In 1962 I answered an advertisement for a male health check such as is performed annually on airline pilots. I am glad that I did the test as the doctor found that I had unusually high blood pressure...
I have the Internet Explorer on my toolbar, but when I click on it, nothing happens. I have tried going to Google and entering the phrase "Go to Internet Explorer", but still nothing...
HM Chief Inspector of Education stated on TV that Britain is 27th in the league of literacy of children. Part of the reason, though not the only one, in my humble opinion. is that our spelling makes...
I have installed a 60 gallon water butt to collect rainwater from the garage roof. At the foot there is a tap which I use to fill a watering can. More work than using a hose, but it keeps the plants...
In Brighton,East Sussex, the Fire Brigade fit and service smoke alarms free of charge. If you do not have one where you live, you might like to request one from your local Fire Brigade. The one I have...
When I was young someone taught me to say this poem using long words, as follows:-Scintillate,scintillate, globule vivific, Fain would I fathom thy nature specific Loftily poised amid ether capacious,...
I have a friend who is a director of a hearing aid company abroad and thought Answerbankers might like to know of an interesting fact about hearing. |n the human ear there are many little hairs of...
I would like to recommend a visit to www.huffington post.co.uk to obtain the latest news. From here it is possible to go to the sites of several national newspapers papers online and to read their...
Where can I obtain the correct answers to the Channel 4 questionnaire "Make Bradford British-Features- Channel 4 citizenship test" I am a born and bred British subject aged 80 and I failed...
Where I live in Brighton,East Sussex, I regularly have a charity bag pushed through my letter box requesting donations of clothes, etc, which they can sell for charity (the latest was from The...
I took the test "Make Bradford British-Features-Channel 4 Citizenship Test" and failed miserably with only 8% in spite of having a grammar school education and a Matriculation certificate...
Virgin UK have recently replaced the TiVo remote control for my Sharp TV but I have to input one of 12 four digit codes to make it work. The numbers are:- 0007, 0018, 0044, 0094, 0154,0170, 0190,0308,...
I have just received a replacement remote control for my Virgin TiVo box and have to find out which of 12 four-digit codes I must use to make it work. I have a Sharp TV (Virgin state that the model...
The area water company, "Southern Water" have informed me that the reason for the lack of water supply in my area was due to the failure of a water booster. The supply has now been...