When looking at paintings of Henry VIII his costumes are clearly elaborate and beautifully made yet quite often he has a piece of random white cloth tied round his waste like a bandage. What is this?...
I work in an office with about 150 people. In the last two years four people have been struck with Bell's Palsy. Is this not a very high proportion? I always thought it was a "it's just your...
My recent favourties have been: Castle, The Mentalist, Game of Thrones(favourite so far!) and Sons of Anarchy. Can anyone recommend some new ones? (new to me) I like History and a drama, not too...
I live in the ground floor of a four in a block tenament. The guttering above the flat diagonally up from me is leaking. Should the bill be split 4 ways or just the 2 flats directly below the gutters?
I have a large hydrangea in a pot and want to plant it in the garden. When is the best time to move it? Can I do it now or should I wait till Feb/March time?
my boyfriend broke his humerus 5 weeks ago and has a sleeve holding it in place, we've been told to tighten it to ensure the bone is supported. after tightening it last night he woke this morning and...
would white wine be better to fry with instead of oil? I'm thinking that the alcohol is where the calories are and if you fry off the alcohol then you remove the calories? non?
I have an internal bathroom with an extractor fan which opens into the close (shared hallway for non scots!). do i really need it? my bathroom will be fully tiled.
I've been having stomach cramps since Saturday, in my top tummy, I've hardly eaten anything as I feel bloated and full almost straight away and have been drinking plenty of water. Today I have the...
I'm going to buy the boyf a games consol for his birthday in feb but I don't know what is the best one to get. wii, xbox, playstation, are there any more? i'm totally dense about the whole thing and...
The recipe I'm using to make a curry says to use canned tomatoes and then sieve to make a smooth sauce, surely it would be easier just to use passatta? Or am I mssing something?
My hairdresser friend told me years ago that shampoo is basically a detergant and it didn't matter what you used, even fairy liquid, you'd get the same result. It was the conditioner that made the...
i saw about 100 of these birds all on a grassy bank about 9 o'clock last night. same shape as a pigeon but slightly smaller. they were white with pale grey wings.
My car insurance is with Direct Line, if I make a claim my no claim's will go from 5 years to 3. Roughly what percentage will I loose? DL won't tell me in case in changes and they get complaints. I'm...
when i connect up the tv picture has no red in it, ie everything has a blue tinge. i tried changing the contrast on both tv and laptop but that doesn't work. tried all the obvious, loose connection,...
Before people had alarm clocks how did they manage to get up for work in the morning? I know that if you lived in a pit village, for example, then someone rattled your window, but what if you didn't?