Are there any languages which are impossible, or extremely difficult to lipread. And before anybody else say it, yes I know you can't lip read sign language!!
Having just finished a wonderful jar of shop bought hot and spicy pickled onions, I think it's a shame to pour the pickling vinegar down the sink. Can I re-use it and put some fresh onions back in the...
I want to buy a freezer to use in an outside building. I have read that some freezers don't work well in a cold garage/shed. Can anyone shed any light on this? Would a chest freezer or an upright one...
Why don't a lot of people have pride in their work anymore? Before you all jump on me, I know most people do their jobs to the best of their ability,, but more and more I feel that more people just...
I am 6ft 1in. Does anyone know what would be the optimum height for a workbench for me to stand at to do carpentry etc? I ask because I suffer from a bad back and can't bend over for too long. Thanks.
1. How can it be that a man was once married to the sister of his widow? 2. If 3 cats catch 3 mice in 3 minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes? 3.The top angels text...
1. You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat? 2. When Archduke Ferdinand was shot why did it take so long to remove his...
Just had a popup telling me my free AVG anti-virus expires in January. I never realised there was a time limit on the free software. Is this a crafty way of getting me to buy the product, or will I be...
My brother (genuinely not me) is investing in Holiday Property Services. Does anyone have information on this company? Sounds like a new form of timeshare company, and I'd like some honest info on...
A friend is selling her house and the buyers report has highlighted the fact that her garage roof is asbestos/concrete. The buyer is thinking telephone numbers to remove this using licenced removers....
Bought our house and business (in back garden) just over two years ago. Finding out by conversations with neighbours and customers that some of the answers the vendor gave to the questions in searches...
Heres one for the anoraks. If you played every song the Beatles had written, how long would they play for? Don't count cover versions, but do include all the tunes written for, and performed by, other...
Why do I now need some sort of certificate when electrical work is done in my house and how big does the job have to be before I need this certificate? Can all electricians issue this certificate or...
In our homebased business we use lots of paper towels, and consequently end up with the cardboard tubes. We can put them in the recycle bin for collection by the council, but feel we should be able to...
Have planted my toms in brand new growbags in the greenhouse. I water them regularly and they are about 12 inches tall. But the leaves and stems, from the bottom upwards, are starting to go paler...
After the 9pm watershed we are allowed to hear the housemates swearing, including the f-word. When BB puts up sub-titles because the talking is indistinct he uses " f**** ". Why? What is this all...
I am trying to put all my old recorded VHS videos onto DVD. I have a VHS/DVD player/recorder and am using the dubbing facility to record onto DVD-R discs. The recorded DVDs will play OK on the TV, but...
Instalshield Update keeps popping up on my PC to tell me progams need updating. I don't recall ever installing this programme. What is it? Where has it come from? What does it do? And is it harmful?...