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Kitchen Sink Not Draining

Anyone any ideas for a substitute plunger please? Tried a plastic cup and rumbled up and down. Plumbers were in next door this morning and would love to blame them....

heathfield

Why are the government and the media constantly describing beef to which horsemeat has been added as being 'contaminated'? This word describes something to which a poison, or polluting or infecting...

sandyRoe

Is Gravity Elastic?

When an object with an elliptical orbit is at its nearest to the Sun it must be experiencing a certain force of gravity. As it moves away from the Sun it must reach a point when the gravity that once...

GRAHAMBURGESS

Can You Help?

LAST CLUE 'Teaching unknown quantity in Latin and French' 5 LETTERS *A*E* THANKS ALL I AM DESPERATE!!...

Suzie228

Windows Not Responding

I am having problems with my laptop running Windows 7 since renewing Norton 360 and installing Norton Utilities. I have uninstalled Norton Utilities and reinstalled Norton 360 but problem still...

emmie

Mousemat

i need to buy a mousemat, i know there is lots of info out there, have looked at various websites, however are there differences apart from price. i have a wireless mouse, and find that it's more...

Simon_Winns

Should Foreign Drivers Be Expected To Undergo British Driving Exams?

Hi all, I discovered yesterday that there was a loophole in place that allowed foreign drivers to get a British driving license without adequate proof that they had passed any form of test. The...

Roberta

Lining Paper

I have papered a room with lining paper and filled the joints with flexible filler. Applied two coats of paint and all seemed well. Now however a month later I can see the seams darker than the paint....

Chipchopper

Santa's On His Waaaaaaaay!

When I was a kid, I used to get terrified of that big Santa guy getting stuck in our small chimney pot Last Christmas Eve, my mom left out the usual glass of eggnog and some cookies, and as usual,...

johntywino

Squirrels

Has anyone noticed that there is just NO acorns this year? The poor squirrels are going to be desperate as there was practically no conkers either.Today they were hoarding holly berries but they also...

LochNessMonster

Problems with PC can you advice folks ?

Runs on Vista washaving problems and had started a system restore selected date and was working until power cut in household. On power restoring booted up Pc again but after selecting window start...

mazzywoo

Dental checkups

Hi all. This isn't a question but refers to a thread earlier this week, which was about why people were having to go for 6 monthly dental checkups. I asked my dentist on Wednesday if I could go onto...

AB Editor

Onwards and Downwards November 2012

Hello all, Onwards and Downwards welcomes any new members serious about losing weight and having some fun along the way. Please share your high and lows with us and we will support you. Anyone managed...

triggerhippy

FTAO Boo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19842704 are you still an orc?...

DallasV

How to Fix This Spat

Your husband is going to Staples to buy glue for your daughter. You specifically ask him when he will be home. He replies that he is going there and back. He arrives home 3 1/2 hrs later and is...

mally2012

I hate him but I can't stop thinking about him?

I lost my virginity to a guy and really regret it. We started seeing each other for a couple months we just basically had sex with each other and hung out. It was fun and good to have someone to spend...

caliceg

i need advice on a boy!?

hi i am a teenager without much confidence and there is a boy on my bus that i really like i have never spoken to him before and we go to different schools but i really want to start speaking to him i...

WiseOldSage

Payday loans and getting a mortgage

Is it true that if you have payday loans that it will eventually affect getting a mortgage? I heard someone in the office say that you can't get a mortgage for two years?

1944screen

Tomatoes

Might be jumping the gun,but my tomatoes seem to be taking a long time to ripen this year.Is it the plants,the weather,or me being impatient.Would love to know.Thanks Mick

dickythecook

Loud hum on the T.V.

No not a loud ummmm on the tv,but, I was keeping my mum company this afternoon while dad was out playing senior marbles, (sorry, bowls) and we watched the tennis and the white water kayaking. All the...

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