Hello, everyone! In Sherwood Anderson's book 'Winesburg, Ohio' (see link http://www.electronpress.com/freebooks2/winesburg_ohio.pdf), there is a short story in which some of the characters use a kind...
My old man used to use the phrase "Well, you've done my dags there," meaning you'd done something he'd never done. Any ideas of the origin? (He was in the Army in India for 12 years 1920 onwards, so...
We have a symbol for 'at' - @. And we have 2 symbols for 'and' - +, &. Why don't we have one for 'the'? After all, it's probably the most frequently used word in just about every language. Make sense,...
Operation Crossbow, featuring the wartime role of 3D photography, was shown recently. The programme mentioned how a vital piece of machinery was obtained from Switzerland. It sounded like a "Welt"...
We were given some eggs by a friend who has a few hens in their back garden. The shells were white (ish) - probably not important. We hard-boiled the eggs. When we had peeled off the shells and cut...
Does anyone on here meditate on a regular basis? I keep reading about the health benefits of meditation and have tried but find it more irritating trying to still my mind than just letting my thoughts...
I have just had my garden dug over ready for planting. My neighbour says I should put weed and feed on it as it will fertilise it and keep the weeds down, I thought this was just for grass - is he...
Circa 1979 did Margaret Thatcher impose a tax on businesses in Scotland resulting in businesses quitting large premises for somewhere smaller? or was it the result of the Poll Tax?
I want to replace the bleed valve on a radiator which is seized up with paint etc.; will turning the main rad valves off be enough to change the bleed valve or will I have to drain the rad as well....
I have a BT Hub for my broadband but my computer says that Wireless Network Connection is not connected. Can anyone tell me how I get it connected. I am an OAP so am not a whizz on the computer.
can anyone shed some light ( no pun intended ) on how the lighting system of nearbye hotel car park, seems inoffensive in the carpark, but almost blinds us in our driveway 80 yards away
I read somewhere that there s a website where you can trace members of the family's Forces records - does anyone know the address, and does it cost anything to look at? Thankyou to anyone who can help...
I am told the above phone has an extra loud ringing tone for people who find it difficult to hear standard phones - is this correct as I can't find any written proof of it .................... TIA
I heard on QI that biologists are now working through a theory that the caterpillar is more than just a lava of it's adult form, the butterfly. They suggest that it may be two different species!?!!...
