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Salt

We wash all incoming fruit and vegetables in salted water, but lately our usual suppliers (Ocado/Waitrose) seem to have run low, and most of the stuff on the www is overpriced ‘gourmet’ stuff. Anyone...
10:08 Tue 13th Oct 202017 answers, last by bobbinwales 20:14 Sun 25th Oct 2020
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Ginger?

This is what Waitrose sent me today as part of my order. This, allegedly, is ginger. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OLe3UwPOVumWW6zWVU3RPxwkH9VR4Yp1/view?usp=sharing Technically, it is ginger, but...
14:54 Mon 12th Oct 202018 answers, last by allenlondon 16:14 Mon 12th Oct 2020
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Pulley Clothes Line Mark 2

Here's what final (ish) version came out like. Works like a dream, smooth and simple. The line will need retensioning in a week or so, I should think, as it gets stretched....
14:52 Mon 12th Oct 202016 answers, last by barry1010 12:26 Tue 13th Oct 2020
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Phone Ringing

We’ve adjusted our mobiles through the *61* system to ring for 30 seconds on incoming. Anyone know a way of getting more time, i.e. 60 seconds? Ta. A...
13:48 Mon 12th Oct 20203 answers, last by New Judge 15:18 Mon 12th Oct 2020
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Shower In, Bath Out

Small London flat. We want to convert the bathroom into a shower room. Not hard, bit expensive, bath would need cutting in half (metal). We never use the bath - showers only. But... the only toilet we...
15:48 Sun 11th Oct 202023 answers, last by eleanor2 14:07 Mon 12th Oct 2020
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Emails Not Coming

Mrs A deals with Wickes, by email, getting bits for her garden (she's not in the building trade). Their email address is wickescustomerservice(at) wickes.co.uk. Without exception, their emails to her...
15:30 Sun 11th Oct 20203 answers, last by allenlondon 16:16 Sun 11th Oct 2020
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Ocado Stitching Up

Already seeing their share price soar, Ocado want MORE. In previous years, they upped the minimum basket price at Christmas from £40 to £90. Fair enough. THIS year they’ve upped the delivery charge...
12:47 Sun 11th Oct 202040 answers, last by barry1010 08:49 Mon 12th Oct 2020
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Horse Power

Glancing at Westerns on TV, sometimes they show lone horsemen (rarely women) failing to keep up with six-horse stagecoaches, or even light wagons pulled by a couple of horses. What’s the truth of...
11:48 Sun 11th Oct 202033 answers, last by Bazile 17:10 Sun 11th Oct 2020
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Cooker Spatter Guard

When I fry I try and keep my cooker clean by tearing four sheets of cooking foil, placing them on the hob so that there is a hole in the middle for the flame to get to the pan, and carry on. Life...
11:13 Wed 07th Oct 202010 answers, last by diddlydo 13:45 Thu 08th Oct 2020
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Hard Raised Cushion.

Mrs A has a 3” raised toilet seat as otherwise she can’t get up. Today she got stuck on a lowish chair, same problem. Where can I get a hard cushion-type thing - not for sitting on for long periods,...
14:39 Mon 05th Oct 202018 answers, last by allenlondon 10:50 Tue 06th Oct 2020
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Ulez Conversion

Just discovered that come Oct 2021 our car will get a £12.50 per day charge as part of the new London Emissions regulations. What needs bolting on to our stanard petrol Nissan to make it compliant? A...
12:09 Sun 04th Oct 202012 answers, last by allenlondon 14:44 Sun 04th Oct 2020
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It's Only Fair, Isn't It?

Mrs A (70s, congestive heart failure, weak) has developed lumps in her side and abdomen. Ok, says GP, we'll send you for an ultrasound scan. We get letter from local (private) clinic. She phones up,...
16:35 Fri 02nd Oct 2020119 answers, last by Jackdaw33 00:07 Sun 04th Oct 2020
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Gorilla Tape

I tend to resort to Gorilla Tape these days - but does anyone have a trick for separating the backing sheet from the sticky bit of the tape? I work away with a scalpel (I know, but I haven't skewered...
14:36 Fri 02nd Oct 20204 answers, last by allenlondon 16:40 Fri 02nd Oct 2020
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Mocking In Tongues

How do other peoples say the English phrase “Nya nya mee nya na“ (nearest I can get!) I bet French, Chinese, etc., kids DO chant this or similar to denote derision....
13:13 Fri 02nd Oct 202027 answers, last by Ken4155 17:21 Fri 02nd Oct 2020
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Bracket To Pole.

I want to fix this: https://www.gymparts.co.uk/gym-pulley-wheel-steel-bracket/p01983# to an upright pole. The bolt is only 1.5 inches long, so not long enough to screw through and bolt. Is there a...
10:12 Wed 30th Sep 20204 answers, last by allenlondon 14:56 Wed 30th Sep 2020
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Pulley Clothes Line

Looking for a pulley clothes line kit that I can give to my builder and ask him to assemble. Idea is that Mrs A will stand on our raised decking, peg clothes to the line, and ‘pulley’ them down into...
14:28 Tue 29th Sep 202013 answers, last by allenlondon 09:53 Wed 30th Sep 2020
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Bluetooth Transmitter With Display

I need a bluetooth transmitter which DISPLAYS what devices are available. My ‘Golvery’ transmitter is fine, but doesn’t display what is near. My new Fender Newport only connects to a transmitter where...
15:23 Thu 24th Sep 202014 answers, last by allenlondon 10:44 Sat 26th Sep 2020
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Breathtaking Stars

This from you tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yic9wWWPcNc It's the night sky over Nevada. If you haven't the patience to wait, wind in to the 2 hour mark, turn off your lights, and be prepared...
09:22 Mon 21st Sep 20205 answers, last by allenlondon 11:50 Mon 21st Sep 2020
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Holocaust? What Holocaust?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/16/holocaust-us-adults-study Almost unbelievable how many US teenagers think the holocaust was a myth....
06:27 Thu 17th Sep 202067 answers, last by ynnafymmi 19:06 Thu 17th Sep 2020
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Hands-Free Laundry Carrier

Both Mrs A and me, for different reasons, have trouble carrying in the laundry basket from the washing line. We both need two hands to use sticks/rails/whatever to keep upright. Wheels aren't much...
15:37 Wed 16th Sep 202032 answers, last by barry1010 23:14 Wed 16th Sep 2020

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