OT Mattress Smell
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:11:06 +0100
Well - not entirely OT. I did assemble and modify the base myself!
Towards four years ago we bought a Millbrook mattress - and have been
very satisfied with it.
Needing a mattress for another bed we decided to buy another one. Of
course, various issues mean it is not identical but is similar spec. It
arriv ...
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waste disposal units
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:41:39 +0100
fitting a new kitchem to the bungalow, i'm putting in one of those round
sinks with a drainer attatches, like 2 circles but on a single piece, one of
these http://tinyurl.com/47o77o
i've always wanted a waste disposal unit on a sink to get rid of all the
food stuff that stinks the bin out,
do sinks have to ...
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OT Aldi's latest offer
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:23:17 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7351.htm?WT.mc_id=2008-09-29-10-57
Ideal for:
Bird/Animal watching
Exploration
Home Security
Observation
Night Fishing
Stargazing
I suppose it is 'observation' that most people will be buying these
for. ...
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MrBlueSkye says Toodle pip and goodbye.
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:19:20 +0100
For many years (since Micronet days) I have been bouncing around the
Newsgroups. To all of you who know me or have heard of me I bid you a fond
farewell in advance. Unfortunately it?s looking like MrBlueSkye will be
clocking off for good shortly. A recent emergency visit and hospital stay in
my local cardiac u ...
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Pilly Sillock
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:36:51 +0100
Outside, cutting a piece of 2x1 with a handsaw. Finished cutting wood
and decided to cut hand!
(Not quite sure what happened - I had finished the actual sawing. Maybe
the blade got caught in the sawcut and sprang out across my hand? Right
through fairly stout fabric gloves. Deep cut just below first finger of ...
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Outside lights - IP44 or IP45
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:32:15 -0700 (PDT)
I installed a couple of IP44-rated low-energy floodlights recently.
They were installed on the front and side walls of my house about 10
feet off the ground.
Within three weeks one of them stopped working. On investigation I
found both lights had about half a pint of water inside them!
The supplier is taking ...
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Re: Crazy tiling
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:02:00 +0100
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Matty F <mattyf9265@yahoo.co.nz>
saying something like:
>I'm not saying that I like this house or approve of it. I'm just
>watching it with fascination. Italian marble with foam plastic
>architraves!)
< ...
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cavity wall insulation
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:50:08 +0100
My walls were insulated 30 years ago with UF foam insulation. I've the
certificate to prove it. However, they neglected to fill the tops of the
wall, probably about 18" short of the wall plate. This part is measurably
colder than the rest of the walls.
I'm currently topping up the loft insulation, and could pou ...
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Can I fit my own water meter?
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:12:54 -0700 (PDT)
Can I fit my own water meter and be billed on it?
I'm fed up waiting for Yorkshire Water to get its
act together, and now its holding everything up,
as I don't want to install the kitchen units and
bury all the pipework and then have to rip it
all out again to put the meter in.
Where can I buy an approved mete ...
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Isolating hot water from Combi.
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:13:40 -0700 (PDT)
Went to change a tap-washer on the hot bath tap for a friend - the hot
water is supplied from a combi - so shut-off the cold supply into the
boiler.
However, the water kept pouring out of the hot tap - left it running
for almost an hour - so pretty sure it wasn't coming from the boiler.
Ended up changing the ...
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