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Thinking about holiday for 2025. Just got back from Rome, which was great, but wife and son #1 missed the beach. So looking for something that provides both... Crete comes up in search, but not really clear what hotels / resorts are really good for sightseeing too. So, anybody had a nice...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418619-covid-19-vaccines-seem-to-cut-the-risk-of-heart-attacks-and-strokes/

If this is true, it really is shocking. Total madness.

Same copper pipe has now developed 2 pinhole leaks, each on a bend on the pipe. Pipe was installed 2 years ago. First leak was about 18 months after, and 2nd leak pretty much 2 years to the day. Is this likely an unlikely failing in a cheap copper pipe, or a plumber not knowing how to bend a...

OK, I have finally made an account with a pensions company called Hargreaves Landsdown. I have a small sum from a work pension and it arrived into my SIPP account today. Now I need to decide what to invest in! I once read, or was told, go safe, with low fees. Is that pretty much best plan...

I finally caved and allowed Octopus to install smart meters. The chance of a saving was enough. So I now have a smart gas meter. There was not enough space for the electric one, and I will need to get an electrician to move my consumer unit 2cm to the right. So, it would seem, that unless I...

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way they built them in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why did the English build them like that...

Greek fires at Nea Anchialos prompt blasts forcing F-16s to evacuate base https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66334787 Climate change deniers will probably say this happened so the time, or it was just (another) a freak event.

Does anybody have any recommendations for outside lights with sensors. I bought some from Amazon a few years ago and all already broke and either flicker on and off or sensor just keeps triggering with nothing. All removed now, so need to get some new ones before the nights start drawing in again.

My loft is well insulated mostly, I think, but I have some insulation boards left over from an external insulation job. I hate throwing things away, especially when it might save me money to use it. But would lifting the insulation roll and packing in some solid boards, the putting the loft...

I know this is a question impossible to answer, but I am curios to know if anybody can take a well educated guess. It's only after doing some renovations in the last few years, and seeing all my plumbing and heating in the flesh, that this for some reason occurred to me. In 1999 I bought a...

Some good news. About time this scum were caught and locked up! linky

I could leave it after painting, but wondering if a better way.

Well, I wasn't expecting to read this today. "Brexit has failed, says Nigel Farage" "But frankly, we have not delivered on borders, we have not delivered on Brexit, the Tories have let us down very badly." https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-has-failed-nigel-farage-b1081352.html...

Oh, NatC conference! Somebody talking about the National Conservative conference earlier. Not sure if abbreviating to NatC conference was idea of the century!

Renderer has asked if I can get the outside lights removed. Can I just remove (after turning off circuit) and tape the ends, and pin under the eaves during the work? These lights need replacing too (sensors rubbish), so no point in trying to leave them connected and working around them. I also...

Have had pebble dash removed, to be replaced with a silicon render. 1930s solid 9 inch brick walls. Damp course above air brick. Should I get this black-painted render removed all the way around too - is this a bridge over damp course risk? If I do, what do I replace with?

If you agree a day rate with a tradesperson, and know that they arrive at 10am, and don't get started well after 10.30am (sat in van), and are gone by 3pm. What do you do / say to them? In my work, that's not much more than half a day ...