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Water Meter

Found a letter sent by Thames Water in April last year, asking if I want to have a water meter. They reckon my bills will be halved. Could this be true ? Is it worth it ? What uses the most water by...

billandhiscat

Knickers, with respect.

Recently added comments to correspondence from an AB contributors regarding sexy ladies underwear. The name 'Abattoir Knickers' was mentioned during the discussion. Please, what the Hell are 'Abattoir...

mosword

3 questions relating to weather need answers please

1. A rocket engine's exhaust.... 2. Little martyr conceals his shady side.... 3. Greetings, blithe spirit..... I wondered if No 3. was Hail on its own or is Hail just the first word of answer? I would...

Hopkirk

Brussel sprouts

What are they? At Christmas 'er indoors bought sprouts still attached to the branch. It set me thinking, what was the plant trying to make? Are they flowers, buds for new branches or something else?...

Zhukov

how does one deal/cope with suicide

Following on from an incredibly thoughtless/crass remark by an ABer,who obviously had never been touched by the heartbreaking tragedy of a Suicide. Friend of mine"s Brother sadly decided to end...

seadogg

Meaningful Anagrams (just for fun)

1. WOMAN HITLER 6 2 3 (relation) 2 THAT QUEER SHAKE 3 11 3 I'M A DOT IN PLACE 1 7 5 (mathematical) 4 MOON STARER 10...

mrs_overall

Suggestions/name wanted for a jam pot kit

I've put together some jam pot kits (fabric covers, traditional twine, jam jar labels etc) in cellophane bags. I'm making a foldover card top for the opening on the cellophane bags and I'm stuck for...

anotheoldgit

Heroes each and every one.

http://www.dailymail....0-miles-Atlantic.html Noticing that no one on the news section has yet bothered to congratulate these brave six injured British servicemen, I will now had my congratulations....

anotheoldgit

Is is time the Lawences let matters rest?

http://www.guardian.c...10-race?newsfeed=true Her son's killers are now behind bars, isn't it now time for Mrs Lawrence to now let the matter rest? She criticises Prime Minister Cameron for 'not doing...

timetrialler

scotsman factfinder

Stuck on the last one........any help would be appreciated. 12a A piece of woodplaced alongside another to strengthen it (nautical) ?I?H Could it be `with`???...

spotsandstripes

how do you change yourself?

If you have a quality about yourself you hate, how do you change it? Like if your a paranoid person how can you change yourself without going down the route of councelling because thats just...

sunny-dave

describe your sex life with a movie title ...

... what it says on the tin. I give you as a starter (obviously from my avatar) "The Elephant Man"...

keyholekatebaron

Bramblings

Never heard many people mention these but I've seen lots of these lately in South Devon understand they are of the finch family.Remind me of the chaffinch really pretty. Have seen more bullfinches...

altekake

The Beach

I have asked this question before, but didn't get a satisfactory answer. "When walking on the beach at the water's edge, why is some sand hard and compacted while other is soft and waterlogged?...

B00

Could you contain your anger?

If this was your child it happened to? I cried when reading it. http://www.dailymail....etting-classroom.html...

what..the?

house coal no good on multi fuel stove

I just bought two bags of house coal on my neighbours say so to find I cannot burn it on my multi fuel stove one bag is open, I could prehap's mention selling it on the next door if they are...

hammerman

Cycling

Is cycling a good way of losing weight if combined with a proper low fat. low cal or low carb diet ? Any idea what i should be looking to cycle per day/week. Im 21 stone and need to shift at least 6...

Playbill

A man walks into Waterstones

A man walks into Waterstone's, goes up to an assistant and asks "Do you have any books on conspiracy theories?" Assistant looks carefully right, carefully left leans forward and whispers,...

sandyRoe

Has the lion laid down with the lamb?

Have the atheists and theists agreed to study war no more and live in peaceful silence? I've never seen it so quiet...

annie0000

Do people take pleasure in being total a-holes?

our neighbours who we don't get on with any more, mainly due to their kids behaviour and the fact that they are lying b's, went out of the way to be awkward today but it didn't quite come off. We've...

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