We recently moved into a house, and filled the cellar with stuff. Unfortunately, the tumble dryer had its hose fitted incorrectly, which led to the entire cellar becoming very damp, and now we have a...
The quote I have is a French translation: "La diff?rence entre un bon et un mauvais architecte r?side en ce que le mauvais succombe ? toutes les tentations quand le bon leur tient t?te." something...
Hello all, My laptop has started playing up over the last few days, if you press down on the front (where your wrists are when you type), particularly on the right-hand side, the screen turns a shade...
Does anyone elase have one of these laptops? I want to know if the fan on the back of the laptop (on the 'thin' side, where the ports are) should be working? Mine is not, though the other two (on the...
Hello everyone, I was wondering what the 'glass' globe used a the beginning of the BBC weather forecasts was. Is it a representation of a real-world object (seem to vaguely remember it representing...
Hello all, I need to know the quickest way to earn some money (not involving prostitution), a big council tax bill has come through, and need to earn some money fast. What are the best ways to do so?
Genuine question - Why is it that young men in Leeds tend to stand around with their hands down their trousers? I can't vouch for other UK cities. When I was younger, I wouldn't have stood around like...
Hello all, I am currently using *range's Livebox to connect to the Internet and am fed up with shoddy service. What alternatives do I have to using ADSL? I don't really want to sign up to cable...
Hello all, I need some advice on how to use a coal burning stove: We've got it lit, it's burning fine, and stays alight all evening if we look after the fire. One thing, if we keep the bottom fully...
Hello all, I've just got a chinning bar, was wondering if anyone had any tips/advice on how to use it (at the moment it's in my bathroom door, doing a few reps after visiting the loo - which is quite...
Why are the first 3 three chocolate digestives in a pack always turned up the other way (chocolate facing down). I could understand the top one only being turned over (for example if the packet were...
Hello all, I've just bought some aquatic frogs from a pet shop, although the salesman was unable to provide me with any more information as to what they were. There is a (bad) picture of two of them...
I've just set up another user on Windows XP, and AVG antivirus isn't working, as it says it is 'not correctly installed'. How to I get it to work with multiple users?
I've got a bottle of beauty product with a liquid inside. I would like to know how much is left inside, the problem being that the bottle is opaque and dark coloured, so I can't hold it up to the...
I was wondering if anyone remembers the name of a programme that was out a few years ago, where there were people who had to avoid being spotted for an entire week, and there were other players...
I have a friend who wants to buy my old laptop (Packard Bell 500mhz, 60mb, 6gb, windows 98se), but I don't know how much I should ask for (I am planning to do a master reinstall from the cds)? She...