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'Engine seized'

Our Ford Escort broke down at the weekend, about two miles from home - the engine just suddenly died in the middle of a roundabout, and wouldn't start again. We've had no problems at all with it up...

Trillipse

electricity guzzlers

i realise the wattage rating of an appliance is the key to how much electricity it uses; can anyone give me a rundown of the main big-wattage bits of kit in the normal household - my electricity bill...

druiaghtagh

Tiling

I have just started laying some red quarry tiles on my kitchen floor, after grouting, despite wiping over with a damp sponge a white haze is still left.Anybody able tell me how to get them clean...

MORELLO

Stressed out!

When you're having the worst day ever in work, what do you look forward to doing to unwind when you finish?

Mowbray

Blood Pressure

My doctor said I have high blood pressure and I am only 28 and I dont have a stressful job. A few hours before my blood pressure was tested I had an espresso. Is this likely to raise...

spiff

Sexually related injuries

Has anyone sustained injuries whilst er,in the pursuit of erm,hapiness? I once knocked myself out by hitting the back of my head on a bedside table and have sprained my ankle whilst doing the act. Is...

Frankieboy

Semi - automatic cars

I am licensed to drive an automatic transmission car. Can I legally drive a semi-automatic transmission car?

chinadoll

do women really decide in the first few minutes if they will sleep with a man.....

Am reading Moll Flanders...and am very intrigued at her observations of how men and women percieve each other and how much some of her observations are still in common currency today....specifically...

mr. piper

star count

has anyone else heard the analogy that for every grain of sand on every beach on earth there are a million stars in the universe? seems pretty fantastic to me, but what do i know? i heard P.Moore say...

marmaduke

How does a rubber do it so well?

How do pencil erasers take pencil marks off the paper so well? They are astonishing.

l_h_kings

Aphrodisiacs

A topical question, for St Valentines Day. Just wondering which foods apart from Oysters are considered to be aphrodisiacs? I'm planning on adding a new member to my family;...

jennabelle42

Cross word clue

Questions Formally?

Donna G

Filter in Hotpoint washer / dryer (Aquarius WD71)

I have the above mentioned washer / dryer and am finding that all my washing is coming out of the wash cycle covered in fluff. I'm sure it's down to the filter needing a clean, but I can't find...

slimfandango

Canvassing for support

I had a good laugh the other day when my local art shop quoted me ?60 for a largish boxed canvas....do they gold plate them? I have started making my own. The frame is a doddle, just some nomorenails,...

adydb

How do I change a fan belt?

Sunflower68 need not reply ;-) Ribbed up or down?

purplefish

loft conversion

we are thinking of having our loft converted, our house currently has 4 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, with the conversion there would be 2 more bedrooms and another bathroom. the cost of the conversion is...

landie

Genealogy

Can anyone recommend a good genealogy website.

landie

England number 9

Which England number nine scored the only goal to beat Germany in a soccer international in 1966? By the way I do know the answer.