I've had various people at my home lately and am puzzled to find in the cupboard under my sink a pink plastic container (a bit like a shallow brick). On the container is the word GHIACCIO; 12 ORE...
Once again the longest day, 21st June, is not far off. Diaries and calendars tell us the 21st June is the Summer Solstice and summer begins. It seems odd to me that summer should begin at a time of...
I am trying to do some on-line shopping with Amazon, but made a mistake putting wrong items in the Amazon shopping basket. I cannot now find how to empty that basket. Can someone help please?
I have a pair of very ordinary black recycling boxes and collections are made once a fortnight. As a person with mobility problems, I have difficulty carrying them and would like to find a simple...
I have Windows 7 and Microsoft Office Outlook for emails. When preparing emails the control icons used to be on a horizontal bar across the top of the page. For some reason they have suddenly started...
Apparently we can all expect to have an electricity/gas 'smart meter' installed in the next five years. As a matter of interest, does any AB reader have one of these? It would be interesting to hear...
My electricity meter is in my airing cupboard. It is small and not easy to read tucked away behind other electrical gadgets. It is one of those that changes its figures every few seconds and I would...
The most awkward job in my home is reading the electricity meter in my airing cupboard. It is quite small, partly concealed by other electrical gadgetry and is difficult to see, let alone read. I sit...
I see it as the ultimate disgrace that some women will portray themselves in this way, bringing contempt on the rest of womankind. What am I talking about? I recently came upon it by chance – the...
An old Dad of our family was a soldier in Belgium in the First World War. Several years ago an unthinking relative disposed of his war medals. I don’t know what happened to them but, if they still...
I have received several emails from people and sources I have never heard of and never purchased from. They refer to my orders or payments being taken, that I know nothing about. I avoid clicking on...
I am trying to use Amazon to order a Christmas Hamper, and find I have two items in the 'shopping basket'. Can someone please tell me how do I delete one item....
Was Scrooge right? Whatever religious meaning might originally have been intended for Christmas it certainly seems to have got lost. Do you take the religious message seriously?
It’s not as easy as one might think to find out how many registered charities there are. It looks as though there may be something in the region of 164, 000. I wonder why there are so many and are...
This makes interesting reading. It was written before the last two by-elections, which were defections from the Tories, but it shows just how hard it is going to be for a minor party like UKIP to win...
I have a new Phillips monitor with my computer and, like most new things, here are a few changes to get use to. When I switch on, the icons which I normally have arranged some on the right and some on...
I've been pestered by sales firms trying to sell me their products, and tried to use the auto reply system to say please don't send me any more emails. My response is stuck in my outbox and won't go...