How do I find out what restrictive covenants and easements apply to my property? I own an apartment within a large farmhouse and I want to know what the rules are concerning communal areas and the...
Hi. I've been letting my house out for a number of years and I've recently moved back and intend to live there permanently. As I've had a number of different people living there I think it's best that...
What's a good way of cleaning bakerlite? A friend suggested Brasso, is this correct and do you use it on the bakerlite the same way as you would to clean silverware etc?
Hi. I have some IKEA furniture but I'm a bit fed up with its pine look. Is it possible to stain IKEA furniture and has anyone done so? It has a sort of treated/waxed effect so I'm not sure it'll work...
Outlook Express has stopped receiving e-mails on my laptop. When I check the same e-mail address on Orange it is receiving. How do I reconfigure Outlook Express so that it will receive mail again? I...
Hi. I have Norton anti-virus on my laptop and it's due to expire. I don't want to subscribe because I've been told there are free anti-virus programs available online. I have been recommended Avast....
Hi. I'm starting a new job soon and it'll mean quite a bit of travelling there and back. I need a car that'll be easy on the fuel and reliable. I was thinking of a second hand VW Polo 1.1. Would a...
Hi. I saw Nick Cave and the bad seeds on The Culture Show the other night and thought it was a band I'd like to get into. Can anyone recommend which album I should begin with?
what do these words mean to you? I've been given an assignment at college to come up with an aesthetic design incorporating the two words, I can use anything eg text, pictures illustrations, but I...
Hi, could you give me the titles of british comics that were available during the war. I'm thinking specifically of comics that depict war stories not Beano, Topper type of comics. Thank you
What was the role of women in WWII Britain in relation to transport? I remember my Grandma telling me that she had something to do with trains and that she cleaned the engines. Was there a specific...
my daughter is just getting in to 80's films like st emos fire pretty in pink, the breakfast club, some kind of wonderful i remember watchng all these, what other 80's films are about on dvd?
What films/scenes make you laugh no matter how many times you watch the film? Mine is the money pitt with Tom Hanks, where the bath falls thru the floor.
I am translating a text from Paul Auster and I encountered this expression "loss of face". The context is like this: a man leaves his pregnant wife and, after a while, when he thinks about returning...
I notice that we have the usual load of tripe called the "carry on "films as a major part of the Christmas TV offerring. Am I the only person to think that these films are complete and utter rubbish...