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Speed cameras - worse case scenario

Yesterday I got flashed at by a speed camera, I'm not sure how fast I was going, maximum would have been 50mph on a 30mph dual carriageway. I've had a clean licence for 20 years, is this taken into...

lateral

lateral thoughts on:

what is a sore issue?

tell-me-more

Text words

Before predictive text, I was told that wagamama was the longest word you could make without pressing the same button twice. Can anyone think of a longer one? Also, I wonder if people can now type...

rock-n-roll

Can you tell me some inspirational quotes?

It doesn't matter who they are by or when they said them but i need some! Please! cheers x

Willvince

Tilly?

When I was a child (in the 1940s) a woman in the street was known to everyone as Tilly or Till Clark. Can anyone tell me what the name Tilly is short for or derived from?

Drisgirl

Drug Driving

In our area -Tayside - the police have already warned they are going to be on the ball for morning after over the alcohol limits as well as the usual night time ones.Fair do's - I agree. They are also...

gregcropper

Driving on the left

Why does only half of the world drive on the left (correct !) side of the road. When was the decision made and why ? And why didn't the Yanks stick with us ?

emmay35

Fog lights

I don't know if it's a local thing, but there are more and more cars around my way (Somerset) driving with their fog lights on when it's not foggy. Please, if you are one of these drivers, can you...

empee

bilateral

What is another word for "shared by or involving two parties or bilateral"

Sw33tFari3

getting the dirty end of the stick

what does getting the dirty end of the stick mean and its orgin?

Smudger369

parking

do i have the right to move a vehicle parked across my drive

Chessman

Continuing with the Torture theme.

To clarify certain things, can A/Bers educate me, and tell me please. What constitutes Torture?.

Betty Boop x

Driving test

I have have been learning to drive for ages now and have had lots of lessons. My instructer has never told me to put on my handbrake when i stop at traffic lights or if i'm waiting to turn right for a...

jimmyb01

Are other faiths really offended by Christmas.

I think that Town Hall leaders and the like do more harm than good by banning Christmas decorations etc because they think it would offend non Christians. Other faiths, are you offended/

loiswacey

My husband makes me feel like horrible

please can someone help me ( no joke) my husband makes me feel like absolute ****. i have a kid at uni ansd an autistic boy and all my husband cares about is himself and his job(teacher). he has no...

wendilla

religion

in algiers is there belief the same as our god and would it be appropriate to send a xmas card over the net.? I dont want to offend as i dont think they celebrate like our xmas in uk .thanks for any...

nfn

Red Cross and Red Crescent Need to change!

To Red Crystal! Because some countries feel that religious symbols are offensive. Well I'm sorry, but isn't the Red Cross a Christian based organisation? Shall we call the Anglican Church a place...

Grunty

Why is a name written as Jno?

In eighteenth century documents, the name John is often written as Jno. How did this abbreviation come about. Is it a relic of an earlier name, and was in in fact pronounced John?

adam1

Mail on sunday

16 across tricycle riding character from the magic roundabout ---e-r- 34 across Best supportinng actor nominee for whatever happened to baby jane -i-t-r/-u-n- 17 down one of the gentleman attending on...

frontiersman

greying tower

what is a greying tower?

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