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More politically correct madness.

http://www.dailymail....rrect-Common-Era.html "We mustn't use the terms BC and AD it may offend or alienate non-Christians", says the BBC. /// 'As the BBC is committed to impartiality it is...

granny grump

Getting started

Good morning After watching who do you think you are last night grandad grump was stirred to kick start his family search again. He logged onto Genes reunited and although he has registered he hasn't...

rsvp

hard water area

have been on several forums to get an answer - nothing conclusive so far! I live in a hard water area - regularly descale kettle and steamer by scraping but would like to sort washing machine too -...

triggerhippy

Swearing

My poor brother bless him found himself getting continually cautioned by his wife for swearing around my daughter, some big swears and some little swears. It started me thinking, where are the...

murraymints

what do you want to come back as ?

apropos afterlife etc...I KNOW i do not want to come back as a chicken...life expectancy not good at all..would like to come back as pampered cat...or a turtle on the Gallapolis islands...how about...

cemeterybird

Unlocked Sim Free Phones - Quadband affected?

Hi - I'm purchasing an unlocked sim free phone off ebay (because loved phone but not my regular network), and it says phone is quad-band. Does unlocking affect quad-band status (ie is quad-band to do...

triggerhippy

full geek update

I purchased some turtle beach 7.1 phones, Omg, I am never leaving the house again.

puternut

Auto locking doors - are they safe?

I have ahad a Vauxhall for a couple of months now and just wondered what ABers views might be on one of the 'safety features'. When the car reaches about 2 mph all the doors are automatically locked....

hibeeslass

Can someone explain where how and what is embedding?

Thank you in advance x

VHG

Windows 7 and a 2Tb hard drive

I recently bought an Acer desktop PC from eBuyer. It came with core i3 and a 500Gb hard drive, but no operating system. I have now installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on the 500Gb hard drive and...

Arti

Are Scientists too narrow-minded?

Given the results of the neutrino tests at OPERA and CERN, which apparently show that the speed of light can be exceeded, do you think that scientists' firm belief that the laws of physics are...

carlton23

Another Memory stick problem.

What is the procedure to transfer from PC to stick? I wish to keep important documents safely.TIA.

anotheoldgit

Tell us something we didn't already know.

http://www.dailymail....le-really-wisdom.html Throughout the ages human communities have always had 'The Elders' and these are the ones who make all the decisions and who the youngsters go to for...

anotheoldgit

Gay marriages to be made legal.

http://www.dailymail....gal-Britain-2015.html /// At present, gays and lesbians are allowed to enter civil partnerships, which offer most of the legal protections of marriage. But the term...

JonnyBoy12

Very boring potato question again

Sorry to have to ask another potato question but really am new to all this cooking lark. This time I need to know how long to cook boiled potatoes for. I think that it is about 20 minutes or so in...

TWR

For the Husbands on here.

Your out with your beloved ( choke, Choke) on a Frid / Sat night the night was going well until some pizzed up plank started acting up to your wife, what would you do? Genuine Qs so don't give out...

Groupie

Solar Panel scheme?

About this 25 year contract scheme to have panels fitted to your roof and sell the not used electricity back to the grid. Am i right in thinking that you sell your roof and if you decide to sell your...

mungbeanz

Reading on the throne

I have a problem in that every time nature calls I have to read something, anything at all. It is impossible to go without frantically searching for something to read. An old passport or a bottle of...

bizzylizzy

Using mobiles in the US - a question

Hi everyone My own mobile in the UK is an ancient pay as you go brick and due for replacement, so I didn't want to sort out being able to use it in America. We're going to California shortly so I...

top_driver

speeding is the biggest cause of car crashes????

whys is it that, it's always speed that causes car crashes, when truly it isnt, yes speeding reduces reaction time, and yes, going around bends faster than physics allow, but, it's never mentioned,...

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