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This Newspeak Labour minority 20% UK government is well overdue implementing proportional representation as promised in 1997 manifesto. Everyone is supposed to work for pensions until they drop, and they now have extra 2 weeks holiday. I hope that Mr...
My in-laws are now in their eighties and very sprightly with it. However, they find long distance driving tiring and not to mention boring. They would like to travel from Hertfordshire to the Lake District by train, and to hire a car for the onward...
...Anyone here know where Liam Gallagher (Oasis) buys his sunglasses?
Hi folks.Got a letter through today. We've got an endowment. I took it out in 1998, before I met my wife (who has her own, Standard Life endowment which isn't doing so badly in comparison). My endowment is projected to fall short even at the...
Respect is due!!!!!!!!G
As Fritzy has gone AWOL we need some brave volunteers to fill the void. Please could any prospective canditate apply forthwith to the above forum, where I'm sure Adam can sort out the wheat from the chaff. RegardsVon I don't want the job coz I'm...
One of lifes little coincidences that his testimony isn't there any more? http://hsgac.senate.gov/index....Detail&HearingID=232
Riding my motorbike into work this morning, saw the following.One cyclist nearly get run over by lazily cycling across a junction when the lights on their side had gone red. It's a large busy junction and a main throughway, the cyclist seemed to be...
I had a blast round Thetford forest's black route on Saturday and, intentionally, stayed in one gear, middle gears front and rear.The idea was to see if I could manage the forest with a single speeder. It was no problem at all, and was quite...
Just been to Rome and took my Coolpix 8400. With all the talk on this forum about what wide angle lens you really need, I thought I'd demonstrate the difference whilst shooting the Colosseum from as far back as I could get.First up: 38mm
This only applies to parents of young children: As 95% of the World's babys have never worn a nappy, those lucky parents who wish to fill our landfills continuously with mega-monster lazy 'Fuck the rest' pampers (more appropiate for the folks I tally...
http://www.bornsloppy.co.uk/funny/AmarilloBIG.wmv56K? No way! 50Mb.Tony
I'm not sure if this rings true in Europe and elsewhere, but here in the US it seems like over the past 5-10 years there has been a rediculous inflationary price on, well, doing stuff. While at the same time the cost of material goods - let us avoid...
Hi,We are extending our house; widening the garage to one side and adding a bigger entrance. This will involve digging out ca 2m x 6m (garage) and 4m x 4m (entrance), both to around 1m depth. Does anyone have experienc of those little digger/excatavor...
I've just picked up the 2004 vintage of Rod's top tip from last yearCasillero del Diablo VIOGNIER from Chile, £5.49from Morrisons. In the fridge at the moment so can't comment on how it compares to last years(even if I could remember)Simon
Hi Folks, A friend of mine is in the process of buying a house which he hopes to move into by the end of this week and at this late stage a problem has been identified:- I’m buying a property which has a detached garage. The land is leasehold...
Just heard this on Radio 4 news. Amazing -- why has no-one missed him?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4550069.stm
I'll be doing much more travelling and need a PC to take on the road. It needs to be small but still have qwerty kbd, good battery life, reasonable sized sceen [I want to be able to watch dvds in reasonable comfort]. I want to read/send e-mails easily and keep abreast of sites like this one. Two machines come to mind Samsung's Q30 and Sony Vaio VGNT2XP Anyone else got any ideas please, am I on the right track choosing a device like this? I intend to take advantage of cheaper prices and buy...
It's upgrade time for me ......I normally only use my mobile phone for calls and texts but all the current phones now seem to feature a camera.I don't need a PDA or the ability for it to sync with my PC, games or the like.My attention is beginning to...
I would like to know the percentage tax added to purchases in the above locations please.I am doing a bit of comparative pricing in conjunction with the HM Customs web siteThanks for any info
I can't quite put my finger on it but I have a definite feeling that something's gone astray.RegardsSteve Von Iwonderwotitcouldbe
Problem: We have friends who live near Cheddar Gorge in Somerset and they have adders at the bottom of their (very large) garden. One of our friends is particularly snakeophobic and is finding it difficult to go into the garden.Is there any way of...
I'm tempted by the prices that Etymotic headphones are going for on e-bay. Postage rates differ from £4.50-£15.00!! A bit of research has also shown me that an administration fee of around £6.00 is charged by the carrier. Then...
Forgive a cut n paste job from elsewhere - hoping for larger, more experienced readership here.Whilst deal hunting I'm coming across more marketplace sellers that Amazon say cannot process payments through them at any given time and that I should seek...
...any good?I work for the NHS and they are offering a third off some of their computers.