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    War Crime?

    Of course the soldier in question was wrong,but get the camera crews out and let the soldiers shoot the lot of the camel nobbers whether theyre armed or not! I dont recall the insurgants/iraqis complaining about the likes of bigley etc,and now it seems woman are not safe from these scum...
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    kitchen sockets under wall cupboards

    I must admit i fitted the sockets jasonb linked to at the behest of the wife :evil: Never thought of the steam from the kettle but theyre fitted,staying,no probs yet :wink: One point i'd like to add is that the 2 gang socket is hard wired seperateley,ie,each 'plug hole' is single and therefore...
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    Telephone junction box

    can you not move the nte5(bt owned) on the cable coming through your wall,terminate the incoming into it and then run a normal extension to where you actually want your socket.Dont worry about bt,they have absoluteley no idea who has fitted the sockets and i have never heard anyone getting in...
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    Rat problem

    I had rats under our floor nearly a year ago and the stench is still there,i really can understand what you are going through.No one can understand what its like untill it affects you. The council i used charged £45 to put poison under the floor and was as usefull as a choccy teapot! I got rid...
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    Trickle Vents

    trickle vents can be fitted after the window has been fitted,it is a simple diy job.In an ideal world they would be routered in as shaggy says during manufacturing. To fit retrospectiveley, contact a local window manufacturer(wickes used to sell them) to purchase and for dimensions,then it is a...
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    underground pipe

    In an ideal world use the brown,but if just for rainwater to a soakaway and no building inspector to see then use the grey,pipe is pipe is pipe!(within reason!)Brown pipe IS the requirement (for undergroung waste)but for rainwater it will not make the slightest difference,it will perform exactly...
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    identifying a caller!

    If someone dials 141 then rings you we all know you cannot get there number via 1471,question?: 1)Is there any 'plug in ' attatchment that i can identify a callers id before or after answering?(even if they dial 141) 2)What is the number you have to ring to bar 141 calls?(i have seen it on the...
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    foxhunting ban?

    Personally i'd shoot all gypos :D Ireland is welcome to you wickerman :D
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    foxhunting ban?

    Oilman says "dont knock it till you've tried it? So i take it we will see you crossdressing down at the Blue Oyster then? :D
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    foxhunting ban?

    So wickerman perhaps you are right that townies do not subsidise farming,i should have written the taxpayer instead.We pay our taxes and in turn some is given to the EU who in turn pay farmers to do nothing in there fields,then of course theirs the subsidies and grants they get. When was the...
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    How greedy is Mr. B. Ecclestone?

    I thought exactly the same when i heard the news,"how greedy can the garden gnome get?"But after some thought i think hes right(even if hes holding the sport :lol: to ransom)Typical brit businessman(the owners of silverstone),we've got the gig,we pocket the profits,to hell with investment and...
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    Exteior vs Interior wall paint

    Shouldn't you be asking where to buy sunglasses from :wink: :wink: :wink:
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    Is Karndean Like Real Wood?

    Karndean is a very good but very expensive product! It looks good in a brochure but it is,and you know it is overpriced lino.It does not look like or feel like wood and never will! There isnt a lot of choice really in bathroom floors,its either lino(karndean),laminate or tiles.Each have there...
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    Damp Course

    I must say i agree with breezer about dpc injections.If you want to ensure a faultless dpc the only way to go is to install a physical barrier.It is unbeleivably messy,tiresome,time consuming and thankless but you will be glad you did it! Buy a dpc the same thickness of your wall and chase out...
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    foxhunting ban?

    Well said omgwhyd :D :D I also sport by definition meant a fair contest not 100 dogs versus 1 animal. :evil: :evil: :evil:
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    foxhunting ban?

    The one thing i cant stand on this issue is the countryside alliance saying the ban is all down to 'townies' trying to run the countrside who have no idea how it(the countryside) works :evil: Utter claptrap,i dont care how the countryside works (it doesn't,its subsidided by us townies,but thats...
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    Olympics rough stats

    just saw sir steve redgrave saying that if the american swimmer (forgot his first name!) phelps was a country he would have come 16th in the medals table!!!!!!!!
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    fencing info please

    i agree with leaky! unless your fence run is exactly at 6 foot multiples and your posts fitted at exact spacings (i doubt it :lol: ) why not start at the "opposite" end and work your way back! you then only have to dig the hole for the new post and cut off the existing post at or below ground...
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    Query on planning permission, etc,. for garage extension

    when i was going to build a workshop i looked up the local council planning policy online ,i assume ,(unless you live in a conservation area or the like) all areas are about the same :lol: the results i got back (off the top of my head) were something like ,aslong as it wasnt over a certain...
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    Extending a dishwasher drain hose

    i cant remember the exact size of my dishwasher pipe but,most of the sheds sell "longer" waste pipes but you have to actually get into the machine :evil: (sometimes).when i extended mine i used 15mm copper to a 22mm reducer and then used jubilee clips,it definately beat opening up the...
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