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Fuel for running

Some long distance runners can eat Porridge ,bananas ,energy sport drinks or energy sports bars ,I have great difficulty in eating any of these items. What do you eat or drink to give yourself energy....

wendilla

dog insurance

Just heard on tv that dog insurance may be made compulsary. I agree with this and licences should be brought back too and it should be made compulsory for all dogs to be chipped .I am a dog lover .How...

slid_away

Wheel locking

Hi All I have a Honda CRV and twice this year on a very cold morning, one wheel has refused to move and I end up having to drag the car off the drive with the wheel skidding across it! I took it Honda...

nellypope

Why can't you drink water from the upstairs bathroom COLD tap?

My Dad, used to tell us that you mustn't drink water from the bathroom cold tap? Why? and is this rule still applicable today? My husband says that he has never heard of this, my friend says she has!...

nickswife

Container Gardens

Any suggestions for plants to grow in containers that survive frosty winters.Both flowering and non flowering suggestions please. Thanks in advance

AB Editor

Is this the end of Knotweed?

http://news.bbc.co.uk.../sci/tech/8555378.stm From the BBC: A tiny Japanese insect that could help the fight against an aggressive superweed has been given the go-ahead for a trial release in England....

moore890

what could i have for my dinner what is healthy but tastes goooood?

merciasounds

What id your ultimate snack? You know, the one you keep going back to...

...is it a sandwich? - A Cornish Pastie, a bag of crisps? Tell me!!

filthiestfis

Thames Water

How do they work out your annual bill? We moved into a flat recently, just a mile from where we were living before. I rang Thames water to let them know and they sent me a bill which was nearly...

ayabrea38

Damp,Mould and very wet windows

Can anyone advise me as to whats wrong with our house,so I can ask the landlord for specific repairs.We have old wood framed windows and a SEREIOUS mould problem.The upstairs windows need wiping down...

malana-3

Limescale Removal

I live in a very hard water area and despite having a water softener am finding limescale deposit in my WC pan, particularly at the trap water line. I have tried the usual domestic limescale removers...

madmaggot

Stated on the One Show tonight!

Custard Creams are the UK's most popular biscuit ........................................ ugh! Can't stand them; much too sweet! My favourite is wheatmeal digestive or (only occaisionally mind!) plain...

cheekymensch

how to rehydrate a dry loaf of bread?

Jim64

Wine

How long can you keep a bottle of white wine in a refrigerator once opened with a stopper put on ?

sphinxy

electric trip switch keeps tripping

Hi can any body help the trip switch for all the sockets in my home tripped out yesterday at around about 2 pm unplugged all sockets and turned off all sockets then re set switch then replaced plugged...

Sandy-Wroe

Carbon monoxide alarms. Where should they be fitted?

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Plastic_Bertrand

Whats your favourite vegetable.

I know you are british so i will explain that chips do not count. Also ashley cole and john terry are excluded too....

wendy33

Made Redundant and job re advertised 2 months later !!!!

I would really appreciate any guidance with this, violins at the ready.. Myself and 9 Colleagues were made redundant from a large Estate Agent in December 2009 , we worked under the umbrella of the...

claybury

coloured paving slabs

WHAT CAUSES COLOURED PAVING SLABS TO GO MOTTLED, IT LOOKS LIKE GROUND IN DIRT, " BLACK MARKS" HAVE CLEANED WITH A POWER WASHER BUT HAS NOT REMOVED THE MARKS, ANY IDEA WHAT HAS CAUSED THIS...

clarky80

electricity supply

we have recently moved to a property that has no mains electric supply to it we asked scottish power for the cost of connecting us to the grid the cost is £30,000 does any one no if there are...

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