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Unexplained happening with cooker ! Serious replies only please.

My cooker has a ceramic hob and the other day I was cooking some mince. It was uncovered and only on a gentle simmer. Suddenly there was a huge bang and when i rushed into the kitchen there was mince...

masma

Faulty boiler

We have a Ravenheat combi boiler that keeps going out, it also goes from hot to cold at the taps and shower. It's about 4 years old. We've had it looked at many times and it's cost us a small fortune....

jake-the-peg

Should MMR doctor be struck off?

Last Week the General Medical Council found Dr Andrew Wakefield who started the MMR scare did not act in the best interests of his patients. Now the Lancet says the claims in the paper were false...

bibblebub

'Internet addiction' linked to depression

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493149.stm That combined with reading the Daily Mail explains why the same miserable old farts keep posting their usual "the country's gone to the dogs"...

crisgal

what to do with molasses?

i have found a jar of black molasses in the back of my cupboard. I bought it last year, from a bargain shelf, as it intrigued me! I forgot all about it until now, and have no idea what to do with it!...

dinki

Can anyone help with these anagrams really stuck

1. name a tv chef (5,5) mhlstd iaei 2. breakfast tv presenter (8,5) aolkrililrney Any help appreciated. Does anyone know of a site that helps with name anagrams for future reference. Many thanks...

piggynose

bread making advice please...

i baked my 1st loaf in 10years the other day, it had one problem, a big hole inside. can anyone tell me why?? incidentally the bread looked good and tasted good...

hardy49

HD Televisions

I am rather confused about HD televisions.Is it a fact that every television will have to be HD once the system is digital ? Also,does it mean that we will all have to pay approximately £10 per...

carrust

Unwanted e-mails.

Is there any way to prevent unwanted e-mails from advertisers cluttering up my inbox & junk folder? I stupidly signed up to one of those on-line market research companies:-(

kettledrum

FAO Dot

I've often seen how extraordinarily helpful you are to people wanting to search out their ancestors. Do you do this professionally? I'm looking for the birth date of someone (still alive) who's quite...

mrmoonshine

Did the seven dwarves come from Whitechurch hants?

http://www.telegraph....g-18-inches-high.html...

zzxxee

white furry tongue

i know this does not sound nice im not ill or run down but noticed that i have one today what is the cause do you think?

Leon_BIank

Beards

Are they: 1) A sign of true manliness. 2) A sign of laziness 3) Dirty good-for-nothing filthy monstrosities 4) Can be handsome on the right man 5) A sign of woolly liberalism...

mollykins

mri scan on head, zip on trouser

i'm having a mri scan, on my head and have made sure i havent got any metal on my top half, but my zip on my school tousers are metal, will i have to take them off?

dimamuzhetsky

What is the nature of the gravitational force?

2 separate matter particles attract each other physically.Why so?Please explain me the phenomena.Thank You

mollymoo

my laptop is dead but I want to get the info off my harddrive

Hi my laptop has finally give up the ghost and no longer powers up. I have stuff on my hard drive and want to get it off.... is it possible to get it out the laptop and plug it into say a computer i...

tgm1974

Tips and tricks for dry/tickly cough

Bar the usual giving my 2 yr old son cough medicine and rubbing Karvol on his chest does anyone have any tried and tested remedies to help aid with a cough, especially of a night. I know I sound silly...