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Chaps;Beware.John.
What has happened to Adam? I haven't noticed any of his posts for a little while and now my recent PTs have disappeared from my PT page!Doggone wanted to have a look at one particular PT to check the days for factory tours again because I will be in...
"So-called charity, with its implicit assumptions of high and low, is no remedy to injustice, but its willing accomplice. Charity allows the privileged the opportunity to buy the silence of their consciences for a few coins (with the added bonus of...
As a parent I was wondering what other parents on this site were spending on their kids at Christmas. Before you all scream "mind your own damn buisness" it's just to see, if perhaps we're spending too much on our only child, it does tend to creep up...
Nice to see the Vatican giving the enemy a fair hearing.You couldn't make it up!John.
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, time to put a PC on the old man’s desk. The “man” is my dad, who as chance would have it is older than me hence the use of “old” and we thought of getting him a basic PC, for...
My wife has bought our teenage daughter a showerproof radio/cdp for Christmas.Our beloved sprog currently spends 50/60% of her limited waking hours in the bathroom.Will we rue this purchase?
ChapsI have a bit more time on my hands now a days and would like to download a load more stuff such as pics etc from the internet.A friend who knows a little about the IT world has suggested BIT Torrent. I must confess that I have never heard of it,...
For the exclusive use of Jon.Hope you like it. Please feel free to post what you see fit and throw anybody out who you don't like being in *your* thread.CheersHarry
Yesterday I was shouted at in the street after mentioning in a private conversation to my mother that I was starting to lose my tolerance for people in this town. A cry of "Well, go live somewhere else then!" was thrown in my direction by an member of...
...is what Francis Wheen wanted to call his latest book, but ended up having to use 'How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered The World' instead. Title apart, it's a real cracker. Reading the chapter on social science/deconstruction -- and especially the bit about...
Kurds try to invest 14 tons of cashBy Thomas Catan in LondonPublished: December 10 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 10 2004 02:00A Washington-based lobbying firm with strong ties to the US Republican party has been in talks with international banks...
I am sure most of you are aware that if you live below the M62 you are considered southern, and those above are therefore considered Northern (including myself).I am a student, and do alot of travelling around England doing traffic surveys (for a bit...
Guys, any good/bad experiences or recommendations?I want to connect our new 2nd PC to internet wirelessly. I use XP and NTL cable with ethernet connection at present.Would like to protect data from outside world as much as poss. Understand I can use...
I recently saw an article in the New York Times, once the journal of record on this side of the oceans, to the effect that Texas has approved new textbooks which define 'marriage' as being between 'a man and a woman forever', or something like that.I...
Just got a spangly new PC, and when setting up outlook, I forgot to tick 'leave a copy of messages on the server' for a POP3 account that I am using for research. Is there any way of bouncing the messages back to the server unscathed?Cheers
Is a film I've not seen.As such, even the cleverest use of quotes from the film will be lost on me.Sorry.MikeSpending money I don't have on things I don't need.
Seeing the other threads about the worst excesses of our fellow road users, I wonder if any of you have experience of Ride Drive training?I an signing up for an advanced driving training course to improve my capability and awareness as a driver. You...
Hello, gentlemen,I was playing with my camera the other day, taking random pictures.I hope you'll enjoy this one. Feel free to use it. It's at 1024x768, but if you'd like a custom sized resolution, let me know, I'd be happy to oblige.
My ISP (AT&T Worldnet) has just raised my monthly access charge $3.00 (from $16.95 to $19.95; outrage! Well, I'm cheap); does anyone have a recommendation for an alternative inexpensive dialup service that'll work w. Mac OS? I don't need or want...
.... by any chance who got letter of the Month in Jan 2005 Hi Fi World?If so. Congratulations.CheersHarry
Dear old Auntie Beeb is giving the nation a fabulous early Xmas present - a new series of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. It's on BBC Radio 4 at 6.30pm on Monday (December 6th).Guest panellist on Show #1(of 6) is only Linda Smith (Jeremy Hardy is usually...
Showering:1. How to shower like a woman: Take off clothing and place them in sectional laundry basket according to whites and colours. Walk to the bathroom wearing long dressing gown If you see husband/partner along the way, cover up any exposed...
I had always planned on fitting a burglar alarm to our house but had never got round to it (one "to-do" in a long list). We were burgled earlier this month, the thieves got in through our back door while we were asleep upstairs. They took two mobile...
All,I have been wondering lately which is the best forum? That is, which of Naim and PFM has the most witty, charming, intelligent and generally wonderful posters. Ok this is a bit like asking “Who’s your favourite dictator?”, but...