Archive for May, 2009

i havnt received a parcel sent from england to colombia

it was sent on 20th october, my on sent it from a post office in manchester, and cannot find the receipt, he paid thirty pounds to sent it, what can i do?
Cities mentioned in this Post: manchesterCountries mentioned in this Post: Colombia, United Kingdom

I am starting to have a serious sort out at home and was wondering on the best way to get rid of some of my unwanted Junk?

I don’t want to but it on ebay as they and paypal take a whacking great percentage out of everything you sell, but on the onther hand I don’t want to give the good stuff away, any ideas on what options there are other than ebay and the newspaper.

Warm water freezes faster than cold water, but to the best of my knowledge cold water does not boil faster than warm water. What other examples can you make where perceived opposites don’t react in lab experiments as a layman might predict?

ok not the best phrased question but after 3 brandy’s (one to warm me up before going outside to so I could clean the inside of the hire car and 2 to revive me afterwards…..well that’s my excuse) it was the best I can do lol

Bamboo height on boundary….

I’m thinking of using bamboo to shield me from view from a rather nasty neighbour. All the legislation I can find refers to hedges and trees, but bamboo is a grass. Does that mean I can plant as much as I like and let it get as high as I like?
Obviously, I’ll be going for [...]

Is The Book of Counted Sorrows real?

Dean Koontz has lines from the book in every one of his books. Is the Counted Sorrows actually another of his books, or does he compose just the lines he uses each time. Is it a real book from which he quotes?

Have you checked out whether you’re being charged too much for your water and sewage ?

We got our water bill in and were somewhat shocked at how high it has become. Coincidently I caught a report on GMTV this morning.
We’re not on a water meter, and there are only two of us rattling around in a three bedroom house. Being on a meter would it seems save us a small [...]

What makes a good film or TV adaptation of a book?

I’m currently watching a BBC version of Dracula from the 70s which claims to be the most faithful adaptation of the story ever made. It’s got the events and the dialogue and the period trappings more or less right, but seems to have missed the point that Dracula is meant to be a horror story. [...]

How much warmer, on average, is the ground than the air?

As my car has an external thermometer, I know the external air temperature. However, even when that tells me is is -3 degrees celsius, there are often puddles by the side of the road.
Now I know that the Earth absorbs solar energy during the day, which is releases at night, but how much warmer [...]

Why does ice make such beautiful patterns on your car windscreen?

This morning, I defrosted my car using warm water. Unfortunately, I then realised I had forgotten something, and by the time I got back to my car, the water I had poured over it had frozen in to the most beautiful (if rather irritating) patterns.
What causes ice crystals to form in this way? [...]

How can HHO Generators produce energy savings when considering the law of energy conservation?

HHO generators are being advertised for car use to help reduce fuel consumption in combustion engines. Water is split by electrolysis (often using stainless steel electrodes and a little baking soda to make a good electrolyte) The electrolysis runs from the 12v supply available and typically draws about 10 amps. The split [...]

Where is the world’s highest fountain, and how far does it shoot in the air?

Is there a limit to the height that water can be shot in the air before it ceases to stay in a column? Or with enough presure, can you make a huge plume of water?

Saving water and hygeine: what is safe?

There has been reccommendations (by ken livingstone for one) to only flush when you do ‘number twos’ and leave ‘number ones’. But is there anything inherently bad in urine that can cause health problems if left unflushed?

If cats dont like Water, why do the love fish then?

Cod, Coley is like catnip to 2 of my boys.They follow you to ends of the world with you just to get some. So prompted me to ask question, If cats dont like getting wet, how come some cats go nuts over fish? ( got this image of a cat standing like the bears [...]

New Years Eve firework displays

Evidently, this years display in London cost an amazing 1 million pounds. Who knows how much the others cost around the country.Who payes for these displays and is it justified when councils are saying they have no money, to run old peoples homes, the government say thay have no money but donate regularly to third [...]

Is it just me or do the police like to cause as much disruption….

…. to traffic as they can? I just passed a two car back-end shunt with minor damages. This on the busiest route from central southern England to the midlands and north (A34) on a Bank Holiday week-end Friday afternoon. The two cars were still on the main carriageway(despite there being a lay-by alongside), with three [...]

laws in australia on drink driving?

friend on mine got caught drink driving in carins australia limit was 0.05g he was 0.062 he has got to go to court in 2weeks does anyone no what he will get? fine etc how much will his solicotors fees be, also will this affect his visa application
Countries mentioned in this Post: Australia

does water really evaporate at 100 Degrees Celcius?

they all tell you that water evaporates at 100 degrees celcuis, but does it really?
when you have a hot drink, such as tea, steam comes of the tea , but why does steam come off the tea if it is below 100 degrees ?
same when you have a bath – the room goes steamy, even [...]

this cannot be true can it? WATER is bad for you?

slightly light hearted question, but makes you think before having a drink.
It has been scientifically proven that if we drink 1 litre of water each day, after 12 months we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli bacteria found in faeces. In other words, we are consuming 2.2 pounds of poop per [...]

Is oxygenated water a hoax?

This is a followup to a question I asked a week back on what oxygenated water was. As I was reading the answers and doing some searching based on the links I was getting conflicting ideas – some saying its good for you etc other saying its just pseudoscience and drinking it doesn’t change anything. [...]

How was ice made before freezers?

I know its a fiction book, but I was reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez….’A Hundred Years of Solitude’ and it starts with someone seeing ice for the first time, in the 1700s is, I think, before freezers. SO how was Ice got?

How do you calculate the energy generated from a Wind Turbine or Water Turbine?

I know how much Kwh I use from our energy bills and am looking to see what we can generate from Wind & water turbines. Can you provide formula to do the calculations? Does size matter? Size of turbine, size of head or flow of water?

What is the best free gift you have ever had?

As a kid, I used to love getting Striper bars stuck to the front cover of Look-In magazine or the comic Buster. More recently, I got a free CD player with a stationery order.

Painting logos onto Footballs

I would like to know the best and most durable paint to use for putting logos onto pre-inflated footballs (these will be leather and plastic coated training balls)

Are you now prepaired for the upcoming rain ?

they say there is going to be more rain on its way have you prepaired for the floods ? did you recover from the last lot of floods ? whats your plans to tackle the Floods again.
I live at the top of a big hill so wont be effected that much.

Which British-run TRAVEL agency is offering visits to Nuclear Power Plants in Europe?

You can find more INFO in >>>http://www.nucleartourist.com/

How can my Cousin get a British passport for his daughter

His partner is from New Zealand, they are having difficulty obtaining their daughters passport, and hope to travel to visit her family in (in NZ) November. They have been told they can’t get a British Passport, only a NZ one. Therefore their daughter will have difficulty re-entering the UK, on their return. [...]

What are the ‘must do’/ ‘must see’ things in New York other than the usual (Statue of Liberty/Empire State building)?

I am going to New York on the 22nd November for 4 days. Is there anything special happening that weekend that I shouldnt miss out on? (is it thanksgiving, if so are there any celebrations)? What are the things/places you would recommend doing/seeing from experience or word of mouth?
New York
Cities mentioned in this Post: New [...]

A Sunday in Stratford Upon Avon – what to do

I am on a trip and will be spending 1 Sunday in Stratford on the way home from London – what suggestions do you have for me + my sister in Law to do (did the shakespeare trip 22 years ago but wouldn’t object to a few quick visits) think we have a few hours [...]

A Saturday In London – What to do?

I am on a trip and will be spending 1 Saturday in London – what suggestions do you have for me + my sister in Law to do (did most of sights about 20 years ago so anything newer than that – Nice places to eat etc
London
Cities mentioned in this Post: LondonCountries mentioned in this [...]

What are good things to do in venice that might not be on the top of tourist guide lists?

My girlfriend and her mum are off to venice for a nice little holiday – they are both reading their lonely planet ish guides – but is there anything these guides don’t mention or anything that they don’t put much emphasis on? They have never been before.
Cities mentioned in this Post: venice

Amateur A&R….

Whilst talking with the lovely Laura Imbruglia, I volunteered my services to help drum up enough support in the UK to justify her label paying for her to do some gigs over here.
At present, she has a label in Oz (Chatterbox) and a label in Germany (Silversonic) but no label or distribution for the UK. [...]

Would you like to sponsor us?

As many of you know, I have been planning a walk from London to Brighton fr some time now. We had expected to begin on August 1st. Unfortunately, my co-walker ended up in hospitel having an op to remove some kidney stones.
So, rather than have her miss the fun, we have had to change the [...]

What are good sights to see on the isles of Orkney and Shetland?

I’m thinking of going to look at the prehistoric archaeology but I was wondering what else was woth seeing, how long is good for a stay to ‘do it’ all, what the bnest season is for it and so on.

ok, i have a really really good idea which is too late to put before those "big idea" people – what can i do?

i think it’s a really cool idea and just incase someone has connections i don’t actually want to put it out HERE in writing, i just need some contact info for comapnies who may be interested in it, or some weird competition sponsored by a mobile phone company… whatever… something! it’s too good an idea [...]

what do you think about my point-of-sale? Is the concept good or not? If so, please give comments and suggestions for improvement

I am going to present a point-of-sale for a milk. The target audience will be family, more specifically mothers and kids. One consideration for this POS is not restricted to any budget and any good concept is acceptable but at least realistic. (see attached POS concept) and make comments or suggestions…

Women have a different wiggle when they walk for different times of their menstral cycle. So are you as women aware of the differences and as men do you notice the difference in your partner?

Women are said to wiggle more when they are at their most fertile time to attract a mate, is there really a difference?
http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=27423

Were there benefits from the recent Tube Strike?

An academic has suggested that the tube strike was good because it encouraged people to cycle or walk. However, what about the extra cars on the road compared with the relatively low pollution from public transport?

Watch out if you walk your dog on the beach. Especially in Gt Yarmouth.

My wife and I have just walked our two dogs on Gt Yarmonth beach near the harbours mouth, they love running on the sand and swimming. It was lovely until our 10 month old 8 stone mastiff pup ate a trap set by mindless crettins. They had tied a plastic bag onto one end of [...]

What trousers should I wear for my Duke of Ediburgh Expedition?

Tracksuit, Cords or Jeans:
Tracksuit would have the best mobility but wouldn’t be very warm or durable. Cords would be a compromise, warm and more durable but a little less mobile; they would also retain more water but I have waterproof overtrousers so this shouldn’t be a problem. Jeans would probably be alot less mobile [...]

ok, here’s the thing – I had a fight with my partner and walked out of the House in my Socks for two miles. The blisters are gradually going down, but…

The fluid inside them is a funny colour (dark-ish), and my Calf muscles feel like they’ve been put through a 90 degree wash and then hit with various Hammers.
What injury could I have inflicted on myself by doing this? I don’t excercise regularly so I expected *some* pain, but i can hardly walk!!! Any theories [...]

Am i a soft touch?

My neighbour next door but one is in her late seventies and i was walking home yesterday when i bumped into her, She was saying she had a doctors appointment in the afternoon and she had rung her daughter to see if she could take her as it was to far for her to walk(The [...]

Are all distances from London to other places in the UK still measured from the foot of King Charle’s statue at the top of Whitehall? Or has it changed?

The greybeards at the Blach Horse say it has all changed – but can’t agree on what.
One says it’s from Big Ben now.
Another, gazing thoughtfully into his foaming pint of Old Peculiar, says it is all from the base of Nelson’s Column, has been for years.
Yet another hisses that it is the Greenwich Meridien where [...]

What’s the science behind a headache?

I know the biology behind a hangover (which I learnt during an early morning lecture after a night out, great timing). Is it similar?
I know there are lots of reasons for a headache but I seem to experience the same pain in the same place, regardless of the cause?

Can anyone recommend a durable camera that will take a bit of knocking about that does not cost a fortune?

Looking for something for the kids (they already can use mine but it always makes me nervous as it was not a cheep camera) but don’t want one of these childrens cameras as they seam to take low quality pics and cost a fortune. I would rather a real one that can take a few [...]

Why do political party conferences happen when we are paying our MPs to run the country?

MPs get a really long summer break, and then a few weeks later, take a week off again to attend a party conference. I know my boss wouldn’t be too happy if I went off for a week to talk to others in my profession – how come MPs get away with it?
Also, who [...]

I would like to e-mail a company although to a specific individual. How do you add contact and incorporate FOA:Chris on MSM?

I bought a special pack to waterproof my Nikon D40 and it failed, destroying the body and a Nikon 55-200mm Telephoto lens. The company has agreed to replace "the contents" as part of their guarantee.
I want to use the refund to upgrade to dSLR Nikon D90

What is the ratio of abortion to women who keep their babies when they know the infant will be disabled?

Are there any statistics anywhere they someone could show me please?
I’m not asking for personal opinion on whether mothers should or shouldn’t, just need the cold hard facts, can’t seem to unearth them by myself.

Archaeologists usually have to dig under the soil to find the floors of ruined buildings……..

…..is the soil that they have to remove just dust/sand that has been blown on top of them by wind or is it cosmic dust, or what?And how long would it be before my garden path would be buried a foot deep if I left it unattended?

What was the way of measuring the years before Jesus was apparently born?

In present times, the time before Jesus was born is refered to as BC – Before Christ, but for the people living at that time, there would not be aware of that event in the years before & be counting down the years such as 50 BC, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, [...]

Whats the longest time you have spent at the Hairdressers?

I dyed my hair on saturday and it went badly wrong. ( was wrong colour in box, not what it said on the box.) So had to ring hairdressers for emergency appointment to see if it could be fixed. I got there at 10am and got home at 3pm. They managed to restore my orginal [...]