I have just witnessed a taxi driver give way to two pedestrians who were trying to cross a busy main road. Should he have his licence revoked for considerate driving? I'm tempted to report him.
The USA is usually thought of as advanced and educated. But it is a huge country and when I see films depicting mid west towns, hours from any other town, I wonder what the social life is like. But...
Why are taxis allowed to use bus lanes? I commute by bus - no car journey. If I used my car there would be two car journeys - home to work and back. If I ordered a taxi there would be: from base to my...
I thought LloydsTSB was fundamentally sound, which is why it was favourite to take over HBOS. Is it just the takeover that is driving the share price down or is there a deeper problem with Lloyds? It...
I knew that the spray gun advertised on TV wouldn't be that good - spraying tops of fences and fences with gaps would lead to trouble. But I thought I would try it on the one end of my shed where the...
I have just started a beginners course in Adobe Photoshop. Just one evening a week. I would like to try it out at home but the program is very expensive. I see that Adobe CS3 Extended (Student...
We are now all used to dire warnings about the effects of global warming. Undoubtedly man's efforts have contributed but there is ample evidence that sea levels have been much higher in the past. We...
I have no wish to go to the US, let alone live there, but I am intrigued that other Abers say that UK residents will find it difficult to get a visa or residency. Why? We are supposed to be close...
Can anyone remember which episode of the Muppets featured one chicken striking one note on a piano. She was joined by another chicken so they were now striking 2 notes. Then a third chicken and three...
I have asked this before but noone seems to remember this book. It opens with a husband and wife in bed. He is about to go to prison, she is cold towards him. When she is asleep he tries to move her...
I'm harping back to my youth here, in the 60s. Either the Hollies or the Rolling Stones issued an album with the group pictured as Knights of Olde on the cover. Can anyone remember this and tell me...
is easily available on the internet but many retail suppliers will only supply qualified aromatherapists. Why is this - are there dangers to using this oil? In the past I have found that shampoos...
Many years ago there was a range of sauces from Colmans "just add mince". My favourite was the Chinese meal. Does anyone remember it and know of a sauce that is similar in taste? In the pack there...
I have asked for the title and author of a book I read some 45 years ago but, not surprisingly, no one has been able to help. Does anyone know of any other site or method I can use to get this...
About 45 years ago, when I was 16, I borrowed at random a book from the local library. It opened with the hero sharing a bed with his wife the night before he goes to prison. She is cold towards him....
I was given an i pod nano for xmas with several albums already loaded. Is there any way I can download these to my computer i pod file so that I don't lose them when I load new music
