New mothers to be given 250 pounds in food vouchers if they promise to breast feed their new born babies. How are they going to prove it?and will we have a band of civil servants calling on the...
Recently I posted an item here regarding remote controlled sockets and am grateful for your replies. I bought a set of three and have now received a follow-up email from Amazon telling me that people...
I've just bought some Remote Controlled (three pin) Sockets. Quite amazing to be able to sit in my arm chair and switch lights and heaters on and off in another room without having to get up and go...
I have a pair of cordless phones and would like to find a simpler kind. All I need is to receive and make personal phone calls. Apart from that the BT services on 1471 and 1571 would be quite...
I had some work done at home recently and in the event paid by cheque. The accounts I received made provision for BACs payments but I’ve never used that system and wouldn’t know where to start....
There is much in the news about the United Kingdom Independence Party and its increasing membership. I don’t say they wouldn’t do a good job in government, but what worries me is the prospect of...
Appalled as I am with the goings on in Syria I can't help feeling that any intervention is futile, even if the current regime were displaced we'd just end up with another Taliban state. Similar to...
I have a website with oldtimes songs and automatic background sound (Windows Media Player). Every time I click to change from one item to another the sound shuts down and I have to open volume control...
I am cursed with shingles across my chest and left side and am taking prescibed pain-killer tablets which are nearly all used up. What treatment have other had? Can anyone suggest a soothing cream or...
If an elderly person gives power of attorney to someone else, does that elderly person loose all rights over their own affairs, such as buying goods, writing cheques, controlling their savings...
I have about 20 old 2½ inch floppy disks that I don’t expect to use again - I prefer USB memory sticks My relatively recent computer will not operate the floppies, but I would like to check what is...
Does any reader here shop on-line with Amazon? It seems Amazon doesn't want any customer to 'sign out'. I've spent ages trying to do so but cannot find a place to click like most website have. Anyone...
I recently had some work done on my computer. I normally use Outlook Express 6 but now find that I also have available Microsoft Office Outlook which I haven't used. What is the difference between the...
I'm looking for a cordless electric kettle. Most of those I see advertised refer to 'boil dry protection' that automatically switches off when the kettle is empty. What I'm looking for is the kind...
A battery aided mobility scooter (buggy) requires checking the pressure of its tyres as part of its regular maintenance. Does anyone know of an electrically operated machine for that purpose, that one...
