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Disco Al

Training Shoes

How many miles can you run in an average pair of trainers before you need to buy new ones?
20:07 Mon 08th Jan 20076 answers, last by HelenBurrell 07:19 Mon 21st Aug 2023
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v3rob11

my fridge freezes at the back?

hi there, can someone please help? my fridge will freeze all theproducts if they are placed at the back of the fridge? its very annoying, the top of the fridge is not cold and the bottom is very cold?...
20:35 Sun 07th Jan 20074 answers, last by v3rob11 15:22 Wed 18th Apr 2007
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harlan22

shower

how do pulsing shower heads work?
18:48 Sun 07th Jan 20072 answers, last by harlan22 18:07 Thu 11th Jan 2007
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joko

removing rust from battery compartment springs...?

Hi Can anyone tell me a way to remove rust from the the spring in a battery compartment of a handheld computer? one end is a spring, which is not so hard to get at but the other end is a flat spiral...
18:19 Tue 09th Jan 20075 answers, last by maxximus 00:05 Thu 11th Jan 2007
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Uriah Heep

Surveyors level - How to use it.

Does anyone know of any good internet sites which explain very simply how to use a surveyors level? A work colleague has been able to get his hands on a 20+ year old quickset (pre laser) complete with...
14:33 Tue 09th Jan 20076 answers, last by sddsddean 19:56 Wed 10th Jan 2007
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romanskie

I need to set the time on a new cheap watch...

My son lost the instructions before I could get to it and I need to get the thing off of military time so he can read it, he's seven and his life is confusing enouhg! Thanks in advance
00:11 Mon 08th Jan 20077 answers, last by weecalf 10:57 Wed 10th Jan 2007
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mellita

Can I transfer deeds to avoid capital gains?

I have had a buy to let property for 5 years, I now want to sell it.. I got married last year. Can I transfer this into my husbands name to use his cap gains allowance as well as mine? When I told my...
09:40 Wed 10th Jan 20072 answers, last by Loosehead 10:48 Wed 10th Jan 2007
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milly143

Adding music to MySpace

Can you add a track on your myspace account that isn't listed on Myspace?
00:41 Wed 10th Jan 20071 answer, last by IggyB 05:00 Wed 10th Jan 2007
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Random Hero

Fluctuating Download Speeds

i pay for 8mb net, and occasionally, like once a month, i can get the full speed, otherwise i get like 128kbps (i test via online speed tests) anybody have any idea about this?
12:04 Sun 07th Jan 20075 answers, last by Random Hero 23:54 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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sasspot

Uplighter prob

13 months ago (just out of guarantee, natch) I bought an expensive freestanding uplighter, with one of those black box things on with a foot slider control. The other day, it went off completely, so I...
23:53 Sun 07th Jan 20075 answers, last by sasspot 20:16 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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SAZZA1BLUE

nails

why do your nails curl as they grow
13:58 Tue 09th Jan 20073 answers, last by Clanad 19:08 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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splange

bosch cooler [fridge] electronic control, help!

hi there recently moved into a house and the fridge keeps freezing up making it impossible to cool fresh food, everything is getting frozen. It only has an electronic gauge which we cannot lower,...
13:52 Mon 08th Jan 20072 answers, last by splange 17:23 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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SteveSxx

Central Heating settings

My parents-in-law have recentluy had central heating fitted and my father-in-law refuses to set the heat control on the boiler to more than a quarter - because he believes that it will cost too much...
06:55 Sun 07th Jan 20076 answers, last by SteveSxx 13:01 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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caem384473

Home based jobs

Does anyone know where you can find GENUINE work from home Jobs? The Net is crammed full of Scammers, and I am a qualified Legal Secretary, and Legal Cashier who is looking for some genuine home based...
17:08 Mon 08th Jan 20071 answer, last by Jules001 10:38 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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masp

not vintage but what?

if a 1985 car is not vintage...what should it be called?
00:38 Mon 08th Jan 200713 answers, last by Toureman 01:23 Tue 09th Jan 2007
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masp

upper brake light for vintage car

I have a 1985 300ZX Nissan and I am very proud of it. I would like to install an additional brake light on the top of the back hatch door (like many of the newer models). Does anyone have any...
22:13 Sun 07th Jan 20073 answers, last by woodchopper 16:59 Mon 08th Jan 2007
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masp

non-functioning steam iron

How do I unstop a steam iron?
22:07 Sun 07th Jan 20071 answer, last by CHARLEAMAN 16:40 Mon 08th Jan 2007
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smurfchops

Memory Stick Olympus Camera

I have an Olympus Digital camera, around three years old now. How can I find out how many photos the memory stick holds? Thanks everyone.
20:34 Sun 07th Jan 20073 answers, last by smurfchops 08:34 Mon 08th Jan 2007
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milly143

Problems with sound quality on burnt discs

I've burnt some music on to a disc via Windows Media Player that I downloaded through Lime Wire. When I play the CD the first few tracks have really bad sound quality, like static but the rest seem...
18:51 Sun 07th Jan 20071 answer, last by Mortartube 00:44 Mon 08th Jan 2007
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thequeen56

fizzy drinks

what happens when a fizzy drink goes flat?
13:13 Sun 07th Jan 20072 answers, last by chaotica 15:23 Sun 07th Jan 2007

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