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Driving round Paris.

Does anyone know a good route from Calais to Orleanes without using the Paris ringroad? I've been told there is an alternative motorway route but can't find it on my map. Thanks in advance.

eyeshade

How much holiday entitlement does this work out to?

lady here has 25 days holiday, works 9-5 with hour for lunch. On May 1st she was allowed to work 4 days a week and reduced her holiday entitlement to 20 days a year but she had already taken 7.5 days....

maps

Greek Islands

Hi, We're looking to book a last minute holiday to have a week in the sun. Can anyone recommend a particular island & resort please? We're looking for somewhere fairly quiet(ish), with beach close by,...

devadiva

New for old

I have an old Tiny computer using Windows 98 which my husband uses soely for email and photo storage from a digital camera. Attached to this pc is an Epson Stylus Color 400 printer. I have been using...

Babz

scanner opinions please

Hi I'm not much of a technophobe and want to buy a scanner for someone who has never had one before, I don't know if it would be best to go for a flatbed scanner such as this...

aimeedee

How One Could Die

I am a very curious teen. I am not that gifted in science, but am very interested in interdisiplinary studies. I have many questions about death. My question to you is; What can kill an adverage...

thundercrack

single phase motor

hi, can someone remind me please: I have just obtained a a cement mixer and the connection lead is missing. it is single phase, with a very large capacitor strapped to the motor. I know this is to...

mrsharrison

Earthing our house? Shocks!

We have jus brought a house and are getting shocks of the metal appliances. We have called out an electrician who has said that the house has no earth and that we are on a TT system? There is a green...

waterbabe

Plumbing - water bubbling up into shower

I have suddenly developed a problem in my shower room when toilet is flushed water is bubbling up in the shower Also there is a lot of bubbling up of water to the shower when it is not being used I...

Gromit

Simon Mann, MarK Thatcher and Equatorial Guinea

Old Etonian, Ex-SAS turned Mercenary, Simon Mann is on trial in Equatorial Guinea accused of plotting to otherthrow its leaders. In court yesterday, he sang like a canary, implicating every one from...

pincfish5555

Damage in garden

For the past year, my neighbour has been putting holes in my boundary garden fence, by pushing through all the knots and scratching bits away. She sprays week killer through them and chucks it over...

dackys

ford focus warranty query

i bought my focus from evans halshaw for 9000,when they serviced it they put the wrong oil in the engine should have been 5w30 they put 10w40 instead.now fords have void my warranty the oil has been...

looobylooo

shutter lag on digital camera

hi, i have an olympus digital 8mp camera. would getting an H type XD memory card (higher speed) help to quicken the shutter lag ? ive read up on such cards and it says they have a quicker read and...

ginfran

emailing photos

i want to email photos.i am on virgin and i cant send them through outlook express.

jdcraven1

drink driving

i live in a private block of flats and had visitors over at the end of the evening and all there cars had gone i went down to move my car on the car park which holds four cars. we all have our own...

daveymboy007

finance on in laws car

i am the registered keeper of my car but the finance is in my brother in laws name and i pay money into his account each month. if i was horrible enough to dump the car off on his driveway and didnt...

jowarm

auto chargers

Are "cigarette lighter" sizes universal around the world? (Just want to be sure my Sansa charger from the USA will worl in Norway next month.)

squidgster

Circus Fancy Dress

Any ideas? Perhaps something abit different to a clown... Preferably something relatively easy to get hold of, and that isn't a whole outfit thing - don't want to spend the day in an all-in-one suit...

lidlicker

M&S travel money offer

I noticed in today's paper, that M & S are offering a ?10 voucher for every ?250 worth of travel money exchanged. If I want ?500 worth, do I get 2 x ?10 vouchers? Or shall I go in for ?250 worth and...

dannyday5821

gold bars

i watched about 10mins of a programmed with something to do the UK selling gold bars. Why do we have gold bars? why isnt just all sold off anyway and then save the money in an account or something...?...

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