Abers need to know that I have learned, following on a previous post about table manners, that many young wives who consider themselves 'modern' do not take the trouble to crochet doilies any more,...
Does anyone know why some place names that originated in London are used in other towns? eg Piccadilly (Manchester), Pimlico (Clitheroe), Pall Mall (Manchester)?
I'd appreciate any advice on my gas cooker. The bottom oven has of late started to be very noisy when lit - loud hissing, almost roaring - and the whereas flames come out of the top of the long oblong...
Out walking today we passed alongside a very small woman walking a very large boxer pup, which was straining away from her, sitting down and generally being defiant. Despite her squawking it pulled...
They seem like a shocking waste to chuck away - so is there a particular reason why I shouldn't wash them out, leaving to dry for a few weeks and re-use them?
I have lost a lot of weight over the last year and am very pleased with the result. However on the downside I've got lots of loose skin under my arms and in the armpit area. I intend to resume...
Ed, there's no geology section...... Has anyone ever come across the following: small 2cm across, shape is approximately a small stellated dodecahedron, dark brown, opaque, quite heavy for size. It is...
Well played Scottish Power and congratulations on your planning! Good idea it was to email a million customers early doors on a Saturday to tell them you'd upped their direct debits by almost...
...namely, why don't we eat horses in the UK and Eire? From the outside ie the world of horse-eaters it must seem very odd that all this fuss is being made apparently over a nice cut of meat. It's...
I know I should be down the local studies section and trawling through microfilms but I thought I'd try the much better route of asking AB. Do you recall the advertising campaign for winning a house...
The aged P's will be investing in a walk-bath soon, and I wondered if Abers had any advice they would care to pass on regarding types or possible pitfalls. My only priority to pass on to the project...
Recently I was told by a security person at Manchester Airport that I should not be presenting my teeny shower gel and toothpaste etc in a clear plastic zip-top cosmetic bag, but in a resealable...
No, it's not the refrain of a song.....just a casual enquiry and observation. I wonder how many on AB have a regular window cleaner? Being proud to be unhouseproud I never have. The street has no view...
Any suggestions that will convince my Kodak 5000 aio that the nice new cartridge from Cartridge world is A Good Thing? It is fine with the colour cartridge of same make. So far I have repeatedly...
