of the need to bleed a C...
12 comments posted 8yrs
posted by nastii.snotgobbler
12 comments posted 8yrs posted by nastii.snotgobbler

Neco roller Garage DOor Remote Controll

Hi Does anyone have a Automatic Roller Garage Door with a controller that looks like the above, i have included a pictu...
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Patrician
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Patrician

3kw comet kiln-plug socket renewed 3 times...

..so,for the first 2 years,my comet kiln worked perfectly...then the socket burnt out,replaced it(always ised a profess...
50 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Lea Goldberg
50 comments posted 8yrs posted by Lea Goldberg

Radiators and Building Control

According to Which?'s recent publication about Building Control, adding extra radiators to an existing system is notifia...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by watt.tyler
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by watt.tyler

Traditional bath/shower mixer tap

The lever to switch from bath to shower will not now turn to the right (shower). The taps are new. I changed the washer...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Sharon Sullivan
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by Sharon Sullivan