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Also going to have to bite the bullet and find a plumber.. :cry: Stopcock in the house is jammed solid. Can't budge it and don't want to overdo it as it's very old. To add to the fun, the stopcock in the road doesn't fully close.. But once that's fixed, I can get the hot tap fixed that turns itself...

My aim is to have my own, local, set of digital resources, so that I am not dependent on the internet. The synology NAS provides storage, but it also runs Plex (media streaming) and Kiwix (so I have a local version of wikipedia). Plus some other services such as provisioning e-books / digital libra...

For no tablets pain relief we have a TENS machine it really helps.

Think I need to get the battery replaced on the car. It's one of these eco stop/start jobbies. Even though it's warm and had some longish runs, the stop/start isn't kicking in. Had it serviced a couple of months back and the diagnostics flagged it as getting old. Unfortunately Fords are a bit picky...

State pension goes up this month, about £40. They sent me a letter saying what that would be. Tax got taken off my two company pensions for the first time. It was as expected, 20% off each. This is because if you are on close to the maximum state pension, what you get now is close to the personal t...

After cleaning the patio, I’ve just found the paving sand I have for the spaces is blown so that’s another trip to Dobbies at the weekend. Then when moving my chiminea, a load of bees flew out so I have been burning the wood off but I now need a further cover for it as the old one is full of holes....

Ouch! I’ve been cutting the grass and I’m away to start trimming up the communal spaces the council don’t want to touch but cause kids to walk on the road. Don’t get me started, Edinburgh Clowncil are as useful as boobies on a bull. I also need to get patio cleaner today and the hose for my Karcher...

Forget calorie counting, eat what like just use a smaller plate.

Sister in law had a sign in her kitchen.......Fridge pickers wear big knickers

I’ve found a smear or copperslip grease on high current connectors (ie vehicle engine earth straps) improves
connection and prevents corrosion, and could be beneficial but I haven’t tried it on our solar rig.

Not used the woodburner/stove over winter, i’m getting to old to hump buckets of coal,
set the central heating to 21C and relaxed