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If I highlight a piece of text within my post and click on any of the text editing buttons to wrap tags (italic/bold/underline/quote), it just inserts the opening tag right at the end? When using IE I can highlight a line of text and do what I want with it. In firefox I've either got to type...

I've seen some really strange posts that are obviously cut and pasted by non-english speaking spammers but the current one in the P&CH forum is one of the most beautifully worded ever: Goodness, a hummingbird is far less truculent than an inarticulate ocelot. (almost as articulate as...

Ok guys. Anyone going to come up trumps with a place that does footprint wrneches at a silly low price? Lost mine on a site today (when I say lost I mean mine got pinched!) On the bright side I gained a 3/4" standpipe (lost the footies whilst confiscating the s/p) so I'm actually quids in...

I'm looking at getting a new alarm and one of the ones I've looked at calls you if it alarms and apparently can be set/unset/reset by telephone. Just a couple of Q's... 1) Do they use your existing line or a standalone one? 2) Will it affect current telephone answer machine? 3) Will...

A bloke who escaped from the local lunatic asylum went into a launderette and assaulted a woman who was washing her clothes, and then ran off. The next day the local rag ran an article under the headline "Nut Screws Washer and Bolts"

Went to a house the other day to deal with a pressure complaint. Whilst I was there I noted that the filling loop had been connected and explained about the risk of backflow. I also explained that the filling loop was also non-compliant with regs (if going by the book, which I do) I...

9 l/min is 9 l/min, be it blasting down an 8mm pipe at very high pressure or running through an open gutter... :P I meant of course allowing the water to flow from an open ended pipe.

Just as a little bit of fun and to continue a phenomenon that is hijacking many other posts I would like to officially start the first DIYnot Smutty Innuendo Bingo competition. Allow me to begin Flange

Rogue traders tonight is "Rogue Plumbers" Anyone from here want to confess before they are outed?

For you Corgi's out there. Is there any regulation (from a gas installation point of view) that prevent the installation of a Combi (or other boiler for that matter) on a common (shared) supply pipe or an old lead supply with poor flow? Or to word it differently - is there a requirement to...

I've always wondered about sundials... Are they always in GMT or do they adjust themselves to BST? Are they affected by the tilt of the earth?

Mrs BB's parents have a BG homecare arrangement which provides them with annual safety check/minor servicing. BG guy has left a note saying "NCS - internal flue around wall not sealed". Turns out the boiler wasn't installed correctly, guess who did the install - yup! BG!! The hole in...

Just got home to leaflet put through my door by the provident loans company (aka "The Provvy"). They quote a typical apr of 177% (yes, one hundred and seventy-seven). No wonder people get into debt...

Not going to start a flame war over whether we should or shouldn't (because I'm sure there will be those with better educated opinions/arguments than mine), I just thought I'd comment on the excellent items on BBC new today. Bianca Jagger commenting on the fact that the UK has no need of a...

So, our local labour propaganda machine has announced that our local Police Force has secured funding for more PCSO's (Proportionally Cheaper than Standard Officers) They say they are great because they provide a visible reassurance to the community. I've just asked two (one of who looks...

I've just watched a program (one of many in the same vein on BBC) where people have moved/are moving to Spain/France to set up a business. The biggest problem they have is trying to get permits or planning consent. Why? You guessed it, because they don't speak the languauge... A lot of...

Probably one for oilman to answer (as he has posted about it previously). Anybody own one of these? Is so, how is it? Whats the battery like on it? The one I'm currently using is more of a handheld searchlight with a fluoro tube for up-close work. Its great for searching a...

Anybody know where I can buy labels saying "Temporary filling loop should be disconnected after use"??

I have received a surveyors report on a house I am buying. The reports states tjat the chimney breasts have been removed on ground and first floor and that the remaining masonry has been "corbelled" which is "unsatisfactory" Three questions 1) what is corbelling? 2) Was corbelling a...

What is the most stupid question you have ever been asked by a client/customer? I don't mean questions that seem obvious because of job-specific knowledge or experience. I mean really stupid questions, the sort that make you look at somebody and wonder if they are taking the p**s... My...