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    monday morning moan...........

    Just lately i have noticed that when i am shoppint there are lots of kids IN trolleys and not in the seats that are provided on the trolleys.The reason why i think it is annoying is because. A.the kids could have dog pooh on their shoes? B.there is a sign on the trolley thats clearly states...
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    i'm back.what have i missed.

    Have i missed anything since i've been away?is moz still about?what about empip?I've been busy recently (2 years).new house,new car,d.i.y. etc............
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    attaching a fence post to a tree?

    I have a problem at the moment with the placement of fenceposts?I have a 30' shared fence that is 3' high and is completely overgrown with ivy and the panels are as rotten as a pear so i decided to replace them with concrete posts and 150mm high gravel boards and slot in some panels,the problem...
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    using different fonts

    Hope someone can help me with my problem? I am using ms office home & student on vista 64 and would like to use a font i downloaded for use in word 07. Thanks in advance.
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    honesty when selling?

    About a year ago i bought a detached house and as everyone knows we filled in the form that states something like "have you had any disputes with the neighbours etc",when we got the copy from the sellers it was stated that they had no disputes? Imagine my surprise when i talked to the new...
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    stair varnish?

    hope someone can give me some advice regards varnish/lacquer for stairs?At present i have solid oak lacquered flooring in the downstairs hall and thought it would make a nice feature if the stairs were the same.The stairs wood is pine i think with knots and have been stipped and sanded but would...
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    free advertising?

    this week i booked my car in the dealers for an oil change and they rang me to say it will need 2 new tyres as well. £470 later :shock: i picked up the car and noticed something did'nt look right at the front,then i realised they had changed the number plates front and rear with their own with...
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    still leaking.

    to follow up from my previous thread regarding radiators-i have dug up the floor for access so the plumber can solder the pipes to fit the rads.where the tails go into the radiators there is a very slight leak?he said that as they are taper threads ptfe tape should not be used.the tails are in...
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    radiator sizes

    have just removed 3 rads from my front room and i'm sure the sizes are imperial as the new rads are upto 80cm too small.i have used adjustable tails but they just look naff and a bit of a bodge job.the largest rad is 1600mm and this is too small with the tails and valves connected.even if i used...
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    have found a cure blindness.

    Have got a retail shop that is on a busy street and i had a sandwich board on the pavement against my window.its about 3'x2' and has never caused any problems with passing people.the council paid me a visit and asked me to remove it as "blind people could walk into it" (but not the bikes that...
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    pump still running.should it?

    have drained my central heating system by tying up the ballcock in the small header tank in my loft and drained all the radiators,have also turned of the room thermostat and the boiler programme for no central heating.the system is not a sealed and i do not have a combi boiler. the problem is...
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    oh dear! opinions please.

    i know this might end in tears but here goes. have just logged on to safestyle uk website for a quote for some doors and windows.2 mins later the company rings to arrange a viewing and to quote for the job.i'm not nieve and i'm not using rose colored spectacles but have just done a quick search...
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    cash and carry

    moved into a new house last friday so took the wife to currys to buy her a fridge freezer.we decided on one we both liked and asked the sales assistant if we could buy it.he said yes it will 7-10 days :shock: i said we would like to take it now.he said it was for display purposes and if we...
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    house moving woes?

    need a bit of advice on this one as it might get rocky :shock: 3 months ago i sold my house to 1st time buyers and they gave me a removal date for 27th jan,that was'nt a problem as the house we were buying will be vacated on the 27th aswell.this was verbally confirmed when they accecpted my...
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    sicko's

    just recently there has ben a 3 yr old that was raped and a 6 yr old that was abducted,i propose that when the sicko's are caught they should be publicly castrated and hung till they die.yeah sick scum should be made to suffer.rant over.
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    advice needed house viewing part 2.

    a few weeks ago i posted about a house i was interested in buying and it had big llelandi on the nieghbours property.since then i have decided to buy house and will talk to neighbours to discuss the tree situation when i move in.have paid £600 for survey and have signed the mortgage offer and am...
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    help needed 50" plasma

    before everyone starts laughing if i fix it then good job ,but if not then so what its my money i've wasted so don't say i was stupid for buying it. got a universal multimedia 50" plasma display with pal/secam/ntsc tuner and component/scart/s-video inputs.the only thing is it does'nt display an...
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    empip illigitamate love child.

    my mum told me about 41 yrs ago she met a man in a field who's name was pipme and as a result of what happened i was born :shock: my mum said he will deny it,i just want what is rightfully mine.his house and cars then i would leave him alone.when i mentioned it to the person who pretends to be...
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    parkinson

    if anyone saw parkinson on saturday night will know what i'm on about. he first of all had the french/black footballer on and he just could'nt resist mentioning racism,talk about turning the screw,he was like a dog with a bone and kept going on about it which was really embarresing for the...
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    house survey.

    had a survey done on my house that is being sold 3 weeks ago and the buyers were happy with it.last night the surveyer rang up and said he has to check the floor for deflection :shock: i've got laminate floor with underlay on the ground floor and it looks flat to me.(no snooker table flat but...
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