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Thanks. I'll take a photo when I get the chance.

The other day, I purchased a plank from B&Q which I could get into the car only by placing it longwise in the cabin with the front edge on top of the dashboard. Stupidly, I didn't put anything underneath the wood, and consequently there are some small scratches on the plastic surface. The...

Although I am happily running Windows 11 without any problems, this discussion has alerted me to possible future problems with Windows. Although I am not intending to make any changes yet, perhaps some time in the future if things change, I am grateful for all the suggestions offered here...

Talking about touching the wet plaster to isolate the fault, do what electricians do: wear rubber soles and keep the other hand in your pocket!

I agree. I'd call in an electrician who can isolate the problem BEFORE the plaster dries!

I'm not disagreeing with tracing the fault, but when the plaster dries there probably won't be any more shocks! On the other hand, feeling the plaster in various places might lead you to the rough area of the damaged cable. Perhaps an electrician with the appropriate meter will locate the area...

Ooh no! Oh, I assure you that he was glaring at you with intent... serious intent. You're lucky that you survived.

That's interesting. Is it true that India no longer routinely uses steam engines for regular transport?

Ours is like your old flap in that it can be pushed open from inside. However, on the outside the flap is inset by 2 or 3 inches and cats would have to have a good reach to pull it open. Nothing has ever managed to get in yet, anyway - apart from our own two cats.

I believe India still uses steam trains. What a good idea, although I bet there won't be much support here especially from the firemen and possibly also the drivers. I believe there used to be the necessity to get up 'before bedtime' to get the things ready! Nevertheless, there are still a...

I'm no expert, but I'd have thought that the rails are earthed and the electrical power would be input from lines above, then travel to the motors and then to earth via the rails. If that is the case, it should be perfectly safe, but in any event the power is off anyway what's the problem?

I have. As a child, I once touched our three bar electric fire and received a shock. I touched one of the wheels at end of the a bar and felt a shock but fortunately wasn't killed, probably because I wasn't earthed being knelt on a thick carpet and touching nothing else. Strangely, none of...

Thank you both. I think I'll continue as I am, as I rarely need to use the battery other than for a short time if I'm using the laptop away from the charger.

Sorry if I am distracting from the initial question, but I usually use my laptop with a mains transformer. So far no problems, but would continued use in this way eventually make the battery lose its life?

Yes, you are completely correct. I went to light the hob again and, yes, of course it is blue. My mistake was due to the fact that the wife does all the cooking.

Blue. They are yellow on our hobs.

Thanks. Helpful advice should the situation arise. Incidentally, when we sold our old car last year I just left the mount where it was. I didn't ask for any additional payment for it!

I have a Nextbase camera, but I wouldn't use the suction cup as I have heard so often of them falling off. I use the adhesive patch and, at least so far, the camera has never fallen off. Of course, it is important to make sure it's going in the best place because it isn't easy to pull it off...

It has just occurred to me that our door bell comprises two receptors, each which plugs into a 13A socket, and a push button which, when pressed, sends a signal to the receptors. The amazing thing is that the push button does not require any form of electrical power, not even a battery. It is a...

This is quite strange. It occurred to me that it could have been MRI, but a couple of things just don't work. You said a tiny room, but an MRI is a large piece of equipment. Also, they could hardly work on you because in order to image what they were doing they'd have to be doing it inside a...