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    Has anyone ever had a fight ?

    to 69er yes ive done a bit of judo in my time. I was introduced to it by the headbouncer of a club that i was working for I was the barman whilst in college , and even though i had numerous offers to work the door, im just too good looking! anyway this guy didnt look the part about 50...
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    MOTHER INLAW Problems

    Thanks for the advice Brightness , but I do really love my new home too much to move again, and i love my wife too much to upset her about this! I would never create a divide over this as I the majority of the time me and the MIL to get on and she has helped us tremendesly in the past and we...
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    External door frame/ lintel

    is it a supporting wall?
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    Is honesty always good?

    calling your boss a T**T is not big and its not clever and is sure isnt going to get you any further up the ladder. My Boss is also a T**T but I dont tell him to his face.....that doesnt make me dishonest because i honestly think he is one, I just dont need to tell him. everyone in our...
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    Party capital ?

    Dylan Thomas a famous Welsh poet and notorious drunk once wrote " Swansea is the graveyard of ambition" what he meant was many people from all over the world come to swansea to further their education/careers, but the nightlife is so good they end up mispending their youth! So try...
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    Golf 1.6se 1998

    no theres no key shaped light appearing?.....thanks for all the post guys im going to start with the cheapest option > check for air flow problems > then i will replace the thermo > then ill take it to VW for a diagnostic!
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    Has anyone ever had a fight ?

    forget karete, kickboxing, boxing, if you want your son to handle himself and not get into fist fights get him into JUDO. it teaches you how to use your own bodyweight and more importantly how to restrain your attacker!....it will help him with his rugby too!
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    MOTHER INLAW Problems

    I have always liked my mother law, but latley shes getting on my nerves. Its seems to have all started since we moved into her village as we are expecting our first child and "need" to be closer to "her" family. before we lived too far away for un-invited visits but now she just walses in as if...
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    Has anyone ever had a fight ?

    It was only the other other morning during a pillow talk session with the misses, that she asked have you ever been in a fight! ....she proberly asked me that as I have a knack for defusing situations when they turn ugly. I proberbly developed this whilst growing up as much to my confusion ...
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    Education

    here! here! ....well said my friend. Ive had simular remarks posted myself on this site due to a few mispelt words and it really annoys me. I would use the spellcheck provided if i thought my spelling was that bad that nobody would help me with a DIY problem. Carpentry is my forte, i wouldnt...
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    Tiling on unlevel concrete blocks.

    what you could do is flatten the surface as best as you can with a cold chisel and secure a peice of 12mm ply to the wall which you can then tile over using the flexible adhesive and grout......just a suggestion!
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    inlaying in laminate counter

    yes you need a router for best results also you need to make a jig. this is a very simple thing to do, you need a plunge cutter with a roller bearing at the top ....you need to jigsaw a square in a piece of mdf the same size as your tile (draw around it) this piece of wood needs to be...
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    Underlay and laminate for bathroom

    you only need the damp proof underlay if its over a concrete floor to stop any rising damp effecting the floor. you can lay this floor over your existing tiles, but take into consideration the height of the floor with your tiles>the underlay>and the laminate as you might have to plane the...
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    Laminate Floorin

    I would only lay this floor on an absolutly flat surface as the lock mechanism isnt that great. also make sure you have fine blade in your jig not a general purpose one as it also chips
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    Golf 1.6se 1998

    my golf keeps stalling, the battery is new. the heater is not as efficant as it used to be, and its drinking fuel......could all these problems be down to one thing? or is it just coincidence that they all started in the same week?
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    Painting over wallpaper

    We have just bought a house which has lining paper on all of the walls which has been painted neutral shades. Some rooms have been done well and it looks great, but it does show up the inperfections in the walls under soft light.
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    Boiler Interrupts my TV!

    ha ha very funny jobloggs! do you realise this is a forum for DIY problems?
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    Boiler Interrupts my TV!

    Hi All, Ive just bought a house which still has that big old copper tank boiler thingy magig. everytime the thermostat kicks in, everything electric in the house flickers incuding the tv signal! The house has been rewired recently but we have no certificate. can anybody give me an idea...
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    near misses

    I used to work in a secondary school teaching kids the basic fundamentals of carpentry , metal and plastic work. Ive SAW it all.......chucks left in pillar drills then switched on, kickbacks off circular saws (teachers). ends of fingers and knuckles sanded down, the old hammer thumb! solder...
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