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    Diy house rewire

    Indeed, I was called to a fault on a socket circuit I installed in 2002, checked the outside sockets first, all dry, traced the fault to the conservatory, and found a live conductor shorting to a fixing screw, took 20+ years to wear through
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    Diy house rewire

    When I was rewiring council houses for the local board 1.5mm was specced, 1.0mm any other time
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    What are you watching on TV right now?

    Likely Lads Christmas special,Thelma dressed as Peter Pan, cracking set of pins
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    Why are Israelis furious?

    Some do, around 2% of Israelis are christian
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    Notable Obituaries.

    We used to know, bass player Glenn Cornick RIP was born in same maternity hospital as me
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    Fox hunting season

    I went to a local slaughter house to quote for a job, I came away questioning whether I should eat meat again, stuff of nightmares. I never quoted either
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    Penance (2025) is served.

    I think I may have told this tale before. My nieces husband has an elderly grandmother who keeps a set of "show shelves" which never get used and are slipped back in place in case any visitors arrive.
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    What have you been doing today?

    Unican AFAIK
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    What have you been doing today?

    A mate used to make home-brew beer with doubled up sugar, lethal
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    What are you watching on TV right now?

    I watched Oppenheimer in November on a flight home from Japan which included a visit to Hiroshima, it seemed sort of appropriate
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Harry Roberts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/16/harry-roberts-triple-police-killer-dead During the manhunt we were on a family holiday down south, my dad was sat on bench having a ciggie waiting for the rest of us and he was questioned by two coppers, he had a passing resemblance...
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    Weird Coincidences

    Don't recall it was year
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    Weird Coincidences

    Years ago I did an EICR on a holiday let, the caretaker met me there and gave me the key safe code, the following day I went to a parish hall and the church warden met me there, same key safe code
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Joanna Trollope https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6008er5zgo
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Stanley Baxter https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyddr0dmrdo
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    Immigrants built Britain

    I often get messages of thanks from customers, the MD of a local firm emailed me last week thanking me for sorting a problem on their crucial CNC machine, another business owner called me a magician after resolving problem on a framing press.
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    What's the monarchy for?

    I doubt these people would more miserable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_republicans
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    What's the monarchy for?

    Royal fact: I once sat on the Queens bed
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    Trump's Thanksgiving Tweet

    I visited the USSR in 1985, any thoughts?
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    Trump's Thanksgiving Tweet

    Interesting article about a group of young people building a memorial to holocaust victims, your point being?
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