On cookery programmes etc I often see boiled veg being plunged into a bowl of iced water to 'refresh' it. I understand why they do this ie it stops the cooking process, avoids over cooking from the...
We have older style spotlights in our kitchen, the type that screw into a recessed fitting. The bulbs they take used to be called R53s. Someone has told me I can get LED replacements that will just...
_Recently heard on the wireless that the "noise" generated by the water being heated to boiling point results from the ring in the base raising [i]blobs[i] of water to +/- 600°C, which ascend through...
I have been recording this weeks afternoon drama "Moving On "I understand they are normally on every afternoon, Monday to Friday at 2.15pm, however I see todays episode says only episode three, with...
I have an Omega wireless doorbell,which for some reason goes off when there is no one at the door.Thought it might be picking up a signal from another switch on the street,but it went off the other...
Can anyone advise please if as a NHS patient you ask to be referred privately to a consultant or request a procedure can one go back to having treatment on the NHS in relation to the original problem?...
Why have the BBC given so much coverage to the US election result. They've booted most of the afternoon's programmes forward or off, and devoted Two hours to it, this afternoon. There is only so many...
stop spam e-mails? I registered to test, give opinions, and take part in surveys for points to get discounts on goods. However, I have been swamped with spam everyday, sometimes 30/40, so how do I...
I have had a Tunis Cake most years from 1980s (then they were McVitaes) until 2 years ago and they used to be on sale at Xmas in Sainsbury's, Tesco etc. Now I cannot find one anywhere! Has anyone got...
I would light lights at my front door and back door which light up when someone approaches. I already have ordinary lights there, but they have to be switched on from inside. Can I buy light bulbs to...
Hi, some advice please...I've just bought a Bush Charge and Sync Cable for my iPhone 6s+ and I've plugged it into my usb port on my laptop and it isn't charging. Am I doing something wrong or do you...
Has anybody else stopped buying confectionary on grounds that the bars are continually shrinking and actually give you very little product for the money. I remember when a Mars or Snickers was...
Did anybody watch Moving On this afternoon, I recorded it and watched it tonight....can anybody tell me what happened at the end, the actress playing the mother got a phone call from her son, but she...