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petrol versus deisel

I'm in the market for buying another car (something around the £0-1000 mark preferably 700 tops). I'm wondering about deisels, I here they are quite good these days. My concerns are as follows:...

EvianBaby

Anything specific to help a cough

My Dad picked up a cold which has resulted in a nasty cough for the past couple of weeks- sort of between wheezy and chesty. All he's been taking is these cold and flu hot drinks which have no effect...

chrissa1

Elf & Safety Gone Mad??

I sadly had to attend a funeral this morning. At the beginning, the vicar told us that, in the event of any unforseen circumstances there were two exits. One being the door we all came in by and the...

Traci66

Ceramic knives.

I was thinking of buying some ceramic knives as my steel ones always seem to blunt really quickly, even though they were really expensive, what does anyone think of ceramic knives?

TheOtherHalf

Groupon

A work colleague recently mentioned to me how good this site was for getting reductions on various items, meals out, holidays etc. Has anyone used it and how does it work. Ive just looked at one...

Postdog

Rant time

Just had to ring Barclaycard because they week they upped my credit limit and I didn't want them too. I sent a text to say no but noticed on my phone today that it had seemed to fail, so have just now...

dinki

How to Get Steamer Baskets Clean

I have a vegetable steamer, the baskets although cleaned regularly are no longer clear, look grimmy, any one cleaned these I though bleach might be the answer but would appreciate someone opinion. The...

kia cat

scrap metal - old beer cans

is it worth saving these up to sell? I'm guessing they're mostly aluminium. Anyone tried collecting them to sell to a dealer. Got about a shopping basket full at the moment....

AB Editor

Electric Cars

If you buy an electric car the government will give you a £5K grant towards the cost but with battery charge times long and usage time short, would you consider buying one?

moggie 939

Tyres and comfort/ride on my Scenic - help please!

I recently exchanged my Rover 45 03 plate which had 195/65 15" tyres and the ride was superb, nice and soft; this car had Continental tyres. My car now is a Renault Megane Scenic 53 plate which...

gordon21ups

Tyre wear..

How many miles could you expect to get out of tyre, on a small mormally driven car. 10-15000 ? thanks in advance.

DiddlyQuaQua

Fresh chillies, chilli powder or crushed dried chillies?

Which are better to consistently add extra zing to cooking? I like the taste of fresh chillies but am often left disappointed if the final dish is not as hot as I expected. I tend to use crushed dried...

missprim

What does it mean?

I've had the same car for years but couldn't tell you much about it as I don't know. It has got me from A to B and that's all I was concerned about. However, I am going to change it this year and feel...

rhythmcrazy

Why could my system be so slow?

Whenever I open anything, whether it is my browser (Opera), email program (Thunderbird), an Ms Word document or Excel workbook, or even Windows Paint (Start/All Programs/Accessories/Paint) - it tells...

grandpajoe

Robbing water companies!!!!!!!!

We are on a meter and pay £20 per month. There are only two of us and we try to be frugal with water use. Meter was read on Thursday and the new bill came today, Saturday and Lo:- we have to pay...

emmie

what type of kettle

do you have, electric, or one for the hob on the gas/electric oven. Was thinking of going back to an old fashioned type for the gas cooker?

slinky.kate

freezing soup

usually when i make soup i put some in a jar as it is easy for transporting without spillage,but i made french onion soup yesterday and was wondering if i put the jar of soup n the freezer would it be...

honey33

Kaspersky internet security 2012, advice please

I always use kaspersky internet security but this year i got a 3 pc user one as it ws cheaper then 1 user for some reason but my question is could i use the remainder pc user wich is 2 on say my dads...