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Following NoM on Admiral, I offer you ....BT

...so in the customer don't-care stakes they have surely got to be Olympic gold medallists. I have had a series of truly surreal, even Kafka-esque phonecalls and emails over the last few days. They...
12:43 Tue 07th Aug 20125 answers, last by Ann86 23:20 Tue 07th Aug 2012
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Canopy without supports

I wonder if anyone has bought one of those 'legless' car-ports and if so, are they recommended? I'm looking at the space at the side of my house and don't fancy digging foundations for pillars or...
17:26 Sun 05th Aug 20122 answers, last by Mosaic 07:53 Mon 06th Aug 2012
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'A TB bone' what does that mean?

I wonder if anyone can explain to me in simple terms how TB would infect a child's tibia. This one of many scraps of family history - apparently one of my relatives was bitten on the ankle by a dog...
13:41 Wed 01st Aug 20126 answers, last by Mosaic 14:36 Wed 01st Aug 2012
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Word 2007 formatting images

I wonder if anyone can advise. Using 2007, from time to time the following happens: I format 'through' so the text will sit next to the image. The text instead decides to sit top and bottom of the...
20:31 Sat 28th Jul 2012
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'Last layer' of paint on wood very stubborn

I am in the process of removing years of gloss paint with a heat stripper and I'm noticing that between the clean wood and me there remains a very stubborn layer of paint. I'm assuming this is 60+...
13:10 Fri 27th Jul 20129 answers, last by Mosaic 14:14 Sat 28th Jul 2012
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A hairpin falling down your back onto the settee sounds just like a mouse.

Thought I'd share, I've just thrown a wobbly. Silly me.
17:45 Wed 25th Jul 20121 answer, last by mamyalynne 17:47 Wed 25th Jul 2012
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FAO Coccinelle

http://s561.photobuck...urrent=coccinelle.jpg I saw this and thought of you........
16:27 Fri 20th Jul 20126 answers, last by Mosaic 16:43 Fri 20th Jul 2012
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What recession?

Went to the Trafford Centre near Manchester yesterday - all I can say is, what recession might we be in? It was just any old Monday and the shoppers were out in force, and in the cafes, and in the...
08:28 Tue 19th Jun 201224 answers, last by tonyav 13:51 Tue 19th Jun 2012
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Rearing horses for human consumption

Now that I've got your attention..... Does anyone have any clue as to when and why horses and ponies stopped being reared for food and only got eaten in emergencies?...
09:18 Sat 16th Jun 201214 answers, last by DTcrosswordfan 16:37 Sat 16th Jun 2012
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Secret cure for laptop not switching on.....

This worked for me. Laptop was blank, dead, doing nothing. I left it in a cupboard for 12 months. Then today I got it out, eventually found its power adaptor - still dead though. Removed the battery....
15:13 Fri 15th Jun 2012
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When ice lolly vendors turn bad....

Mr Yummy or Mr Whippy? Who'd have thought it would come to this - a side street in Blackburn is hardly Southend sea-front.......
08:04 Mon 11th Jun 201211 answers, last by rowanwitch 08:32 Mon 11th Jun 2012
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Politician out of control...

..just appalling good zoo TV, if very short.
11:00 Sat 09th Jun 20126 answers, last by Mosaic 17:56 Sat 09th Jun 2012
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The secret history of our streets BBC2

Did anyone else watch this? I can wholeheartedly recommend it for the history-lovers on AB but I also thought it was a very good piece of television. Felt a bit sorry for the old councillor chap - but...
13:12 Thu 07th Jun 20126 answers, last by Mosaic 06:45 Fri 08th Jun 2012
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Scrap-book software - any recommendations

Has anyone used scrap-booking software and if so are you prepared to recommend a brand?
18:42 Wed 06th Jun 20121 answer, last by Smowball 05:15 Sat 30th Jun 2012
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Enjoy your jubilee sunday one and all and especially

...the Joy-sticks if you live round here cos it's persisting down something chronic.
09:33 Sun 03rd Jun 20125 answers, last by lozzer50 10:01 Sun 03rd Jun 2012
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History-type societies - an age and class thing?

I belong to a number of local history groups of different kinds, and they all share difficulty in recruiting and retaining members. Part of this is caused by the simple fact that satellite TV and the...
08:47 Tue 29th May 20123 answers, last by jno 21:56 Tue 29th May 2012
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Was it really the good old days at school? What was your worst teacher / school experience....

Following on from Prudie's post about pointless lessons, it seems worth giving this one an airing. I'll open with the milk incident, some 51 years ago. My reception class teacher (a frozen old Miss)...
08:35 Tue 29th May 201297 answers, last by Mosaic 21:03 Tue 29th May 2012
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Using skype and getting rid of BT line?

I wonder if anyone has done this, and what their experience has been? I seem to be pouring lots of money into BT coffers and I wondered how life would be without a BT line. Aside from £10 a...
12:58 Mon 28th May 201210 answers, last by Mosaic 18:59 Mon 28th May 2012
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Should the loft insulation be hoovered clean?

As you do on a roasting hot day, cleared all the junk out of the loft. The insulation is covered in grit and grot and I hate going up there as the first thing that happens is it gets in my eyes. So -...
15:40 Sun 27th May 20129 answers, last by Mosaic 18:41 Sun 27th May 2012
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Was Mooly's recent stay with AB an all time record for brevity?

Just wondering - it seemed all over in 15 mins start to finsish! Good one Ed....
13:38 Sat 26th May 201236 answers, last by Mosaic 15:21 Sat 26th May 2012

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