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No "answer " Box ?

Why can't I answer the question about japanese whaling ? There doesn't seem to be an option for answering. Other questions, yes. This one, no.
22:01 Fri 01st Jun 201816 answers, last by Mamyalynne 23:06 Fri 01st Jun 2018
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Australian Tax On A Legacy

Say someone has emigrated to Australia and become an Australian citizen, and then inherits a considerable sum of money from a UK will. Assuming all UK inheritance tax is properly paid in the UK, is...
13:07 Thu 31st May 20181 answer, last by Buenchico 17:32 Thu 31st May 2018
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Rose Cuttings

Last autumn I put several rose cuttings into pots, and quite a few have rooted. 2 or 3 in one large pot and five or 6 in another. Some are from a standard rose, others are from a New Dawn rambler....
19:00 Wed 30th May 20182 answers, last by atalanta 13:09 Thu 31st May 2018
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Neighbour's Hedge Breaks The Covenant

My house is in a row of houses, all of which have the same covenant - all front gardens to be open-plan, with no fences, walls or hedges. Next-door has planted two thick hedges, one of which runs...
13:08 Sun 27th May 20183 answers, last by ToraToraTora 14:04 Sun 27th May 2018
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Wills And Inheritances - Second Marriage

Mr and Mrs A made mirror wills. Mrs A died. Mr A then registered all the family’s assets in his name. Mr A remarried, but before he could make a new will or arrange Power of Attorney, he had a...
10:46 Wed 25th Apr 20182 answers, last by Buenchico 13:40 Wed 25th Apr 2018
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Leather Jacket

Leather quality I’m looking for a classic blazer-style leather jacket, but I have heard rumours that some imported leathers are defective. Not sure if this is to do with the way the skins are...
15:50 Sun 01st Apr 20183 answers, last by lisanclark 10:08 Fri 10th Mar 2023
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What Did I Do Right ?

I was just about to throw away all the geraniums ( alright, pelargoniums) which I had tried to bring through the winter in the garage. I had assumed that the recent fierce frosts here ( midlands-ish)...
11:16 Tue 27th Mar 20183 answers, last by katerich48 23:01 Mon 09th Apr 2018
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Car Insurance - Unreasonable Demand

I have just been requesting a quote for car insurance. The person on the other end of the phone insists I give the exact date when a low-flying bird smashed my headlight - either four or five years...
17:50 Tue 20th Mar 20189 answers, last by Baldric 23:59 Thu 12th Apr 2018
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How Do I Find Out About Recent Floods ? Actual Floods, Not Just Risk.

My house insurers have never asked me this before, but in order to continue to insure my house they want to know if any house within 100 metres of my house has been flooded in the last three years. I...
16:46 Thu 15th Mar 20189 answers, last by atalanta 17:30 Fri 16th Mar 2018
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Play Or Opera . . .

Does anyone know of a play or an opera set during the French Revolution and featuring a guillotine ? This has nothing to do with a Tale of 2 cities, by the way....
16:49 Fri 09th Mar 201818 answers, last by aelmpvw 19:25 Fri 09th Mar 2018
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I Need A New Printer

I need a new computer printer, and don't know where to start. My existing Epson is slow, and drinks ink. I am looking for a simple machine which can print mostly b/w letters and envelopes, and the...
16:33 Thu 01st Mar 20183 answers, last by jerfrank 08:34 Fri 30th Mar 2018
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Black Eye

Is there any way of reducing the severity and/or duration of a black eye ? ( Don't ask.)...
11:10 Sun 25th Feb 20186 answers, last by Cloverjo 19:06 Sun 25th Feb 2018
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Why Do So Many Men Want To Kill So Many Women ? (Just See The Headlines Every Day)

Is it because they are fighting against some inferiority complex, and feel they must prove themselves to be manly and powerful by going in for murder ? Do they really, deep down, want to kill other...
21:31 Mon 19th Feb 201816 answers, last by dance2trance 10:28 Thu 22nd Mar 2018
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Charity Shops

What benefits or concessions, if any, do charity shops get which ordinary high-street businesses don't get ? Do these benefits vary depending which towns/cities they operate in ?
18:25 Sun 18th Feb 201815 answers, last by hc4361 22:35 Sun 18th Feb 2018
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Walking Speed And Energy Expenditure

I have to walk a certain distance every day. One day I do the walk very briskly and arrive at my destination in an hour. Another day, walking the same route, I take my time, amble along admiring the...
12:27 Wed 31st Jan 20184 answers, last by Peter Pedant 23:16 Thu 01st Feb 2018
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Birds Pulling Out Plants

One of the big tubs in my garden is full of plants which I had hoped would survive the winter. I think they are nemesia. They seem to be still alive, or would be, if it were not for birds who seem to...
19:42 Sun 28th Jan 20183 answers, last by woofgang 21:07 Sun 28th Jan 2018
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Remote Computer Mouse - Recommendations Please

I prefer to use a mouse without a wire, but the last time I replaced this mouse, I found myself with one which takes a single AAA battery. This battery runs out very quickly. Is there a make of...
17:27 Thu 25th Jan 20188 answers, last by ToraToraTora 19:12 Thu 25th Jan 2018
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Ivory

I have been decluttering, and to my dismay have found amongst the stuff inherited from ancient relatives an item made of ivory. It has no artistic or historic value, as far as I can see, since it is...
16:16 Mon 11th Dec 201719 answers, last by jno 08:14 Tue 12th Dec 2017
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Creepy-Crawlies

To my horror, I noticed a very thin wormy-thing with lots of legs crawling across the windowsill in my kitchen. It then started to vanish down a crack between the tiles. The crack is so thin I can...
17:13 Mon 30th Oct 201717 answers, last by EDDIE51 22:27 Mon 30th Oct 2017
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Cupboards Not As Dry As They Used To Be

My boiler was removed, leaving a very useful cupboard-space. The cupboard next to it was always a coat-cupboard. Both cupboards used to be warm and dry because of the boiler and the hot-water pipes,...
12:59 Thu 19th Oct 20172 answers, last by Old_Geezer 14:47 Thu 19th Oct 2017

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