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Sparrows

Here in sunny south of england I`ve not seen a sparrow in months, loads of blue (dare I say it?) tits and greenfinches but no sparrows. Waaaaaaaaahhhhh, where are they?

beam me up

the apple?

How do we really know that in the Bible the forbidden fruit adam and eve ate was an apple?

madworld55

newspaper 1945

i have a daily mirror may 8th 1945 original does anyone know if its worth anyhing or where i look to find out

Rainbow

Hi, has anyone used one of these? Are they effective. We have recently moved and inherited a large pond complete with fish, frogs & newts. It has not been well maintained and there is a lot of sludge...

Misty77

Accidental damage

If someone causes accidental damage to another car without realising it until later, what happens ? I think I may have scraped a van today. I got out of a tight space and drove off. I didn't feel a...

eyebrows

police chase - accidents

hey all, WHO pays for teh damaged caused by police chases... scenario = uninsured guy goes on teh run , caught by police, but clatters into 10 cars while doing so, clearly on camera (like you see on...

whiffey

Jersey Royal Potatoes

Has anybody else tried them this year ? I bought 500g for ?2.49 in Tesco Express, thought I'd give myself an expensive treat, and they were very disappointing. There were similar threads on here last...

R1Geezer

Ginger..... 'Nuts"??

OK I'm now filling small gaps in the vast Geezer knowledge! With my tea this morning I scoffed a couple of Ginger nuts and I was wondering why are Ginger Biscuits called "Nuts"? An important question...

Rascalnet

Maggots in the Wheelie bin

Guess this is the place to post this question...? Anyone got any ideas on how to stop those flipping flies laying eggs which hatch into maggots under the lip of our black wheelie bin. (household...

shylock73

Poll Tax Question

My wife, at the grand old age of 60 hasn`t worked for the last 12 years due to illness, has just had ?3000.00 lump sum paid in to her bank by her private insurance group,and what we want to know is,...

jake-the-peg

What will you spend your extra �120 on?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7397705 .stm I imagine though that many of the Tory supporters on here will be so disgusted with the cynicism that they'll be donating theirs to charity! Tell us...

crisgal

harvesting lettuce leaves

I am growing some "cut and come again" salad leaves. It says to pick the outer leaves regularly to encourage regrowth. Thing is, i don't know how! Do i just pull the whole leaf off, or cut it at the...

mayhem66

bird droppings

how do i remove bird droppings safely as i have cats from my patio

JK04

Car Wheel Stud?

I had a flat tire recently and when i went to take the wheel off to put on the spare i couldnt get one of the nuts off cus it was wrung so we had to end up drilling through the nut and most the stud...

anotheoldgit

Jonathan Ross

What did Johnny Vegas say that caused offence on Jonathan Ross's show on Friday?

Kizzie

Golden Delicious Appletree not flowering

Last year I bought a Golden Delicious Appletree which was flowering at the time. This year there are no flowers on the tree even though it looks healthy. Prior to that , I had a damson tree in exactly...

badhorsey

Tree cuttings

Hi, I'm moving house in a month and have to say goodbye to two dearly loved trees, one apple and one pear. Is there any way I can take a cutting and start growing new ones from that? Both trees were...

coke71

pesky flies

hi, can anyone suggest a way of keeping flies out of the house, now the sun has finally come out i like to throw open my door and windows and dont want to have to close them and be all stuffy, i'm not...

Harry h

acer shrub

Why is our acer shrub turning green from the lovely red colour. It faces north/west and is planted against the house

skilliyay

crushed car

anyone know where i could buy a car that has been crushed into a cube?

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