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:lol: I think you mean melanin. Melanoma is skin cancer.

ABS helps, but I agree with your concern if a moose jumped out :shock: The trouble over here is we never have winter tyres. Most cars have half worn tyres or worse and anyone with a sports car probably buys semi slick performance tyres. We just aren't geared up for it.

Sort of agree but not with the beardie comment. Beardie blokes usually drive MGBs :wink: The roof on the Seven is nothing compared to the roof on by MX-5. But the heater on the 5 is so hot that driving roof down (I avioded the term topless for this forum :lol: ) is one of the best things in...

No problem in a car with 4x4 :D Done it in Canada many a time.

Give me a Caterham Seven any day. I own an MX-5 and the only car I want over that is a Seven. The one selling point is that you can drive it in the rain. The Atom falls over there...

Ah, finally a good tip ! Many thanks. And petewood, thanks for the backup of my original plan ! :D For the question of what is it for, see: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31823

That'll be the bratwurst you had after the wall came down :lol: Sorry, couldn't resist :oops:

[thread hijack]Ah, a JAM fan :D I heard a woman with the theme tune as her ring tone the other day and nearly asked her to Bluetooth it to me :lol: [/thread hijack]

From my limited knowledge gained from this site and Konrad's, I would guess it could be one of, or a combination of: 1) plaster of a chemical base that does not work well with the older style bricks in older properties. 2) condensation coming from the inside attacking the wallpaper and...

The idea of holding the drill straight is one of the first I came up with myself. However, as I said before I can see I am drilling horizontally straight form above, I just need my wife to check I am vertically stright from the side. Thanks for all the helpful tips. :D

Didn't this very good article above intimate that "rising damp" was a mis-diagnosis and often used by people not bothering to check properly ? http://www.rics.org/Builtenvironment/Buildingpathology/Dampandwateringress/moisture_measurement_in_masonry_19950901.html

Anyone selling just a box or a photo of an XBox is clearly a cheat and should be barred form eBay for ruining the service for everyone else. Yes the bidder should have read everything etc. but the seller has no valid reason to be selling what they are for anything over a few quid and not...

He actually had a massive heart attack watching tv and collapsed on the floor in his clothes. He had called a famous motor racing jornalist (Nigel Roebuck or Alan Henry) no more than half an hour beforehand.

Lots of cars/vans have these in the States and Canada in thw winter to protect form all the salt/grit on the roads (they know how to keep the population moving after freal snow). They also have these spoiler things on the leading edge of the bonnets which deflect snow and rain off the screen...

Anyone still have one of these running ? I used to think they looked funny as a kid because you could only see half the wheels :lol: I also thought they'd turn over if you cornered too fast 8)

Konrad Fischer rocks :lol: Anyone care to second that ? Your English Konrad is better than my German will ever be so no apology needed mate. :D

The worrying thing there is that the marshalls went back onto the plane and told everyone to put their hands on their heads and not move. S'pose they'd shoot someone going to pick their nose or scratch their ankle ?

viel Dank ! I will read the lime article.

Konrad, your mould article is also good. I was interested in one point you made: Are you refering to hot air heating or hot water/radiator central heating ? I have a dehumidifier that I leave on a timer for a couple of hours when I go to work in the winter becuase of damp towels on...

Hello, hopefully a simple question ! On a 1920s house, which has brick walls with no cavity insulation: 1) What plaster should be used on the interior ? 2) What plaster/render should be used on the outside (it is already rendered) ? I ask as other threads have mentioned not using...