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The humble cassette has been making a bit of a comeback over the last year. Even the likes of Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande have released tracks on tape. Whether it's due to nostalgia, novelty or perceived differences in audio quality, there's still a demand for physical media despite the convenience of streaming. How do…
Where you'll stay and what you'll do are key parts of booking a getaway, but figuring out what to do about dining can be a huge factor. Are you big on hotel buffets? Do you explore the local eateries? Prefer to prep your own meals? Vote in the poll and share your thoughts in the thread.
The final week of May is bringing a bank holiday, a half term school break and soaring temperatures, meaning the air will be filled with the smell of sunscreen and the sound of ice cream vans. When the mercury shoots up, what's your primary go-to for dealing with the heat? Vote in the poll then share your thoughts in the…
I've just got a new, shiny Acer 18 inch laptop running W11. I have a legal, bought and paid for, install of Office 2019 that I've used on 2 older, laptops that works fine. It's been removed from those machines. It ran fine on a Dell running W11 last week… I've installed it on the Acer, but none of the app will stay open…
There is a morning restriction to cars for a road that comes off a roundabout near me in South London. I only noticed the signage late after coming off the (small) roundabout and felt it would be dangerous to try and stop so I immediately did a U turn after I had entered. The photo obviously shows me entering but if the…
I inherited my late father's house in Wealden (East Sussex) — EPC G, my income is way under the £35K per year criteria, it's a 4-bed detached in council tax band G with an equity release mortgage. The deeds are still in my late father's name but I have Grant of Probate and I am the sole beneficiary. However, on the…
I have a recently installed solar system, comprising 7x 475W panels, a Fox H1-5.0-E-G2-WL inverter and a single Fox EP6 battery; I'm still waiting for the G99 so I can get onto the Octopus tariff, but meanwhile I'm kindly donating my excess power to the Grid. It's fine for the Summer (the panels can do up to 4kW), but I'll…
Just had an email from B Gas saying energy costs are going up soon. Looking at the increase in my projected annual bill this is going up by 27% ! Analysing this, the gas is the dominating factor with an increase of 17% in the unit rate with electricity unit cost only going up by 6% ! The standing charges are hardly…
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