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Butterfly phobia

Hi, Probably a really daft question but my neighbour has a phobia of butterflies. I want to plant some flowers along our adjoining fence. Are there any flowers that butterflys are less attracted to?...

bimbim

firewall

i'm intending to change from norton to avg free & using zone alarm firewall . is it best to disable windows firewall or to run both?

siddog

how much can I earn

I am currently on my husbands pension. How much can I earn before this is affected.

allen

How much haggle money?

How much to car dealers put on to their prices, expecting to be knocked down? Glyn Hopkins (Nissan) have a car I'd like that they're asking ?5990 for. The top book value (Parkers) says ?4500. The car...

clicky79

tax codes

i need to know what my tax code was for 2001 2002 and 2003 i cant find any of my old wage slips.

catmoffat

internet problem

I know nothing about computers. Have a problem with the internet connection, it keeps coming up telling me "unable to connect" after I actually get into the web site. ie connect to Tesco.com, sign in...

QueenOfSheba

American Measures

I'm following an American recipe for delicious Cinnabons and it requires that I use 7 tbsp of butter - Please tell me someone, how many British ounces is that? Bearing in mind that the tbsp are the...

tell-me-more

Fridge Energy Ratings

How long, roughly, would it take to save enough energy to recoup the cost of buying a fridge-freezer rated A for energy efficiency, if your current one is rated B?

Bowieblue

Walking clubs/societies

Does anyone know of any walking clubs/societies in the South West ?

spaced

air con in the office...

my partner sits beneath an air con unit in here office. The air flow is constantly on her. She has started getting muscle pains in her shoulder. When she leaves the office her muscles in her shoulders...

mercury

Burning Calories

Hey Iv always thought that drinking ice cold water helps to burn cals throughout the day, but just read on a few websites that its infact warm water? Anyone know? Thanks

Richie1976

Help with Alphabet Challenge, please.

A group of friend and me are doing what we call the Alphabet challenge. Each month we go out for a meal together and pick a cuisine beginning with whatever letter we're up to. For example for A we did...

tali122

sick pay -private company

a freind of mine works at a large UK/ international private company and gets only 8 days company sick pay a year, wheras another who works for the local council gets 6 months full pay - are private...

The Prince

The most famous living person on Earth?

In my opinion, currently the most famous living person on Earth is probably Michael Jackson. Who do you think? Discuss.

198x

Silent calls to me on my mobile.

Recently I've been getting phones calls from an 0870 number on my mobile phone. I have looked up the number on the internet and it does not say to whom it belongs to. No-one knows my number and so I...

glitglit

Song title any suggestions?

The lyrics are: Words dont come easy to me, how can I find the way, to make you feel I love you words dont come easy. Thanks guys Glit

waltadasilva

The SONG about NEW YORK City?

Many years ago Steve Wright (Radio 1 and now Radio 2) used to play a song about New York City going bankrupt. It was one of those 70's cool Marvin Gaye Sly and the Family Stone type songs. WHAT WAS IT...

fo3nix

d-i-c-k short for richard?

anyone know why d-i-c-k is an alternative nickname for people called richard? I always just assumed it was because it rhymed with Rick, but maybe there's more to it than that?

tibbles

life is like a box of chocolates

what is the rest of the saying life is like a box of chocolates...