We are house-hunting (from a distance) and on Tuesday I'm coming back to UK for a week to check out some short-listed properties. One of them is LPG heating - it's reasonably priced and a nice house,...
Hi, my savings are invested in 'Intelligent Finance' (Scottish based). They went there just before I moved to France in 2002 when it was a good rate and telephone-operated. For years the interest has...
This may be long, sorry. On 28th Aug. OH had local anaesthetic surgery to remove a basal cell carcinoma on his left leg - the wound is about 2" x 3" across his left shin and all the shin-bone is...
Hi, Our newsagent has gone on holiday (I've done the 'Burn in Hell' curse, of course), but he will be back tomorrow and I can then buy the 'Herculis' edition. Please can someone let us know the shaded...
I've noticed that the words 'Railway Station' seem to have become defunct and the (to my mind uglier) 'Train Station' is ubiquitous on the radio. When and why did this start to happen?
For the past 3 days I have been challenged each time I try to access AB (even though the 'remember this password' box is ticked). This was a little annoying, but tonight my password was refused twice,...
Help required from knowledgeable people as a matter of urgency. About an hour ago our cat brought in a baby sparrow which must have fallen from the nest (she doesn't usually bother with birds as I had...
Help! About 45 mins. ago our cat brought in a baby sparrow. I've looked at pictures and it seems to be about 8/9 days old. Whilst shocked and wing at an awkward angle, it has since folded the wing....
I know the venemous little 'aspics' (grey), but today found a muddy-brown, quite chubby snake about 18 inches long in my veg. patch. (Vienne, France) The dog was barking at it, and very hesitant, and...