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Phone mast location

I've found that a planning application has been made, which will mean that a phone mast could be sited just 35 metres from my house. After scouring the internet, I cant find any entry that shows a...

rov1100

Should Britain be involved in the no-fly Zone in Libya

They sell us oil at highly inflated prices; they set themselves up as a committee called OPEC to keep the price high; most of them are Muslim countries and have a religion foreign to ours which causes...

sammmo

Home and content insurance

I have my home and contents insurance through M&SMoney.. I have 8 yrs no claims but hav'nt claimed on any insurance for at least 15 yrs and I have just recieved my policy renewal. Obviously It has...

carlton23

Boiler repairs

Do you think it works out cheaper to take a chance that nothing will happen to your boiler and not pay £13 a month to British Gas? Our`s has been very reliable for 3 years without any breakdown,...

JonnyBoy12

I hope you think this posting is a bright idea.

Just a quick note to let you all know that there is no more subsidies for Compact Flourescent Light bulbs any more. Whereas before you could get up to 5 light bulbs for about 50p, they are now all...

Matheous-2

Is it possible?

-To recover data after a drive has been reformatted?

CiderMonkey

Moving money between credit cards

I have a few credit cards. I am now paying interest on them. I have a bit of credit on each and get offers for '0% on balance transfers'. If I was to move some of the balance of Card A, to the spare...

Hymie

Combi Boiler – A Cautionary Tale

It is now common practice to install (or even relocate) a combi boiler within the loft space of homes. The advantages include no space within the normal living areas is taken up (by the boiler), any...

joko

downgrading computer OS...

is this possible? vista is gone from my machine, and i now have win7, but i am considering going back to vista problem is, i have no disks, as they didnt give me any, so will have to buy something....

sigma

Speed cameras and revenue

Watching Police Camera Action on ITV 4 last night a representative of East Sussex Road Safety Committee discussing speeding motorists stated "If we wanted to raise money we would have installed...

suff

CD Player in Renault Scenic

The 6 stack CD player in my car has suddenly decided not to function. When I try to play a CD all I get is 'CD CHECK' on my dashboard screen. Nothing obviously wrong with the cartridge & tuner...

jrtv

Laptop Memory ?

Just bought a cheap laptop and it's saying " Local Disc (C) Fat 32 18.6 GB 9.1 GB used 51% Free Space, then also " Local Disc (D) Fat 32 18.6 GB 0.0 GB used 100% Free Space. My question is...

modeller

National census next month

Does a census achieve its objective . As an example , the question on religion last time just asked what is your religion ? Which is fair enough and most of us would put down Cof E but in reality our...

shooz

cooling off periods

My gran signed an agreement with estate agents to sell her property last week and has now changed her mind as she feels she was pressurised to sell. She has been told there is no cooling off period -...

Old Salt

Solar Panels on Roof?

Anyone know anyone who has managed to get £1,400.00 out of using solar panels on their roof? I keep getting calls telling me that under a government grant for oldies, I can get 'free'...

mrs to be

the look of death?

Has anyone ever heard of someone's face seeming to change before death? I know it sounds weird but my Dad died a few weeks ago & my sister, mum & I all thought his face looked very...

rockyracoon

Pattaya Thailand

We are thinking of going here this summer, but it will be with a 10 and 12 year old. I know the reputation of Pat is somewhat lewd but I keep reading that there is a lot for families to do and that...

_sophie_

Round the world tickets

UK - Bangkok - Singapore - Cairns(travel all around the East Coast for about 2 months down to Melbourne then catch flight from Melbourne-Aukland-Nadi-Panama City - L.A - San Francisco - New York - UK...

devon dave

Immersion thermostat

I am a very capable DIYer and was wondering if it is easy enough to change a immersion heater thermostat