Re: Totally OT - Cling Film
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:41 +0100
In uk.d-i-y, TheScullster wrote:
>Hi all
>Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
>Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
>There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the
>roll fairly reliably.
>Now, all brands seem more inclined to tear away from the roll ends which ...
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Re: Totally OT - Cling Film
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:11:23 +0100 (BST)
On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:17:00 ?, TheScullster wrote:
> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
Donno we get ours from CostCo, catering stuff and it is thicker than thebox of even old supermarket stuff we have. CostCo "Caterwrap" is 350mm
wide x 250m long for ¡ê3.75 inc VAT but was in May '06. We don't use ...
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Where to buy?
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:50:01 +0100
I need a loft hatch twist latch (type that comes with a pole). Having fitted
two push release types guy found that on windy days they were not only push
release but self opening.
Any ideas where I can buy one?
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Re: Totally OT - Cling Film
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:45:14 +0100
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> wrote in message
news:9rWdnT29hPfMtE_VnZ2dnUVZ8sednZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
> Hi all
> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the
> roll fair ...
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Drainingage
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:39:16 GMT
I have an area of the garden that is prone to standing water, the soil
is "clay" so drainage is poor at the best of times. Was thinking of
digging a hole and placing pipe with holes in it (what's the proper name
for that?[weep pipe?]), covering it in pea gravel, then replacing soil
on top (discarding any soil ...
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Loft insulation, no headroom
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:54:37 +0200
My one-storey cottage has an attic
with very little head-room,
not enough for a normal adult to wriggle into,
although there is a trap-door entry.
There is some fibre-glass insulation;
I'm not sure how it was put down,
possibly when the roof was re-laid.
In any case, I am wondering about the possibility
...
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Coving fallen down...
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:21:36 +0100
The coving in our bathroom has fallen down in 1 corner (affecting the 2
pieces meeting at that corner). The other ends of them are sill
attached by whatever joints them together.
It looks like a simple job of just applying some adhesive to the dropped
coving and stick back on again however I've got 2 questio ...
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Re: Totally OT - Cling Film
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:29:07 +0100
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> wrote in message
news:9rWdnT29hPfMtE_VnZ2dnUVZ8sednZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
> Hi all
> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the
> roll fair ...
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Re: Totally OT - Cling Film
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:06:42 +0100
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> wrote in message
news:9rWdnT29hPfMtE_VnZ2dnUVZ8sednZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
> Hi all
> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the
> roll fa ...
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Re: Totally OT - Cling Film
18 Sep 2008 10:27:45 GMT
In article <9rWdnT29hPfMtE_VnZ2dnUVZ8sednZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>,
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> writes:
> Hi all
> Just a daft question on the subject of cling film.
> Has anyone noticed it getting thinner lately?
> There was a time when, no matter what brand you got, it would pull off the
> roll fairly re ...
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