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Parking & Fire Exits

Can anyone tell me whether it is illegal to park infront of a fire exit? Today, I have had a dispute with a disabled driver and a traffic warden, the place I work has several fire exits leading onto a...

kazzianne

My ex's pension

Hi guys Hope you can help.When I was 20 I married and we split up when I was 29.About 4-5 years before we split up he got a job in the civil service and I was obviously on his pension as his...

maximo

Rats !!!

Hi all. I live in a rented ground-floor flat, and my kitchen faces a rather shabby back-yard ( where the fireescape for the people above is ). This backyard gives onto a back alley, where the bins...

purpose

Actimel...?

I realise the stuff is a 'drink', so perhaps the question should go in F&D, but my question is more about how it affects the body... or not, as the case may be. Has anyone felt any better or...

Lakeslass

electricity charges

I have been told that it costs almost as much to leave a computer and television on standby as to have it "on" and that I should switch them off at the socket. Is this true?

wilsonator

How Much To Star in an Adult Film?

Assuming you were single if you are hooked up. 50k for me

kevshakry

Word confusion

Can anyone tell me what is the difference between ADVICE and ADVISE. Please break it down so i completely understand. i looked in dictionary but seem to mean the same. Preferably tell me in what...

flip-flop

Paying to use an ATM

How many people on this site are prepared to pay a charge to draw their money out? I have gone miles out of my way before just to avoid paying - probably used more in fuel than the charge so is...

Minxie

clothes dilema

I never used to worry about how I dressed. But now in my 40's always a bit worried I may look like mutton dressed as lamb! So would white jeans be too young on someone in their 40's? (trivial...

pab

medion 19" monitor

Aldi have a Medion 19" monitor as a special from the 11th May.The spec seems good, does anyone own one of these and if so is it a good buy.?179 reduced from original offer.

Spartacus84

Income Tax

If I buy a house (which will be my only house) and sell it after say 2 months making profit, will I have to pay tax on the profit?? If so how long must I keep the house for tax exemption?

sandra22465

computer

what is adware and hot bar and how can you get rid of it on your computer

giraffe_02

Getting Broadband

Just want to know how good broadband is and whether anyone has had any bad experiences with it? Is it better than dial up internet? How do you go about getting it?

zipadeedodah

Buying more RAM

How do I go about increasing the RAM on my computer? It's 192mb, and the computer is noticably slow. Do I need to look for a specific sort? or is RAM just RAM and will suit all computers? Sorry, I...

Gemba100

Whats the difference?

whats the differents a solicitor and a lawyer?

delsinboy

overseas mortgage

where is the best place to go for a uk mortgage for an overseas property? any good overseas mortgage comparison websites? many thanks, john :]

Catwoma

Squirrels

My neighbour is doing his nut about squirrels in his garden and said they are in his loft???.He is getting quite shirty about them now and as we live on the very edge of a park (three doors away) he...

Priesty

Network connection

I've just looked at my network connections on my laptop and my BT internet is showing under dial up as normal, but under LAN or High-Speed Internet, it has something called 1394 Connection or 1394 Net...

Kingaroo

Arabs?

Is it incorrect to refer to the people of Iraq, Iran, and all those other middle eastern countries (other than Israel) as Arabs? I know there's a country called United Arab Emirates and there's Saudi...