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ten course french meal

Tonight i'm going to a french evening, where you have ten taster courses, ten may seem a lot, but i've been to similar ones at the same restaurant, but with different cuisines. And for example, with...

Dris

Security questions over the phone.

Call from Northern Rock (my lender). Hello is that Mrs ....................... Me; yes This the Northern Rock is it convenient to talk with you Me; yes Before i go any further I need you to confirm...

caslass

i was sent this riddle.

I was sent this riddle by someone in America. I cannot work it out. Any help would be appreciated. As i went through a garden gap Who should I meet but Dick red cap A stick in his hand A stone in his...

China Doll

Alli Weight Loss Programme

http://www.alli.co.uk...KHr4qECFSU8lAodoxsgKw Morning All, About six weeks ago I did something rather painful to my hip/groin area (after a very busy afternoon of lying in the park reading the...

xEm3x

Good Websites For Depression & OCD?

I need some good websites for depression & some for OCD. Anyone know any? x

BertiWooster

British PM

Will Britain be ready for a non white Prime Minister , in the near future . My own feeling is that the British people - or the majority of - haven't travelled along this road yet - unlike our friends...

docspock

Has anyone ever stuffed a potato up the exhaust pipe of a traffic wardens schooter

Great fun. Used to do this in Delph. Nowty little s0d. Why are these wardebs so arrogant.

olddutch

Diane Abbott joins Labour leadership race

Leftwing Labour MP Diane Abbott announced today she was running for the party leadership, becoming the first woman to enter the race. In a surprise move, the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke...

johnbjohn

Photography

I have taken photographs in JPEG format could anyone tell me if i can convert them to high resolution.

taddie

memory card sizes

Is it true that smaller capacity memory cards have been discontinued, and that they now start at 2gb ? Surely this can't be true ? it doesn't affect me, as I use a 4gb card, but a friend has a Ricoh...

mollykins

multiplying squared numbers

my mind has gone blank and now i can't work out the answer to this simple question. I can't do the squared symbol so ^ means squared in this example, and * means cubed ok. 2x(x^-4), would it be...

BeaverDiva

electric shock - what injuries?

Is there any way of finding out the types or extremes of injuries received from a 240V electric shock - i.e. the best and worst case scenarios or any inbetween? Someone I know says they had such a...

mollykins

Should she be in a home?

Should my elderly next door neighbour be in a residential home? She is about 80, lives on her own, in a two storey hosue with not stair lift and in the last month has had two serious falls. A few...

Muzz

Magazine, Clock question

At midnight on Sunday 31st December, Professor Stone sets two of his analogue clocks to the correct time. One of his clocks gains one minute every hour and the other loses two minutes every hour. 1....

R1Geezer

Why do people risk death crossing dangerous roads?

When there is a subway near by, see this google streen view http://tinyurl.com/35hclmo It's see the chap crossing behind the mini, when there is an underpass 10 yards away. This is a particular black...

carmalee

avatar question

have been through all the previous answers about inactive avatars til I'm crosseyed. have followed all the instructions and got as far as 'please allow five to ten minutes for your avatar to work'...

Gmcd01

Dodgy Electrics?

First up, I hope the DIY section suits my needs: I've noticed recently in my parent's house that when I turn on an electric appliance, the lights in that room flicker for a split second. For example,...

felly

Growing Potatoes in a Container

I have just planted 5 seed potatoes in compost in a container and according to the instructions and from information on the Internet I understand I am supposed to add more compost as they grow. Do I...

paulwheeler

garden drainage

I have a small garden (approx 37sq mtrs) which is completely laid to lawn. The house is about six years old and the garden is solid clay no top soil to speak of. In the summer the lawn cracks open to...

AB Editor

Election Poll: Which way will you swing, and will it be hung?

With the last leader's debate over and done with, and the election less than a week away, we would like to check, probably for the last time, what your voting intentions are.

We would also like to hear your opinions on the prospect of a hung parliament.

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