Padded Cell

Its is Saturday night and the Woodhouses are enjoying the meticulously crafted pleasures of Ang Lee's movie when-the fire alarm goes off and the whole of the cinema is evacuated just at the crucial stage.So, please help. We've imagined ourselves...

I can't be the only one- Am I?

So how many of you rememebr with fondness the old Wimpey fast food chain?? I used to love the quarter pounder. I did stop on the M6 Northbound somewhere in Cumbria and found the motorway services there had a Wimpey and thoroughly enjoyed a quick...

I'm not one for computer games. I wasn't even interested in Space Invaders which was all the rage when I was a kid. I would always much rather be playing football or climbing trees. The kids have the usual computer games, Game Boys, PSPs etc. Not...

I'll be collecting the outlaws from Thiefrow in a couple of weeks and the Bora just isn't suitable.Looking at the Rentals available I think I have the choice of an MPV of the Espace/Sharan/Galaxy size or a saloon of E240/S80 size.Does anyone know...

Some one has proposed a hypersonic aircraft to make it possible to fly to Australia in about 5 hrs.News item here.Some one else proposed a hypersonic aircraft to make it possible to fly to Australia in about 5 hrs only he had his ideas slightly...

anybody over there give a rat's a** about it? american press indicates it's a "big deal" event in england, but i suspect it's more of a fringe thing ... personally, i'm a serious (american) football fan, and dread super bowl parties - a lot like...

Is anybody else getting fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from PayPal?.Good old Norton picks them up nicely but for info I have received two with the following text in the headers.The first one was pretty...

I don't think we've had this question for a while. Can anyone recommend an MP3 player, preferably at least 8gb and with an FM radio? I don't want an IPod because I'm not willing to buy anything from Apple.

Like everyone else (or so they say - so how come he got such high viewing figures?) I couldn't stand Jeremy Beadle's television programmes - from the short snippets I have seen, anyway.But I seem to recall that in the '70s(?) he acted as some kind of...

Personally I think these fine young people who were hounded off a bus recently were ill advised and put in the doghouse. The bus driver i believe was barking up the wrong tree in coming to this decision. If only he'd been polite and said "I can see...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6U7tO_rckUWhat a noble driver!

I guess it's pretty easy to get stuck in a rut and not try new things. I don't really like football, but my 10 year old was keen to see Portsmouth play - thay are the local team - so this afternoon we went to Fratton Park to watch them play Plymouth...

Chaps,I'm contemplating investing in some electronics for the car to assist me with a longish commute in reducing the risk of being caught speeding.Basically I will be commuting from Surrey to Birmingham Airport - usually outside peak hours and...

Hi, against my better judgement we gave our daughter a mobile phone (sony erricson) for xmas, and she has managed to change the phone lock code from 0000 to something unknown. Any ideas how to resolve this(without much expense)ThanksDavid

Get to the chopper!Discuss.

Thinking of visiting lake Garda but not sure of which village / town. Garda seems nice but are there other?. Will be traveling from Milan so a convenient place would be welcome - ie not the other side of the lake as i will only be there for a few...

Tuan, do you read Stereophile....just a simple question for you.Steve

I have long been fascinated as to which is the bigger company now (in terms of turnover etc) Does anyone know from published company records or are both of comparable size? I ask as i used to be a Linn-freak 15 years ago but the company never seems to...

I've just completed some interviews for a project I've been working on in my spare time, and now wish to edit the files.The files average 1 hour/30Mb in length, and are in WMA format.I want to be able to chop them up into smaller files, rearrange...

Well, there I was, just taking the dog for a walk, & having chat with the missus. It was chilly & I had my hands inside my jacket pockets. I tripped over my laces & tried to get my hands out of my pockets, but was not successful. I landed on the point of my left elbow, in extreme agony. I pretty much passed out with pain. Had to walk quarter mile back to the car,& mrs drove me to hospital. End result? Broke my humourus in 3 places just above the joint, & smashed the elbow joint into several...

Which Broadband ISPFreeview was bought by Orange who now want to close down their standard internet access and convert us all to broadband.Time to take a look-see at what else is available and possibly better value, rather than simply accept the...

Went to Tate Britain in London yesterday which was fab. I really like going round art galleries, despite really knowing anything properly about art. I always feel, though, it would be a very different experience if I were just looking at the works in...

Due to the current financial world wide wobble I thought some members may not have heard of the moneysavingexpert website. It's packed full of useful money saving information, not least links to great price comparison websites that find the CD you...

Pretty impressive:4 days, 3 graphic designers, 2 rifles, 1 Camera Videohttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/x42bur_le-debarquement...each-avec-3_creation