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    British Gas strike again!

    Had an interesting one recently, since my knees went I'm only doing odds and sods and this was how I met an elderley lady who needed a few bits and bobs sorting, while chatting she told me that her combi kept losing pressure and since she had the BG homecare she'd called them out, they'd...
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    Adjustable spanner (VINTAGE)

    Hi chaps, having a blonde moment here, so need your help, well one member in particular! Recently there was a thread about someone having a clear out of old stuff, I seem to remember something about some old red, white and blue cable being mentioned. Anyway there was a picture of an old 'S'...
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    infra red heater

    Ok chaps, looking for a bit of advice here, I've had something dropped on me at the farm and am looking for suggestions. The children (both 23) have decided that they want a man cave and daddy has asked me to sort it, it's going to be in the old hay loft, an area of about 30 feet by 90 feet...
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    Happy New Year Everyone

    I,d just like to wish all my dear friends on here a very very happy new year and I genuinely mean that, in these difficult times we face we must do our best and make the best of the situation and just be glad we are still here, you never know what is around the next corner. A year ago we had...
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    My Review

    Ok so as you know I won those holesaws in the Armeg competion, so having given them a try I thought it was time to do a bit of a review of them.overall they are very good, it's a bit strange when you look at the cutting edge and then send it into a piece of steel trunking, it really doesn't look...
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    A trip to Tony's house

    Over the weekend I got a call from Tony's son, they were clearing out his place and were kind enough to offer me all his tools and test meters, he'd always said he didn't want his gear going to the skips when anything happened to him, he wanted it to be used.Well I drove down today and picked it...
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    looking back

    The other day I was feeling a bit maudlin, and started to think about my past, I wasn't feeling particularly good about myself, I suppose everything has been getting to me and I was going on a bit of a downer, reading an article that said that with all that had gone on lately with Covid, it was...
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    Merry Christmas Everybody

    Well people it's been a funny year hasn't it, we've lost Tony, Sidewinder isn't well and a lot of us have had problems, either health wise or financially due to the Covid pandemic, all in all it's been a tough year for most of us. I'd just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and...
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    RIP Tony

    Dear friends today was the day of Tony,s funeral in Nottingham, it was a simple service attended by his son Carl, several other family members and a few close friends. I passed on all your messages of condolence and told Carl how well thought of Tony was amongst his peers. He has asked me to...
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    Getting used to changes

    Isn't it funny how you don't really miss something, or indeed someone until they are not there anymore, something can sit on a shelf in the shed for years and you never give it a second thought, then one day it disappears and suddenly you notice it isn't there any more. It's Like Tony, we used...
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    Tony S

    Friends, I have just learned somesad news and it falls to me to pass it on to my friends on here at the request of his son Carl It is with deep regret that I have to announce the passing of our dear friends Tony Smith.He had not been in the best of health for several years, however stubborn old...
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    And now for the latest scam!

    Just read an article stating that some insurers may invalidate your insurance if you have an accident during lockdown as, with a few limitations you shouldn't be using your vehicle anyway! What a joke, but typical of the way insurance companies work, you can imagine it can't you, you have a...
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    Tony S MEMBERS PLEASE READ

    Dear members, some of you may remember me,I've not been on here in ages so hello to you all. I received a message from Tony who I've known for many years , he has been in declining health now for several years as some of his close friends will perhaps know. Well tonight I have been speaking with...
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    Earth monitoring light

    Given that a lot of the time when we find problems such as a loss of earth, or a high earth loop value it's quite often down to the supply cable (incomer) I wonder why nobody has come up with a module to fit in a CU and monitor the earth, it wouldn't be that hard to do and I feel it would have a...
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    A bit of probing about

    Given that we have the constant argument about whether or not testing is classed as live working(personally I think it isn't) and now we have that silly rule about only the tiniest bit of metal being exposed on a probe tip I was wondering what everyone's opinion of it is? Personally, I think...
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    And Today I Bought

    Today was a day for many new experiences, and a few memories, I decided a few weeks ago that I wanted a new leather jacket, the only place that had one was in London and it was nearly 200 quid ! It isn't just any jacket, it's a black leather tassel jacket, as worn by loads of us when we rode...
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    Down at the farm

    Well it's coming around to that time of year again, maintenance on the farm, the boss is bringing his girlfriend over from Thailand soon so it's all systems go. We have everything pretty well looked after normally, but this is like a royal visit, loads of painting being done, all the lighting...
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    Legalisation of drugs

    The government have admitted that they are not winning the war on drugs and there seems to be more people leaning towards the legalisation of certain drugs, I was discussing this with someone recently and he couldn't see anything wrong with the idea, I however can see a lot wrong with it. If...
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    How Annoying is this!

    Ok, as pointed out by one of our regular members, this week after years of campaigning we finally got a law passed that protects service animals and recognises them for what they are, previous to this anyone killing or injuring one could only be charged with criminal damage! It's taken years of...
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    Sometimes it's not about the money.

    After a recent comment on another thread, about always doing a spec for a job so there's no misunderstanding over what's been priced for, is it just me, or does anyone else get fed up with alterations, even if they are paid for? It was November 2017 and I started a rewire on a 3 bed semi, it...
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