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Recycling cardboard

So what about recycling for cardboard then? Is there any technical reason why our council WILL take paper, but WON'T take cardboard? Allen.
13:56 Mon 12th Sep 20055 answers, last by ugly_bob 19:06 Tue 13th Sep 2005
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tigerthecat

kettle of hot water on windscreen

Okay I'm having a discussion with my 18 year old nephew regarding defrosting frozen windscreens with hot water from my kettle. I want to know if anyone really has broken their windscreen as a result...
15:58 Sun 11th Sep 20058 answers, last by mootyster 00:37 Fri 14th Oct 2005
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allen

Recycling paper

Once paper is wet, is it still useable for recycling? Here in Brent (London) they give us recycling boxes, but they have no lids, so if we put paper out overnight and it rains.... Is it still worth...
17:18 Sat 10th Sep 20052 answers, last by allen 08:31 Sun 11th Sep 2005
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WendyS

Saving money on petrol

With petrol pushing ?1 a litre, does anybody have some good tips for reducing petrol consumption? Also does anybody know of a website which advertises where the cheapest local petrol can be found now...
09:35 Tue 06th Sep 20059 answers, last by oops!!! 19:28 Tue 07th Feb 2006
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allen

Numbers. NUMBERS!

I want to meet the idiot TV weatherman who started the current trend for calling temperatures 'numbers', as in, 'we're in for some high numbers tomorrow', or even more inanely, 'just look at those...
16:50 Thu 08th Sep 20056 answers, last by allen 08:43 Sat 10th Sep 2005
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allen

Scientology. Bunkum?

A bloke I know has joined the Scientology Church, and wants to recruit me. Given that it was started by a science fiction writer for a joke after a drunken dinner party, why do otherwise intelligent...
13:28 Mon 05th Sep 20057 answers, last by Cetti 20:14 Thu 08th Sep 2005
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PaulnCarole

Smelly Fridge

Anyone got any tips on keeping your fridge smelling nice? (Apart from washing it out every day). Thanks.
11:30 Tue 23rd Aug 20059 answers, last by allen 10:47 Thu 01st Sep 2005
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allen

Incapacity benefit....

Can someone sum-up the criteria of eligibility for Incapacity Benefit? I lost a leg recently (careless, I know) and have just heard of another guy in not dissimilar circumstances who cops ?350 a month...
11:44 Wed 27th Jul 200524 answers, last by PaulnCarole 22:43 Sat 03rd Sep 2005
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kjc0123

meaning of "rip" and "corrall"

What is the meaning of "rip" and "corrall" in the following sentences?   The leadoff hitter for the students ripped the first pitch into the left-field gap, a routine double, but by the time the...
07:43 Fri 19th Aug 20053 answers, last by allen 13:40 Mon 22nd Aug 2005
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David H

Who lives in North London?

As someone's started the ball rolling, I had to ask who's from my locality- I'm just north of the North Circular in NW9- any neighbours out there? (Previously from E. Finchley as well).
01:24 Sat 11th Jun 200525 answers, last by David H 20:27 Sun 21st Aug 2005
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allen

What goes down,....

Four years ago I put a lump of money in technology stocks (daft, greedy, I know). And they crashed. My lump lost 75 per cent of its value. So, I didn't panic, didn't worry, just shrugged my shoulders,...
13:21 Fri 19th Aug 20055 answers, last by MargeB 15:07 Sat 20th Aug 2005
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Splashy

Amnesty Eugene!

For all of those who don't like Big Brother - it's nearly over, so let us have this week...! I really want Eugene to win - he's the only normal one in there and wouldn't hurt a fly - a genuine nice...
13:31 Mon 08th Aug 200522 answers, last by dothawkes 18:09 Wed 10th Aug 2005
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allen

Chrome.

Apart from the price, what's the difference between cheap chrome-plated objects and 'real' chrome ones? What's the process of manufacture? I'm trying to buy some chrome 'grab rails' for my bathroom,...
12:05 Mon 01st Aug 20055 answers, last by allen 11:17 Wed 03rd Aug 2005
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allen

Getting through to PayPal

I've been trying to get through to eBay's payment section, PayPal, for months! They haven't got a proper email address, and the 'contact' system on their website doesn't work, either. Does anyone know...
12:01 Mon 01st Aug 20053 answers, last by Oneeyedvic 13:53 Mon 01st Aug 2005
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allen

DVD and Video recorder. Problems?

Now that they've come down to a more reasonable price, I'm thinking of buying a DVD/Video recorder. Is this the best way to go about things, or are there potential problems? All I want the Video part...
12:48 Sat 23rd Jul 200510 answers, last by romko 02:24 Tue 26th Jul 2005
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allen

Up your watershed.

In the Big Brother eviction last night, during the bit where they showed what housemates had been doing during the day, Craig was telling Anthony that he preferred getting it up his bum, rather than...
12:56 Sat 23rd Jul 20057 answers, last by allen 18:49 Sun 24th Jul 2005
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allen

Headset for ordinary phone

Can one buy a headset (earpiece, microphone) which will work in conjunction with an 'ordinary' phone, i.e. not a mobile? I've got a Panasonic system, very swish, very useful, but you can't hold the...
18:37 Sun 03rd Jul 20057 answers, last by jul17pri 16:28 Fri 25th Nov 2005
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allen

Quinoa cooking.

Anyone got a good recipe for cooking Quinoa by absorption, on the same lines as for Basmati? I've tried the Basmati method, i.e. 1 to 1.5 rice to water, boil, cover closely, simmer off the heat, etc.,...
14:56 Tue 14th Jun 20054 answers, last by Gef 21:40 Thu 16th Jun 2005
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exchangesmmm

head gasket

should I replace a head gasket on a high mileage car?
06:25 Tue 14th Jun 20055 answers, last by billster43 17:23 Wed 20th Sep 2006
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Pootle

Atomic bombing

What was the justification for the US bombing of the cities of Hirosima and Nagasaki?  
22:46 Tue 07th Jun 200513 answers, last by allen 14:51 Tue 14th Jun 2005

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