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Thanks Softus. I'll pass on the lead-lined envelope - they're huge so I think that would take up more than my entire luggage allowance :lol:

No, I don't mean having someone zap me at 30,000ft. I mean that I have some x-ray images that I need to take with me on a long-haul flight. Should I pack them in my case or take them by hand? Is the x-ray machine for checking luggage likely to do anything bad to them? What about the metal...

Hold tight, that sounds like a variation on one of mine. Mine was for a spike which is hidden in the frame under the saddle of a push bike and operated on a centrifugal clutch so that when someone pinches your bike, they get up to speed and... :shock: Make sure you remember to disable it...

Seeing as we're on a thread for pedants, that's not an exonym but the previous name of Beijing. Much like "Canton" as in "Cantonese" is now called Guangdong. But I take your point. :wink: Having said that, you do still occasionally hear "Peking Duck" in England although the Chinese always...

Sounds a familiar story to mine... A company I once worked for emailed my system logon details to me :shock: . You'd have thought the IT department would have twigged that one.

Thanks Third_eye. I've seen a lot of similar products to this but they've all been permanent. I've emailed the supplier to see if there's a way to remove this paint, so I'll wait and see what they say. Thanks for the link.

This one's for work not for the home but maybe you guys might give me some pointers anyway. I need to paint lines on the floor of a factory - gangways/storage areas etc. It's going to get some rough treatment - fork lift trucks in constant use etc. I've tried everywhere I can think of but...

Sorry to resurrect this one again! I thought you might be interested though - these plugs are standard issue in China on all extension cables. It's weird though - the wall sockets are different again though and there is no such thing as a "standard" Chinese plug - they use about half a dozen...

Thanks for the response BazzaS. It's kinda hard for me to see what's going on from so far away and I'm no genius when it comes to motors anyway so she's taking it to a mechanic that knows the car and that I can trust. I don't mind paying money to people who have skills that I need and don't...

Well hush my mouth! I spoke to her last night and she did check the oil before hand - seemed ok. Apparantly the engine lost all power so she pulled over and lots of white smoke starting coming from the bonnet. The tow-truck guy said there was no coolant and he thought the head gasket had...

Thanks for the responses. Yes - she said that there was a "small" patch of oil on the ground where it had been stationary for a week or so. She didn't notice until after the event though. Mind you, I have a feeling that she probably still wouldn't have twigged even if she had noticed it...

I'm currently working away from home and my better half has been out to visit for a week or so. When she got back, she managed to drive my car for a few miles before it died on her. She also mentioned that she thought it might have been leaking oil. No further details... What are the...

Thanks Breezer. Chances are that I will only ever want to operate a maximum of two units at once anyway, but I certainly wouldn't want to rely on that! Think I'll go for just the two showers instead then. Nick

Hi guys, Was hoping for some pointers on this one. I'm looking at installing 3 Mira 10.8kW Sport showers in one house - one each for the upstairs/downstairs bathrooms and one for the en-suite master bedroom. What are the limitations likely to be here - I know that's going to need an awful...

Hiya chaps, I have recently redecorated and removed my wall lights to paint behind them etc. Now I can't get them working again! I have one switch to operate two wall lights. I've got a diagram which says: Supply red connects to switch red and 2nd light supply red. Supply black...