What`s the latest thinking on echinacea? Yesterday I spent an afternoon with a friend who has pneumonia and pleurisy (for the second time in less than two years). We were talking about ways she could...
I was "done" by the council car with the camera on the roof in December 2009. I`ve just found out from the shop owner where it happened that the local council has paid out a fortune to...
Re: Norton Antivirus. Every now and again I get a little balloon that comes up at the bottom of my screen that says Norton - background activity
What does that mean?...
My evergreen clematis which flowers in February has come out in flower again. Due to the terrible weather we`ve been getting, it thinks it`s winter! Has anyone else noticed the same?
I`ve been looking at this product. The orange light that it emits claims to stimulate collagen and I think that that theory has already been discredited scientifically. The green light claims to even...
Yesterday I went up the CN Tower in Toronto and walked over the glass floor. You don`t realise how flippin high it is until you go up it. They are introducing a new attraction called the Edge Walk....
Just had a phone call from the local paper to say I`ve won two tickets for Hampton Court Flower Show. What a nice surprise! There were just two simple questions to answer in the competition and they...
A friend has dropped some kohl pencil on my pale cream carpet. It was one of those wind up pencils and it crumbled. It`s rubbed in now. Before I attack it with some Vanish, I just wondered if anyone...
How prevalent is Weil`s Disease in the UK? My elderly neighbours swim in the Thames during hot weather and I`ve always thought that`s a bit risky. Is the chance of contracting Weil`s any greater than...
I`ve just found a scart lead in the drawer. I put it in there when I got my latest DVD recorder. Am I likely to need it again or are they pretty much obsolete now? I`d like to chuck it out as it`s...
Has anyone ever done the MI5 online questionnnaire for intelligence officer? I just heard an ad on the radio and answered the questions. It asked me to apply. I don`t think I will though. I might...
I could ask Sqad I suppose because that`s what all his girlfriend`s say. I`ve just taken delivery of the kayak I`ve been waiting in for. It`s 9.5 ft and it looks huge. I might have to invest in a...
Who sang the song `Darling` in the early to mid 1970s? I think it was a white band, probably British or American. It was a bit cheesy but I would like to put it on my ipod for nostalgic reasons.
Ratter- have you heard any local rumours (farmers predictions etc) about the weather in ND for the next couple of weeks? My friends down there can`t enlighten me. I was thinking of going home in about...
Anyone tried this? The info talks about an aero physicist who inventited it after an accident and swears by it (year right)! I`ve acquired a pot and just wondered about others` thoughts.
I`ve got to go to Newhaven either Thursday or Friday and I thought I`d go via Brighton Marina for lunch. I understand there`s a free (for 4 hours) car park there. Is it easy to park to find a parking...