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And well walked into Boyes today (geegee and other Yorkshire folk will know the score) 4x litres of paraffin £14!!!! Was £9 last month ...

This coming winter is going to be fun

jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2026 3:10 pm , but some b45t4rd critters ate my strawberry

We have that problem......


He's of the 2 legged verity...

Been and help my dad sort his car issues today funny my mum telling my dad to stop interfering could have started a domestic :lol: 2 new calipers (rear brake / cw parking brake) £56 delivered bottle of brake fluid £5 2 tubes of specific lubricants £12 and a steady 3 hours on the drive wasn't rushing...

Trying to find an electrician who understands this stuff is where I have failed. Had a sparky round. Oh Boy this is going to sting..... It transpires that my CU isn't really up to the job. I await the 'quote' but looking at the wrong side of a grand!!!!! Another Day: Another Sparky. A New suggestio...

MeacoCool MC Series Pro 10000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner. Last night, it took 2 hours for the full rebound. Heat is coming from bricks, plaster, furniture etc. Nothing a portable can do about that unless you leave it on, but it's too noisy, cold, and expensive to leave on all night. I think my st...

This A/C is using way less power than I expected - less than a third. Admittedly today is a mild test. My room was 23.5 so I set it to 23 as a test. My thermometer now reads 21.5, so it's come down 2°. Clearly I can set it to 25 tomorrow, as it seems to overshoot a bit. Energy used in an hour is 0....

Prepping fail.. Family bbq. Out in the sun all afternoon and evening. No sunscreen... Going to feel this in the morning... :oops: Oh dear trade you doing that Vs lopping 4' of hedge from behind the garden ..... Nb checked for birds nesting not that any would survive our 3 cats let alone the other h...

Portable A/C test results. Room was 21.9 around noon. Set AC to 21. Ran for 1 hour. Room cooled to 19.7. I think AC had more or less settled at that point, as the curve has flattened. I'm not sure if I kept my door shut, obviously I should have. Window was reasonably well sealed. It was about 22 ou...

Maybe a tad newer. You know I'm a tightwad, but I consider this a reasonable upgrade opportunity even at the high price. Just a bit cross to know that I could probably get away with a 99p 13A plug and that many of my peers already do so. Oh hum. It is what it is. Worth asking if it's a full new boa...

Yeh erm 1970s vintage I'm guessing that's the realms of old wylex bakelite type board with probably 1990s upgrade with plug in circuit breakers

Something like this