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Smoking ban.

http://tinyurl.com/32vcryt Could this common sense approach be the answer to what must be one of the biggest infringements of a person's civil liberties? I am not a smoker, may I add?....

Backdrifter

Why are we still fascinated by Jack the Ripper?

A new musical about the Ripper murders is opening in a London fringe venue. I was thinking about this recently, when someone I know said they went on the Ripper tour in East London and seemed...

nelliebee

Demisting Double Glazing

Has anyone had their double glazing units demisted by the recently announced "wonder cure" for this problem which is supposed to save the cost of new units? I have had a good few units done...

Boto

Cost of rewiring

Can anyone give me a rough idea of the cost of rewiring a 2 bedroom bungalow in the N Wales area? Many thanks.

Tups

Buying a tank!

My neighbour has just bought one! £3000, no tax, no MOT, a set Insurance premium of £120 and runs on leaded, unleaded, diesel, cooking oil or contaminated fuel, the latter costing nothing...

rov1200

How do we get the unemployed off the dole?

Geo Osborne is going to reduce the benefits bill by an extra £4bn by getting the unemployed to take jobs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11250639 but Boris Johnson says we need more...

R1Geezer

Transferring Number to new car.

I am looking into part exchanging my car. Is it possible to transfer my reg no to my new car or must I first get the number on a retention (£105) then later transfer it to my new car(£80)...

bluebird34

Home Maintenance and the Law

Last week I had new worktops in my kitchen and a new ceramic hob fitted, which was provided by the fitter. Now one of the rings will only turn off if power is turned off at the wall, Am I right in...

BRIGHT SPARK

Ive got a crx vtech thats only used in the summer and ive noticed that the coolant is bubbling back into the expansion tank.The cooling fan cuts in about three quarters up the gauge. Could there be a...

jackthehat

Extension leads............

Can an extension lead be operated 'the other way round' ? i.e. if you put power in to the socket part, does the plug become live ? Logic would dictate that it ought to, but I'm sure someone can tell...

flobadob

Swapping low voltage bulbs for mains bulbs?

My mother has 6 low voltage spotlights fitted. They are each run off a transformer, powered by 240vAC, in the ceiling beside each bulb. However numerous times either a bulb or a transformer goes...

buildersmate

Vibrating mole deterrents

Do they work? I don't want to kill or catch them - just keep them out of my vegetable patch. Area affected is about 3 metres by 5 metres.

georgic

Grass strimmer

I have had a Black&Decker (broke) Now a Workx. Not impresssed with it ,so any suggestions on a good quality make to try next. Thanks Georgic...

greenrook

Electric panel heaters

I want to remove some ancient storage heaters and replace them with new panel heaters. Can I ask an electrician to use the existing wiring to supply juice to them, and rejig the connection from the...

R1Geezer

Is 15 hours long enough to vote?

Perlease, it's open from 7 to 10 and they turn up too late? Sorry if you are that thick you don't deserve a vote! Kin clueless, you couldn't make it up!

gucciman

what power shower can I have?

Our electric shower has packed up and I want to replace it, It's a 7kw unit and the power supply is 6mm cable, what is the max power of shower I can have on the existing cable i.e. can I go up to a...

scotman

Builder's mate

Has anyone heard from this poster recently?

Mattk

Can I buy a 'trip fuse' for an old style fuse box?

We have an old style fuse box i.e. just bog standard fuses which blow rather than trip. For some reason when our living room light bulb goes it blows the fuse which costs several pounds to replace....

puternut

EArthing rod - Likely cost

Major electrical shorting problems in my home mean I now have to have an earthing rod installed. Does anyone know how much this might cost? I realise it wont be 100% accurate as each is individual but...

karene50

Do i need permission.

Doing a lot of work in the house this year (should say hubby is) and am planning on knocking an interior wall down. This is a load bearing wall and someone has told hubby that if that is the case you...

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