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buying a house

is it obligatory to have a survey done on a house that you see and like and you want to buy?

Earth has been getting very tetchy lately, or am I mistaken?

Has anyone else noticed the amount of earthquakes/volcano eruptions that have been occurring lately? Is it just me or do they seem to be getting very frequent. I wouldn't usually be into hocus pocus...

R1Geezer

To PR or not to PR that is the question.....

Ok let's just assume for a minute we had PR now I know the lib dems would love it but also the other minor parties would do well. Now on the last general election figures we'd have 4 BNP MP's and 14...

kestrelg

Is it time for a Pol Pot ?

I think I'm older than any other contributors to this site and I've seen all the governments since Churchill's wartime group. Each successive government has got softer, more lenient and more...

AB Editor

A Matter of Importance: Chocolate or Cheese?

This poll was inspired by the following post: http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2010/02/16/cheese-or-chocolate/

A excerpt from the article by @Antonvowl (http://twitter.com/antonvowl)

"I was discussing this very dilemma earlier. It's something I've thought of many times, so I thought I'd open it out to the floor. Cheese or chocolate? If you could only pick one, and could never

karenmac60

Old people and the weather

I work on a daily basis with lots of elderly people. Why is it when the weather is bad they moan about it constantly, yet when we get a good spell they either complain they are too hot, or delight in...

Bobbisox

I hate Tattoos on men and women....

Young girls get them with lads names on and have them in invasive places, just recently a young one has had a bar put through the piece of skin under the tongue...eweeek I know that's body piercing...

iamalem

voting security

I have designed an electronic voting page but it does not prevent the voter from voting more than once by simply clicking the 'back' button and voting again. What should i do to prevent the vote...

humpy07

Registering Child's Birth - Double-Barrelled Surnames

My SIL is expecting in November. Let's say her surname is Smith. Her BF has the surname Simon-Tomkinson She would like the baby's surname to be Smith-Tomkinson. Would this be allowed? They're not...

ayabrea38

New PC-how to format

Having just got a new PC,pre loaded with windows 7 pro and a load of other software,I was wondering what I can do when(not if!) I have to format the hard drive as I have no disks.When I contacted the...

middkazsam

Anyone no what a size 25 jeans are in uk sizing?

anotheoldgit

Black, White or both?

http://www.dailymail....ds-British-study.html I know I am once again walking on dodgy ground, but in the interest of a debate, is this study completely correct? Yes one cannot doubt that some mixed...

Gromit

Can 77 of the world's leading economists be wrong?

// 77 leading economists from around the world backed Gordon Brown over David Cameron in the election’s key economic argument. Writing to The Times, the economists argue that Tory plans to axe...

doddsredoubt

Fridge in Boot

Can anybody tell me on answerbank if I can put my electric fridge in the boot of my car and plug it in to the cigarette lighter adapter in my boot. Thankyou for any help....

McMouse

What the hell is a near-miss?

If you nearly miss something, don't you hit it

sandyRoe

Why are we sitting in front of our computers on a nice day like this when we...

could be in the beer garden of our local pub sipping a pint, having a smoke, and watching the world go bye?

marval

How to Shower Like a Woman

1. Take off clothing and place it in sectioned laundry basket according to lights and darks. 2. Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown. If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed...

R1Geezer

Pot calling the kettle black?

http://news.bbc.co.uk...ld/europe/8618878.stm Is there an inherent link? I mean let us not forget that Tatchell and co after sucessfully lowering the age of consent to 16, immediately suggested 14....

olddutch

Vote Lib Dem ?

Nick Clegg claims a vote for the Lib Dems could spell the end of the political ''stitch-up'' between Labour and the Tories which has lasted since the Second World War. The Lib Dem manifesto, launched...

IggyB

AB filter

dear ed - please could you fix it for me that if someone writes "Noo Labour" the AB filter will automatically correct this to "New Labour" - I have no love of the labour party but...

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