Bit of an odd question, but...consider the tremendous weight of a building and it's pressure on the ground below it, with all the buildings on the earth, how come the sheer weight doesn't slow its...
I read this article in Compass magazine this month, so do we all get our money back then? Excerpt: The Bill of Rights of 1689 is the Law of the Land to this day. Clause 12 reads: "...that all grants...
I've finally accepted that I can't do what appears to be basic Maths, and have found out that everyone in my immediate surroundings is the same. Quite what this says about us is worrying, but I...
My husband and I own our property jointly ie the whole passes to the other automatically if one of us dies. We have a mortgage with HSBC and also an equity release loan with the same bank. We are in...
The current pub opening hours of 11:00 a.m. till 11:00 p.m. (all day drinking) has been with us for about 10 years now. Before that (in England and Wales) it was 11:00 a.m. till 3:00p.m., followed by...
A work colleague has just been banned from driving for 18mths for drink driving. Any idea how long a driving conviction (DR10) will stay on his driving licence for?
many years ago (late 1940s) i worked in the local court office- and there were two offences that we had one said"it is an offence to tamper with a vehicle without the owners consent" the other "it is...
I am plagued by drivers from the police communications office workers parking in front of my house nearly every day its not so bad because I'm away most of the time but last week I had to stay at home...
Why when we're 18 are we able to go out partying every night and drink alcohol without getting a hangover (or just a very mild one), but by our early twenties we already don't have the energy to go...
A few years ago I was told that the entire Human population,if stood shoulder to shoulder,could fit on the Isle of Wight. Is this still true? Or would the Isle of Man be needed!
Hi y'all. I was wondering if anyone knew/lived on the Isle of Sheppey. Years ago the island didn't have a very good rep, in fact it was a terrible place. However, I'm reading reports now that it is a...