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Which vertical blinds?

I have had vertical blinds from a national company and a local manufacturer in previous houses, now needing some in current house and i noticed the ones in argos. they would work out much cheaper than...

thundercrack

digital tv

hi, have bought a lg lcd t.v. the telext bit gets stuck and the t.v. has to be switched off and on again to free it up. this didn.t happen when I was using a seperate freeview box so is it unlikely to...

bigtone

paint ?

a friend has just taken over a pub and it is in need of decorating ! can any one tell me if there is a paint that you can apply on top of a nicotine stained ceiling as this would save a lot of hard...

mkjuk

Magners cider

Is it true that magners is just a rebranding of bulmers cider?

banana

Dvd recorder /TV query

I have a DVD recorder /TV/Ntl set top box /Xbox set up. Although Ive had the recorder for a while Ive not yet sorted out all the bits and pieces. It does record well when Ive plugged in a video camera...

nikkibrisbou

grout removal

does anyone know the easiest way to dig out grout from my bathroom tiles? I want to re-grout quite a large area. I have tried a scraper, a chisel, even a supposedly grout removing tool. I have also...

Compostella

colonoscopy, how scared should I be?

Got to have a colonoscopy in two weeks to investigate rectal bleeding. I'm a little unsure about this and wanted to know what to expect pain/discomfort wise

jeanette1976

Sooooooooooo bored

I've finished all my work for today and still have 2.45 mins to go.... its unusually quiet on here... whats wrong with you all today? Are you all feeling down? Has anyone got any interesting websites?...

Missy33

Toilet Leak

We have a leak in our toilet, its where the toilet ends and the pipe begins, there seems to be a round thing which connects the two(and this is where its coming from) and this looks loose, I am...

heypaulie

Cannabis & it's relationship with sleep

I was recently told by a friend that when one smokes cannabis, although it is easy to get to sleep, one never reaches the point of having 'a deep sleep'. I used to smoke cannabis and remember hardly...

mountainboo

Irritable bowel syndrome

After tests my doctor has concluded that it's likely that I have IBS and has ruled out coeliacs. Although he has booked me in to the specialist to have (please exuse the spelling) an endoscopy or...

Blyss

how many calories ???

how many calories are in a bottles of vodka and a 2 liter bottle of lemonade. I stopped drinking 2 weeks ago , and I normally drank around 3 bottles of vodka a week and 3 bottles of lemonade with it ,...

gerkin

X-Mass

If one day UK became an islamic nation would christmass be banned in this country ?

SurreyGuy

Writing letters to ex-work colleagues

I got "stitched-up" by my last employer about 6 months ago. I am not prepared to go into details about what happened, suffice to say I sought legal advice and was told I was in the right. I acted on...

honeybabe

Long Term Sickness

I have been working in the same part time job for 6 years but have been off sick for a year with M.E.It is likely that I will still be off for some time.My employers are in regular contact and seem to...

mccfluff

Local Anesthesia

i have to have a minor op soon and they will do doing this under a local rather than general, i've never had a local before, i realise it numbs the area but do you feel anything at all? i'm really...

di1411

Other people's messages?

Can anyone explain this? My mobile phone rang today but I missed the call because I was driving. When I looked at the phone it said "one missed call" so I looked to see the number...

munkeynuts

trapped nerve

how do you treat a trapped nerve?

zeglover

Ford Focus Speedo/Stalling Problems

I have a 1800 T reg Ford Focus Zetec, evrey now and again the engine will lack power and the speedo will drop to zero, then when i depress the clutch the engine will stall. Its doing my head in, what...