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The United States is anti-Briritish

Does anyone agree with me that the USA is anti-Brit? I can think of plenty of examples. A British girl is jailed for 4 days and fined ?650 for joking about a bomb in her bag. The US enforce strict...

Oleanda

Bathroom scales

Are electronic bathroom scales more acurate than mechanical ones?

thewillow

Leather furniture

Why does leather furniture look so tacky when leather seats in cars look so good?

HM

I'm thinking of buying a new car and want some advice. I'm hoping to sell my 5 year old Clio and buy a new car in the region of ?7-?10k. I'd like 5 doors and a fairly large boot (thinking about the...

Birchy

Glazed Look

Before I put myself in the hands of potential conmen, can anybody give me an idea how much double glazing costs. Two kitchen windows 5'x4' approx supplied and fitted. Basic stuff required just to keeo...

kriskwery

Big Bean Bag Cover

Any idea where one can buy just a cover (I already have a basic bean bag) or alternatively a pattern to make one?

whiskygalore

Water pressure / Plumbing

Hello, I'm hoping someone can tell me how to go about investigating why the HW pressure on my kitchen sink tap is pathetically low, while it's OK on the bathroom taps. Keep it simple, please, as I...

KARL

Sony XR-C210 speaker connections

I believe that among the 18 terminals at the back there are enough to connect four speakers. Can anyone tell me where they are in the lineup ?

HogF

110-120v V 220-240v

Which is the better system? Is the american standard safer because it is lower voltage or practical as some appliances such as cookers and tumble driers dont work as well on it and require a separate...

paulz

Quick maths questions

In maths expressing something as 10 [with a small six at the top afterwards] is I vaguely recall a shorthand way of writing a million? so what would 10?? [that's 10 to the power of 22] be? Also in...

beenee

Used Stamps II

Why are used stamps valuable - I thought that once they were used they wouldnt be worth the paper they were printed on.

FTVS

schizophrenia

Is it heriditary? My mother is schizophrenic and as my hubby and i considering having children, I wondered what the odds are of passing it on my children? Neither of us suffer from it.

tdvit

CD Laser

hay everybody How long should a laser in a cd player last? does it matter if its a multi loader? and how much generally would a laster cost? thanks a mill

Amia

Bites

My housemate and boyfriend have both been bitten on their legs by something in the house, the bites are small like mosquito bites I guess. I have been bitten once on my hand. Housemate is convinced it...

Uzoma

Courier tickets

How does someone get one of these tickets? I hear that you can get free/cheap air travel by offering to take documents to that country as a courier - can anyone help with this information?

Will__

UK landline handset - will it work in Spain?

I've just moved to Spain. Will my normal UK handset work on the Spanish phone system? I don't want to plug it in yet in case it screws something up. Thanks

FTVS

Washing machine vs washer dryer

I managed to break the door off my washing machine and it seems like I will have to buy a new one. However as I live in a flat thought I might go for a washer dryer this time. Can anyone point me to...

dorisday

Indian trip

I am off to India in the New Year. Any suggestions about clothing ect. Staying at nice hotels. Do I dress up or down in the evenings. Also visiting Taj Mahal. Any advice or tips

Kos

External door locks

I've got one of those wooden door locks where you push the handle up until it clicks and then lock it. Over the past few months the clicking has become more and more difficult to achieve to such an...