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Old Pc To New Printer (Cable Solution)

I have bought a new Canon i-Sensys MF 3010 printer (a little domestic one) and want to use it with my trusty old PC. The PC has a scart type plug with 24 pins but the Canon printer takes a square (not...
15:12 Mon 04th Feb 20134 answers, last by Amilcar 16:27 Mon 04th Feb 2013
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Amilcar

Weather En Route

Travelling from Lincolnshire to Wiltshire tomorrow morning (Tuesday). Could anyone recommend an internet site which might show my expected weather/road conditions for the route, please. I often use...
14:30 Mon 21st Jan 20136 answers, last by TWR 20:13 Mon 21st Jan 2013
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Amilcar

What Universal Adaptor For Gb Gadgets In Us?

I am travelling in the US shortly and want to use my laptop and camera there. I need some gizmo to convert US electricity supply to GB standard. Ideally I want something that plus into a US wall...
15:06 Sat 05th Jan 20139 answers, last by thugulike 12:06 Sun 06th Jan 2013
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Amilcar

ointment for dry eye

Hi, Has anyone had good results using a human ointment for this instead of Optimune, please? If so, what did you buy? Thanks from me and Lottie (13 yr old Norfolk Terrier)...
13:05 Thu 08th Nov 20127 answers, last by Amilcar 12:23 Fri 09th Nov 2012
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Amilcar

HM Revenue and Customs. Can they do this?

My friend has received a demand from HM Revenue for the repayment of £1200 in tax credits which the dept. alleges have been overpaid to her and husband. My friend says that she provided all...
12:28 Thu 14th Jun 201211 answers, last by Amilcar 07:12 Mon 25th Jun 2012
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Amilcar

responsibility for neighbour's flooding?

Our adjoining neighbour may try arguing that flooding at his house is due to water from higher surrounding land being diverted by our building extension's foundations to flow under the party wall. We...
10:56 Fri 16th Mar 20126 answers, last by EDDIE51 22:09 Fri 16th Mar 2012
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Amilcar

No sound on PC

For a long time my lady has been unable to get proper volume from her PC. She gets the opening fanfare when logging on and can hear the AOL welcome and "You have Email," though only at low...
13:21 Wed 06th Oct 20104 answers, last by Coldicote 16:47 Wed 06th Oct 2010
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Amilcar

How Long Must I Pay My Ex?

After a 29 yr marriage, I had a clean break divorce, finalised in Jan.1998. Part of the settlement was that I should pay my ex-wife a nominal £1 a year which I have done every Sept. since. I...
11:03 Tue 21st Sep 201014 answers, last by joko 02:12 Thu 23rd Sep 2010
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Amilcar

Can I get a foreing debtor to attend English court?

After two years of litigation, a year ago I won my case against an unscrupulous French car dealer for breach of consumer contract, English law and jurisdiction having been accepted by the defendant....
18:49 Sun 15th Aug 20105 answers, last by Amilcar 06:32 Mon 16th Aug 2010
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Amilcar

Jewellery on House Contents

Hi, I have just given my girlfriend a ring with a 'new replacement value' of £3,150 and (generously!) suggested that she covers it on her House Contents policy. She was told today (May 5) that...
11:57 Wed 05th May 20103 answers, last by bushbaby_de 20:55 Wed 05th May 2010
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nfhhenry

Investigating someone's assests?

We have had a debt secured by the court, so if they sell their house we wil get our money owed, but the court has enabled them to repay the debt at ?40 a month. They claim they have no money even...
08:17 Wed 26th Aug 20091 answer, last by Amilcar 10:25 Sat 19th Sep 2009
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Amilcar

protection from Mastercard?

I recently bought an item over the Internet. It was not delivered and I cancelled the order. The supplier has promised to refund my Mastercard in full (almost ?3K) on several occasions but has failed...
07:42 Thu 16th Jul 20094 answers, last by Amilcar 15:45 Sat 18th Jul 2009
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sunopaleface

Just a thought....

But if we get both swine flu and bird flu pandemics at the same time, will it prove pigs can fly?
11:25 Wed 15th Jul 20094 answers, last by Amilcar 13:23 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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MWB

There's been an earthquake in NZ

in the lower half of the South Island. Measured 6.6 by GNS Science, to 8.2 by a tsunami warning centre in Hawaii. Happened about an hour ago. Some power outages. I'm half way up the South Island, but...
13:02 Wed 15th Jul 20099 answers, last by pericat 16:07 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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rarll

Word please

is there a word for someone, who, against all evidence, believes that the opposite is true. I.E. Someone who believes the earth is flat, even though all evidence proves it is round.
20:38 Wed 22nd Apr 200917 answers, last by Amilcar 09:16 Sat 04th Jul 2009
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goosegreen

spelling

is it correct to say, everything must be spelled correct or spelt correct
17:02 Sun 26th Apr 20098 answers, last by Amilcar 09:08 Sat 04th Jul 2009
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devayaani

farce

The standard English dictionaries (Oxford/Chambers) and the phrase books I have do not even mention this expression but I have heard it said a few times. Can anyone tell me what is meant by the...
22:59 Fri 08th May 20099 answers, last by devayaani 22:05 Wed 15th Jul 2009
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janzman

travelling......

Why do we travel: ON a bus ON a plane ON a train ON a horse ON a ????? but IN a car I wonder lol
21:40 Tue 19th May 20095 answers, last by Amilcar 08:32 Sat 04th Jul 2009
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fotografics

To concentrate on the minutae not the real problem

There's a word which means to concentrate on the small details of a problem rather than dealing with the main event. An example would be, in a battle, the general worries about the catering instead of...
12:28 Wed 03rd Jun 200911 answers, last by Amilcar 08:21 Sat 04th Jul 2009
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Amilcar

Tax bands for this year and next

Could anyone point me towards a source of road tax figures, please? I run a 55-plate Cooper S with Co2 listed at 207grams and would like to find out what my tax bill will be this October and in 2010....
18:52 Thu 02nd Jul 20094 answers, last by Amilcar 19:01 Thu 02nd Jul 2009

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