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A Simple Amp

I want an amp, with (for preference) a 3.5 input socket (to take sound from TV headphone socket) and a 3.5 headphone output. I don’t want much power output - its only function is to take the crappy...
17:42 Wed 22nd Jul 202018 answers, last by allenlondon 13:30 Thu 23rd Jul 2020
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What Did Your Parents Give You?

Materially, almost nothing. They had very little, and were quite happy with it. I couldn’t live up to their honesty and integrity, although in later life I’ve tried. Mum gave us a small rose bush,...
15:49 Wed 22nd Jul 202036 answers, last by bednobs 09:14 Thu 23rd Jul 2020
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A Wise Cat

Not a question, just an excuse to share this photo of Charlie, which always makes me smile. Charlie the Cat, 1993-2010....
14:42 Mon 20th Jul 202021 answers, last by allenlondon 09:30 Wed 22nd Jul 2020
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The Air Like Wine

Sitting outside in my garden here in North London, where the roar from the North Circular is usually constant, I was struck by the beautiful blue of the sky, the peace without the North Circ's roar,...
14:18 Mon 20th Jul 202011 answers, last by emmie 15:26 Mon 20th Jul 2020
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Why Don’t Folk Give Things Away?

I’m sure when I wert lad people gave away unwanted goods. Now they sell them on eBay. What happened? In Denmark, in my sister’s commune (local council area), on one day each year folk left unwanted...
12:27 Mon 20th Jul 202053 answers, last by gness 20:16 Mon 20th Jul 2020
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Salman Rushdie’s Secret

From The Guardian. “I was about 22 and had been invited to a fashionable party in Chelsea. I was introduced to a well-known designer, who turned and walked away. Ten minutes later, he scurried back...
14:21 Sun 19th Jul 202041 answers, last by allenlondon 13:37 Wed 22nd Jul 2020
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Stool/Seat For Gardening

Mrs A has trouble getting up from her usual garden ‘stool’ (actually an inverted green box from the council). What she needs is something a bit higher, good sturdy base, maybe with side grab bars to...
13:51 Sat 18th Jul 202016 answers, last by allenlondon 13:16 Sun 19th Jul 2020
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Disabled Outdoor Rails

Do any of the big DIY firms (B&Q or similar) do galvanized rails and all the fittings? Found a place online in Yorkshire, but they charge £70 delivery (not unreasonably). Ta. Allen...
14:41 Fri 17th Jul 202012 answers, last by allenlondon 07:44 Sat 18th Jul 2020
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Timbuctoo Song

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13h5hceL7yl0tGF_UOy6fnvDUQeXmCkoq/view?usp=sharing I asked once before if anyone knew the singer or song at the start of the link, and I’ve yet to pin it down. Any Mali...
12:36 Thu 16th Jul 20208 answers, last by Mamyalynne 16:39 Fri 17th Jul 2020
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Summer With Greta

Just a heads-up for BBC R4's 'Archive on 4', 'Summer with Greta', link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000kwcc This remarkable young woman recounts her visit to the US, across the country, and...
08:16 Tue 14th Jul 202060 answers, last by allenlondon 11:08 Wed 15th Jul 2020
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Amazon Complaining.

Sent whisky to my old comrade (he's 85 now) via Amazon. Delivery driver demanded to see his ID (he's eighty-five, and looks it!), shouting that he was going to 'take it back if no ID', and that it had...
16:08 Mon 13th Jul 202085 answers, last by jno 21:24 Mon 13th Jul 2020
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Breasts In Other Cultures

In (so-called) primitive cultures, where women don't cover their breasts, do the men see that part of the anatomy as a sexual object, or just another bit of their partner's body? Allen....
14:52 Sun 12th Jul 202033 answers, last by allenlondon 17:40 Sun 12th Jul 2020
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Can't Use Answerbank In Safari

In Safari, once I've put in my question, as soon as I click in this box (i.e. where you type the body of your question), the box disappears. Luckily, in Firefox (which I don't use much), it's okay, so...
14:49 Sun 12th Jul 20208 answers, last by allenlondon 16:33 Sun 12th Jul 2020
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Adding To Isas

If I've got an existing ISA, can I add lump sums to it, and if so, is the amount I can add restricted? Ta. Allen....
14:41 Sun 12th Jul 20202 answers, last by allenlondon 14:46 Sun 12th Jul 2020
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Pole To Put Clothes On Wall

Like many, in our flat we have to hang clothes on picture rails. Getting a bit hard, so we’re looking for a pole with some sort of hook with which we can put the clothes (on hangers) on and off the...
12:06 Sat 11th Jul 20205 answers, last by calmck 12:24 Sat 11th Jul 2020
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Proud Of Our Country

Have you heard the amazing story recently told on BBC R4's Book of the Week, "The Boy with Two Hearts"? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kfq2 An Afghan family, the mother under threat of execution...
09:39 Thu 09th Jul 2020103 answers, last by ProfessorMaisie 12:46 Fri 10th Jul 2020
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Food Grinder

Looking at this:...
17:59 Mon 06th Jul 202014 answers, last by allenlondon 17:48 Thu 09th Jul 2020
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Steam Cleaners

Hardly technology, but... Our old steam cleaner is big, cumbersome, long hosepipe which doesn't detach, really awkward to use and store. Are there any on the market now that are easier? (Not quite a...
14:42 Sat 04th Jul 20203 answers, last by EastsideQueen 20:16 Mon 14th Dec 2020
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Mad Itching

My back, from shoulder-blades down to low waist, itches. Like mad. When I’m asleep it’s okay, but sitting in my usual armchair, it drives me barmy. Eurax helps, but little else. Any clues? Dry skin?...
21:12 Wed 01st Jul 202010 answers, last by allenlondon 08:02 Mon 31st Aug 2020

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