run the cable to his flat but then gone on with the cable up the side of my flat by the bay window again The electrician has not covered the cables and it looks a dreadful mess .This was done whilst I...
Good morning everyone - back to pleasant days and rather cold nights after a few pretty ordinary days but quite a bit of very welcome rain ....trouble is, when it's overcast but no rain, it can be...
My wife and I are off to Norfolk for the weekend. I have got 2 clean shirts and pairs of trousers ready and put them with a spare pair of socks and underpants in a Tesco carrier bag. Do I need do any...
Dear All, After 8 or 9 years (I honestly can't remember) of looking after, moderating and editing The AnswerBank in some capacity, I am moving on to pastures new. I've enjoyed watching the site change...
Hello! ABSpareEditor here, soon to be the new AB Editor. Thank you for your warm welcome on the outgoing ed's thread - I didn't want to hijack his sendoff, so if you have any questions, requests,...
Good morning everyone - just a bit cool and damp so far, but with a bit of luck, the day may turn out to be a nice one ....no sign of the promised rain, which is no good for man nor beast ... And the...
(hope this is the right category)... I am in the same original band as others in my street, who have now greatly enlarged their houses and not been adjusted for the extra bed/rooms. If theirs is...
Good morning everyone - well we have the grey skies but that's about as far as it's going to go ....no rain to speak of and our farmers are getting anxious ...usually by this time all the sowing has...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 12a Fragrant flower in the genus Dianthus, colour including blush, coral and rose, or a scarlet jacket worn by some fox-hunters [4] 14a Undergarment resembling...
Thank you all. I'm full of Albarino wine and remarkably expensive lobster paella
I think there couldn't be a better way to celebrate a70th birthday....
Good morning everyone - A sunny day here, a bit breezy after another nippy night ...well it's Winter, what more could you expect ....but we'd love some rain, anyone got some they don't need ?? Another...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 3d One of the body's talocrural joints [5] 25d Animal used in puissance [5] 47d ------ jump, athlete event sometimes referred to as hop, skip and jump [6] 50d...
Good morning everyone - Winter ....the days are sunny and almost warm, but oh are those nights nippy !! Getting out of bed with bare feet ...eek ...glad I have a small warm 'waterbag' to warm up my...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 14a Another name for a diadem, the upper part of a hat, clasping metal cap for a bottle etc [5] 16a Collection of wires twisted or bonded as a rope, the chain...
Would turning off the water at the mains, stop the water pressure running through the heating system. Therefore allowing me to take the radiator off the wall without water coming through the exposed...
Good morning everyone - well after threats of strong winds and sorts of horrors, we came through with no damage and little else, however a decent shower overnight will help things along !! Hope the...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 15a First name of the character played by Marilyn Munroe in Some Like it Hot, or linked with 'craft' for an art form used to decorate cakes and desserts [5] 20a...