A guy 'borrows' another person's research portfolio, has the findings written-up by a third person, then successfully presents the dissertation, in its entirety, for a Masters degree. The original...
I need to install a grab-rail in the bathroom for a disabled relative, but the walls are covered by ceramic tiles. How does one drill through these without cracking them ? Any advice gratefully...
Honda are to abandon their i-shift transmission this year, and revert to the previous CVT
transmission. I have driven both types and couldn't fault either, so why the change ?...
Have just seen the TV news of a supremely brave elderly lady in Northampton who, single-handed, tackled a gang of youths armed with sledgehammers, who were robbing premises, smashing windows, etc. She...
My father took me to see 'Brief Encounter'. Apart from the music (Rachmaninov's 2nd.) it was pure romantic tosh. We both walked out half way through. Years later, did the same for 'Hello Dolly';...
My last cinema visit was to see the newly released 'Schindler's List'. Before that, it was to a drive-in cinema in Rhodesia (1975), to see 'Towering Inferno'.. When was your last visit ?
After our wedding my wife and I went to the pictures in Manchester. That was our honeymoon, as we both had to go to work the following day. Was your honeymoon similarly romantic and exotic ?
Odd... the nighttime temperatures in Ankara, Turkey, are currently about 19 below zero. This, in a place at about the same latitude as Athens. Moscow, Helsinki and Iceland don't sink that low, nor...
I read today that a woman had returned a Jack Russell pup to a rescue centre after only one day, as it clashed with her curtains. Am I alone in my total disgust ?
The volume of sound emitted when I play a DVD is pathetic. It requires the volume turned up to 100%, even in a small room. Can the DVD player be wired into my Hi-Fi to boost the signal, and if so,...