Does anyone know the poem about an old shepherd musing about the afterlife, and saying that if it isn't pretty much like the life he already has, with his dogs and sheep, then 'he wud (sic) rather...
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but perhaps someone would know if a lot of old 'copper' coins have any value? There are about 200 George V pennies, 28 Edward VII pennies and 6 Victoria...
I want to remove some ancient storage heaters and replace them with new panel heaters. Can I ask an electrician to use the existing wiring to supply juice to them, and rejig the connection from the...
I think/hope this is the right place for this question. We live in a detached bungalow. When we bought it, it had 3 double bedrooms. It now has 1 double bedroom, and a bunged-up den housing my...
Hello All. I've just replaced the living room rotary dimmer switch, as the old switch would turn the lights on and off but wouldn't dim them. The new switch appears pretty much identical, I wired it...
I've inherited a Rado Diastar watch, one of the originals, with Swiss movement and 'tiger eye' dial, nice-looking thing though it's not working. After much Googling I've discovered it's quite a posh...
Good morning all. Our kitchen lighting is comprised of 6 12 volt ceiling spotlights. Just lately, it sometimes happens that 3 of them will go out (always the same 3) and sometimes they all go out....
We intend to sail from Plymouth to Roscoff in the Autumn, with our car, to visit our friends in Sainte Anne d'Auray. I haven't been able to Google the road distance, nor probable driving duration. Any...
Our resident House Sparrows have for two seasons happily raised broods in one of the nest boxes on our East wall, while ignoring the other identical box situated 4 feet away. I don't know whether to...
Anyone know where I can get an unbiased valuation on a large-(ish) collection of old Biggles novels? I'm disposing of these on behalf of my expatriate son, who has no better idea of their worth than I...
Yesterday's Times crossword had the clue 'meat product nobody should buy' and the answer appears to be 'pork pie'. Google and Wikipedia tell me lots of stuff about hats, meat processing, and jazz...
I spoke to some nice people on here recently regarding this long-lost fairground delicacy, and have managed to locate a supplier of food-grade peas in small quantities. He calls them Carlin Peas, but...
Where can I buy food-grade maple peas, which I think were the main ingredient of the fairground 'black peas' of my boyhood. I understand they're sold as pigeon food and carp bait, and no doubt these...