Hey everyone, Does anyone know what a woman's "full/real" first name would be if she went by the nickname 'Ritchie".....I can't think of any feminine forms of Richard or anything....if anyone has a...
For years, to everyone's delight, I have been making a Christmas pudding from a famous and wonderful recipe in The Times from Jane Grigson. (No flour, brown breadcrumbs only; fat only from egg yolks;...
In the olden days (i.e.20 years ago) I used a good old Amstrad PCW with Locoscript word-processing. All now long gone, but it had a facility which I sorely miss: the built-in BASIC programming system...
When I try to back-up e-mail messages onto disk they always come out in coded form - a mass of symbols (mostly little squares) in which the message is embedded. How do I turn this code back into...
My son asked me this the other day and I could not give him an answer. The huge big gas towers that appear to move telescopically up and down when filed with gas or when they are getting low on...
Watching the The Right Stuff again last night & the missus asked a question I couldn't answer. When an aircraft breaks the sound barrier does the pilot hear the sonic boom? If so, how...
I am in dispute with a florist over a bill I paid, only to discover several key items were missing from the inventory of products supplied to the event. I paid by cheque. I have complained in writing,...
I have actually met someone with the name Gordon Bennett. Also recently saw a child named Brocolli. Am still waiting for a girl named Anchovy (as in the Lenny Henry show). Anyone met any such strange...
Can anyone tell me what UXOCIDE is? It sounds chemical but having said that it could be anything at all! I have tried dictionary searches and internet searches but can find no trace of it.
I have a 12v 110AH battery for camping. I also have a car battery charger which was nice and affordable (?12) However, the charger instructions recommend no more than 70AH for battery to be charged....
I was recently sitting with my son who is a learner driver. He reversed out of a parking space in a supermarket car park and stalled the car. He restarted the car and drove off. The next day the...