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  1. Vauxmad

    Lila Connect - VX Fibre 1gig - Stoke on Trent

    Its the 18month cancellation dance with virgin and i think i might actually jump ship this time. What hardware to lila actually install in the house? i understand they will only install on the ground floor which is a bit of nuisance as i have my virgin coming into upstairs office with hub...
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    Upcoming Concerts

    I've set myself a target of 52 gigs/festivals this year. Got a few booked in so far! Primati/Warlock AD 7th Jan Rock the Gardens Blackpool 27th Jan Frank Turner and the sleeping souls 1st Feb Riskee and the Ridicule 3rd Feb Fat Lip 17th Feb Avatar 18th Feb YungBlud 19th Feb Groovy 4 Fest 24th...
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    The Rise of Lonely Single Straight Men

    My wife passed away in April. We were together for 15 years. I’ve just turned 40 and I don’t know what scares me more – the prospect of being alone or the thought of trying to get back into the dating world.
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    Win a house competitions - Omaze etc..

    I keep having a go on dreamcargiveaways raffles. My best mate won one of the draws couple weeks back and another friend knows 2 other winners. I still exclaim its a fix every time i miss out :D
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    *** Show us your Dogs ***

    We first introduced them in the garden, it was dark and the old girls eyes arent the best so not 100% sure she actually noticed the pup :D We then moved in side and they had a sniff of each other and that was about it for the first day. Cassie has never really shown much interest in other dogs...
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    *** Show us your Dogs ***

    Cassie is our 13 year old Lab Winnie is our 13 week old Lab / German shorthaired pointer cross. The old girl trys to ignore the pup as much as possible but she just wants to play all the time!
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    Puppy toilet training advice.

    I'm 3 weeks into puppy ownership so feel your pain. We also have a 13 year old lab who we rehomed at 18months old so missed out on this stage. Our pup is a 12 week old lab pointer cross. The potty training is very hit and miss some days she's getting through with no accidents other days she...
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    Would you buy a diesel now?

    I currently have a 2019 Mitsubshi ASX 1.6 NA petrol. Usually 4 days a week i work from home and then 1 day i do a 250mile round trip to the office. I tow a folding camper to festivals and holidays and the ASX just doesn't feel equipped for towing even tho the camper is only ~500kg and the car is...
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    Virgin or Lila FTTP dilemma

    Didnt know whether this would have been better in either the virgin or lila thread so started a new one! I’ve currently got M100 broadband only, my deal ended couple months back so paying £45 per month. I’d been holding of negotiations as FTTP had been laid on my street a few weeks ago and I’ve...
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    Lila Connect - VX Fibre 1gig - Stoke on Trent

    I've had the email that i can order now in Sneyd Green.
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    Extension advice - Where to start?

    Watching this thread with interest. We have a 3 bed semi which ticks most of the boxes for our forever home with the only real issue is the small galley kitchen. We bought it in 2009 for 123K and i was aiming to be mortgage free in 5 years. We had casually talked about an extension in the past...
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    Home Assistant

    I've got a couple of the white bulbs and the sockets and have them paired up to home assistant using a usb zigbee dongle. the bulbs worked straight away but had to change to the dev branch of zigbee2mqtt for the sockets to work.
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    Lila Connect - VX Fibre 1gig - Stoke on Trent

    I'm in Sneyd Green and they have been laying the cable in the streets near me. Noticed "CAB" spray painted on the floor at the end of my cul-de-sac so hopefully will be getting it soon.
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    how smart has your home gone?

    Lidl have got some smart home kit in today. Ive picked up a couple of bulbs and sockets. I'm running home assistant with zigbee2mqtt and a CC2531. The bulbs were picked up straight away with no issues. The sockets added as unsupported - ive seen requests to add the id to the devices list on the...
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    The Good ol' days

    My god its full of stars
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    Ventilation / VOC filtration

    I need to improve my ventilation for ABS - currently i wheel the printer into the bathroom and leave the extractor fan running :D
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    How many Raspberry Pis do you have and what are they used for?

    Pi B rev2 : NEMS Nagios network monitor Pi B rev2 : Nodered/home automation sensor Pi 3 : Kodi Pi 3 : Octoprint
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    Garden Renovation Project

    This got me right in the feels! Grew up with a loony pointer . Garden plan looks wicked. If it was my garden id also put in outdoor speakers and place for a projector - looks like a great space for out door cinema.
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    Anyone here good with that there CAD stuff?

    It looks like you are already a dab hand at CAD (cardboard aided design :D:D:D)
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