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    Am I just being stupid or have I missed something?

    thats what i meant by having "closed off minds" not nessiserally " wrong " just ill informed or "ignorant" both words usually taken in a negative way but should not be as the more you learn the less "ignorant" or "ill informed" you are as for not believing your iq score it just proves the...
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    Katie Hopkins

    Interesting comment she reacts like a 12-year-old that has not had the chance through growing up and maturity to actually learn the facts off life and develop to an adult levels off empathy and understanding
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    Sig Energy Solar Installation

    Absolutely no expert on solar but in general lithium traction batteries seem to go on for many years with perhaps 75-85% capacity after maybe 8-10 years in other words its not 5000 then no return its just diminishing returns so reduce the overall to perhaps 65% but over mayby 15years so the next...
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    Voting age to be reduced to 16

    in my humble opinion any pensioners vote should be worth half a point and any youngsters vote should be worth double points then perhaps that would stop the obscenity off pensions increasing by 24.4% over 3 years whilst the young pay for the pension increases from there perhaps 5-10% increase...
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    Am I just being stupid or have I missed something?

    the thing about being different and the thing about learning is we all learn at different rates within your own traits and skills you will be supper fast at what comes easy some tasks will be ok to difficult some will seem impossible we all need to remember we are all extremely clever and...
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    Space saving alternative to turnbuckle for cable

    eye bolts as above or the obvious first panel off shielding is fixed to the start timber the turnbuckle is fixed to with the second fold eyelets the outer end off the turnbuckle so when fully open no gap and when closed all folded onto the inner end off the turnbuckle
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    how soon will Trump back down over tariffs

    really really pointless trying to put any logic to any comments or actions coming from the strange orange one as continuity logic and consideration off others and the whole effects his actions cause seem non existent
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    Crazy idea, or not? Volts, batteries.

    Apologies iff i got that wrong somtimes my brain will go off on a tangent and miss crutial information --again sorry :unsure:
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    Crazy idea, or not? Volts, batteries.

    they are 12v not 20 to get the the watt hour you multiply volts times amps connecting them in series or series parallel will still give you the same answer/value only the transmission losses will change
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    Crazy idea, or not? Volts, batteries.

    sometimes good ideas in our heads dont work in practice you have a given volume with 60x12=720wh regardless off how you get it reduce the volts increase the cable size and transmission losses
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    Making a folding bench?

    another point tennants----hallway---fire exit blocking a fire escape can lead to very bad results in case off a fire with possible criminal charges that aside self retracting seats will probably be in the hundreds per seat
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    Asda

    my main shop is asda home delivery tesco is more expensive on average over asda asda prices on many things since covid have reached perhaps 15- 20 % more on average dont assume there just essentials range is cheapest as its not always
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    Advice on half lap joints

    when i do half lap i trench 50/50 alternative0.5 more[deeper] than half then roughly knock the feathers off to an average 0.5 to1mm glue and laid in position then a baton double clamped below the join both bits and matching to the outer face off the other timber Loosely clamp the batons top...
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    Incorrect or correct diameter of screw?

    as i say you measure the other end it will be shown that way for clarity in general plugs will put up easilly with a screw plus or minus 0.5mm even + or- 1mm iff not excessive load
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    Incorrect or correct diameter of screw?

    its the shank size at the head end, iff its 4.5mm the actual head will tend to be double at 9mm
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