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I quote:if you have a little spare brain capacity. I find that one of my 'silver surfers' served in the RAF as a flying instructor in Canada, during the recent unpleasantness between the German people and ourselves. He even wrote a book about it.Now...

Isn't it nice to know that we're all exactly alike in at least one respect? I mean, we have all had different experiences but we will all have exactly the same one at the end of our lives when we experience the moment of death."One death per customer"...

I suppose everybody knows that if you are missing from where you started it is a good idea to look elsewhere to see where you got.Well I did, I checked for messages to me. Nobody with power had written to say I was gone. I checked my e-mail, nothing...

I have just bought my mother a new 3120, and it is displaying an icon in the top left hand corner of the start-up screen that I cannot identify from the manual.It resembles a car door (might be a pictorial representation of a computer). It is NOT the...

ChapsMrs Mick is in the habit of carrying a small compact camera in her handbag just so she can take a snap at some convenient moment.Her camera has just conked out and it is uneconomical to repair it.She would like to try a digital camera and I was...

I am quite sceptical about these things, i do sometimes sit and watch colin fry which can be quite shocking sometimes, would be interested to hear others thoughts on this subject.

Does anyone use mains conditioners such as the Russ Andrews ones?Do they work?What improvements do they have on the sound?I assume they're not as good as a dedicated mains spur, but how close do they come?Any recommended models?Thanks,Graham.

From context, I believe that this means "sucks", basically; I was hoping some UK forum participants could explain the origin of the expression.

On reading the threads on Graham's Hydra's I thought for £67 it was worth a punt. Very pleased with the results although quite hard to articulate the benefits but my system (cdx/xps 82/250/hi Allaes) is certainly impoved. I think Grahams must...

Does this annoy anyone else as much as me?It seems that in the last few years it has almost become normal for people to ride on the pavement; am I alone in thinking this incredibly anti-social (and dangerous) practice should be addressed by the...

Any tips on moving to Cambridge? I would love to live in the Mill Road area, but it's out of my budget. I am looking in Trumpington, Sawston, Shelford, Barton, Cherry Hinton and Fulbourn. Is there anything I should avoid?

My briks are active, driven by 2x250s and 2 x 135s which drive the tweeters. When I shut down the 2 x 250s and run just the tweeters driven by the 135s the sound is absolutely horrible. Scratchy, way back in the speaker and certainly not musical. With...

Someone I know has bought something via eBay. The money was paid by transfer without the name of the account holder being given. The article is defective. The seller doesn't respond to emails.Any way of getting the real name from eBay?Alternatively,...

You have watched the C4 advert ............ relive the past with the 2CV.2CV

Other than the voices in his head - what do you think he has at home to play his music on ?

My internet went offline today, I began to copy CD's onto my itunes, but because my internet connection wasnt active the songs werent named.Now my internet connection is back online, and my oipd is now full of unamed songs, how can i get my iupod to...

Working-time DirectiveSo, Brussels wants to remove the UK right to let our people opt out of the 48 hour average weekly working-time limit. (which John Major's lot negotiated for us).Brussels, the French and the Germans all feel we have given...

Currently have Musicworks 4-way, since upgrading to 102/180 was going to look for MWorks 6-way. Any others to consider? Whats this Hydra thingy? (not practical for me to have separate mains spur). All ears...

Hi,I'm getting some quotes for pieces of glass as isolation under equipments. Can anyone evaluate if there's any sonic difference between tempered and normal clear glass and the price differential are by miles away.

Apple release their new OS 'Tiger' and Mr Gates is working on 'Longhorn'.So, is it best to wait or what?

with so many options available, who is the cheapest? i,ve been with onetel for 7 years now and never have to complain. my unlimited dial-up internet, unlimited landline telephone calls and mobile camera phone plus 60 free anytime minutes a month comes...

My wife is disgusted with Labour after the war, with the NHS being so crap (personal experience that we won't go into), council tax being so high with nothing to show for it, generally paying so much for so little, low cost housing, the poor getting...

Could well apply to many a Fritzish thread, innit Talkin about a revolution, don't you know ***

HI,After reading the cycle and M4 threads, to name but two, It's obvious there are some bits of legislation that need changing (never mind enforcing!!).What legislation would you change, and why? What benefits would it bring?My starter for ten is the...

I've often thought that if I myself were a parent I would never want to allow a non parent to look after my kids. Though as a kid myself I did actually babysit a lot, I suppose that's different, innit ? A great majority of people I know and have known...