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Electrocution in shower?

If someone knows what they're doing, is it possible to sabotage an electric shower so it electrocutes the user (i.e. the water that comes out electrocutes you)? Someone in the office with paranoia and...

blitz

market appraisal of house...odd margins

Help! I have had 5 estate agents value my home all within a 3 day period. Same set up for each visit and guesstimates vary by as much as ?74,000!! One even came in ?19k lower than his colleague valued...

magentared

Visiting sick relative

I have a friend and her Gt nan is very sick and they have been told to prepare for the worst, she is very upset as they were quite close. Her sister is going to go visit sometime soon, my friend is...

ianess

NHS & non-essential operations

Forgive me if I'm wrong but is the current national news item even newsworthy or is it just designed to cause political discomfort? The way I read the situation is that an elderly, very unfit woman is...

Mowbray

Michael Jackson

Does anybody think that Michael Jackson is guilty? Some people say he's innocent until proven guilty. But I don't get it when the guy admits to allowing young boys to sleep in his bed and holds...

goldheart

bailiffs

Is it true that you do not have to identify yourself to anyone other than a court official or police officer? This is with regards to getting bailiffs/creditors at the door... and until they can...

Top totty

ADHD or a poor diet

I was watching the Jamie Oliver food programme last night and could have cried. It was so very depressing to see what food is served to our children at school and in the home. It proved many things to...

Miss Zippy

Have you got vs do you have?

It seems that a lot of the time when you word 'got' is used, it's unnecessary, e.g. "I have got a/ I have a". Is there any rule as to when the word 'got' should be used?

Choc Drop

How can I resign & keep my business to myself?

Hi there,This is probably a weird one to answer, but wondered if anyone can help.I'm resigning from my job tomorrow, as I have set up my own business and want to go and run it full-time. No one...

nykkieberry

To move or not to move

Are we better of staying and investing 20k in an extension on our two bedroom house (worth 140k) or chucking 20k into the pot for a new house? Ceiling price of street is about 150k...we cannot decide...

Shellywba

Help!!

I'm sixteen and I left sixth form after three weeks or so cos I hated it. My dad has his own business, so he gave me a job. I do a mixture - a bit of accounts and web-design. I'm not happy though. I...

crisgal

out of date pay-cheque

i get paid weekly by cheque and last summer i misplaced a cheque whilst putting my house up for sale. I knew it was around somewhere but it didn't turn up until just after thye six months were up. I...

ames

if you only have half an hour....

if you only have half an hour ...and you are starving and dont want junk food or sandwiches (because thats what i had for lunch!) what would you cook?

Bonzo 2000

Advert Query

In a job advert what does OTE mean when quoted next to the salary. It seems common in sales jobs

KittyGlitter

Going out

I've noticed that when I go out at the weekends to bars, pubs or clubs, the majority of people are in their early 20's. Do you think that when people hit 30 they either can't be bothered going out...

nemi

super size me

why is this film considered such a revelation ? Were people really under the impression that McDonalds was in any way healthy. I love Mikey D's but have never been under any illusions as to it...

becks

Who lives in a house like this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/4304553.stm 103 rooms, five swimming pools and a garage for eight limos. Question: if money was no object - would you want a house this big?

luckystrike

T-Cut

I have carelessly scratched the surface of my wife's new car, when trying to remove a couple of ground in stains - I very gently used a scouring pad, which I usually use for her...

Scarlett

Single parent-dom

I am not a single parent, but I was wondering, if I was to have a baby, I would be a single parent. At the moment I have my own house and big mortgage responsibilities. If I got pregnant and wanted to...

Pootle

Terrorists?

Thankfully, there hasn't been a terrorist attack in this country. Is this because our security service is quietly doing its job, all terrorists are locked up, or there isn't a terrorist threat?

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