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Hanging Doors

I've always been fascinated by the way heavy internal doors are hung in hospitals and offices etc. Invariably there are three hinges on the doors, no doubt to carry the extra weight of the door....
19:57 Fri 25th Nov 202211 answers, last by Togo 21:26 Fri 25th Nov 2022
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Diuretics And Nitrofurantoin

I went with my dad to his GP a few days ago as he had the classic symptoms of an UTI. The GP has agreed following the analysis of a urine sample my dad provided. He has been prescribed Nitrofurantion...
10:24 Fri 04th Nov 202212 answers, last by MTbowels 17:26 Fri 04th Nov 2022
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Sky Unsubscribing

My Sky package is rising in cost to £57 per month from next month. I've had enough of these relentless increases and I and my wife want to switch it off. I've been a customer since the mid nineties,...
09:49 Fri 01st Jul 202211 answers, last by MTbowels 13:00 Sun 03rd Jul 2022
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Classroom Volcano

I was thinking back to my schooldays a few days ago and I recall a science teacher creating a volcano out of one or more powders in a metal tray by igniting the stuff with a match. Does anyone know...
13:40 Tue 12th Apr 20224 answers, last by beso 11:17 Mon 25th Apr 2022
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Instant Porridge

I'm not a lover of porridge, but I recently bought a pack of those porridge sachets that now seem to be everywhere. I think they were called oats so simple by Quaker but mine is a plain type made by...
11:22 Wed 20th Oct 202122 answers, last by jack daniels 23:36 Sun 31st Oct 2021
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Hanging A Heavy Mirror

My daughter has asked me to hang a large mirror in her bedroom. The mirror was bought in IKEA and is called a Toftbyn mirror. It's 75cm wide and 165 long including the wood effect frame all around,...
08:42 Sat 16th Oct 20217 answers, last by MTbowels 22:10 Sat 16th Oct 2021
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Hayfever Affecting Eyes

I suddenly seemed to have developed a variant of hayfever in my twilight years this year despite having never suffered from hayfever before. I've got no nasal symptoms but my eyes feel like they have...
12:44 Sat 24th Jul 202113 answers, last by MTbowels 11:37 Sun 25th Jul 2021
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Printing Gedcom Files

I'm having difficulty finding something I can use on an android tablet to import GEDCOM files already created on the web and to print out the resultant chart. I've looked on Cyndi's list to no avail....
14:08 Sun 13th Dec 20202 answers, last by Buenchico 18:36 Sun 13th Dec 2020
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Sd Card For Samsung Sm-T860 Tablet (Galaxy Tab S6)

I'm having problems looking for a good sd card for the above tablet. The tablet already has 256GB of RAM but I'm looking for a 128GB or preferably, a 256GB sd card to fit into the tablet. I'd like to...
14:32 Sat 12th Dec 20204 answers, last by MTbowels 19:15 Sat 12th Dec 2020
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Removing Tap Cartridge

My kitchen sink is fitted with a mixer tap and has developed a persistent drip. The tap is not the monobloc type (sorry, I don't know the opposite of monobloc!) but has a two separate feeds from the...
12:47 Sat 20th Jan 20186 answers, last by MTbowels 01:12 Thu 25th Jan 2018
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Ledged And Braced Door

Hi all I have a back lane door recently installed by a contractor that is causing problems. The door is a ledged and braced type made of tongue and groove panels. It's fixed to a pair of wood side...
00:49 Wed 26th Jul 20176 answers, last by MTbowels 23:21 Wed 26th Jul 2017
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How Does This Happen?

Tonight, I was reading about Great Budworth Church on a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_and_All_Saints%27_Church,_Great_Budworth On the right hand side of the page, there's a...
23:04 Thu 29th Jun 20176 answers, last by MTbowels 00:31 Fri 30th Jun 2017
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Converting Gps Co-Ordinates For Use On Map

I recently spent a few days in Tenby, West Wales and playing around with a GPS app on my phone, I came up with a set of co-ordinates that apparently revealed my precise position. The difficulty, I'm...
21:56 Wed 28th Jun 20176 answers, last by Flonska 20:23 Thu 29th Jun 2017
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Talktalk Hold Music

Does anyone know the title of the music track TalkTalk are using as their "Hold" music? The following link plays the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da9k_ohahe8 I'd like to listen to the track...
13:29 Fri 28th Oct 20165 answers, last by Sprogletto 00:59 Tue 26th Jun 2018
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Employer Withholding Wages

Can an employer withhold 15% of wages paid to staff on the basis that they are investigating anomalies in timesheets? My daughter works within an office of a care provider and because of anomalies in...
15:45 Thu 02nd Jun 201616 answers, last by thugulike 18:28 Sat 04th Jun 2016
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Converting Pdf To Word

I know the header question has been asked on AB many times before, but I need to convert a 20 page pdf document to a .docx or .doc file. I've tried all the previous recommendations on AB, but they...
17:47 Wed 13th Apr 20167 answers, last by uriahheep 10:24 Wed 30th Sep 2020
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Connecting To Wi-Fi

A friend of mine was with me earlier this week on a canal boat. My contract phone, on the 3 network, picked up a wi-fi signal from a nearby boatyard. Out of curiosity, I clicked on the "connect"...
14:30 Wed 30th Mar 20163 answers, last by hc4361 23:08 Wed 30th Mar 2016
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Door Security Bolts

I need to secure an internal, sapele-effect hollow door of the type that is sold cheaply in DIY sheds for the purpose. The door has a solid block fitted on the edge internally to accept door handles...
20:30 Sun 13th Mar 20164 answers, last by The Builder 19:56 Mon 14th Mar 2016
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Unidentifiable Sea Creature

I've inherited a number of dried sea animals such as a starfish, sea-horse and a number of unusual shells. One of them is baffling me as far as identification is concerned and I wonder if anyone could...
13:32 Wed 24th Feb 20167 answers, last by MTbowels 22:18 Wed 24th Feb 2016

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