The drive to my garage slopes up quite steeply so, when it's icy I can't get my car out even when the road is fine. It's also slippery when it's wet. The drive is concrete. Is there anything I can put...
I was watching Armageddon last night for the 9000th time and it got me wondering. If a comet or Asteroid was heading towards earth and was guaranteed to hit earth, how would it be dealt with? I don't...
Just seen it flash up on Sky News: http://news.sky.com/story/1038002/hmv-board-pondering-retailers-future Sad but not hugely surprising given the increasingly online culture. How sad for potentially...
by phoning my energy provider eon. if anyone is interested and has duel fuel online bills, there is a tariff you can change to fixed for one year where they bribe you with clubcard points. i went on 2...
RTE News has just said there was horsemeat in 29% (think I got that right) of burgers tested and sold in many major supermarkets in Ireland. No major risk to health, however. That's a big consolation....
Clear but quite mild here. Did anyone get any proper snow yesterday? None of note here in Cambs. After yesterday's entertainment in archaeology ,nothing 'exciting' in prospect. The ruddy Dandie...
Hello all, A very happy New year to all our Onwards and Downwards crew. I hope you all had a lovely time over Christmas and let yourselves have a treat now and then. I expect we shall gain a few more...
Hi all, I discovered yesterday that there was a loophole in place that allowed foreign drivers to get a British driving license without adequate proof that they had passed any form of test. The...