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Repairing exterior window sills.

I have a few concrete windowsills which have cracked along the lines of their reinforcing rods. A local Jobbing Builder has told me that he could remove the weakened sections and, with shuttering and...
21:04 Sat 20th Sep 20082 answers, last by vivandorron 15:15 Sat 27th Sep 2008
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Dates on today's menu.

Have other folk noticed that AB updates on threaded items in this section are carrying the wrong dates.......I am receiving updates on items in which I became involved, many weeks back; but my...
18:57 Wed 23rd Jul 2008
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Gardening Gimmicks.!!

Hi there Gardeners......What do you consider to be your worst or best item of electrical or gas operated garden equipment.? I have given away an electrical Garden-Vac which, whilst it was capable of...
20:14 Sun 08th Jun 20087 answers, last by vivandorron 18:47 Tue 10th Jun 2008
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The Greatest of Tenors

I have posted in the Music section which appears to be a venue for more modern members of AB who are into Pop music. Hence the reason for my thinking that Historians are more qualified to give an...
20:39 Fri 30th May 200811 answers, last by vivandorron 22:08 Sun 08th Jun 2008
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The Greatest of Tenors.

I put forward the question, "Who in your opinion has been the world's greatest Operatic Tenor?. I say, John McCormack (1884-1945) who,unfortunately, is best remembered as a sinjger of Irish ballads....
19:59 Fri 30th May 20084 answers, last by vivandorron 19:03 Mon 02nd Jun 2008
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A Pipe Dream !!?

I feel sure homeowners will be interested in what I have posted in the Insurance section of AB under the question/title 'A Pipe Dream'. I couldn't decide the most appropriate section for the item...
20:51 Sat 10th May 2008
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A Pipe Dream !! ?

I had always thought that the purpose of Household Insurances was "To be placed back into a position which one enjoyed prior to an unfortunate incident". The truth is that such a belief is a 'pipe...
20:43 Sat 10th May 20086 answers, last by chiropractorsnea 07:19 Wed 25th Nov 2020
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Where's the Chattanooga Chick.?

For quite a long time, we haven't spotted the name of BBWCHATT in the columns of AB. Many of you will know that she's often signed herself as the Old Lady in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We call her the...
14:35 Fri 25th Apr 200814 answers, last by theonlyone 20:27 Sat 26th Apr 2008
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A true porky!!

To avoid anyone asking "What is your Question", there isn't one: just info for A.B'ers. Having been persuaded by Shaneystar2 that I should get a Slow cooker, I now use it regularly to cook all meats....
18:49 Mon 21st Apr 20083 answers, last by vivandorron 20:01 Wed 23rd Apr 2008
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Cheque mate.!

Yet again I've been beaten by a computer. Not at chess this time, but the simple task of requesting a new cheque book from my bank. Three weeks ago, I telephoned the 'stable' concerned and was...
19:19 Mon 14th Apr 20084 answers, last by vivandorron 08:32 Wed 16th Apr 2008
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Comment if you wish.!!

Easter meals have come and gone; Hope you enjoyed them all: Love..Viv & Ron.
20:41 Mon 24th Mar 20083 answers, last by vivandorron 22:43 Mon 24th Mar 2008
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MX5 and a set of skis.

Our niece is spending a few days with us in S.Wales and tomorrow is returning home to Cambridgeshire. Come Saturday, she is off in her Mazda MX5 (folding hardtop) on a skiing holiday, but is doubtful...
19:00 Thu 20th Mar 2008
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Are you cheese off !! ?

We certainly are 'cheesed off'' with cheese. No longer is it what it should be. Most Stilton is made in Hartingdon, Derbyshire, which is about five miles from Alstonfield, where we have spent many a...
08:58 Sun 24th Feb 200811 answers, last by vivandorron 15:25 Sat 01st Mar 2008
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Bread Sticks/Twists.

Has anyone any suggestions?. Every Sunday I make a large loaf of Ciabatta bread. Albeit from a packet mix to which I add Sunflower, Poppy, Sesame seeds etc. ( Singly or a mixture of them all.) I have...
22:07 Thu 07th Feb 20088 answers, last by vivandorron 15:07 Sun 10th Feb 2008
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When should a house be electrically re-wired?.

My house is 44yr old. Everything appears o.k. with my reliance on trip-switches which were put-in about 16years ago; with the original wiring left in place. Furthermore, I make sure that every plug...
15:34 Sat 02nd Feb 20087 answers, last by vivandorron 14:26 Sat 16th Feb 2008
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Cleaning.....Lined Velvet Curtains

Dare we machine wash them with a spin-dry.? Perhaps we could; and go a stage further to a tumble-dry.! Any suggestions would be appreciated to avoid the somewhat high cost of dry-cleaning. Happy New...
21:25 Sun 06th Jan 20085 answers, last by vivandorron 18:45 Wed 09th Jan 2008
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Should we stop eating and drinking !!!?

One moment we are being told by the 'health experts' that a few glasses of red wine each day is good for you. However, the latest news is that more than seven glasses a week can cause all sorts of...
22:09 Tue 16th Oct 20078 answers, last by Kleiber 21:38 Sun 21st Oct 2007
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On a knife edge in the kitchen.

Apart from modesty about my cooking abilities, I am also quite good a DIY carpentry!!! Consequently, I have come to the conclusion that, just like the blade of a carpenter's plane, a carving knife...
21:10 Sat 06th Oct 20075 answers, last by vivandorron 23:29 Mon 08th Oct 2007
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Interest on savings.

Why am I able to 'save' some pages from AB and not others.? I like to download,temporarily, pages in which I am involved, in order to read them 'off-line'and compose my thoughts for further postings....
20:51 Tue 02nd Oct 20072 answers, last by vivandorron 15:47 Wed 03rd Oct 2007
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Incredible ( or 'In credit able'!!)

Has anyone had a similar experience.? I placed a telephone order with a well known Supermarket for the purchase of a 'laptop' computer and paid by Debit card. Having previously made a small 'on-line'...
00:41 Tue 02nd Oct 20073 answers, last by vivandorron 19:38 Tue 02nd Oct 2007

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