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Evey time I see one of these I turn it over and find the rag has been pulled / sewn through hessian or whatever. My grandmother, bn 1880 in London, who went into service in Tunbridge Wells, Kent used...
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Seeking assurance that provided only https sites are used to give CC details etc, then the chance of my accounts being raided and / or identity stolen are at a minimum. Presumably, the villains who...
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The aroma when baking is good but my wholemeal bread made in a machine lacks flavour even though made with the very best flour I can get. Is this because of the this type of yeast (from Tesco)?
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Can someone please suggest the upper age limit for this book, please.
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Can anyone suggest the upper age limit for this book please?
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I'd appreciate a simple explanation please. Buy shares 1 June and make a profit of ?200 by selling 6 August. But what is the arithmetic if share sold at a profit of ?200 a fews days after buying?
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Why does this phrase keep coming to mind? Was it a book, a book's chapter, a period drama? Does it chime with a memory of a 19C TV drama series of an old man and little girk wandering East London,...
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Wanted. Name of film in which a (Canadian?) Red indian is hauled up by ropes passed thro his pectoral muscles. I seem to recall the practise is banned, but allowed for the purposes of this film.
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The visual images on the remastered 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' on DVD are excellent, but it seems that nothing was done to upgrade the sound track. What were the possibilities here, technically,...
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I'm trying to understand tne following description of the progress of the sun towards sunset. "Our house faces southwest. Right now (1 July), the sun is setting far to the north in the west, so our...
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I'm told that the more these are used, the more fuel the engine uses. Can someone please explain this.
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The traditonal windmill has a 'paddle' behind the blades which ensures that the mill always faces into the wind. Presumably modern electricity generating wind turbines change direction - but how?
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Post Offices and bansks used to have notices about these. Occasionally I get offered ones in change in supermarkets etc with a trace of scarlet ink on one edge. Presumably they are likely to be...
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My Octavia 1.8 diesel nsf tyre started to wear badly on outside edge so I took the car to Kwikfit and was told the tracking was out by 3-4mm. I paid nearly ?25 to have this corrected. A lot of money...
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Origin, please.
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Around 1950, in a GCSE or mock exam, a question asked, Define / discuss [or whatever] When the monkey is king, everyone shall bow [or kneel] before him. Any ideas about where this might have come...
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Many years ago, (1970?) on the Thought for the Day BBC radio programme, the speaker said words something like, Start by loving your neighbour and end up loving his wife. Can anybody pinpoint this...
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It was always said that even if you could build a battery as large as Everest, no more than 1.8 volts could be had from it. The digital camera I bought came with two batteries each marked showing a...
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Was compensation demanded from the USSR for damage caused here, to farming in N Wales for example? Or was it not legally possible or unrealistic?
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It didn't work well on my laptop and they persistently refused to answer questiions, so I had to abandon the trial. The icon remains on the toolbar and somewhere I saw advice on how to remove it. If...

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