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leaking bath taps

A small trickle of water seems to be permanently running down my bath,but it comes from under the seal beneath the taps.The taps are mixer taps which the shower hose is connected to.I am a complete...

fbg40

Renaming Drives

Does antbody know if it's possible to rename the drives on a PC ? My new PC has the DVD drive as "E" and the DVD Writer as "D". Would it be possible to reverse these? Thanks in advance FBG40

lolly123

Oil

what oil do i use for an M corsa. The last oil i put in smelled and burned

tellboy

Paint Repair on Car wing has "bloomed" how can I fix ?

I started off with just a gouge in the wing. Filled with plastic padding and wet and dryed. Masked off the whole wing and used two large aerosols of non metallic red car paint. It looked great when I...

flump1

Speed Cameras

Do speed cameras ever lie? A friend is facing prosecution for an allegation of speeding through roadworks where a speed camera was in operation. He is adamant he was not exceeding the limit but the...

SurreyGuy

HD-ready TV

I'm thinking of buying one - any advice? any idea of price? T.I.A.

fo3nix

eBay False Buyer?

Some guy (with 0 previous purchases) clicked the Buy It Now link on my auction, waited a day then sent me an email saying: "Compliment of the day,I am Mr Herbert Isaac From USA, but prensently in...

The Tiggster

The trouble with parents!!

My mother (65) has MS & has problems retaining information. She struggles to work the remotes/house phone etc but has bought a laptop to do basic things like letters, e-mails etc. Because of the...

gotchaeme

safe mode on windows

my computor always turns on in safe mode, and i was wondering how to i change it back to normal mode ? because i forgot how to and i cant start up my comp other then in safe mode thanks again

brionon

greyhound slaughter

According to the BBC website,the man who has killed 10,000 greyhounds has done nothing wrong. Did he declare his 100,000 pounds earnings on his income tax returns,do you think ?

David Black

Hot weather

What is the hotest you remember? I can remember the rail lines "melting" in 1976, I think it was 31c but it seemed hottter then than this current heatwave of 33c+.

shelbydog

internet

how do i stop my neighbour connecting to my internet through wireless link

jamwan55

moisture in my watch

why is there water on the inside of my waterproof watch and how do i get rid of it

sweep1

Insurance

My son had his car made uneconomical to repair by his insurance company. He decided to buy it back and have it repaired at a cheaper garage. The insurance company want to take ?500 for the instalments...

tellboy

They say always pay by Credit Card for your protection ?

I have had loads of hassle with a Computer Supplier and wanted a refund. Computer wrong specification, refused to accept from Courier. Months later no refund I took it up with my Credit Card Company....

jrtv

British Gas Shares

I bought 100 gas shares ( ask Sid ) many years ago and I wanted to find out what they are worth but I can't seem to find a British gas share price, do they come under another name ?

PinkFizz

Deterring flies from kitchen

Help! I keeo getting so many flies in my kitchen - I have the back door open all day as it is sooo hot but is there anything that will deter them coming in in the first place?? Im going though cans of...

mondeofabia

oil change

where is the oil filter in a new ford mondeo

ronnierinald

Copying a photo/picture

How do I copy a photo from a web page to my photos or my documents? thanks in advance