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another pensioner jailed!

I would like to know peoples reaction to the jailing today of another pensioner regarding her non payment of council tax .personally i find it outrageous.

Sarah1970

lightening

Does lightening come from the sky or the ground?

ed2288

Recent maths breakthroughs

Hi. In a recent interview, I was asked to talk about the breakthroughs in maths over the last 25 years or so. Being only 17 I didn't have much of a clue. Anyone got any ideas of what I could have...

allen

Bathroom scales, temperature variations

Hello. Is the variation in weight recorded by mechanical bathroom scales at different atmospheric temperatures a constant variable? And if so, is there a general indication, for example 10 degrees C =...

willspal

Freddie Frog police

Noticed that the crusty old newsagents near my childrens school is still selling all the recalled chocolate including the ever so popular Freddie Frog bars. I guess most parents have heard about the...

saminselsdon

air

how is air seperated

worried_gf

driving without insurance x2

my boyfriend has previous convictions on his license , driving without insurance ( he got 3 mth ban and fine) and running a red light (3pts) then recently he got caught with no insurance again after...

mac22

figs

I have two green fig trees located in Brittany area of France and I get two crops a year but neither are edible, anyone know what is wrong?

flip-flop

Personalised Plates

Personally, I think they are just about the ultimate act of vanity and are utterly utterly w4nky, but the one I saw this morning took the biscuit. I was cycling behind a convertible Beetle and the guy...

Catso

Muslim suicide bombers

No category for religion, so I picked People as closest. This is a serious question, and I don't want any racist or reactionary remarks, thank you. Last week(-ish), in Iraq, a suicide bomber walked...

Grunty

Voluntary manslaughter

A US soldier has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. In the UK, if there is intent to kill or to do serious bodily harm it is murder. An unlawful act leading to a death can be manslaughter. In...

catpooh

lleylandi

how close to a boundary is hedge allowed, and how tall are lleylandi allowed to grow

trulli

rusted old screws

Whats the best thing to try and get some really old (i'm talking perhaps 30 years!) rusty screws moving?

jeh1967

Best / Coolest Cars

I'm interested in finding out what cars are your favourites old and new, stylish, sporty, quirky, high performance etc. Please I want lots of answers, with reasons too.

steve208

do i need to worry about the oil running out?

i thought this might be the best place for this question! I have read a lot about oil and the supplies etc but i was wondering if there are any solid estimates as to when the oil will start to get...

lildiva

inheriting a house

this is quite long winded and im sorry if it gets complicated, my grandma has just inherited everything including a house from her auntie, as the only grandchild my grandma has said to me that she is...

Barney's pal

copying famous paintings

If you copied a famous artist, and then sold it to the public as a copy done by yourself, would this be legal? Because the person would be aware they were buying only a copy, so it wouldn't be like a...

Coobeastie

Trade Unions Strikes

Is it me or do trade unions only seem to go on strike now when its a bank holiday (usually the underground/railways), summer (baggage handlers at airports) or in this case whilst the football is on...

keirah

i predict a riot

what are your views about the posible breakdown in the fabric of society due to us being swamped by migrants from various other countries?

froggo

who discovered what

was england the only nation to discover the rest of the world?

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