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    Jaguar XE roof bars. Beware!

    Paper instructions supplied with my Thule roofbar fitting kit (4040) include this illustration on front page, advising caution above 50Mph. I wonder if the OP's friend received any printed information / instructions from the dealer after fitting ? This might well influence the liability...
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    Set-up for a short-change scam?

    Nope I remain suspicious but as nothing is proven, so I'm going to park this in my mind trying to take the optimistic view 'maybe it was a mistake'. Thanks for all your views.
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    Set-up for a short-change scam?

    Blimey, that raises the mental bar for transaction alertness!
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    Set-up for a short-change scam?

    Does "raking it off the till roll" still work for the cashier when the customer gets the correct change?
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    Set-up for a short-change scam?

    That's interesting, sometimes I react and don't manage a sensible response in a timely manner . Hence the post to see what other folks thought!
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    Set-up for a short-change scam?

    A few days ago I purchased refreshments at a coffee chain in Heathrow T4 departures. My items cost £11.75 and the cashier rings in the £11.75 sale correctly. However, after I pass 2x£10 notes, the cash register incorrectly indicates only £12.00 was tendered. Me: [very loud] “Hey, I gave you...
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    Silicone colour for kitchen upstand?

    Thanks for your input Neil, appreciated.
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    Silicone colour for kitchen upstand?

    When sealing the joint between kitchen upstand and the wall, which sealant colour tends to look better – is it wall coloured or upstand coloured? (I have both a white and a Mapeli coloured silicone to hand)
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    T-Shirts

    +1 Fruit of The Loom OP: I was reccommended their T-Shirts a couple of years ago for similar reasons, e.g. decent material weight. Tried one, then bought about 10 (one of each colour available). Great price for the quality. They seem hard wearing and still look good now, haven't noticed the...
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    Bloody Parcelfarce strikes again

    I just wish I was a faster learner and realised that sooner!
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    Bloody Parcelfarce strikes again

    That ain't no lie!
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    Bloody Parcelfarce strikes again

    Am also in the sticks, and the couriers can be a bit weak willed. I'm sure one courier purposely delays the delivery for a day hoping there will be a couple extra items to the postcode. I guess it's a no brainer [for them] that if the van is running late, then deleting my drop gives them an...
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    Insulating pitched garage roof?

    Done something similar on a attic conversion, leaving a 50mm gap between insulation and tile membrane. However, there was a definite requirement to install both Sofit Vents and Tile Vents (positioned high up near ridge level) to get the air moving / control condensation as RossJarvis...
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    Glueiing labels to parcels

    Self-adhesive plastic Document Wallets are meant for the job and are rediculously cheap, otherwise clear packing tape.
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    Good Woodworking Magazine - What the....

    Based on my experiences, the magazine quality is determined by the a) Qualities of the editor i.e. people, organisational, technical b) Resources made available to the editor i.e. staff and cash I suspect the b) is now the dominant influence. I think the magazine owners [investors] demand...
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    Good Woodworking Magazine - What the....

    Interesting thread, thought I'd add my experiences. I also gave up writing projects for a magazine after providing 40 odd articles over a 5 year period. Generating a decent project package required a huge amount of work. It wasn't just the text writing and proof reading, there's also the...
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    How to fit drawer fronts

    What about using Drawer Front Adjusters? These give +/- 2mm adjustment. Hafele sell them, as well as others, but all seem pretty similar in operation. Some are 20mm diameter, others 25mm. Great for insert drawer fronts. Of course, if using the "better" drawer runners, these may provide the...
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    Workshop layout

    My own workshop is around that size, here's what I did, largely through trial and error: - Short end (far): diy bench, loads open storage underneath, window above bench. - Long side A: fixed stuff eg tool box on legs, router table, wall mounted mitre saw, fold down arms for supporting mitresaw...
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    a decent Splitting Axe recommendation?

    Well, the X27 didn't merely meet expectations, it fully exceeded them! On opening the delivery, the daughter [teen] said “wow, that's awesome”. An in use, well, the axe is superb. I still can't quite believe the ease it splits. Thank you!!
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    a decent Splitting Axe recommendation?

    Thanks, to ALL of you, much appreciated. I've just put a Fiskars X27 on next day delivery. I'll give the X27 a try because I like the anti-vibration feature [my joints need all the help they can get!]
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