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    Coming home 3

    https://www.lrwt.org.uk/rutlandospreys
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    Coming home 2

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/concorde-completes-final-journey-along-hudson-river-in-new-york
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    Coming Home

    https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/24173926.bluebird-k7-returns-coniston-delays-expected-cumbria-roads/
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    Selling a vehicle

    We are in the process of looking for another motorhome, had a run to a large dealership to look at one we liked, anyway after a lengthy inspection of ours they offered a trade in of £20k, the guy did advise us to sell privately. Last time I sold a vehicle privately I put an ad in the local rag...
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    Aircraft boarding etiquette

    Recently we boarded a Virgin flight, when we reached our seats two people were sat in them, they were very polite and realised their error and quickly vacated, I was placing my cabin bag in the overhead when a woman with a loud voice complained I was holding them up, I asked her what I was...
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    Storage heater time switch

    Just taken MiLs meter readings, the storage heater mechanical timeswitch is stuck in the on position, its a very old one with afternoon boost, so the heaters are permanently on. Basically they are now controlled by the heater thermostat, so constantly topping up instead of switching on from...
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    Manifold Radiator System

    Looking at re vamping my old (40+ years old) system, a couple of rads have never worked properly & could do with another rad in the lounge, I intend re plumbing in Hep2o all going back to a 12 way manifold in the old airing cupboard, new flow & return from boiler (five year old Valiant), Its...
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    Flashing lamp

    Wired up a 12v dc fan in a bathroom, picked up the feed from a nearby ceiling rose, now the lamp is flashing when switched off, stops when power supply is switched off so looks like that is the cause, are there any products about that can be placed in circuit to stop this?
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    Mac problems

    Over the last few months my Mac has been rejecting websites due to "security cert issues" this seems to be getting worse, also yesterday my email would not open I can access it via BT but its not as user friendly, any ideas ?
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    Pitchfork arrested

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-59354638
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    Slow train

    This years Welsh Ospreys
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    Well done Joe

    Joe Salisbury wins two grand slam titles in two days, barely a mention in the media
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    Bathroom socket via transformer

    I have been asked to fit a 13 amp socket in a shower room, I cannot get 3m away from the shower , max 2.5m. My thought is to fit an isolating transformer in an adaptable box outside and feed the socket from the secondary, it will be a WP socket as well,has any one got any thoughts
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    Sockets tripping

    Got called to a rental , ground floor ring tripping, probably a dodgy kettle, nice easy fix...... No RCD just plug in MCBs, looked like dead short, L-N reading almost zero, started disconnecting sockets, - why is it always the last one? Found short between sockets either side of chimney...
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    Plastic back boxes

    I swapped a couple of sockets on new conversion (USBs), the main electrical contractor had used plastic flush back boxes, never seen that before, they looked the genuine article i.e. not surface boxes repurposed, no floating lug though
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    Scrotes nabbed

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-57358040
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    Big Birthday for Bob

    Happy Birthday Bob Dylan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/23/bob-dylan-80th-birthday-rock
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    Another blow to my faith in human nature

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56955084
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    Single zone panel

    Looking for maybe a single zone panel, for one PIR & sounder for a shed, has to be hard wired, any recommendations
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    The youth of today......

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/17/ive-accepted-the-risk-volunteering-to-be-exposed-to-covid-in-new-trials
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