I've often remarked about how vegetarian options in restaurants have to resemble their carnivorous counterparts (sausages, burgers, etc.) But now I've seen the lot. Glancing at the menu of a well...
Seb Vettel won the first GP of the season in extraordinary circumstances. Under a "Virtual Safety Car" (VSC) he overtook Lewis Hamilton by entering the pits and changing tyres in less time than Lewis...
My old trusty mobile finally gave up the ghost. A bit like someone who takes on an abandoned dog, I don’t really know how old it was as it was given to me by my nephew. I think it was about fifteen...
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1533658-2.html 19th January, 21:00 by weecalf: “Stand in premier wants out so she will be be removed early September . remember where you saw it first”...
Anybody remember this warning from the Good Doctor Cable: https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/foreign-affairs/brexit/news/87184/hard-brexit-threatens-strawberry-shortage-wimbledon-vince “This week...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-39742670 Apparently, according to an Oxford University “equality and diversity” newsletter, not making eye-contact can be construed as “everyday...
I'm travelling to Schipol and need to take an Arriva bus service from there to Lisse (about half an hour away). Finding out how I can pay for the ticket (I understand I cannot pay on the bus) seems...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38498839 I meant to ask this before Christmas when Sir Ivan Rogers poked his nose into Brexit. Why does the UK (or anybody else for that matter) require an...
I just bought a so-called Smart TV. Didn't particularly want the "Smart" features but thought that since I'd paid for them I might as well try to use them. Managed to get the thing to connect to the...
A couple of dates for your diary, Mikey, which I have just read in this month’s “Railway Magazine”. The “new build” class A1 steam locomotive No 60163 “Tornado” will be visiting Cardiff...
It’s philosophy time, folks. In a question yesterday AOG asked whether there should be a referendum to bring back Capital Punishment. One answer (from dannyk13) said “It would be waste of time due...
I have notebook running W10 (not an upgrade). Access to the internet (via my wireless hub) is lost. I have no networks visble when I try to connect to the internet (I usually have half a dozen -my own...
Hi Mikey. I know you travel from South Wales up to London occasionally. You may already know, but if not you might be interested to learn that the Severn Tunnel is due to close next Monday until 21st...
Decided (against my better judgement) to upgrade to W10 from 8.1 Began the process last night. Stages 1 (downloading) and 2 (verifying) went OK. Stage 3 (installing) began and I went to bed when it...
But it seems I have been misled: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/26/nearly-half-of-britons-pay-no-income-tax-as-burden-on-rich-incre/ “Almost half of Britons pay no income tax while the...
I have not been to a cinema since 1979. I was thinking of giving it another try. But I'm afraid they've blown it now:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36043996...
I'm writing an Excel VBA macro anad my mind has gone blank. I want to select a range. Normally this would be (for example): Range("A1:D10").Select What I want to do is to vary the range in accordance...
Who believes this garbage? http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/650120/France-ferries-Calais-migrants-Britain-hours-EU-out-vote-referendum-Brexit "Migrants living in shanty camps in northern France will...