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Happy Lancashire Day!

I know it's mid-afternoon, but eeeeeeeeeeeeee in't it grand? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_Day...
16:35 Tue 27th Nov 201266 answers, last by bookbinder 18:06 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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Creaking door.....

I have just hung a new door to my bedroom. I've 'handed' the door, chased out for the hinges, etc. and it all fits a treat. However, just before the door closes, it makes quite a loud 'creak'......and...
18:05 Thu 13th Sep 201244 answers, last by TWR 19:17 Sun 30th Sep 2012
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Olympic Highlights Music

There is a piece of music played when the BBC have been showing the highlights of the rowing races from Eton Dorney. It is a little Philip Glass or Michael Nyman-esque. I have googled to no avail. Can...
19:53 Fri 10th Aug 20123 answers, last by jack111 19:28 Sat 11th Aug 2012
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Self-certificating and holidays....

The scenario is this: a weeks holiday has been booked off from a job (mon-fri) and at a doctor's consultation on the Friday preceding this the worker is instructed to take 3 weeks (min.) away from...
15:42 Mon 18th Jun 20121 answer, last by lcg76 21:21 Mon 18th Jun 2012
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Conservation Area and its impact.

The scenario: A shop with metal security shutters sits in a street just outside the CA. A planning application has been submitted for change of use with minimal alteration to the front of the...
16:54 Thu 02nd Feb 20129 answers, last by The Builder 21:13 Fri 03rd Feb 2012
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The best acoustic guitar player in the Fylde...:o)

I guess Stephen Fry's commendation will do him no harm. I have seen flyers up around town for his forthcoming tour.....I wonder if the tickets will now become everso slightly more desirable?...
12:40 Wed 01st Feb 20128 answers, last by ummmm 09:43 Thu 02nd Feb 2012
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Warfarin and Green Vegetables

My Mum takes Warfarin as she suffers from AF. She has just undergone her annual MOT and is a little anaemic; which surprised me as we have always, as a family, eaten the sort of foodstuffs which ought...
11:13 Fri 20th Jan 201218 answers, last by Sqad 12:54 Fri 20th Jan 2012
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Help Needed..........File Conversion - part two

Right, chaps and chapesses........ I have now created a disc which apparently, can only be played on a computer .....[.wma files]. :o( I need to create a disc which will be playable on any type of...
09:26 Mon 15th Aug 20114 answers, last by ChuckFickens 12:15 Mon 15th Aug 2011
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Help needed.......File conversion..........

I have been reading a book into my computer using 'Wave-pad sound editor'.....everything was proceeding well.........except (you knew that was coming, didn't you?) that it was a 'time-limited' trial...
12:26 Fri 12th Aug 201111 answers, last by Wak 14:31 Tue 16th Aug 2011
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Sound Editing

I have recently recorded some spoken word .wma files on my laptop, using the 'Sound Recording' option on the Start-up menu. I need to do a little bit of editing to these....nothing much, just a little...
11:49 Thu 14th Jul 201114 answers, last by jackthehat 15:28 Thu 14th Jul 2011
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Handy Household Hints..........

I've bought a slab of blue foam rubber to act as a mattress on a child's bed. However, it wasn't until I got it home and unwrapped it that I realised that it smells quite badly. It smells fusty/musty...
20:10 Wed 13th Jul 201122 answers, last by jackthehat 21:03 Wed 13th Jul 2011
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A definition and information, please.

Thrombosis. I have a cousin who claims to have a thrombosis in her lower leg, and have had it for several years. It causes her numbness and tingling and she has a special 'cream' to massage into it...
14:40 Wed 06th Jul 201114 answers, last by rowanwitch 08:36 Thu 14th Jul 2011
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Hmmmmm.............Your advice, please.

Due to the sand/salt we are constantly under siege from, both front window regulators of my Daewoo have seized...........they are mechanical and the wire on the drivers door has snapped completely....
16:41 Fri 17th Jun 201112 answers, last by AlBags 17:39 Sun 19th Jun 2011
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Calculating Gas Bill....

Mrs jth and I swapped to British Gas, on their Standard Tariff earlier this year. Today we have had our first Gas Statement in. We have two parts to the bill; from Jan 27 to Feb 8 we used 590.59 kWh....
15:28 Tue 10th May 20112 answers, last by jackthehat 16:21 Tue 10th May 2011
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e-mail receipt notifications

I have received an e-mail with one of these......... I know that the moment I click 'yes', and send notification, I will be in a whole world of pain. However, if I click 'no' is that communicated to...
13:06 Tue 26th Apr 20113 answers, last by jackthehat 13:14 Tue 26th Apr 2011
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Television comparison/reviews, please ?

Mrs jth and I are apparently considering purchasing a new TV (this came as news to me, I must admit). We (this is the royal 'we', because I'm just reading the details off a note she's handed to me)...
17:06 Wed 06th Apr 201114 answers, last by MickeyTheBrick 20:29 Fri 22nd Apr 2011
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Is this inspirational or chuffing irritating ?

Next time you are sitting in a stationary queue caused by 'Road Improvements' carried out on your behalf by your Local Authority..........which thanks you for your endless patience, do *not*, for the...
09:57 Thu 24th Mar 201114 answers, last by lumination 10:35 Thu 24th Mar 2011
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Not serious enough to be in 'Health & Fitness'...

Apart from my mum I am the only person I know who gets pain (very infrequently) at the back of my tummy-button. It feels like someone is standing behind me forcefully tugging an invisible thread...
22:05 Tue 08th Mar 201120 answers, last by LoftyLottie 11:03 Wed 09th Mar 2011
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Idiot alert !!!

Right, no sniggering.............! Mrs jth didn't record 'The Killing' on Saturday night because she was going to tape the repeat last night.........and guess what ? It's available on iPlayer but as...
12:02 Thu 03rd Feb 201118 answers, last by Francis Asis 13:31 Fri 04th Feb 2011

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