On TV the other night on Watchdog they were reporting on companies who send photographic evidence of illegal parking and you get fined. Yesterday I received one for a supermarket where I was working...
Can anyone tell me the name of an Australian series which was on late on Wednesday nights in the mid seventies. The main character was called John West I think. He was a sort of 'godfather' type...
How can I find out how old a pub is? I used to stay in a pub that was an old coaching inn, and friends were talking about it, asking how old it was, and I said I knew somewhere where someone would...
I need to get to St Ives (can get to Ely by train). How far is St Ives from Ely and is there a train? If not how much would a taxi be? Or is there a bus? And yes I do mean St Ives in Cambridgeshire.
Why do we say 'that went down like a lead balloon' when something we say or do is not received very well. Because a lead balloon would go down well, being heavy. But it is used to signify something...
Do you think it is right that Deano only got a caution for spiking Stacey's drink in Eastenders? I would have thought that the powers that be would have had more sense than allow this, it is...
I have today paid an ?80 penalty for not declaring a vehicle off the road. What peeves me is that the van failed its MOT last August, when the tax also ran out, so I left it at the garage who were...
This perhaps ought to be in the shopping section, but following on from the 'how do you give change' thread, why is it that people never put cards back where they got them from, and take the wrong...
My big toes are longer than the rest of my toes and curve round at the top towards the other toes. I have always had trouble getting comfortable shoes and tend to wear wide fitting trainers or boots,...
Have you noticed that the audience doesn't actually seem to exist? You never see them and the laughter seems to be switched on and off with such a severe cut off that wouldn't happen with a live...
Bit embarrassing, but when I go to the loo, the poos often float and won't go down the pan when flushed, taking two or three flushes. Ok at home, but not so good at work or visiting friends. Is there...