We appear to have a bumper crop of blackcurrants in our new garden - this is our first summer in the house. Never actually having tasted fresh blackcurrants, I naively expected them to have the...
For the first time I need to trim a couple of old yew hedges at the house we moved into around 6 months ago. The yews are probably as old as the house, around 125 years and they have grown outward to...
Can anyone give me some information. A quick search on google only leads to Radiohead sites etc dealing with the song by same name. I know it was introduced to restrict the rabbit population in the...
Is it possible to obtain a permit to gather firewood for personal use from forestry commision woods. I dont intend going in to fell any standing trees, but there tends to be a huge amount of good...
Is it true that smoking a pipe is less harmful to health than cigarette smoking? As an aside, I have a friend who is an actuary with one of the large insurance companies, responsible for crunching...
Over the last few days, I've been receiving e-mails apparantly giving tips for sure-fire investments. They have no attachments, just a short message with some hot tips and some small print warning...
Does anyone have any info on the anticipated new Land Rover Freelander model? I suspect Land Rover are left with a shed load of old models they are frantically trying to flog first. Does anyone have...
In my new garden there are a couple of rhubarb plants. One has developed 3 stalks, all bright red in colour. The other has sprouted wildly, with several thick stalks, mostly green in colour, but some...
While collecting my 4 year old (Spud) from nursery yesterday, one of the little ones was called by the leader to have her nose wiped before being released to her mum. After a little shudder from the...
When big stars appear on TV shows like Parkinson etc, does any money change hands? Parky needs the stars to make his show, but the stars need to be on Parky's show to promote their latest venture. Is...
I apologise in advance if this seems in any way like a tasteless question, but it is meant as a serious point and is something I have wondered about for a while. We are all aware of relatively rare...
I can appreciate that carnivorous animals, humans included, have such a varied intake of chemicals through their diet that they are able to grow and develop. But I am amazed at how herbivores...
I am curious about why national speed limit signs are sometimes used, but 60mph signs are used elsewhere. I have always assumed that a 60 sign is used where the road is designed to safely take...
I often see salvage trucks carrying wrecked cars, apparantly to a breakers yard, and the number plates on the wrecks are partly obscured, usually with black tape. The plates are not removed, nor...
I have fond memories of my Grandpa smoking a big cigar when he came to visit - the sweet smell of the fresh smoke (although my mum hated it when it was stale next day and the whole house stank). ...
I hope you will all excuse this genuine question. I'm aware of the debate over whether homosexuality exists in animals. However, do any other animals partake in recreational sex or...
Over the last couple of days I have been unable to access the BA site through any of the alternative addresses. I could access it easily until a few days ago and I havent changed any settings on my...
It would appear that death at the guillotine would be instantaneous, with brain function being severed from the body's systems as soon as the blade made its fatal chop. However, we have been...