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Merlin Pass - Best deal
We’ve decided this year to visit a few Merlin sites this summer. Thankfully as we live in a Scotland, we can holiday when it’s quieter during the week and avoid most of the busy days. To t…
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Laptop Batteries - Safe supplier
I was wondering if any one could please recommend a reliable battery supplier. We have a Dell laptop with a built in battery that’s now reporting 30% health. Replacing it is straight forwar…
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Loft Flooring and insulation.
It’s about time I properly insulated out loft. It is roughly 8x7m in size. The longs sides are insulated to approx 250-270mm with the usual rock wool type product. However the middle 8x4m s…
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Cycle Computer Recommendations.
I know you can use Strava and other cycling apps on a phone. I use an Apple Watch and iPhone. However I have a habit of forgetting to set my watch for a cycle, so an app isn’t any better. …
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Mountain Bike Upgrade or New
I’m looking to improve my biking experience over the next few months. Have a 17 year old Gary Fisher Tassajara that I’ve slowly tweaked over the years. Things like added XT Shifter/Brake com…
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eBay Condition, pictures vs description?
Can I please have some eBay buying/selling advice please? It’s not like I’m new to this, been on eBay for over 15 years. I just feel buyers and sellers expectations and rights have evolved o…
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Google Play or iTunes voucher offers.
Has anyone come across any deals on iTunes or Google Play gift cards/ vouchers they could please point me towards? Looking to make some purchases on either and would obviously like to save …
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Amazon Deliveries - Voluntarily change to weekly
I know people will decide that they have prime and will continue to use it for it’s next day benefits. Though I wanted to suggest for others who want to help out a little. Prime offers the…
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Android Phone - Replace Samsung Galaxy S6
I won't hide it I'm an iPhone owner. However I'd like to get my brother a new phone for Christmas and don't follow what is what. He's got a Samsung S6 that is doing it's best to die slowly. …
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Pattern Pave Sealer
I was wondering if anyone had experience on sealing a pattern pave drive. Ours has been down for 4-5 years and could do with a reseal. Ideally it needs to have some added grip particles in…
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Magformers
My son has a 14 piece Magformers set and loves it. Easily his favourite toy. I want to get him a bigger kit for more fun, probably with wheels too. Does anyone have experience if the chea…
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Tow car suggestions
We are considering buying a Caravan to use for a few years while the kids are younger. That part I think is relatively easy. The problem is neither of our cars sit at the 85% weight guide f…
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Peer to Peer Lending - Investment Companies
Has anyone tried Peer to Peer Lending Investments? If so who did you use and what was your experience like? I have some money sitting in an account that I want to distribute across various …
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Karma at its finest.
South Africa: Poacher killed by elephant then eaten by lions https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47843999
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Touch Typing Training Software
Does anyone have a recommendation for software for learning to touch type? Mavis Beacon is the obvious one but are there any other options people have experience with. Are any versions bett…
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Super Wide Monitor - Office Work Recommendations
I work from home and currently use 2 x 24” 16:9 1080p monitors. I’d like to replace it with one monitor that gives the same real estate, without sacrificing any physical height. I would cons…
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Utility Usage Tracking
Does anyone know of a service you can sign up to that tracks Utility usage and readings? With the constant changes in energy usage and the ability to switch readily. I find it pretty annoyi…
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Standing desks or desktop converters
Has anyone tried a standing desk or a desktop converter? I’m toying with the idea and the Duronic models seem well priced. Having used their monitor arms before, they seem to build things we…
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Ford Warranty issues, intermittent.
My cars warranty is up next month. During the. Time I’ve had it, a couple of intermittent issues have cropped up, with no real way of recreating them. The car is booked in with the dealer.…
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Manufacturer Guarantees - do you value them?
Before anyone says, yes it’s a question. Not for me to have an answer but to encourage discussion. With all the Chinese offers people list. It is pretty much a given that guarantees are no…
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Smart Temperature Data Logging recommendations?
Might sound like a strange request. I'm looking to identify various temperature variations in the house. Ideally to track if heating does work to the temps it says it is and also to identify…
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PC Builds - Submit your own per price bracket
Ok, that time of year is coming where people want to splash out either on Black Friday, present, Sales etc. A very common question round here is what is good value for money on a PC. Is thi…
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Monitor Recommendations
I'm wanting to clear up a bit of desk space and give myself a wee upgrade. At the moment I have a dual monitor setup, Dell 24" monitors P2414H (1080p) and P2415Q (4k). I'd like to move up to…
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RTX card benchmarks out.
Reviews have been out for a few hours now, expected a thread already. Sample review here other channels are available. Results are 2080 beats 1080 Ti, power draw is up and heat is back.…
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Captain Marvel Trailer
Looking pretty good. As long as they don’t go over board on the PC brigade and tout it as a token female lead. Personally I don’t care if it’s male, female, monkey or frog as lead. As long a…
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Selling old PC - Hard Drive Advice
Ok so time to have a bit of a clear out. I have an old i5-2500k based PC I want to sell on. Will stick a spare GPU in it and give it a good clean up. The UEFi Bios has Win 10 registered to …
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IP CCTV consolidated control and recording
I'm probably like many on HUKD, a collector of stuff we 'Need' but don't really. Then due to varying deals we splurge on price, before thought....sound about right? Anyway I have various IP…
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