Do private developers have the right to put up a 'Road closed' sign on a one-way adopted road and effectively bar residents access to their garages for twelve hours a day? What kind of permission do...
I want to get some new windowboxes. Can I paint the plastic ones or do I need to get terracotta ones and paint them? If I can paint the plastic, any advice on primer etc. very welcome - or any other...
Not sure where to put this, but here goes. I saw a piece on TV last night about charity shops and it reminded me of someone I used to know . She was vvery well-heeled but had volunteered to work in a...
Can anyone give me some recipes using aubergines where I don't have to salt them beforehand? Preferably with lots of cheesey stuff as well. However, the last few times I used my grill, I almost set...
Am going to Izmir, Ankara and Istanbul in October for 8 - 10 days - will be working but should find a bit of free time for sightseeing, shopping. Any suggestions for Izmir and Ankara? Thanks
What does it mean 'to vire monies'? A lot of organisations are using this - does it mean 'transfer'? Why can't people speak English? It's infuriating that they all know what it means and I don't! Or...
Can anyone tell me in simple terms what this is and what it can do? I am a bit of a Luddite about new technology but am thinking about buying one as a birthday present for my niece. Many thanks.
I once had a recipe (if that's the right word) for making carpet freshener using baking soda and something else, but I have forgotten what the 'something else' is. Can anyone help?
This is a purely hypothetical question. If a road worker is controlling stop/go signs at roadworks and two vehicles collide either because the drivers didn't obey the lights or because the signs were...
I am becoming increasingly irritated by the use of the verb 'convince', instead of 'persuade'. Also annoyed by misuse of 'hopefully' , 'whenever', 'decimate' and loads more. Anyone feel the same?