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who's at fault?

me and my bloody car! I paid £475 this morning for a new part (gutted!), decided it was time to get rid of it and have driven around a few local car showrooms. so, about half an hour ago I drove...

emma_llew

People who hate humans but love animals?

I'm sure lots of people can like animals more than humans, but when it gets so bad that it could become a mental illness, is there a name for such a condition? For example, Hitler was supposed to have...

BJS

Norton anti virus

On my previous computer with Window XP and Outllok Expres, in the mail function there was a Norton icon where suspect mails would go and I could select if they were spam or not. Now with Wndows 7 and...

CAJ1

How to get through a break up...

I am looking for your wisdom here lovely ABers! Split up with my OH on Sunday, moved out on Monday into a new place which is unfurnished. No furniture and not much money and I feel so crap at mo, any...

razza

Oil stains

How do you get rid of light bicycle chain oil from clothes.

joko

strange weakness...

the other day i bent down to pick something up off the floor and i put my arm on the nearby coffee table to steady myself...but i almost fell over because my arm/elbow just gave way under me and i...

modeller

Signing HMG petitions on line.

I tried to vote on some of the HMG petitions which we are now being "encouraged to do" but in reality it takes a while to find the site and when you do try to vote there is always some...

smart1

£28,000 for a kidney. Would you?

If I was young and healthy enough, I would. There are people as we speak going to India to sell their organs in a very unsafe environment. If people of this country are going to sell their organs...

redhelen

The Satanic Verses (1988)

Is the death threat(Haraam) and fatwā still in place for Salman Rushdie?

gina32

cars overtaking?

i was driving today and the car behind me was so far up my backside it was almost in the drivers seat, when he got the chance he overtook me only to slow down and go no further than in front of me!...

carrust

Bostick

I was reading this book today, The History Of Glue and I couldn't put it down.

chakka35

Why can't I download any more?

For the last few months I find that I can't download things. When I try to I get a series of little rectangles labelled NEW TAB jiggling back and forth across the top of my screen while the cursor...

Boto

ideas for tiling the kitchen

I'm having a new kitchen - cream doors, slate effect worktop with cream tiles above. I feel I need something to break up the cream tiles but want some ideas. I'm thinking of black/dark grey tiles or...

chirpychirpy

do you believe Heather Mills?

Ms Mills says she told the Daily Mirror journalist in 2001: "You've obviously hacked my phone..." Did the expression 'hacking' with regard to phones exist 10 years ago? I can't recall...

anotheoldgit

Will this matter get a favourable debate?

http://www.dailymail....te-death-penalty.html Since the e-petition attracted 100,000 signatures there must be a large number of people in agreement on bringing back capital punishment. Why is it that...

Sqad

Weight loss...a benefit?

Yes, we know the disadvantages of being overweight and the advantages of losing weight....but there is a right way and a wrong way of going about it.

linedancer16

boiler firing up for no reason!

I've just come home to find steam coming out of the boiler flue! The boiler was making a noise as though it was firing up but the heating wasnt on and no water - taps etc- was running. It stopped...

riptide

British Gas Boiler Service

Well I think I am going to cancel with British Gas. Just received the agreement for next year and is now almost £20.00 a month for the boiler agreement. I would not mind but they normally only...

deggers316

weird phone situation

i need to phone an electrical repair store 30 miles from me and cannot get through to them 1. the guy in the shop called me about a repair i have with them, 2. i called back 15 mins later on my mobile...

Quassia

The changing ways we eat ..

Just thinking about how we eat today & the things we take for granted. Years ago, we had mum at home ... you got home & your tea was made. You may once in a while buy 'chippy' in as a treat or...

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