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    Water resistant iPod Touch

    My son and his iPod are inseperable. When we were on holiday he had it with him all the time - including the day he spent 20 mins swimming with it in his shorts :( Needless to say it was very wet and unresponsive when he got out. I drained the water out and used a hair dryer (on cool) for...
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    Swine flu: panic grows

    Both of my children have had swine flu. The youngest was bad for 3-4 days but my eldest son was been extremely ill for almost three weeks. He had swine flu followed by pneumonia. The worst part was knowing how ill he was and the authorities not giving a damn. He was seen twice by a locum...
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    Kitchen design

    Not quite a DIY disaster, more of a 'Kitchen Designer c**k-up' I quoted on a job to extend and fit a kitchen by converting half of the adjoining garage. After accepting the quote, and having spent time discussing the conversion with the local district surveyor, the clients kindly called to...
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    Old Telephone bell(?) to be used as a doorbell

    Thanks guys, looks like plan B then :!:
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    Old Telephone bell(?) to be used as a doorbell

    Hi I need some help with a bell that I've bought that i want to use as a doorbell. I've been told that it's and old telephone extension bell. I've attached a couple of pictures. The back of the bell case has 40BPLU/3 printed on it Is it possible to wire this (via a transformer?) to be...
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    Do I need to use bonding first?

    Thanks for the advice. Very helpful (less tiling sounds good :D )
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    Do I need to use bonding first?

    I'm going to be plastering my bathroom shortly. I is currently covered in 1930s glass type panels which have been stuck straight onto what looks like render. Once the panels (and rock hard blobs of adhesive) have been removed what plaster do I need to use? Bonding and then multi-finnish...
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    Steam Shower Rooms

    The bugger doesn't have a steam shower!
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    Steam Shower Rooms

    Mrs BOC wants the bathroom doing. She's seen some steam shower rooms on various websites (e.g http://www.theshowercompany.com/store_showproduct.php?showmodel=GF1209) and wants one. Has anyone had any experience of them? Are they any good? Are they easy to install? Any help and or...
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    Smeg error code

    Try looking for your manual here http://www.smeguk.com/contacts.htm or here http://www.smegtech.com/site/smeg/myapp/libretti/index.php?lang=EN
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    why are you.............

    Mod 5. Why are you Mod 5? What happened to Mods 1, 2, 3, & 4
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    led light (still not an electrics question)

    or buy some more and do this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZZC2NFUkZA
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    If you have children take them to see this!

    http://www.slavasnowshow.co.uk/ Slavas Snowshow :D I've just seen that the show is touring again. I took my children last year and it is magical. If you go, try and book front stalls seats where the circle does not overhang the stalls. Stay to the very, very end! Even if you don't...
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    led light (still not an electrics question)

    Very cool. Shame you can't pipe it into the BB house for Tracy to look at while she smokes her dried basil roll-ups.
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    Not happy with other users - try this....

    http://www.miniclip.com/games/robot-rage Create a robot. :D Use the same user name you have here. 8) Bash the other robot to bits. :twisted: Simple. p.s. Each user can create more than one robot - so if you do have a multiple personality issue you'll be fine. :shock: :? :roll:
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