I had an incident at work quite a few years ago and I sometimes wonder what was wrong. There were a party of schoolkids (15 year olds) and one of them was in the loo. Her friend asked me for a...
I have a house with hardwood sashcord windows. It is at the top of a hill on a junction so cars rev up and it can be quite noisy. There are secondary upvc windows on the inside. I want to replace the...
I`m making some pumpkin soup and am going to put half-fat creme fraishe in it. I want to freeze some. Would it be OK? I know I could just add the creme fraishe when I serve it but I don`t want to keep...
Didn`t know whether to put this here or body and soul but I thought it might be more medical science. When I`m extremely tired I tremble but it`s like an internal trembling. One of my colleagues has a...
This song has just come on to my local radio station (Radio Jackie). How nostalgic is that? Summer of 1976. Best summer ever. Make`s one think about how fast life is passing
Anyone else been on a Ramblers Holiday overseas? Is their admin always hit and miss? My sister uses them quite a lot and sometimes they cancel the holiday quite late on due to lack of uptake....
When is the UK turning off analogue radio and converting to all-digital? Why hasn`t digital radio taken off? My DAB radio used to have quite a few stations I could listen to but one by one they all...
I have had a painful left shoulder for about three months. It`s not frozen. I can`t bear much weight with that arm in certain positions and sometimes the pain goes down the front/side of the arm to...
The sound on my VCR/DVD packed up last night. I need a new one. Don`t know much about DVD recorders. I would like one that:- a) Records onto a hard drive but can copy from hard drive to DVD if there`s...
When I turn off my computer (Windows Vista) I get the following box:- Font Capture This program is preventing your computer from shutting down The instruction at 0x00000001 referenced memory at...
I`m just about to roast some parsnips which I have cut lengthwise. I`ve always left the harder core bit in but I`ve been told I should remove it. What`s right?
A friend of mine had some blood tests as she keeps getting some sort of reaction where her face swells up. I think it`s some kind of anaphylactic reaction so the doctor did some blood tests. It might...
Does fabric conditioner do anything other than make washing smell nice? Is there some science behind it that proves it actually conditions the fibres or is it just a money-maker?
I`ve just been on holiday with a friend who has low blood pressure and nearly passed out a couple of times. She said that blood pressure reduces in hot climates. Could there be a theory that...
Bit late for a question like this me thinks but do you think the EU will exist in 50 years? History has taught us that when countries are banded together either willingly or not so willingly (USSR)...
I have a packet of curry powder from the supermarket in Bridgetown called Ecaf and I want to use it to make a traditional Barbados chicken curry with rice and peas. How do I get the consistancy of the...
I have a dustbin in a cupboard at the front of the house. I have just come home to find the front step crawling with maggots. A fly has obviously got into the cupboard and laid it`s eggs there. I`m...