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How to spend a penny for £5000

I've seen these urinals (excuse the word, can't think of a nice alternative) in a couple of garden centres. http://www.clarkmade.com/urinals.html There are problems, apparently, because the Gents is...

abstibus

Olympic profiteering - landlords

I saw an advert for an '8-bedroomed semi-detached house' close to where my friend lives. It looked like something that had been furnished from a skip. There were no pictures of the bedrooms. The...

Smowball

Really painful right hip....... why??

A few days ago I realised that my right hip was very painful when I put any weight on my right leg. Walking, especially walking up the stairs,really hurts. When i am not putting any weight on it ie...

annie0000

What's the going rate?

What do you think is a reasonable charge for the following chores? (bear in mind they would be done by an 11 year old and 10 year old. Washing a car Cutting an average lawn watering plants - outdoor...

sherrardk

Moulting bean bags

We have two fluffly bean bags (not fake fur) and they are moulting at an alarming rate. The hoover can't get the bits up and there is pink and lilac fluff all over the place. Is there anything I can...

Caribeing

Silent Witness

Used to enjoy this programme but is it just me or do any others find it confusing, tonights episode still trying to work it out, why can't they make it a bit more plausible.

abstibus

Glorious sunset tonight

The sky has shades of gold, rose and pale pink, and blue. The sun has gone down behind the mountains and the sea is a lovely placid rippling gunmetal grey. I wish you could all share it.

yelenots

Interflora Flowers:

I've just had a delivery of beautiful interflora flowers - I'm having a 'special' birthday tomorrow! They've come in a water bag and I'd just like to know am I supposed to keep them in it (Im scared...

johnny37

vacuum cleaner

My 9-y-o dyson dc08 is not sucking as well as it used to and the brush head doesnt spin either which could be because of loss of suction. I have cleaned out the brushead completely so there is no dust...

Joanne130

Is anyone else having a boring Saturday evening?

Alone on a Saturday night :(

abstibus

Porpoises

I watched a pod of porpoises this morning in the bay. What a lovely start to the day.

AB Editor

iPad Owners, A Show Of Hands Please

Afternoon, Just a quick question to those who use iPads: Do you use it in portrait or landscape mode mostly?...

swan_purple

Inspector Montalbano....

Isn't he a fine figure of a man!!?? Watching ep.2 on series record (love it!) seen the rest but seemed to miss this episode out for some reason. Very long episodes but I'm not complaining, means Salvo...

Murg4troyd

DT GK 25d

The growing of bacteria or tissue cells in an artificial environment. I have W-L-U-E

Tilly2

Writing a reference

I'm not sure that this is the correct place for this but here goes. I am writing a reference for a colleague and want to say something about her 'having raised the profile of her department' I know...

FredPuli43

North Korea

Has anyone got any figures on North Korea's expenditure on its enormous army as a percentage of its GDP? It appears that it cannot feed its people without recourse to foreign aid. Who is paying the...

quizzywig

Inspector Montalbano

The series ended last night, Mr Q and I really enjoyed it. We missed it when it was first broadcast on BBC 4 but luckily it has been repeated. I find it much better than the Swedish Wallander. It's...