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Yup Chesters get BT to sort out the line problems and once it's all ok jump ship to a cheaper provider! I should'nt knock BT I do loads of work for them! but why should they charge £5 more PCM and cap it as well. And methinks Tiscali could end up in a pickle when they release their £19.99 all in offer, but I'm in!

Socket rings are 2.5 T&E, upstairs & down full ring back to box + 25% £60 100m reel (immersion same) T&E = twin core (brown and blue solid wire + earth (bare copper) in an outer grey sheath. (new colours since '05) Lights rings are 1.5 T&E, same length £40 100m reel, often 'low volts' lights as well - can cost £20 per fitting. 3 way lighting cable, £60 100M reel for two way or more light switches. cookers / showers are often 10mm T&E now although 4 for cooker and 6 for shower will do if KW rating lower and length shorter. Consumer units are about £100 with 10 trips split load and RCCD. Sockets cost £2 each for cheapo's £12 for posh stainless ones (trade!), cooker switch £10 - £50. Light sw's 0.80 cheap, £5-20 posh fancy ones, dimmers same. Shower isolator £10 for a decent MK (never use cheap shower isolators, they will fail) Light fittings, arm and leg + a bit more for fancy ones! Conduit? most decent sparks will now trunk up the whole job for about 0.50p/ meter - use the cable calcs for length Outside stuff? 2.5 or 4mm SWA T&E £1.5 metre. + box @ £30, metclad sockets £5 each. decent outside double socket £50. Once all toted up ad in another 25% for consumable bits - and then you come to the labour! All prices are net trade - price the sparks would have paid the wholesaler - but V.A.T goes on top. I' not a 'sparks' (overqualified!!) but do a fair bit of installation of said stuff & an hour per 'thing' wont be far off (that is each socket, each fitting, each cable length (twixt sockets etc), each switch etc) seems a lot but swings & 'rbouts - you make time on the little bits and lose on the outside and consumer / shower etc. If you know the wholesaler mr sparks got the bits from they may be able to dig out what he had from their 'puter (most sparks do give each customers job a code or # so they can track the bills). If sparks did not do design and test cert you will need to get one in else planning regs not met. http://www.voltimum.co.uk/ is a useful site...

<Start> <Run> cmd <enter> Dos window will come up Ping 192.168.2.253 <enter> should show values. I expect the bit where you said it mentions another IP (192.168.2.100) is to get your PC in the printer servers 'range', what is your PC's IP? <Start> <Run> cmd <enter> ipconfig /all<enter> will list all your pc's ip stuff - see what your pc's ip is ? if its not 192.168.2.xxx it will not talk to the Pserver, you will have to move your IP setting to 192.168.2.1 or 100 etc to 'search up' to 255 & the router NB write down your IP as everything else is set up? as I expect you will want to move the Pserver IP to be within your main networks IP range (normally 192.168.1.xxx) It is nearly always easier to use a wired RJ45 cable to configure any wireless thingy first and then connect to it wirelessly. ( & I use my work notebook as it's not normally part of my home network and therefore not missed by the wireless network when on configuration duties). (& Bon Soir Chris)

BT are replacing their old 'master sockets' with new ADSL ones with a filter / splitter built in, for free, libra, gratis (esp if you mention that your thinking of going to BT BB). With the new BT master socket you connect your ADSL modem for the PC to the RJ45 socket on the new Master socket and connect all your standard extensions on the back of the new socket on the customer terminals. You may want an RJ45 extension cable to get from the master socket to the PC - or use Cat5 cable. The modern solution is to plug a wireless modem router into the RJ45 and implement wireless on all your PC's. Then you do not need splitter/filters on all your phones. BT will be the only ones who'l know how good your line is & can be, but they are very expensive for BB. Tiscali are going to offer a bundle after Easter of BB & Phone for £19.99PCM - including the £11 PCM that goes to BT! this will be outstanding value, all landline calls in the UK and 2Mb BB & I'm signed up ready & waiting........ Carehope whorehouse have let a lot of customers down & only cover 25% of exchanges with their similar product, I hope Tiscali wont do the same....

Yup a lot of chalk streams could support rainbows, the top end of The Bourne (a Test tributary) used to have a lot but 76 saw to most of 'em although I caught quite a lot in the early 90's. Must have another pop at 'em one day. (He-he - we used to shoot 'em in the cress beds - you'd stun 'em & they go belly up so you can net 'em - not a mark on them & 50p a brace in the pub;)

Is the video phillips as well? they have a 'smartlink' similar to Sony's and you should be able to connect the vid via any scart (but normaly scart 1 on the vid to scart 1 on the tv) and the TV should find the vid as they are 'smart' . Look in your TV setup to make sure you have the TV display linked to Output on a Scart socket. Post the details of all the kit & we can have a butchers at the manuals online.

you will need to set your tv to 'bridge' the scarts so that you output the tv on one of the scarts to the video/pvr. this should be a menu selection on the tv. You need to do this if your TV has the freeview decoder and not your video - the TV must send the freeview signal once decoded down to the video via scart. My sony setup all found themselves and did it all automaticaly - (TV, DVD & Video) , I've now also got a digital PVR and they are brill but did need 'manual' setting up as not sony. And the real clever bit about having a digital PVR and a 'freeview' TV? you can record 2 freeview channels on the PVR and watch another channel on the TV at the same time (and that channel could be recorded on my old video). Now my only problem is finding 3 programs at the same time I want to watch!!! (Odd the Mrs has no trouble finding zillions of housy & lifestyle progs to record)

Do you have an 'all in one' printer with card reader? - or a separate USB card reader for a digi camera or similar? Look at the tasks in the bottom right of your desktop or use the task manager to look at them. Try closing or quiting the 'card reader' task before shutting down windows. If manualy closing the program allows XP to shut down then look for new drivers from the reader maker. I have a few programs that do 'comms' stuff that must be closed 'by hand' as when shutting down XP cannot get them to close, (because they are allways polling out waiting for info from other devices & some twerp did not write the code very well).

Most 'flash' memory has only 10,000 read / writes as a 'lifetime' - may not seem much but = to over 2 million pics for a 256Mb card! and now they are cheap enough to bin, also worth 'formating' a card if it plays up - the duff bits can then be avoided. But it's worth noting that a heck of a lot of new kit uses this memory - and it does have a limited lifetime - so best to avoid kit which does not have removable media and battery's. Remember the old 'lifetime' guarantee's on VHS tapes (the skellington add) - it don't mean it'l last forever - just untill it dies, PS anyone tried swapping an old scotch vhs tape lately? I swapped some about 10 years ago - not worth the postage now! (hmm - looks like I'll dig out some & try just for the hell of it!)

http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/plumbing/controls/controls.html Covers most of it. I assume you have a 'Y' plan system? (Hot water cylinder tank with heating coil, 3 port valve, room and cylinder thermostats, 2 channel programmer, CH 'expansion tank' and cold water tanks in loft). The piccy is a honeywell stat and most likely you have a Honeywell 3 port valve - shiny ally cover on it. The thermostats control the 3 port valve and that in turn controls the boiler - seems odd? yup it is, your programmer sends 230 volts to the thermostats and they ask the valve to move to A,B or A&B when in pos the valve turns the boiler on as long as the boiler is below max temp itself. http://content.honeywell.com/uk/homes/systems.htm Linking 1-4 on your stat (230 VAC!) - (make sure you turn off the fuse spur on your boiler control first!) should make the 3 port valve move to the CH or CH & HW position (as long as the programmer is thus selected). Testing it all: I tend to 'Turn off' 'turn up cylinder stat to max' 'turn up room stat to max' (or jumper it) and then turn on & select just CH on programmer, valve should move to A or B depending on plumbing & boiler & pump fire. Turn down room stat, boiler turns off after a min or two. deselect CH & select HW, valve moves to other end - whirrrrrr, boiler fires up Turn down cylinder stat - click - boiler turns off Therefore you have tested both stats and 1/2 the valve. Next: Select both CH & HW, turn up room stat, click - whirrr , valve moves to CH, boiler fires turn up cylinder stat, click, valve moves to centre turn down room stat, click, valve moves to HW. That checks all the bits out! - I expect you will find something amiss - poss the programmer or 3 port valve and if it's oldish it could well be it - (Plumb centre over Lymington seem cheapest round here!) But you could change it & use a modern fangled 'programmable thermostat' - they are great, they get rid of the programmer for CH (just wire it always on) and allow much more control of temperatures (you can have 14C by day and 20c morns & eves with weekends @ 20c all set automaticaly with frost protection) and they cost under £30 on ebay (look for a 5/2 or 7 day model if you want different temps on different days). Anyways - sorry for the essay folks - John, I'm rotating my digits this week so if you want me to come round and have a look for the price of a cuppa and mince pies then PM me or stick a note on here... Regards - Mark (Not a CH engineer - just a meaner fiddler than most (oh & a industrial elecymechy, electronics engineer!)) "Std disclaimer: Do not fiddle with stuff if you dont know what it does, it might bite!"

did stellar not do it then Ferret??

My daughter has had a few 'blonde moments' - the best being:- We were going 'ooop north' to visit the outlaws and somewhen on A45 nr Newark she pipes up with: "dad, why do the signs on the other side of the road have the writing on the wrong side" She was about 8, her 5 year old brother near wet himself giggling as he explained.......

Bon soir chummy boy, And good luck with your move to warmer climes. Must admit to having my eye on a move further south myself before Brown has squeezed his last pip.

"You scumbag you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot" - best line in any Xmas song! Kirsty we miss you. I've a soft spot for 'The Boss's version of 'Santa Claus is coming to town' , Clarance's sax just blows me away - and the E street band all sound like they are just having a great time haming it up. And Mariah's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' - if only!!!!;)

Sounds like water in a junction box connection , was it OK in the summer and up till Nov when the wet stuff started?

Now that place has class c'ptn! I've spent a lot of time in Holland and although you do see the odd 'booth' or two if you go for a wander it's not 'in your face' (except the Diana Massage bus!). Proper licenced brothels with proper licenced tarts has to be the way to go. And no, I would'nt want my daughter to work in one - but you wont't ever stop it so legalise it and tax it.

holy sh1t!

Ferry trips of the world: By Arthur Bridge. Food shopping: By Carrie R Bag

That beastie looks very similar to one I've made from an old milk churn, how tall is it? Looks like you'd hang the fish inside - make sure it's tall enough to take a decent trout or eel etc. Looks good value though - an ally milk churn would set you back a lot more! If you want to do 'meats' then the square type may be better - and I doubt if there's a water tray although you could DIY one.

Eat it?? Could keep a few huricane lamps lit this winter.

"Icon to millions" = die young in distressing circumstances. Happens all the time - only wicked cantankerous old gits live well into old age - Pinochet being a recent example.

Is it not long overdue that those working in this trade were protected by working in proper licenced brothels? http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=70331

Given yet another case of a 'ripper' type on the prowl is it not time that the UK legalised the oldest profession on earth?

He laid her on the table She looked so white, so clean and bare His forehead wet, with beads of sweat He rubbed her here and there. He touched her neck and rubbed her breasts, then drooling felt her thighs. Her slit was wet and all was set, he let out a joyous cry. Her hole held wide he looked inside,all was dark and murky. He rubbed his hands and stretched his arms Then.. . . . . . Stuffed the Xmas Turkey. . May I be the first to wish you and your dirty little mind a very merry Xmas!

It will have a 'recovery' partition on the hard disk. Press <f8> on boot to access the menu. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/fastFaq...cname=c00044897