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Electric Cars

If you buy an electric car the government will give you a £5K grant towards the cost but with battery charge times long and usage time short, would you consider buying one?
13:40 Mon 13th Feb 201238 answers, last by sandokan 11:34 Sun 08th Sep 2013
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Thunderchild

petrol versus deisel

I'm in the market for buying another car (something around the £0-1000 mark preferably 700 tops). I'm wondering about deisels, I here they are quite good these days. My concerns are as follows:...
21:51 Mon 13th Feb 201218 answers, last by BRIGHT SPARK 17:38 Sat 18th Feb 2012
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Thunderchild

valueing old radio gear

I'm helping my dad put a few bits of old radio gear on ebay but we are not sure how much to put it up for or if it is a rarity or anything. I came across the radiomuseum.org website which is granted a...
19:36 Sun 22nd Jan 20125 answers, last by heretic666 11:49 Tue 24th Jan 2012
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Thunderchild

Breathing through the ears

Now I know this may be an odd one and before I am told yes i know that a doctor is supposed to be best and so far they have been not what I'd hoped... Well apart from being born with a hair lip and a...
19:38 Sun 18th Dec 201117 answers, last by Thunderchild 19:17 Mon 19th Dec 2011
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Thunderchild

accident with driver over the speed limit

I was grazed by a car overtaking me as I started to pull out in front of him. I was distracted by an indian lady on L plates who was wobbling all over the road and wanted to get past. Being pretty...
18:53 Sun 16th Oct 201131 answers, last by EDDIE51 07:57 Tue 18th Oct 2011
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Thunderchild

going after a bogus dating website

I joined a website as a non paying member and after numerous messages thought I'd give it a go and paid for 6 month membership. I have a general rule that I won't pay for this sort of thing but i...
12:51 Mon 03rd Oct 20116 answers, last by Thunderchild 13:28 Mon 03rd Oct 2011
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Thunderchild

boiler works but no hot water

Well just as i'm going to have a shower before going out on a date me boiler packs in :( So it all works as though nothing was amiss but no hot water, radiators have water pumped round and the boiler...
08:01 Wed 28th Sep 20115 answers, last by AlBags 21:27 Wed 28th Sep 2011
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Thunderchild

what is the size ratio of engine pulley to dynamo pulley

Hello good people. I'm going to rig up a dynamo on a bench to be driven by my drill. I was going to take the pulley off of the dynamo and put the shaft straight into my drill chuck but I'm thinking...
06:59 Mon 26th Sep 20112 answers, last by Thunderchild 21:34 Mon 26th Sep 2011
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Thunderchild

canyou re-fix your website please

I joined this website some years ago and on joining found two annoying things: firstly you could not keep track of a topic as there no way of subscribing, secondly I got fed up with getting emails...
16:57 Sun 25th Sep 201110 answers, last by Thunderchild 17:51 Mon 26th Sep 2011
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Thunderchild

blocking up air vents

I have an ex council house which being built in 1947 has air vents for i assume the fact that it was heated with fireplaces. what is the best way to block these up ? both from an insulation...
16:32 Sun 25th Sep 20117 answers, last by AlBags 20:14 Sun 25th Sep 2011
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Thunderchild

will getting a scooter lower my transport costs ?

I hatched a plan, buy a scooter, use less fuel and the scooter will pay for itself and some. I have a 6.5 mile journey to work so my 1.8L mondeo kind of uses some fuel as I'm half way there before the...
22:14 Sun 11th Sep 201124 answers, last by Thunderchild 12:32 Thu 15th Sep 2011
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Thunderchild

what to put in a central heating system and how

I have decorated my house (I won't say re-decorated as the previous mess was hardly "decoration") so i removed all of the radiators. Now i put three back for the winter and refilled the...
09:57 Mon 01st Aug 201110 answers, last by Thunderchild 18:17 Sun 07th Aug 2011
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Thunderchild

Starting a business, insurance ? should i have it, what does it cover

I'm seriously considering starting my own business to manufacture electronics and cabling. These would be small niche items. Should I get insurance of any kind ? say something I sell goes wrong and i...
12:43 Thu 21st Jul 20114 answers, last by Thunderchild 08:10 Tue 02nd Aug 2011
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oldexpat

Ideas of covering up an elecric meter in the kitchen

Currently my electric box is boxed up with wood. It is actually directly above the extractor fan of the oven and is boxed up using wood. Any other ideas how to hide it?
15:36 Wed 08th Sep 20101 answer, last by Thunderchild 10:01 Mon 01st Aug 2011
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jjaammeess

multipurpose ladder froactm shopping channel

I have bought a multipurpose ladder from a shopping channel.It looked great on first arrival.I used it 4 or 5 times when one of the hinges malfunctioned. I sent it back and got another one but the...
20:52 Sun 31st Jul 20114 answers, last by PeelerPal 14:51 Tue 30th Aug 2011
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Thunderchild

The warm front sceme (boiler grant) and requirement for a tenancy

My father who is disabled and on pension credits phone up to find out about the government scheme that can get him a grant for a new boiler as the one in the house is quite old and inefficient. Now he...
17:12 Fri 29th Jul 201128 answers, last by bednobs 12:56 Sun 31st Jul 2011
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anotheoldgit

Cuts in youth services blamed for the rise in youth crime.

http://www.guardian.c...ls-cut-youth-services Is it totally unfair to blame the deep reductions in youth service budgets, for the increase in gang crime? According to a Professor John Pitts who...
16:51 Fri 29th Jul 20117 answers, last by whiskeryron 10:28 Sun 31st Jul 2011
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Thunderchild

how do I report a company that spams me despite my unsubscribing ?

I keep getting "netflip" emails, I've often clicked on the "unsubscribe" link but it has no effect. I have tried replying to the emails and even got a reply once so i know that...
18:06 Tue 19th Jul 20117 answers, last by razza 13:29 Wed 20th Jul 2011
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Thunderchild

Driving a van

Hello All, I'm being sent out tomorrow from Wellingborough to the other side of leeds (159 miles going around leeds rather than through it) in a transit van. The largest thing i have ever driven is my...
09:32 Sun 26th Jun 201133 answers, last by Thunderchild 17:44 Mon 27th Jun 2011
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Shot "raider" - more details released

http://menmedia.co.uk...gone-to-wrong-address I saw this on the local news stands earlier, seemingly they thing the gang who broke into the property may have got the wrong address for the property...
23:36 Sat 25th Jun 20118 answers, last by dotty. 16:02 Sun 26th Jun 2011

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