Padded Cell

Browsing through my old posts I noticed that some topics were now closed. Just wondering if there is a general rule as to when a topic is closed (eg only the last 2 months topics are live) or whether a more arbitrary decision is made? No big deal, but...

I can't quite believe the fuss that is being made over the BBC's first female football commentator (as opposed to presenter) Jacqui Oatley, who is to appear on Match of the Day tonight. My 12 year old daughter was asking me why people thought that a...

Hi Guys,So I've bought a cottage in Devon that needs total refurb. I'm going to take advantage of total rewiring and get the hifi on its own supply. So what I shall I tell sparky to do? I know I should ask for 10mm cable seperate spur from the...

Well chaps,I just spotted that a film I have been desperate to get a copy of for years is on True Movies hannel 323 on Sky Digital at 08.30 tomorrow morning (sat) and as I only have NTL I can't record it myself. It's called 'Crash Landing the resue of...

I watched the internet news feeds in horror today as the almost unbelievable events at Virginia Tech unfolded.I watched the University President give a very controlled nes conference in trying circumstances and I watched video clips of shocked...

I thought you might enjoy this ad from a well-known website:'these rosewood 805s rrp£1600 ar 10 month new i bort them from acoustica in chester in june 2006 and ar boxed and come with dedicated iron stand in black(rrp£400)+bungs. both...

It would not pass if it were Saint Patrick's Day. A good friend of mine also has a birthday today, and he is a second generation refugee from the 1948 Chinese Revolution, via Vietnam, from where his parents once again escaped the mayhem as well. It is...

i don't see any discussion of real football, that is, nfl, on this forum. is that because you fellows think one has to be a retarded child molester to be a fan of real football, or is there some other reason (i.e., you don't wish to support rupert...

Any one had an out of recording space even though the box is saying there is 80% or more available?Howard

The French voters have turned out in their droves today for the highest turnout in 50 years. Compare this to the last two UK General Elections with 61.4% (2005) and 59.4% (2001) turnouts and the growing political apathy over here. It is encouraging...

I’m buying a TFT monitor at last (probably LG). I was going to go for a 19” but am now thinking of a 22” wide screen, which brings me to a question: Is a 22 simply a stretched version of a 19, where the screen height remains the same...

I just bought a new dvd writer for my PC and have just found out the region can only be changed 5 times. Unfortunately I had used a couple of region 1 and 2 disks to check the drive before I knew this so I've only 3 of the 5 left before it's locked....

This should probably be in the Padded Cell but here goes anyway.Someone is using the photo of your CDS3 on Ebay on another item. I have just reported them to the Ebay fraud people. Knowing the way they work, yours might get pulled as well, so be...

I can't find the thread that was posted recently about a new book that the late JRR Tolkien's son has released. If it has been removed I am mystified as to possible reasons.Can anybody enlighten - or find the thread?

Not sure if this would appeal............... £12 here RegardsDiccus

Strange report from the beeb:- Drugged horsesHoward

...so I put my charged up battery into my old Pentax Optio 4MP camera last night, pressed the on button... the lens moved to full extension, and then started making this terrible grinding noise, and the camera turned itself off. Repeat the above 5...

Does the level of premium vary according to the time of year the policy is taken out?I ask this question because at the moment I am riding a scooter and looking to move up to a geared motorcycle. Of course I have been drooling over magazines and...

Anybody familiar with these? I've been looking for something with a good dividend to pay out regularly, and one by EnerVest Diversified looks really good at 13% yield. It seems more like a Mutual Fund as it's composed of income from trusts that are in...

I've decided to replace my creaking IBM thinkpad and am more than likely going to go for a macbook.So first question is, MacBook or MacBook Pro?In truth it will be mainly used for browsing, email and office app's, so my question is what will not...

I'm sure someone must know the answer, so hope you don't mind me starting this as a separate thread.Any of you i-tunes wizards able to explain (in simple words)how I can rip a CD audiobook into itunes and and get it into the audiobook section on the...

If Brown & Balls hadn't raided the UK pension funds people wouldn't have diverted so much of their investment capital into property, driving house prices up & up & up, with all the attendant damage. Just wait till the papers spill the beans on the Brown/Balls sell off of the UK gold reserves, then we'll see how his reputation as the most succsessful Chancellor of the last hundred years (?) stands up.

Sounds familiar? I'll bet we could put names to the various types off the Naim Forum 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have...

Find your inner Elvis (yuck)

hi guys,any ideas where/how i can get up to date artwork (sleeve covers) for my ipod ?in itunes you can get most artwork but some you cant! is there an easy way to drag n drop into itunes.cheers, scotty