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Central Heating

The ‘charging’ tap, which you can turn to let more water into the system, is stuck closed. The attached gauge is reading high - usually 3 bar, now 5. Baxi Combi. We’ve got an engineer coming...
13:15 Fri 18th Jan 201953 answers, last by andres 18:05 Mon 21st Jan 2019
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The Most Idiotic...

I was on the phone to Kaspersky’s so-called Help Line speaking to possibly the most stupid person I’ve ever come across. She couldn’t grasp my email address (CAT etc) so asked me to spell it...
16:53 Tue 15th Jan 201960 answers, last by TonyV 16:37 Wed 16th Jan 2019
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Panorama / Just Eat

Watched Panorama’s expose of fast-food in the UK, particularly JustEat. Amazing disregard (by JustEat) for food hygiene regulations and allergen warnings. Plus they take at least 14% off the...
08:57 Tue 15th Jan 201939 answers, last by ummmm 12:42 Fri 18th Jan 2019
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“North Island”

Baltic (well, I think he was) washing machine fitter, bit enigmatic, insisted he was from “North Island”. Is this Baltic code/slang for a bit of the old Yugoslavia? Ta BB...
18:35 Mon 14th Jan 201924 answers, last by bainbrig 21:13 Mon 14th Jan 2019
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19Th Century Uniform. Any Clues?

An old soldier, guessing late Victorian, maybe a bit earlier, but no idea who or what he is. Here is the picture of him, in uniform. Any ideas?...
16:33 Sun 13th Jan 201911 answers, last by bainbrig 19:38 Sun 13th Jan 2019
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Kaspersky Alternatives

Sick of Kaspersky’s scheming and lousy customer service, so I’m after recommendations for anti-virus/general internet protection for Macs. Latest trick: the UK renewal price is $119.99, but you...
19:01 Fri 11th Jan 20198 answers, last by bainbrig 17:19 Sat 12th Jan 2019
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Grey Wig

Mrs B wants a ‘nice’ grey wig to see what she’d look like if she stopped dying her hair. Where do you get such things? BB...
11:47 Fri 11th Jan 201914 answers, last by bainbrig 13:49 Fri 11th Jan 2019
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Good Thermometer

The Braun ones (adult) that Amazon push for about £40-£50 - are they good? We have an old mercury one but can no longer see it! Ta BB...
11:24 Fri 11th Jan 201915 answers, last by Jackdaw33 20:25 Sat 12th Jan 2019
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No Bucket Lists For Me

The Grim Reaper draws ever nearer, and thoughts turn not to the abjectly selfish ‘bucket list’ (me, me, me, Things I must do before I die - just another manifestation of the Me-generation) but to...
08:57 Thu 10th Jan 201938 answers, last by bainbrig 20:34 Thu 10th Jan 2019
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Kitchen Cupboard Inserts

We've got an Ikea kitchen - been fine for years, still is, but one thing we've always wanted... Some of the cupboards are just TOO deep, and what we want is slidey things, baskets probably, that go on...
11:55 Wed 09th Jan 20199 answers, last by bainbrig 20:39 Thu 10th Jan 2019
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New Bosch Washing Machine

Who is best to supply one this week? Supply, fit, and dispose of the old one? Any recommendations? Has to be a Bosch really - tried the cheaper ones, and they clap out too soon... BB...
15:43 Tue 08th Jan 20198 answers, last by bainbrig 17:22 Tue 08th Jan 2019
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Rissoles?

When we were young we had rissoles. Horrid, rubbery, gristly things. Never heard of a burger till the mid/late sixties. Any rissole memories? BB...
22:29 Sat 05th Jan 201923 answers, last by Jenarry 00:50 Mon 07th Jan 2019
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What Are Licensing Hours?

Are there any licensing hours nowadays or can you drink yourself stupid till all hours?
12:26 Sat 05th Jan 201925 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:14 Sun 06th Jan 2019
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What Is An Escape Room?

And how come young people die in them?
10:05 Sat 05th Jan 201915 answers, last by Peter Pedant 14:44 Sat 05th Jan 2019
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All Girl Rock Group 1960S

Trying to recall a short-lived all girl rock group from the 60s. Thought it was the Honeycombs, butnot them. British, white, dressed in glitter, mid-60s. Usual line-up of drummer, couple of guitars,...
17:21 Sun 30th Dec 20188 answers, last by bainbrig 12:39 Tue 01st Jan 2019
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Android Text Fail

Any simple solutions to my Samsung deciding it can no longer send texts? Is there a reset button of any sort? Ta...
19:16 Thu 27th Dec 20186 answers, last by douglas9401 20:35 Thu 27th Dec 2018
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Radio Reception

Round here (a valley, lined with tall poplars), radio reception is inconsistent. There seem only two ways round this. One: a 50 foot aerial (impractical and possibly illegal). Two: using cable TV...
07:53 Thu 27th Dec 201815 answers, last by bainbrig 11:28 Fri 28th Dec 2018
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Necrotic Otitis Externa

One for sqad, or anyone else with ENT experience. 3 years back, I had necrotising OE. Into hospital for a week, pumped full of ‘domestos’, sent home, clear of the condition. Over the 3 years,...
21:03 Wed 26th Dec 20185 answers, last by Sqad 16:42 Thu 27th Dec 2018
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Why Don’T Bigger Birds Whistle And Sing?

Well, up to say blackbirds or such, they wonderfully musical, but chickens? Geese? Why the difference? BB...
15:10 Wed 26th Dec 201826 answers, last by 1ozzy 07:18 Sat 29th Dec 2018

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