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Last Monday while the "soft southerners" were basking in glorious sunshine it was raining cats and dogs up north. As evening approached I heard the first rattle of thunder. Arose from my computer, removed record from turntable (Don Giovanni if...
The UK government guarantees the generated price of renewable power. For nuclear it is £92.5/MWh, onshore wind it is £100/MWh, PV solar £125/MWh and for offshore wind £155/MWh. Compared to other countries, are we paying too much ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTs4l-Qd-UY Mr. Find has made many different small engines! ATB from George
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I have just read a newspaper article about new laws concerning pet dog controls. Basically the gist of the article boiled down to this : If somone visits you in your home and the pooch jumps up to say hello, this "could" be interpreted as...
In the episode of Rumploe Of The Bailey, "The Return Of Rumpole," Rumpole is asked if he likes Thousand Island Dressing ? He replies, "Does it really take a thousand islands to mix salad cream with tomato?" The brilliant...
Should The Use Of Bicycle Helmets When Riding a Bike Be Made A Legal Requirement In The UK? Please discuss, and give a brief reason for your opinion. I have a firm view on this, which some may already have picked up from posts...
As tomorrow the silly season starts all over again i thought i would start up this new thread so that followers of this stupidly rich game could have a say in anything Footie related. So if you want to have a moan or sing the praises about anything...
I'm just back from a meeting with my publisher. They said: "yes, we'd love for you to write another novel, as long as it takes place in Japan." A little background: my first novel's action was in Japan and it was a bestseller here. The next one...
Hi this is a very good tool I need to update it but I can't get in I am registered with them but windows explorer have banned it any body else as the same experance please advise regards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTs4l-Qd-UY Mr. Find has made many different small engines! ATB from George
Quick question: Recommended USB optical drives these days? Does not need to be any more expensive than necessary. Just a competent one that is known to work well. No need for Blu-ray, just DVD and CD. ATB and thanks in...
Given that the very Naim of our favourite HiFi manufacturer is itself a pun, and having just spotted that the piece my student is playing is listed as 'Franck Sonata'. I'm sure we can do better. What other musically connected...
The current Radio Four Book of the Week broadcast at 00:30 hours each night this week. Go to BBC iPlayer, then find Radio four and look for Book of the Week. I guarantee that anyone who loves riding road bike, or indeed any bike, will...
Just got back from Sunday lunch at Planet Spice,our local indian restaurant in selsdon. In walk a couple with their guide dog when the manager strait away refuses them entry to the restaurant. A bit of a heated argument follows with the couple saying its against the law to refuse them entry with a guide dog and threatening to report them saying they could be fined up to £1,500 for refusing entry. a few phone calls later they were allowed in,but the couple were clearly upset by the grief. Any...
I'm at that age (early 50's) where I feel like jacking it all in and doing something different. I've worked in IT networks for many years and feel like a change. I don't like my work/commute and my wife feels the same. Daughter is nearly at...
We now have 5 in croydon,and things are becoming very competative. Poundland is now flogging everything @ 95P. There is an awful lot of absolute crud to be found in these places,but i find as long as you cherry pick what you buy you carn`t go far...
HR Giger has passed away, failed to recover from a fall at his home. As a well known surrealist painter he created the Alien saris "monster", also provided the art for the cover of Emerson ,Lake and Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery album. ...
With so many forum folk with an interest in cycling it would be fun and informative if we shared our thoughts of cycling products recently purchased, frames, wheels, bike parts, accessories, clothing, shoes, helmets, puncture outfits - anything you like to do with your bicycle and bicycling. To start the show… i’ve just changed my pair of 700x23mm tyres from Continental 4 season which have lasted three times longer than the recommended 3 years and not once ever punctured. Considering my...
http://www.smh.com.au/national...-20140510-zr8q3.html These overpaid and superficial celebrity talking heads, privileged by a modicum of physical attractiveness, are paraded as role models for people (it isn't just women, ffs) trying to juggle...
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At the moment I've my CDs on a shelf but I am starting to add a significant amount of CDs and am running out of room. So could anyone put a picture of what they use to keep the CDs in and where it was bought please.. Hopefully i can find...
With the Giro in flow again, a chance to celebrate again all things Italian and cycling related. Fotheringham's wonderful book on Fausto Coppi brought to life the deep rivalry Coppi had with Gino Bartali. The two changed batons as the top...
Was thinking of having a punt with these. Any financial people on this M/B got any views on this ? Mista h
I've always been loyal to my bank (Barclays) as a sort of vestigial principle taught by my Father-who genuinely believes his Bank Manager is concerned about his affairs and that the same £20 note he deposits one month is returned to him when he withdraws cash. He still gets his cash by writing a cheque, and refuses to use the cash till! Anyway, Barclays do diddly squit for me in truth. They have been reliable and the website for online banking is OK but I've not had an overdraft since I...