Out of curiosity, I clicked on to the government advert. that is appearing on my page today, to see what it was about. It seems that in order to increase my pension by £10 a week, I have to send them...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30461277 The Post Office seems pleased that "this has been brought to our attention" But why didn't they do this simple adjustment to the Chip and Pin machines before ?...
Has anybody any experience of LED tubes as replacements for fluorescent tubes? This sort of thing:
http://www.brightlightz.co.uk/5-ft-1500mm-20w-t8-led-tube-light-fluorescent-replacement...
An unmarried couple have a joint mortgage, but one of the couple dies without leaving a will. The person who dies has a son who is her next of kin. what happens to her share of the mortgage ? Thank...
I have an immersion heater that I kept on all the time. The last time I ran a bath a few days ago the bathroom seemed to fill up with steam - I didn't think anything of it other than maybe it was...
All the plaster has come off when removing old tiles. I don't want to wait for new plaster to dry, so can I glue something to the exposed brick and then tile onto that? Only trouble is it needs to be...
Haven't tried it. But I like the old random thoughts. do you think if you had a build up on cylinders that if you had cold engine and gave it a small flooding (petrol) and let it sit would it soak in...
Update on an earlier thread
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30376446
Earlier thread
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1379089-6.html...
I have a radiator which has been turned off for a long time. It is now turned on. How long do I need to wait until it gets hot. The input pipe is hot and the output is also hot but all the radiator...
Is it possible to resurface kitchen worktops, I think they are Formica or similar I really don't want the expense and upheaval of changing them. Is it something I can do myself or is it a specialist...
Have turned off the radiators off in the rooms we don't use, the conservatory, spare bedrooms etc, and they are now freezing if I go in there. Is there any chance of a burst pipe if the room is so...
We are thinking of changing our car and have looked at a 2010 Vauxhall Astra with 40,000 miles on the clock. We took it for a test drive and it seems to be running smoothly and there are no notable...
My employers have over paid me by about £700. I didnt notice the overpayment as it was during a period of 3 weeks off coupled with me working 21 days on the trot and the company changing the way they...
Hi all first time on here hoping someone can give me a definite answer to my worry. I'm planning on getting my bugalow extended and was getting ready to put the planning in Feburary ready for a spring...
I had a new shower fitted a few days ago and now when I turn it on it whistles! Any ideas how to stop it? Please keep it simple as I'm not a plumber :) TIA
I have read that a Spanish man, Antonio Canseco (1838-1917) patented a watch (or clock) mechanism that worked without weights. The illustration I have seen shows a watch. Everything I have seen is in...
I have recently had a couple of occasions where the ring main has tripped out; it is rated at 15 amps. A friend of mine suggests that whilst the lighting circuit should be rated at 5 amps (as it is),...