My friend and her family (including 2 teenage daughters) have neighbours who are Housing Association tennants. Since they moved in 3 or 4 years ago they have made my friend's life a misery with their...
I'm having trouble with my freeview ITV/Channel 4 reception. I've done some Googling and read about a lot of possible causes for this - multiplexes, mux, transmitter work, atmospherics, aerial...
The neighbours built a conservatory within weeks of moving in. It seems to fit all the planning/building regulations. However, I'm wondering if they've changed the usage of their adjoining garage....
I have a long, full, silk evening gown which, through necessity, will probably have to remain folded up in its bag until maybe only an hour or two before I wear it. I know the bottom of it is going to...
What colour bra would go best under a purple strapless silk dress? Black, white, ivory? Unfortunately, the chances of me getting an exact match colourwise are pretty remote from what I've seen in the...
Has anyone noticed how skinny Adele has become lately? There was a brief full-length shot of her last week, and her legs looked like twigs. Tonight there was a brief side view of her in a skimpy top...
What does Argos do with the stock it doesn't carry over into the new catalogue? I was after a bracelet before Xmas but it was always out of stock locally, and now that particular range of jewellery is...
I have Norton anti-virus installed. However, it does not appear to be running in the background, and the email scanner is not functioning. I'm on XP. When I launch Norton manually it does the job just...
The ISDN display icon on my task bar has suddenly gained a big red cross through it. On investigation, it's telling me that my BT Digital Access USB driver is not running. ...
When using Word, I often use the 'home' key to take me to the beginning of a line. However, these last few days it hasn't worked. Have I somehow disabled it? Does anyone have any idea how I can get it...
When companies like PC World offer a PC Healthcheck, what do they actually do? My PC has become really slow lately, and does some strange things, and I just think it needs a good looking at, so I was...
Why do we refer to people who think they have some authority or say in something as 'his (k)nibs, as in 'You'd better ask 'his (k)nibs' first? What does it mean and where does it come from - anyone...
I've not been able to access Hotmail on my work PC for this last week (no problems at home). All I get is 'this page cannot be displayed'. However, all other internet access seems perfectly OK, even...
Could anyone direct me to where I might find details and pictures of clothes that children wore during the 40s (war-time specifically), particularly young girls' clothes? Many thanks.
Some people at work have jumped on the bandwagon of not giving Christmas cards but instead giving money direct to charity. Isn't this just an excuse not to have to sit and write cards? After all, they...
Two weeks ago I ordered on-line 2 items from Orange.co.uk. The money has been taken from my account. The confirmatory e-mail told me delivery would take place in 2-5 working days, and if there was a...
Can anyone explain to me why it was felt necessary for the Jury in the case to be led along the last known route of the two little girls yesterday, and today to the spot where they were dumped? I just...
Is there anything, apart from surgery, that will get rid of or reduce the appearance of bags under the eyes? I've heard haemorrhoid cream can be useful, but I'm not sure how safe it is! (BTW I've read...
The daughter of a friend of mine had her ears pierced 4 months ago, but they still aren't healed. Is there anything she can do to speed things up? She's tried salt water bathing and surgical spirit,...
This may seem daft but I worry about it sometimes! I worry that double-decker buses or coaches will topple over when they go round bends! Obviously they don't (as a rule), but why not? Aren't they...