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Without ever expecting to get a place, I accepted a challenge from my wife to enter the draw for the Great North Run. So I find myself less than 9 months away from running a half marathon having never run more than 10k and that was "Run the World", a...
The following are extracts from Housekeeping Monthly 1955 found by Mrs S. in a parish magazine she picked up in the pub where we had a very pleasant Valentine's Day meal.Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal...
They seem to have caught this lowlife now.... however, on the news last night they said that police had identified a suspect who was a "known armed, crack cocaine dealer in Nottingham".Can anyone give me a good reason why the Police aren't arresting...
Got my performance rating a few days ago. It was a good rating, but not as high as I thought I deserved. The reasons given by my boss were quite lame, I thought. I shouldn't be pissed off, really, but I am.Just had to get that off my chest, thanks. ...
I like this one by Therion, I don't know why but I get drawn to it.Spock
Recently had 3 tiles fall off my roof during a windy night. My house is two years old. The firm who tiled my roof were called and the tiles replaced.15 minute job, 3 tiles @ £1.45 replaced. Invoice received for £96.OUCH!!!! I am definitely...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4731888.stm
well its from Auntie so it must be true...
Or even a proper sledge from Toys-Arse?New York is under record amounts of snow and we always get their snow two weeks later, so I want to be prepared this time. I've seen those big plastic frisbee things that look quite good but I've not tried one,...
Andy C, Please ask Van the Man your question here...Meanwhile, relaxing the drinking laws has resulted in a 21% fall in alcohol-related violent crime and a 14% reduction in woundings. These falls cannot be attributed to a greater police presence as...
Dear Friends,In view of recent postings, which add more heat than light to debates, please discuss.I have views on this, but will not spoil it by spelling them out before the start!All the best from Fredrik
Careful out there you Mac users. New virus alert. Details here.
Well, it isn't really my birthday, but Earwicker's just had him a new toy... oh by Christ it's good. SCARY good!!Sorry, I just had to share the moment...!EW
rgame666,I'm in Orlando too. You can contact me if you'd like at eyemd2@aol.com. I'd love to hear what your CD5/Hcap sound like in comparison to my CDX.
My combined DVD/Hard Disc recorder, a Sony RDRHX900, bought from Dixons 6 months ago, has died.Startlingly, Sony says it cannot be repaired even though the problem was 'only' failure to read any sort of disc. The model has now been superceded.Am I...
GuysI like to listen to radio on the PC and there is a particular rock show that streams live from its station on the web. Trouble is, it's in the USA, so the programme I want to listen to is on through the night when I'm asleep. It comes through...
Hi I'm totally devastated by the loss of my lovely companion Jake. He has been with me for the past 10 years since he was a puppy. He was a gorgeous brindle/white boxer with a great character.In the past week he has been diagnosed with liver cancer...
Three in three days? Safari does naughty things with safe downloads.
Hi AllWell bonus time is apon us and I decided that I'd put part of my bonus towards a nice new watch.Looking to spend up to £1,200 and was hoping for a few ideas that anybody might have.My minimum criteria is that the watch has to have a metal...
My mother has just found out (not the hard way!) that she has to have her house rewired.Neither she nor I has any idea what would be a reasonable figure for this. The house is of 1890s construction, has 5 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms and a cellar. The...
I am in the process of taking up this sport; my intention is to start with English Sporting, maybe do a little game shooting if I get invited (although I have not decided if I could actualy shoot living things yet).I have been through the process of...
Something helpful for a change.Howard Here
I'm hooked every time it comes around - and regular Olympics too for that matter. Even the figure skating. Isn't it fantastic that we have sporting occasions of this magnitude that can show two fingers to world politics and just allow everyone to...
I think jaw droppingly amazing...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Grand-Kimball-USA-re-Bosendorfer-...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemWhat would this guy be like with a dodgy CDS3?Dave