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We had a robin in the garden today....

Is that a sign of an early winter? The starlings have started gathering too on the telegraph pole and the wires, not too many yet usually there are hundreds there before they fly off.
19:26 Mon 26th Sep 201116 answers, last by Maidup 20:11 Mon 26th Sep 2011
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I have a problem with a tag that I can't get rid of on my laptop screen

Earlier I was going through some photos on the photo gallery and the 'strip' that appears when you point to the photo (view, edit organise and share photos and videos) won't go away now. Any ideas on...
19:17 Wed 21st Sep 20112 answers, last by askyourgran 21:06 Wed 21st Sep 2011
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I've just finished reading a book concerning star gazing.....

There was a passage in which someone is looking at the stars and promises on the star to do something. The answer to that was that the starlight she sees takes so many thousands of years to reach us...
20:53 Tue 20th Sep 201128 answers, last by naomi24 18:45 Thu 22nd Sep 2011
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Not sure where to post this, but has anyone got a quick easy method of ...

removing the glue from jam jars? My friend is making jam and needs some jars, I've washed them and tried to take the labels off but the glue is still stuck to the jars, they've been soaking all...
17:19 Fri 16th Sep 201125 answers, last by askyourgran 20:20 Mon 19th Sep 2011
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In a bit of a pickle.....

I have been given a geranium plant cutting by one of the family, it's rather special (it bears the name of my sacred mother-in-law). It hasn't flowered this year but is a healthy plant lts has lots of...
23:05 Wed 14th Sep 20115 answers, last by ttfn 05:06 Fri 16th Sep 2011
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Yorkshire Evening Post Weekend Crossword......

2d Authorised beneficiary of the Dept of Trade and Industry (8.8) Official ----E---R 7d Ban for Edinburgh footballer, it follows, (8) ---H---- 17a toothed crest (4) -O-- 18a irishman almost about to...
21:57 Sat 10th Sep 201110 answers, last by askyourgran 20:57 Sun 11th Sep 2011
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I know it's a bit late in the day ...but

Can some one tell me the reason Rafael Nadal gave for his spectacular slither from his chair the other day. Was it a dose of Colombian's finest or just sheer tiredness?
22:10 Tue 06th Sep 201116 answers, last by trt 01:17 Thu 08th Sep 2011
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Looking for a surname please

Could anyone look up on ancestry for me please, England and Wales marriages 1530-1940 for John Litherland born 1670 and his Wife Margaret ? married in Appleby Magna Leicestershire around 1698. John's...
20:29 Tue 06th Sep 201110 answers, last by JK2 19:07 Fri 09th Sep 2011
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Has anyone else had problems getting their medication?

I ordered my prescription but I have received a note from the chemist to say that they are struggling to get some of the tablets on my prescription. I think I saw a thread recently about this. Is...
18:24 Fri 26th Aug 201128 answers, last by mayennaise 19:09 Sun 28th Aug 2011
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FAO Craft Re the Shetlands

http://www.bayanne.co.uk/ This site was on a list of useful sites on the BBC family search site posted by ironmonger, as another avenue to look for relatives. I haven't looked at it properly, but I...
21:36 Mon 22nd Aug 20111 answer, last by craft1948 00:24 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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Three to puzzle

4d Shy feeling no energy repeatedly (5) F-A-G 12d American footballer divided over goal (5.3) -P-I-/END 35a I had, in healthy surroundings, produced organic compound. (6) H-L-D- Help would be...
20:28 Sat 20th Aug 20116 answers, last by askyourgran 20:37 Sat 20th Aug 2011
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It seems I've reached a stop in my research. I haven't had any luck on Ancestry..

for a few days now. I was hoping to find some info on relatives around 1600 if possible Does anyone have any ideas of other sites?
19:47 Mon 15th Aug 201114 answers, last by ironmonger 15:26 Tue 23rd Aug 2011
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Why has my screen gone dim?

My laptop screen is usually quite bright but within the last 30 minutes it has gone dim. I'm plugged into the mains supply (well.. the lappy is) and I think there is something busy going on updating...
20:42 Fri 12th Aug 201110 answers, last by Stephanie808 09:43 Mon 10th Jul 2017
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Anyone had a spammy e-mail lately?

I received one today from Mr Banguira Cisse with his best regards. They are local miners and Product sellers inviting me to buy gold dust and bars, rough and uncut diamonds, scrap battery stainless...
19:24 Wed 27th Jul 20119 answers, last by chrissa1 07:27 Thu 28th Jul 2011
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How can I confirm that I'm following the right people...

Dotty mentioned that George Litherland b1787 and Mary Capewell are the parents of John Litherland b1812 (married to Ruth Osborn/Guest, in 1843). There are several Mary Capewells (one was born on the...
20:49 Mon 25th Jul 201111 answers, last by askyourgran 22:29 Sat 30th Jul 2011
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Hello..... Is Stokemaverick about?...............

Just to ask if you have any winning tips for next Saturday's Race meeting at York. I would really love to amaze my friends with some good winners.
19:15 Tue 19th Jul 201110 answers, last by askyourgran 21:48 Tue 19th Jul 2011
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I've been out and about today...

First we went to Ikea, where I bought krapensnotter (or something like that) pillowcases. a a set of perfumed tea lights possibly called dragenblokuns..well you get the drift. Next we went to...
15:12 Mon 18th Jul 20117 answers, last by ttfn 15:43 Mon 18th Jul 2011
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Trying to find details of Frank Litherland b 1853 in wolverhampton.

Son on Ruth and John Litherland, I had him down as married in 1874 to Harriet Ann Hill, b 1856 - with two children Ruth b1876 married 1895 to? and Frank.born 1878, d 1901 in Leeds. Frank Snr. suddenly...
19:53 Sat 09th Jul 201134 answers, last by askyourgran 17:43 Tue 12th Jul 2011
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somethings going on here...........

My laptop screen has switched around. I used to have the bar showing stuff + the the start symbol across the bottom of my screen now it is all squashed up the right hand side. I don't remember doing...
17:56 Sat 09th Jul 20113 answers, last by askyourgran 19:05 Sat 09th Jul 2011
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My laptop is going very slowly lately

and Internet Explorer has not been responding on and off for a while. I've looked at the control panel (not sure what to do) and I've found that Windows defender is turned off I can't seem to turn it...
18:58 Tue 28th Jun 20112 answers, last by askyourgran 20:11 Tue 28th Jun 2011

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