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8' hedge trimming

I have a hedge 14 feet long. It should be about 8 feet high, but is overgrown to about 10 feet. I need to 'top it out' but only have ordinary hedge-clippers. Anyone suggest where I can buy a...
19:09 Mon 13th Aug 20074 answers, last by Scylax 19:55 Tue 14th Aug 2007
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Probate for executor

A near relative has died. As the person named in her will as the executor, do I need to apply for probate? The deceased has no property, apart from a very few household goods, and no savings. The will...
16:11 Sun 17th Jun 20072 answers, last by Scylax 11:05 Tue 19th Jun 2007
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Garden handrail

There are three steps down from my patio to the lawn of my rear garden. My wife has an arthritic hip and finds these steps awkward, to say the least. She would find them much easier if there was a...
17:26 Sun 10th Jun 20073 answers, last by edless74 11:09 Wed 13th Jun 2007
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Valhalla, near Regensburg

Will be visiting Regensburg with Mrs. S next month. She has mobility problems, so the many steps up to the Valhalla monument/building are very difficult. Does anyone know if motor-vehicles are allowed...
19:36 Fri 01st Jun 20072 answers, last by Scylax 16:10 Sun 03rd Jun 2007
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Gallic Wars ?

For the third time I have just read Julius Caesar's 'Gallic Wars'. What a guy, what a story. Can I recommend it as, in my opinion, the best war story ever told ?
17:33 Mon 28th May 20077 answers, last by Scylax 12:44 Thu 31st May 2007
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Why the tears ?

In the advert for Clover, the guy is about to bite into a corn-on-the-cob. Tears are rolling down his cheeks. Enlighten me please, someone.
16:55 Wed 23rd May 20075 answers, last by dtox 14:39 Thu 24th May 2007
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Tyre losing pressure

My Honda Jazz, with only 3000 miles on the clock, has a brand new tyre fitted to the rear offside wheel. This tyre, unlike the others, keeps losing its pressure ; about 2 or 3 psi per day. Two...
16:37 Sat 19th May 20075 answers, last by Scylax 16:17 Wed 23rd May 2007
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'The Dark Valley'

Has anyone read this: Piers Brendon ; 'The Dark Valley' Jonathan Cape, Lond. 2000 ISBN 0-224-06038-4 It is subtitled 'A Panorama of the 1930s.' For me, this is the definitive account of the 'Great...
15:36 Mon 14th May 20072 answers, last by Scylax 12:05 Tue 15th May 2007
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Collector's beer ?

Among others, I have an unopened bottle of Hardy's Ale, numbered, and dated March 1974. Has it any value at all, and if so, to whom ?
16:08 Sun 13th May 20071 answer, last by joko 15:41 Mon 14th May 2007
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Pipe smoking

I have smoked a pipe, off and on, for many years. Not a lot - about an ounce of tobacco a fortnight. My question : what, generally, is the public's attitude toward pipe smokers? Do I detect increasing...
19:31 Fri 27th Apr 20078 answers, last by chitchat 08:06 Mon 30th Apr 2007
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Willem Claesz Heda

This fine artist has a place in the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam, with his painting entitled: 'Still-life with gilt goblet' In the left foreground there is a plate which contains a long coil of paper,...
19:43 Thu 19th Apr 20074 answers, last by shaneystar2 15:17 Fri 20th Apr 2007
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'Enjoy your flight......'

A wishful sentiment often heard at airports. I wonder if anyone in 'goat class' ever enjoys the flight ? For myself, I regard flying as being the epitome of boredom. Short flights are bad enough, but...
20:00 Thu 12th Apr 20079 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 17:08 Fri 13th Apr 2007
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Deleting website visits

Have tried, several times, TOOLS>INTERNET OPTIONS >GENERAL>DELETE FILES and DELETE HISTORY, all to no avail. A long outdated history just gets longer, and I can't shift it. Can anyone help,...
16:20 Mon 09th Apr 20074 answers, last by Scylax 11:20 Tue 10th Apr 2007
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Jedem das seine

Can any German scholar enlighten me about the connotative meaning of these words, which adorn the gates of Buchenwald Concentration Camp?
16:20 Tue 13th Mar 20075 answers, last by Scylax 10:49 Thu 15th Mar 2007
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A pardon for Admiral Byng ?

Seemingly, a pardon is being sought for Admiral John Byng, shot aboard his flagship 250 years ago, in order 'to encourage the others '. A 'pardon' assumes guilt which has been forgiven. Surely an...
15:49 Tue 13th Mar 20075 answers, last by jno 11:37 Wed 14th Mar 2007
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Best broadband provider ?

It's time I switched from a dial-up service to a good broadband service. Trouble is, I don't know which is to be recommended, and which to be avoided. Any suggestions, anyone ?
17:31 Sun 11th Mar 20072 answers, last by ugly_bob 08:19 Mon 12th Mar 2007
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Whatever happened to law-enforcement ?

Five police officers did not pursue 2 thieves who stole 2 bicycles, in case they fell off the bikes and hurt themselves. Beam me up, somebody.
16:36 Sun 25th Feb 20076 answers, last by Yorkie580 09:07 Wed 28th Feb 2007
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lol...what does it mean ?

I keep seeing 'lol' in both questions and answers. What's it mean prithee ?
16:07 Sun 25th Feb 200726 answers, last by mikal 11:27 Sun 18th Mar 2007
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Senior police ranks

Senior police officers in the 'Met' appear to have ranks which do not occur in county forces. What are these ranks, and do they have equivalence ?
17:26 Fri 23rd Feb 20074 answers, last by Scylax 12:56 Sun 25th Feb 2007
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Sir David Rattray ?

David Rattray has been murdered at his home in KwaZulu, South Africa. I suggest that this is the one man that S. Africa could not afford to lose, as it confirms his fears that the country is sliding...
15:23 Sat 03rd Feb 20078 answers, last by lector 22:42 Mon 05th Feb 2007

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