Two elderly women were out driving in a large car. Both could barely see over the dashboard. Cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through. The...
I am hard of hearing so I listen to TV via a loop system that feeds the sound directly into my ears through my hearing aids. This is great, but something queer is happening now. Up to the other day I...
I have an Acer Aspire 5315 laptop and I have Vista basic. When I switched it on tonight, it would not get beyond the 'welcome' screen. I had to switch it off manually, and it then let me use the...
It is not detrimental to my laptop (Acer Aspire 5315), but it is a bit annoying. It is a little red mark which has appeared, roughly in the centre of my screen. It is quite small, about 2mm x 1mm. It...
Yesterday from early morning till about 9.30pm ... the phone,television and internet service was down due to some fault (Virgin) Anyway, I heard my name called over the back garden fence ... **** Is...
Just had a letter from Life Line Screening offering to carry out screening tests to show early symptoms of strokes, heart disease and osteoporosis. The screenings take place at a local venue and cost...
Hi can anyone tell me what the rules are for parking in a retail park with a disabled badge on show. My sister parked with her daughter ( who is in a wheel chair ) and she got a ticket through the...
There is a Catholic church where i use to live called St Edmunds. It is in Castleford West Yorkshire. I passed it today to find it all boarded up. I have searched the internet to find out why, I have...
We always seem to end up in the usual places, Leicester Square, Piccadilly, Covent Garden, Oxford Street etc. eetc. Are there any out of the way unusual places to visit ? Somewhere not too boring but...
Saw a set of solar powered traffic lights today, each one had it's own solar panel, but what is puzzling me is how they manage them to change in sync with each other, there didn't seem to be any...
We usually go to Whitby from Cheshire via the M62,A1(M), A64 (York bypass complete with traffic jams), Pickering and over the moor. A journey of more than 3 hours plus stops and delays. Google maps...
hi to all,anyone had a problem that your prints have a blue look,also is near to black and white photo,i have put all new ink in, also done all the checks from head clean to set up and still they come...
My daughter has an Alba 32" LCD tv which has unfortunately just run out of it's 12 months warranty. The picture is clear enough but it has an all over blueish tint, peoples faces are blue, it...
I have recently been given my grandad's ancient Fiesta MK2 and want to replace the stereo to something that plays CDs or at the very least cassettes. Does anyone know how to remove the original stereo...
I have had a quick response for a 3 piece suite i advertised on Gumtree. The chap wants it, unseen, gave a story about this being a surprise for his wife & says a carrier will collect it. He wants...
When I was a youngster (many years ago) we used to call fish & chips, fish & nerks, and we used to go to the nerkery for them. Was this just a local slang term, or did other people use the...
A man goes into the doctor's office feeling really bad. After a thorough examination the doctor calls him into his office and says "I have some bad news. You have HAGS." "What is...