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RATTER15

What do they do all day at sea?

My good lady Carakeel and myself were walking the dogs along the Bideford key this evening and looking at a huge cargo vessel moored up and waiting to load with wood apparently. I couldn't help...
23:04 Wed 23rd Nov 201136 answers, last by woofgang 13:16 Fri 25th Nov 2011
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anotheoldgit

Should our national flag be allowed to fly?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...tinghamshire-15660275 We have all read reports that we are not allowed to fly the flag, and many have said that such reports are only rumors, circulated by such newspapers as...
19:03 Mon 14th Nov 201137 answers, last by ichkeria 17:03 Tue 15th Nov 2011
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Philtaz

Have Al Queda Developed ICBM/ Aerial Combat Capability?

Or are we expecting a significant threat from another country? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15724639 I've heard of belt and braces but this seems a tad paranoid. Or is Liam Fox just being a...
16:11 Mon 14th Nov 201111 answers, last by Philtaz 22:38 Sat 28th Apr 2012
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Old Salt

Christmas Box for servicemen

Does anyone know of a charity or government or military organisation sponsoring a project this year for us to send a Christmas Box to servicemen serving in a combat zone at Christmas? Thanks for any...
19:53 Fri 11th Nov 20115 answers, last by Hopkirk 23:35 Thu 01st Dec 2011
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sp1814

Why not get a job - ANY job?

http://www.dailymail....-suicide-poverty.html I normally get into the office at 6am to check on my offshore team (big old time difference between London and Chennai), and I'm always struck that on the...
15:58 Wed 09th Nov 201145 answers, last by DrFilth 15:51 Thu 10th Nov 2011
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smart1

Help please with my new Kindle before smash it!

I have just got the newest kindle, and I am struggling to register it. I have Total Broadband from BT with wi-fi. The kindle has wi-fi. I can't seem to connect it. I am a bit of a trog when it comes...
15:14 Tue 08th Nov 201131 answers, last by naomi24 21:24 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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fishing81

Pressure Washer

Looking to buy a Pressure Washer anyone bought one that's reasonable priced and wont break down after a few uses
11:07 Tue 08th Nov 20115 answers, last by Clanad 17:09 Tue 08th Nov 2011
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tonywiltshire

Do you need to earth light switches?

About to fit brass light switches in house, they say they should be earthed but would the plate retaining screws, which hold the plate to the wall, not act as earth?
16:02 Sat 05th Nov 201112 answers, last by AlBags 18:08 Sun 06th Nov 2011
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squidgster

Personal Loan - Probable Amount?

Hi. I have had very little experience with loans. I am interested in finding out what sort of limit there may be on personal loans. I know it will depend on individual circumstances, but are we...
17:57 Fri 04th Nov 20118 answers, last by jenniferdehner9 15:30 Wed 15th Nov 2023
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Old Salt

400mg ibuprofen tablets

I have very bad arthritis. Was taking naprosyn 500mg, twice a day, but had to stop over a week ago as it was really giving me severe cramps. Before the naprosyn, I had been taking a 400mg ibuprofen...
18:27 Fri 28th Oct 201111 answers, last by Old Salt 21:42 Thu 03rd Nov 2011
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kassiopeia

Broken wrist from work and they won't pay me full pay.

Hi all, I'm wondering if someone can help me. I was attacked at work by a client suffering from dementia. As a result I have a broken wrist. They told me at the docs that I could still work with my...
14:56 Wed 02nd Nov 201116 answers, last by RATTER15 23:02 Wed 02nd Nov 2011
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Old Salt

New bed-base and mattress

Seems odd to me, but there seems to be a groove lenghtwise in a new mattress. I would say it is about an inch or two deep. The groove appeared a few months after I bought it last year, from Dreams. It...
12:40 Tue 06th Jul 20106 answers, last by Tim_D 14:56 Mon 31st Oct 2011
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Ninnynanny

Advice and Help needed please

I would like to buy a Kindle, but a new version is out so I am now very confused. Am I right in thinking that the Kindle Keyboard 3G + Wi Fi means that I can use it to access the internet. I would...
10:52 Fri 07th Oct 20119 answers, last by buddylab 13:07 Sun 16th Oct 2011
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Old Salt

Mobile phone and landline

I am with BT for landline and Broadband Does anyone know if it is possible to setup my landline telephone calls (incoming and outgoing) on my mobile? I would assume I will not be able to keep my...
14:56 Wed 12th Oct 201112 answers, last by erikesimmons 09:53 Thu 12th Feb 2015
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shortstraw

An EU referendum?

So it seems that the commons will debate about weather to let the public vote on EU membership. Well, we all know that's not going to happen don't we? http://www.dailymail....ecide-referendum.html...
22:43 Sat 01st Oct 201113 answers, last by New Judge 14:55 Mon 03rd Oct 2011
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anotheoldgit

Is War imminent?

There is unrest all over the World, Middle East, with Palestine, Israel, and Iran, also some parts of Africa, to name just a few. Plus the fact that the financial position of the world is also in...
15:45 Sat 24th Sep 201130 answers, last by rov1100 18:42 Mon 26th Sep 2011
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Old Salt

Freeview reception

Ever since the digital swap started last year, I have noticed that I seem to have trouble received some channels. It seems to vary after each return. Sometimes I have to retune three or four times...
20:59 Tue 20th Sep 20115 answers, last by Old Salt 13:17 Wed 21st Sep 2011
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anotheoldgit

Dale Farm

http://www.dailymail....ise-war-meetings.html What will be the outcome to all this? Why are these activists causing so much trouble? /// Meanwhile Northern Irish TV presenter Gloria Hunniford arrived...
09:51 Mon 19th Sep 2011110 answers, last by Zeuhl 14:54 Tue 20th Sep 2011
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rakermoon

Glasses cases

I am trying to fit many things into my handbag before going on holiday. Reading glasses and sunglasses in their cases take up so much room. Has anyone found any alternative protective cases to the...
10:53 Mon 19th Sep 20118 answers, last by snags 16:34 Tue 20th Sep 2011
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anotheoldgit

Workers banned for not speaking English.

http://www.dailymail....ge-health-safety.html This all seems a little too extreme on Waterstones part, health and safety or not. But it does raise the topical issue of foreign nationals settling into...
13:00 Wed 14th Sep 201175 answers, last by ummmm 18:30 Sat 17th Sep 2011

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