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Hairline cracks on white bathroom basin.

Just over three years ago we had a new bathroom fitted. It includes a rectangular white basin that sits atop a cupboard and is fixed to the tiles behind. Over the last few months we have noticed an...
14:42 Sun 10th Jan 20104 answers, last by Snowy Owl 19:42 Sun 10th Jan 2010
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Heating food in the microwave.

I originally put this in the food section, but it was suggested that it might be better off here.... When I reheat food in the microwave (such as a casserole from the previous night) I find that it...
23:25 Tue 29th Dec 20094 answers, last by Snowy Owl 09:25 Wed 30th Dec 2009
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Food heated in a microwave.

I notice that when I reheat food in a microwave (such as last night's casserole) it doesn't retain its heat as long as it would when reheated conventionally. Can anyone explain why this should be so...
17:06 Tue 29th Dec 20096 answers, last by Androcles 21:19 Tue 29th Dec 2009
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Second cousins?

If I share a set of great grandparents with someone, are they my second cousin?
16:31 Tue 14th Jul 20096 answers, last by poetrylover 01:36 Fri 17th Jul 2009
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Milk going sour.

My OH has a thing about putting the milk back into the fridge the moment it has been used, this happens all year round, not just in the summer. However, I got to thinking, how long would it take for...
18:30 Sat 04th Jul 20093 answers, last by Snowy Owl 22:08 Sat 04th Jul 2009
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New car registrations.

The current new car registration is 09 and in September it will be 59 but......what happens after that? Will next March be 10? What will happen in September '10? I've tried looking on the DVLA site,...
14:57 Tue 19th May 20092 answers, last by Snowy Owl 18:57 Tue 19th May 2009
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Toaster.

Please, can anyone recommend a reliable, four slice toaster that comes at a reasonable price? Once again ours has gone on the blink and it seems like only yesterday that we bought it, actually a...
10:40 Mon 27th Apr 20095 answers, last by B00 19:42 Mon 27th Apr 2009
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Travel to New Zealand.

My OH and I have been to NZ once and would love to go back. However, he's not keen on the long flying times we did when we went via LA last time....11 hours followed by 12 to Auckland. On the basis...
21:07 Sun 12th Apr 20093 answers, last by loonytunes 09:06 Mon 13th Apr 2009
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Cookies

I have just checked the cookies that are being stored on my computer and there would appear to be dozens and dozens of them, many referring to sites that I may only have used once in the dim and...
21:45 Thu 09th Apr 20094 answers, last by Snowy Owl 23:25 Thu 09th Apr 2009
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Local quiz.

Any suggestions on this puzzle please. Though it is not an ox, it has horns, Though it is not a donkey, it has a pack saddle, Wherever it goes it leaves silver behind. Thanks in advance.
10:45 Thu 05th Mar 20094 answers, last by Snowy Owl 12:39 Thu 05th Mar 2009
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The use of water cannons

I hope this is the right place to ask this..... ....can anyone tell me why we do not use water-cannons in this country to disperse crowds in the same way that most other countries do?
10:07 Fri 27th Feb 20094 answers, last by Steve.5 02:28 Sat 28th Feb 2009
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Emails from myself!

I have recently started to receive a few junk mails that come up in the 'from' column as coming from my Orange address. How can this be possible and is there anything I can do about it? Is there any...
16:36 Sun 28th Dec 20083 answers, last by Snowy Owl 20:07 Sun 28th Dec 2008
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Power usage of domestic appliances.

Our electricity bill is showing that we have used more than 50% more power during the day over the last quarter. We are at a loss to know how this can be as nothing has changed in our lives from this...
15:34 Tue 16th Dec 20088 answers, last by alishalexy 19:43 Sat 03rd Jan 2009
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Free Cell combinations.

FreeCell has 1,000,000 games. There are 52 cards laid out as 4 columns of 7 and 4 columns of 6 cards. How many different combinations of this are there?
22:11 Sat 06th Dec 20086 answers, last by dundurn 20:22 Sun 07th Dec 2008
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Use of Sulphur Dioxide.

Sulphur dioxide is used in many items of processed food, particularly in drying apricots. I know that some people have a problem with this. What is the most likely adverse reaction to the substance...
23:56 Sun 30th Nov 20085 answers, last by Snowy Owl 09:46 Mon 01st Dec 2008
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Unable to use credit card.

My OH and I have found that there are several things for which we cannot use a credit card and have to use either a debit card or cash. These include paying our council tax at the PO, paying car tax...
23:52 Sun 30th Nov 20088 answers, last by Snowy Owl 09:44 Fri 05th Dec 2008
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Visiting South Africa.

My OH and I would love to visit South Africa. However, we do not want to spend time on safari. The wine country appeals, as does the coast and Cape Town, possibly the gold and diamond mining areas...
00:22 Mon 13th Oct 20084 answers, last by Snowy Owl 23:16 Tue 14th Oct 2008
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An Island Parish

I missed the first of the new series last week, but watched the second one yesterday. My question is...what has happened to Father Guy? Only the Methodist minister was seen and mentioned last night...
15:00 Sat 27th Sep 20081 answer, last by quizzywig 07:16 Sun 28th Sep 2008
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Parmesan cheese.

I have just bought a piece of fresh parmesan cheese. How should I be storing it to keep it from going dry?
22:42 Sun 13th Jul 20086 answers, last by windywillow 17:09 Mon 14th Jul 2008
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Wireless door bell problem.

We have a wireless door bell consisting of a push button unit and a chime unit. Five times last night, at irregular intervals, the darned thing chimed! As there is absolutely no way that anyone could...
10:30 Sat 21st Jun 20089 answers, last by romko 02:19 Sun 22nd Jun 2008

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