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Re: Very hot CPU on laptop.
Too much can have a very detrimental effect, there should be just enough to fill the micro pits in the interface between the two (or three in this case). That heating solution looks very susceptible …1 -
Re: Boiler moved and doesn't work now - asking for payment
I had similar when the Water supply company offered free water flow reducers to my basins. They reduced the flow enough that the boiler wasn’t being triggered.1 -
Re: Asda chat
I used to shop at Asda, but it's gone downhill. The Rewards app started great, but is now largely pointless. However, what is worse is the level of stock they have. I received an online delivery…1 -
Re: Results of Government consultation re IHT on pension pots today
I'll assume the death benefit nomination on the pension is for the children to get 50% each also. And I'll use your death after age 75 assumption. The total IHT would be 240K (= 0.4 x 600K)…4 -
Re: My Off-grid and need to be frugal diary
The trees are all down now and I probably have enough logs for the next decade. The trees will be replaced by fencing and I have hired someone to do the fencing work in October. The solar engineer wh…4 -
Re: Selling/Posting ornaments (pottery, glass)
If you have a stock, and depending on the size of the object, I found when moving that my ladies knee-high stocking socks were very useful as a first stage - I wrapped the object in a lot of paper to…2 -
Re: Results of Government consultation re IHT on pension pots today
Hopefully this isn't a stupid question and I've read the 'Apportionment' section but I'm still a bit bewildered. Let's say, for argument's sake, that my house + sav…1 -
Re: I leaving First Direct after nearly 40 years
In this instance, it appears the charge was incurred because the payment failed and the money needed to be returned by the intermediary. The OP's mention of "no way of knowing whether you…4 -
Re: PCN by TPS from cameras - but no proof the car was parked where the permit wasn't valid
The Particulars of Claim are: 1 The Defendant (D) is indebted to the Claimant (C) for a Parking Charge (PC) issued to vehicle EK67PDO at University Of Surrey (central Car Park). 2 The date of contrav…1 -
Re: New Capita-run Civil Service Pension Scheme - problems (what a surprise!)
Employer Pension Notice 748 sets out how the information for the Annual Benefit Statements was collected. Since Capita took over, there have not been any loading and processing of monthly interfaces …4


