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Posting in Electrics UK, as I think the way Kiwi electrics are done will make an interesting comparison with ours. This is one option the Kiwis have for doing sockets on cooker circuits: One 10A socket on either side of the cooker. In this case, the left hand one is powering the fridge...

Mentioned a while back about how I got trousers that are too big and buying the same brand one size lower and they are nowhere near fitting me. I just wondered how you wear your trousers. My kids all wear them low, under the navel. As do I, as I have a belly these days. But the blinking...

My lad wants to copy some VHS to a memory stick. He bought a second hand VCR and a dongle thing with RCA and S video leads attached and a USB-A plug on the other end. Using a break-out SCART plug, he couldn't get any kind of picture, then he tried attaching it to the TV, which has RCA inputs...

Israel admitted making a mistake, then took it all away by saying that these things happen in war...

Years ago, I set up a GMX email account. Didn't use it much, then I discovered I was locked out of it. Last night, I discovered the address I'd used was available, so they must have deactivated it. So I set it up again, then sent an email to it from my Gmail address to test it. It didn't come...

Sunday drivers is Easter Sunday drivers! Arrrrggggh! People who take the right hand lane in a queue and then once the lights change, move off like a snail and trundle along. Meanwhile, the left hand lane overtakes the trundler(s) on the inside and you (having taken the right hand lane to make...

https://news.sky.com/story/dup-leader-sir-jeffrey-donaldson-suspended-13103753

Found this on the interwebby:

Ringing a Hyundai dealer for a part price. Get the price from the guy and ask for the part number to confirm it's the right thing. "I can't give you that!" "Why on earth not?" "It's company policy." "Why?" "Because you will take that part number and find it cheaper on the internet." I told...

What are people banging on about? The flag was different in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2018. Noone grumbled then. Also, Joey Barton speaks through his arz.

Wish her all the best. BBC spent far more time than they should on the story. Gone down in my estimation. Edited to correct typo.

Got a bit of a headache trying to find a reasonably priced battery pack and a lead for my DreamStation CPAP machine. I'm going on a flight so need a battery pack that is less than 100Wh, IE 27,000mAh. And it either needs to have a ciggie lighter socket for the Dream station 12V power lead...

My Mum got a leaflet from one of these companies which had a picture of a local councillor and mentioned the NHS. It offered a heating upgrade under some kind of grant. She rang them to find out more. They asked my Mum whether she had any health conditions and she gave her details, including...

“If people are being arrested for practicing F.G.M., then that means they are being deprived of their right to practice religion,” one member of parliament, Lamin Ceesay, said, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/world/africa/gambia-female-genital-cutting.html Unbelievable. And what about the...

There have now been two cases of runaway cars. In the second, the police made an arrest. In the first, the manufacturer said they wanted to investigate, but there has been no further reporting on this. Surely a manufacturer would want to make public their investigation to allay fears that...

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2024-03-11/man-at-centre-of-global-catfish-probe-admits-manslaughter-of-12-year-old-girl Rearrange this well.known phrase.. The away key throw.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c97w5n6gzqwo.amp

There are many "Why?"s here. Why did he drive dangerously with his family in the car? Why were there 6 people in the car? But the biggest one for me is this one: Why was he able to plead not guilty when the evidence to the contrary was overwhelming? If I had caused an accident of that...

Middle lad been loving his new car. Today he realised the rear park sensors are INOP. The reversing lights are working and, if it means anything, the cancel button by the gear lever doesn't light up when you press it. I'm going to chat to the dealer as it still has AA warranty but whether it...

George Cattoway wins https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68402672