thunderhorse
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Patently they're wearing infra-red goggles. Obvious, innit?
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[quote user="powerdesal"]How on earth can a staircase be described as ''sexy''??????[/quote]Like some women - not much upstairs but, boy, what a staircase! [:P]
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The box/dish have no idea where they are. And your viewing card will simply dictate what local news you get by default (based on UK address used.)Buy your stuff here - got to be easier.
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I've made my own doors and went for black wrought-iron thumb latches. Catalogue prices can be steep, but B & Q were doing them in packs for just a few quid each. Made in India IIRC but quite acceptable.Hope that helps.
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The various 419 scambaiting websites and forums do it regularly.
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The BBC Click prog was highlighting the longevity - or lack thereof - of the various media used to store information - particularly CDs/DVDs. The answer was to:a. store it in two or more places;b. renew the storage medium periodically, say every two to five years.It's certainly got me thinking about the viability of a DVD in ten year's time.
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Sounds a drastic measure unless there's material on the drive you're really worried about. And who would know and/or want to go looking for such stuff?Have you done a Google search on the various methods of wiping a HDD securely? There's also zeroing the drive. All software methods and next-to-no expense incurred.Just a thought.
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If you get stuck, take the old belt into an agricultural suppliers. Likely they'll have vast quantities for all sorts of machines and something will fit.
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Having been nipped by something in the past and had a red line track down my arm, the consensus from my doctor and an RAF doctor was that the felon was a spider.
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[quote user="Chancer"]
You should try what people in the know do on a boat, come down the stairs backwards. [;-)]
[/quote]Depends on the boat. Mine was a carrier... I can shin up and down no problem, but quite a number of females have difficulty coming down and consequently return to earth backwards. Often awkward. So SWMBO has issued an edict... Get rid. -
Thanks for all the responses. Much to consider. I would have liked to have kept the old massive staircase, but the treads are shallow and overlap too much. It's means feet are splayed sideways coming down... [:(]
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What a great site for measuring plots of land - set the dish in one corner, and then the perceived obstacle in another - et voila, distance measured.
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Thanks for that. I figured they may be a bit OTT with cost. But if there's unlikely to be any off the shelf, I'll set to with a carpenter friend.
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We've got used to, and much prefer, wider stairs. The current old staircase needs replacing, and is over a metre wide. I've searched t'internet, but found nothing other than standard widths of about 85cm.Before I set to and commission a bespoke staircase, does anyone know where wide-tread stairs may be available - say up to a metre wide?Cheers. [:)]
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My petrol Hayter and chainsaw had the same problem of starting fine, running for a while, then dying. In both cases it was the rubber diaphragm in the carb.
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[quote user="Mr Coeur de Lion"]...Seems an ideal way of selling a couple of sets of gold clubs too.[/quote]But but but... gold is set to rise to meet Asian demand. Don't sell! [:P]
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A big gap can still lead to cracking as the wood expands/contracts. For small gaps, run down some acrylic sealant with a gun. Acrylic can be painted, but don't use silicone - paint doesn't like sticking.For bigger gaps, get cheap cans of expanding foam and blow it in - not too much. Leave it a day or more, then pare off with a Stanley knife or fine pad saw. The foam will take a fine skin of filler if needed, but up there probably won't be noticable.Easy.
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[quote user="Joshua"]It has a consistency of thick cream and fills all the imperfections.[/quote]No, I won't say anything...! [:D]I don't think French boards are designed to be coated. Not necessary. Do a good job on the joints and you won't see them.
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The sticky mesh can be called bande à joint or similar. When you say finish plaster, do you mean for the joints? Normally only the joints are done. If so, something like enduit à joint.The sheds, Weldoms, Mr Bricolage - all will have what you want.
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Go to one of the sheds and you'll find silicon sealant remover. Can't remember the name in French, but it's there. Never tried the stuff myself (bought on the off-chance, but never used), so can't comment on its usefulness.
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[quote user="Bugsy"]...............that your bottled gas only runs out when you're halfway through cooking.[:(].[/quote]Like the Christmas morning before last. No spare bottle, so used the little 4.5kg Calor bottle off my blow torch. Luckily same threads.
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[quote user="Christine Animal"]I never knew or had noticed this before. [/quote]Shows how often you clean your keyboard! [:P]
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The OP likely has visual acuity problems and needs to use large fonts. If not...Stop shouting! [:P]
What type of well pump? - Advice please.
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