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Henrietta the turkey dies Each Christmas by siblings and I use various methods ( threats, guilt trips and the drawing of straws) to determine which one us gets our mother for the season of goodwill. Last Christmas it was common knowledge to all that...
The photograph attached was taken by the crew on board the Columbia during its last mission, on a cloudless day. The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. Half of the picture is in night. The bright dots you see are the cities...
A colleague at work told me about this wonderful card that enables the holder to get discounts off fuel.This is the link:http://www.pipelinecard.org/Does anyone have one of know how it works?Seems too good to be true....
Hi, Why is the respectable BADA dealers closed on mondays Does anyone know the answer?... it just does not make any sense to me at all. Isn't it rather like a fish & chip shop being closed for lunch? More like out to lunch! regards
Ron Greenwood has passed away after a long illness he was 84.He seemed to be one of life's good guys IMHO.Howard
Ball LighteningMany years ago while trecking through the Italian Troll visiting the many via ferrat my small party became benighted in a mountain hut close by the Marmalada. As the storms rattled around the white peaks we tucked into good amounts of...
With the Winter Olympics about to start, any bets on how team GB will do this time round?
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There was an announcement the other day that from July onwards Film on Four would be available as freeview channel. The good news was dampened a bit by the fact that they are thinking of paying for it by introducing adverts.
I know there are some musicians here, but I wasn't sure which topic to post this in. Please forgive the non-Naim content, but...Currently I using headphones (Stax SRS-2020) for my home studio, as I mostly play at night, but I want something better...
Is it necessary to do so in the complete absence of flaming or abuse from/to other posters?Mods may get bored and it's their ball etc...
Anybody else have nights like this, or is it a Catholic thing?Nic
Never touch the stuff. Goodnight* I wonder why folk who 'service & repair' Domestic Appliances & Cars, etc (in UK), refer to themselves as Engineers, when 99% of them are nothing of the sort. Would you go to an IFA with all of your private financial affairs, if he/she called themselves Accountants? I bloody wouldn't, and that's a fact John* Everyone to their own I suppose!
This Eurofighter Typhoon came in with its nose undercarriage stuck up about a month ago. Pics courtesy of a contact. Both crew were ok. The fleet was grounded for a while. These incidents are almost expected during the early years, so no harm ...
Would someone please notify me when it is safe to browse this forum again? With all this military talk here lately, I feel totally out of place.Markus (conscientious objector)
Courtesy of a post in another forum. A Bloodhound Gang song goes....I hope your cellmate thinks he’s GodBut c.n.n. refer to him as bowling ball bag bobServing time again for abuse of a corpseOnly this time the victim’s a clydesdale...
I have a 1989 registered Volvo 240, which is rust-free, and runs like a sewing machine. It has broken down once in six years. Splendid, and it is a safe car, which has so much passive strength that it will be hard to get an equally fine replacement.It...
Gary or anyone else who uses this unit; how is it? I almost bought one, but I recall some postings here about the shitty software. Anyone bought and used one? And how does it compare to an Ipod?Thankx!
Should one get the official engineers round or will any old cowboy do? I'm thinking specifically of my Bosch dishwasher.
A decent grindstone would be a good start; one would imagine, innit!**Colin von Bluntstone
My toaster packed up this morning and I've had a look on the net and simply cannot believe how much they are.Three years ago the average cost of a DVD player was over £150.I can now buy one that works fine and have change left over from...
Anyone know any good sites to book hotels/villas direct in or close to Tuscany region?
HI,Just attention seeking, really - got an exam tomorrow - bugger! andy c vonfedupwiththeoryandpesteloandswotandotherproblemseolvingacrinimsinnt!
My 18 month old iPod 40Gb is becoming erratic. The clickwheel first started to only work on about half of the arc. Now once switched on it is 50:50 if the clickwheel is going to work at all.I've done a software update, and reset the device several...
A 19 year old lad has just been jailed for two years at Swindon County Court for speeding his ford Anglia car (downhill with a strong wind behind him) at 73MPH. A local Town Elder Mr Micky Parrey was quoted as saying "These kids really must learn...