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wyzard66

How do you know when you've had enough to drink?

I usualy know when I wake up in the police station...

dunwerkin

My downlighters keep blowing out . .

Coldicote

How would you spend millions?

Hardly a day goes by when we don't hear something about enormous bonuses, or top dogs being paid millions of pounds. What on earth do they do with it - does anybody know? What would you do with such...

rov1200

Is Obama Anti-British?

He is certainly doing a good job in bringing BP down on its knees? Although not really responsible for the oil leak BP have put more than enough effort to minimise it but Obama is never off the...

suzie2010

car names

1 diana perhaps 2 navalescort vessel

rov1200

Reducing the government debt by £6 bn

Many people would agree with the reduction in debt. Assuming the original debt to be £160bn It is reduced by £6bn to make £154bn The interest on the outstanding debt is 4% What do we...

evedawn

bed sliding on wooden floor

we have hardwood floors. we have a bed with casters/wheels. the two don't go together :-) the bed is sliding all over the room...without us doing anything wilder than sitting on it haha. Any simple...

scotman

Gridlines in MS Excel

A program that I use writes a file which is readable in MS Excel. This imports fine and all data is present. One thing it does is eliminate the on-screen gridlines in all cells which have data. I have...

olddutch

Diane Abbott joins Labour leadership race

Leftwing Labour MP Diane Abbott announced today she was running for the party leadership, becoming the first woman to enter the race. In a surprise move, the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke...

EDDIE51

Ivory sale, Legal ?

I have an Ivory bracelet , the real stuff, bought from an official government shop in Zambia back in the 1970s. These shops only sold Ivory that had come from Elephants that had died of natural causes...

slid_away

Key to lock

Hi All All the doors in my house are the original doors and are beautiful. Everyone of them have the old brass ball knob onto a lock with keyhole. The trouble is there are no keys to any of the locks....

yellow11

HISTORY TODAY

last one-help! 26a archaic form of the phrase" in faith" 5 I?A?S thanks...

Mortartube

How to replace washer in 60 style stem tap

Hi. A friend has a 60's style stem tap on their sink and the washer needs changing. There is a pipe going up and curving over the sink. The bit that tuns on the water is a tapered barrel with 4 lugs...

mollykins

are you an optimist?

a glass half full or half empty? trying on clothes, do you go for the smallest or largest first? After something has gone wrong do you say 'it could have been worse' or swear?...

D_James

What does the "H" stand for in "Jesus H Christ"?

And who coined the phrase?

MtnMonk

How to change 24vdc to 18vdc (3.5amp)?

Solar electric power input is 24vdc from battery. Laptop uses 18vdc, 3.5amp. What components are needed to make the change?

Francis Asis

Constitution

Onthe news these last few days there's been much talk of "constitutional responsiblities". However, I was under the impression that Great Britain hasn't got a constitution. Can anyone...

joko

no idea where to ask this either so please redirect me if you can - re: very old comics, poss rare etc

i have come across a bag which has inside a lot of 1930s French Disney comics and books... however, they have got damp and now have mould on them...the mould just wipes off and leaves no real marks on...

alison6399

norton

Hi I bought Norton Internet protection last year when I bought my lap top and the annual protection is due to expire in 29 days. I received a reminder from Norton to say that renewing my subscription...

Gmcd01

Dodgy Electrics?

First up, I hope the DIY section suits my needs: I've noticed recently in my parent's house that when I turn on an electric appliance, the lights in that room flicker for a split second. For example,...

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