When I visited Borsigwerke in Berlin during a heatwave, the management changed the hours to 6 am start and 2.30 pm finish.
They did not have air conditioning installed as it was a long time ago....
With the humidex at 44C, I shall traipse languorously, ala Peter O'Toole in the above mentioned movie, over the field in search of my favorite oasis in which to assuage my thirst. Salaam:)...
Have been awake since 4am. Fan is in bedroom but its just moving the hot air about! We go from pne extreme to the other - constant rain to 90 degrees - why cant we have a more comfy 75 lol.
The three most common Mexican names are Juan, Jose, and Pedro. So, with that information can you answer this question?
Are women that "like" Mexican men, called PedroPhiles?...
What is your preferred method of communicating with someone from a distance? I'm quite a solitary person and hate having to pick up the phone, largely because I only want people to ring when it suits...
Just been invited to a 40s evening tomorrow, prize for best dressed etc. No time to organise costumes now, which fortunately are optional, but what kind of things could we have worn if we had known...
When was the first time you said WOW! I'm here in....... Mine was in Sydney. I just couldn't believe it! I'd seen the Opera house and bridge as well as lots of things to see in Australia in photos but...
i was looking at a link on the news and saw a piece of the new citizens test, ten questions, this was my score, quite funny really. You scored 10 out of a possible 10 Full marks. That is terrifically...
My Garmin watch, with the case and strap moulded from one piece of plastic, is falling to bits. Last week the strap on one side just fell apart. Today a piece near the buckle broke. While they are not...
I've been given a carrier full of very pretty swiss chard all different colours. Do I cook the stalks separate from the leaves or can chop up the whole lot and steam it? Serving suggestions please :-)
If we and our parents were to name our children after the place were we/they were concieved. What would be your.their names.
I would probably be 3/9d`s...
i know it's irrelevant to a great many of you, and it certainly is nowhere near the amount that a lot of you have - but i have now almost reached a milestone number of responses, in just 15 months...
A reader of New Scientist reports that he heard a London, Victoria,mainline station announcement: "Customers are warned that unofficial pickpockets are operating on this station". He wonders whether...