My friend, a builder, asked me to type a letter chasing a customer who has not paid a bill. He wants the letter to be polite. Can someone please tell me whether the following is alright? Dear Mr/Mrs...
I saw this advertised in the Sunday Times yesterday. It appears to be cheaper than Skype and you can ring landlines for free. Does anyone know of any downsides to this new programme?
My Dad has been reading the Sharpe books and referred to 'The Forlorn Hope' as a heroic, almost suicidal, attack force. Is this artistic licence, or was the term really used in this manner by the...
My friend told me about, not a diet, but a bit like a diet. She told me that if i ate a spoonful of honey before i went to bed it would keep my liver awake *not that is sleeps, but does make the fat...
Does anyone know why G.P's are known as Dr. and consultants at the hospital are known as Mr.? I thought they always used to go by Dr. as well,anyone know why it has changed?Is it their own preference...
Despite suffering a humiliating defeat in the House of Lords over this subject, the Govt still plans to press ahead with the idea, reversing the decision in the Commons.With prices for these things...
Hi, I have just been given glasses, they are a very weak script, and i was initially told i didn't need them at all. I have noticed a small difference in the sharper edges of things far away. close...
Why is it that when a politician stood up and admitted (eventually) he was an alcoholic he lost his job, yet another who was caught out "embezzeling" public funds to pay Council tax on one of his...
Not sure where to put this question, which is an etiquette question I guess. I have recently attended a couple of funerals. These were both traditional funerals with prayer and hymns etc. As an...
just wondering how everyone chose there answerbank names as some of them are quite strange !!!! mine is made up of half my surname and half my partners surname and the number of our house..not very...
Does anyone else bet on how many times Horatio will take off / put on his glasses per episode in CSI Miami? We've been doing it for ages as it seems to be part of his character. Anyhow, in the new...
Whilst at college, myself and three others were able to lift up quite a large and heavy individual using just one finger each. The individual concerned was sitting on a normal school chair, and whilst...
I don't normally watch this, but happened to leave it on for the headlines. Is it just me or was there something unbelievable about ITV News' bragging about how they forced Charles Kennedy to admit...
Just heard a piece on the news about how they have a large database of DNA which they can use to catch criminals. This gave me a thought, why dont they take a DNA sample from every new born baby, put...