So then, it appears Christmas is just around the corner! My local Tesco's had their tree up Thursday evening and we've already received our first Christmas card! It was hand-delivered by a neighbour,...
Are there others out there who hate those three words as much as me? I hated school. I couldn't cope and school couldn't cope with me. I had too much energy to sit in a classroom environment and plod...
Am I right in guessing that the 51.4% who say drinking improves their sex life are almost exclusively the female half of the respondents? As a married man who has spent most of my 47 years listening...
My wife and I have two budgies which are 7 months old now. They were bred by my aunt and they have always been together in a large 'indoor aviary' that takes up a large part of our lounge. We used to...
Is this possible? My wife and I spend most of our life travelling. When we visit a new city or country we want to see and experience as much of the local scenery, people and culture as a week or two...
If you are travelling to Spain from the UK you now have to provide the Spanish authorites with your passport details. You must do this within a minimum of 48 hours before travelling or the Spanish...
I'm 46 now and I'm a life-long teetoller. I nearly died when I was 15 by drinking two bottles of vodka in an hour and I haven't been interested in alcohol since. I'm certainly not one of these macho...
Why can't you refreeze food once it's defrosted? Yesterday, I found I hadn't shut the freezer door properly on Thursday and after 24 hours most contents of the freezer had partially defrosted. Things...
My 1984 Mk.2 Golf has a strange quirk which has baffled me since I bought the car in 1987. It seems as if the ignition is producing slightly too much current, although I've never found a cause. The...
I have a copy of RLS's 'Treasure Island' which has spent several years gathering dust in my loft. I rescued the book from a large pile of books that a local charity shop sent to the local tip every...
I've got a 1984 Golf Mk2 which I've owned since 1987. The car has a 1.3 petrol HK engine which VW stopped making in 1984. The engines are now pretty well extinct and even replacement engine firms...
Yesterday morning, I found a Poplar Hawk Moth resting beneath my cooker grill. I didn't know what the huge moth was at the time but I took some pictures before moving it yesterday afternoon (so that I...
Yes - this sounds a morbid question doesn't it! But it's something that's puzzled us for some time. My wife and I have just made our umpteenth visit to Monkey World as my wife has 'adopted' an...
Help - I'm completely baffled! Last year I bought my first digital camera after my Olympus 35mm SLR had given me 21 years of fault-free service. I bought a Canon EOS400D and I'm really pleased with...
I've just changed my car insurer after my previous insurer upped my premiums for no reason. I'm 45 years old with a petrol VW Golf, a clean licence and 9 years NCB. My previous insurer was Sabre and...
How does this Speedy Boarding work exactly? My wife and I have just spent 10 days in Krakow. We travelled with EasyJet and it was the first time we have done so. We usually travel on scheduled flights...
I don't know if this is the right section for this question but I can't see where else it might go. Sorry if its wrong. We have been watching quite a few of these FBI and other crime programmes on the...
Is it safe to eat the contents of dented cans such as soup and rice pudding? I'm 45 now, but as a child I remember having it ingrained by my mother that you should never eat the contents of a dented...
