Archive for August, 2009

With Woolworths on the brink of closure, what shop/s do you miss from the past, and which shop would you correspondingly be glad to see the back of?

The best shop from the past was called Marriotts which used to stock Airfix and Action man stuff. It was an Alladin’s cave of excitement for me. It’s now a dry cleaners.
I would be glad to see the back of TK Maxx because it is so soulless and sells rubbish housewares like dark wood fruit [...]

Does anyone Have a Slider Remix Cell Phone Know How To keep incoming and out going numbers from DEL

You know how to keep a person that uses your Slider Remix phone from DEleting the Incoming and Outgoing & missed call number from your Phone?? I have a Teen Daughter that uses my Phone and I think she has a Grown man that either she calls or call her while she’s using it. Are [...]

Have School Teachers found a new way to do their xmas shopping

My granddaughter told me last night that the teachers were taken them to a designer shopping centre to do some shopping.At 14 years of age I think she knows how to shop.So wondered if this was an excuse for teachers doing their shopping as they did not have time to do it in their own [...]

When faced with two different products in a shop, that do basically the same thing, what guides your decision.

Please feel free to illustrate this with examples such as cars, soft drinks (!) or washing powders.
BUT, it’s the decision making process that I’m really after.

Do you know if there’s a way to add extra items to an amazon order that hasn’t yet dispatched?

I’ve got an order that won’t dispatch for a few more weeks (because the – ahem – Caligula DVD isn’t released til the 29th). I also want to buy another book. I’d like to add it to the existing order so that it can be bundled in with the free postage. But I can’t seem [...]

verizon wireless blogs billing problems, third party billing

Can some explain to me why a credit card company and paypal also banks when the see a possible billing problem or unusual charges being made charge on your account will call you about the charges, but verizon wireless lets the bill get up over $600.00 than tells you sorry third party billing nothing we [...]

Lyrics again:

Name the song and artist:
Does laughter still discover you?I see through all those smiles that look so right.Do you still have all those same friends now,To smoke away your problms and your life?

More… opening lines this time…

1. Each night I feel the distance that has grown between us open up as lonely as the space between the stars.
2. Games, changes and fears, When will they go from here, When will they stop ?
3. I’m in a lonely room,Hank Williams sings the Lovesick Blues,Winter’s walking up the avenue,And I ain’t seen the [...]

what’s the name of the song in the former youtube vid "the imf a bedtime story" maybe lochli23 (ex-user) can answer the question

the vid has been deleted from youtube. i’ve never found it from there on. i would love to see the video it’s self. but i’d be content if i knew the name of the artist in the "background"

Will netbook computers soon replace regualr laptops?

Thinking of replacing a clunky laptop with a netbook….just wondering it netbooks are the next big thing.Are there any areas of caution in buying a netbook….like is solid state better than moving hard drive.

" Is Vic there"? The excellent single by ‘Department S’. Does anyone have other examples of telephone related songs.

An example could be "Girl on the phone" by the Jam. Album or single tracks. link to the seminal one hit wonders shown here.
www.department-s.net

A neighbour of mine has decided to put a huge rock on the corner of his grass to stop some kids driving across his grass. The brick is about quater of a meter high and hangs over the edge of his grass.

Where he has got the tipper truck to put the rock is also the corner to a private car park that 10 other residents use. I myself have scratched my car accidently by turning in the car park and my father in law scrapped his car all along one side actually moving the rock back [...]

Which concerns you most a) the fact it’s quite easy to obtain an EU passport and enter the UK (illegally) or b) unguarded missile and weapon stockpiles in former USSR countries?

Option a) means someone can enter the UK and claim benefits, housing and medicine amongst other things and option b) means ‘undesirables’ could get their hands on guns, missles and ammunition to kill, maim, attack and persecute others. Due to the range though, it’s unlikely to have any direct effect on the UK.
Countries mentioned in [...]

What is the value of Biometric Passports?

I have just replaced my passport by post (with the British Consulate in Germany) and have been issued with a biometric passport containing a small chip.
It seems that all it contains is an encoded digital description of my photo.
What is the value of this as the same information is available by looking at me [...]

Do you feel it would be environmentally safe to send electricity from space on a microwave beam?

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/project-earth/lab-books/power-plant/guide2​.html
Do you think that it would be harmful or solve a huge energy problem?

Why do drummers of rock bands have such a short life expectancy?

I know it’s a clich

how much is it currently for a full adult passport?

I’m asking this because i’m saving up for a passport. I had a passport as a child so i won’t need to have an interview, but that passport has become outdated (it was valid until i was 16 i’m 21 now)
The prices I have been given on the internet has been

Why can’t I hear myself talk on my new Cell Phone?

I just received a new cell phone, and when making calls, there’s no "feedback" when talking. I tried several other cell phones and all of them play your voice back through the speaker as you speak, but this new Samsung M320 doesn’t seem to provide this feedback. Is there a way to change [...]

Where are my daughters passports

My daughters filled out all the paper work for passports. It has been 11 wekks no passport and the numbers to call just hang up or no reps available. The website just says they are processing. Does anyone know any other way to check on thier passports. Please help they are suppose to go to [...]

Opinion Time!

Which of these celebrities creeps you out more?
Michael Jackson, and his hideous silly putty shaped nose and pasty white complexion. Not to mention his notable attempt at personally having his child bungee jump off the balcony of a hotel.
Pee Wee Herman, and his public masturbation rituals.
Ernest Borgnine, who in a recent interview, said that [...]

I have Nokia 6630 in Pakistan Locked by 3 Mobiles UK, if it is possible to get unlocked in Pakistan?

I have a Nokia 6630 in Pakistan which is locked by 3 Mobiles UK. The Type of Lock is Country Code. If some one knows that it can be unlocked in pakistan? If it is possible then how?
Countries mentioned in this Post: Pakistan

Whats the Best way for Me to make an Hedgehog shelter for winter?

I forgot to ask this earlier, last night was sat out on my step in the dark, and heard a noise comming from my garden where the lavender plants are. Now i thought it was this pesky cat, untill i looked and saw a Hedgehog having a wonderful feast on the snails and slugs. (i [...]

Does my partner need permission from his daughters mother to get her a passport?

We are looking to take her at some point and we are unsure if we need the Mothers permission to get her a passport or can we just apply for one with the copy of the birth certificate? we are only taking her on holiday with her mothers permission.

One reason why we have fingerprints is to increase friction when holding. But why must each of us have an individual one? . .What is the biological use for them?

http://ridgesandfurrows.homestead.com/

Why do people think that wind farms are ugly?

I live in Holland and some things are ugly but I’ve always thought they look great! Hardly anyone here thinks they’re ugly. There even in a Pink Floyd video! I love the way they’re positioned following the formation of migrating geese. When you drive past a line of them you often get a straight on [...]

I live in France, I can buy 300 cigarettes in Andorra to take back to France, after say three months can I take those cigarettes into the UK duty free or not?

The regulations state you can take into the UK an unlimited amount of cigarettes within reason from an EU country back into the UK can I include these cigarettes bought in Andorra?
Countries mentioned in this Post: France, United Kingdom, Andorra

How can I create an outlook express template, that REPLY keeps the same structure and message below?

When I am trying to create an outlook template, the following occurs. I am sending an e-mail with the template I created. The receiver receives an e-mail with the same template I sent (it keeps the fields and content as I sent), but when he is replying on it, the original message below changed. Only [...]

What physical feature do ’smell’ and ‘taste’ measure? Pls see Q details before answering.

I asked this question some time ago, but have never received a satisfactory answer. So here it is again.
Sight measures the ability of an object to reflect photons in the ~400 – ~700nm range. Hearing detects the change in pressure caused by the vibrations of an object in the 20-20,000 Hz range. Touch detects the [...]

Are you finding that you reveal more of yourself here than you do to people in real life?

Is there a freedom here…perhaps in some situations an absence of judgment….a type of support that you would not get from the people closest to you?

Re the book club question, any ideas see below:

Have put a new thread on the forum.In reference to my book club question the other day, does anyone have any ideas how we could utilise the forum for this purpose??The idea of downloadable books is a good one because not everyone can access books re cost/location, and in some cases an audio book may [...]

How to exact revenge without being able to gain acsess to the revengees property?

I dont want to be preached at about the wrongs and rights or the Karma etc i just want advice…. i have had some trouble of late with a person causing me problems this person has told lies about me my family and certian friend.It is caused by sheer jealousy on there behalf that i [...]

On the back of my question re saving tips, i had ran out of washing powder, so used some hair shampoo instead,only a little bit, washing came up nicely. then i thought of another saving tip, more info below

Plus it smelled nice and the bottle is quite large and cost me only 99p. (only need a wee squirt.)Then i was looking at my solar lights in garden, i thought well to save electric i will bring them in at night and use them as my lighting. They are quite powerful to. I got [...]

I’m starting University next year…What should I use to take notes, do labs etc…?

I’m starting university next year…In HS, I used the binder that you could open up and add sheets and stuff like that. What should I use for University? I hear a scribbler is the best for my lectures. Should I two sets of notepads for my lectures and seminars (of the same course)? What should [...]

Romantic gesture – for free?

I’m going to buy a bottle of my girlfriend’s favourite champane, put it in a nice box and hide a pair of theatre tickets that I’ve arranged for us under the bottle.
What other romantic guesture can I do that could be free/cheap?I’m also buying her dinner that evening. I’ve asked the theatre to announce her [...]

How many things once considered to be true can no longer be held to be so?

When I was a child the expression, " The camera cannot lie", was completely true, but now with modern technology this is completely untrue.Another saying was, "You may know who your mother is but you can never be 100% sure that you know your father".With DNA testing this also is no longer true.Can you think [...]

Romantic man?

When you personally hear the term romantic man, what comes to your mind? What would you consider a romantic gesture from a man? After almost 10 years of marriage, what new and different romantic things could a man do for his woman? I am asking for a friend, not for me! (wink [...]

How can I be sure a pocket knife is food safe?

My grandfather used to sit down, wipe off his trusty pocket knife, and proceed to slice up and eat an apple. I’ve done this myself on more than one occasion. Now, we all know knives are made of many different kinds of metal, so when I tried this recently on a new knife, I found [...]

what can i get my little brother for his 20th birthday??

Its my little brothers birthday, on monday coming and i’m stumped as what to get him.
I’ve asked him and he says "oh i’m not bothered"
He doesn’t drink much so alcohol is out of the question.
I don’t want to give him

great minds think alike…

but fools hardly differ.
is that the right quote?
how many times has that been shown to be the case? simultaneous inventions etc?

What’s the best building material to use in earthquake prone areas?

I’ve heard of the amphibious floating homes in the Netherlands designed to rise and fall with the water level and I was wondering if anyone’s heard of any innovative ideas for building in earthquake prone areas?
Countries mentioned in this Post: The Netherlands

I am going on a night out next month

Everyone gets the same tshirt so the bars know we are part of the same group, but it’s traditional to have a dress up theme and customise these shirts as part of the outfit. This year’s theme is "Dirty Porn Star"
Any ideas?? The Tshirt is plain white with a logo. Sensible ones please, I’m not [...]

Since no one else will ask the question , are you sickened at the sight of those little children

singing to and for Obama. These were songs of praise. When these children are older they will need counseling. I’ve only ever seen this in dictatorships.

What is your favourite building style? Is there any reason why architects have to change what is already perfect?

My favourite styles – Tudor and Georgian. (Enlarge the little pic on the right to see what I mean).
The perfect human scale of building and also beautiful proportions that we can really relate to and that make a town liveable and enjoyable on a human level (unlike many modern buildings which are brutal in comparison).
Maybe [...]

What would be your list of 7 wonders of the modern world?

In no particular order, mine are(*):1. Stonehenge2. Great Wall of China3. Leaning Tower of Pisa4. Itaipu Dam5. Taj Mahal6. Easter Island Heads7. Sydney Opera House
(*): NB. Opinions may change at the drop of a hat as I recall different things
Countries mentioned in this Post: China

How do you feel about age difference in a relationship?

Does it make a difference? If so…how? And how many years does it take to make that difference? For me…it is a philosophical point…the ages that the two involved, feel in their hearts. How about you?

As I watch you near

Hello. I was supposed to write a free verse poem, Yet mr. Russ told me so…I’m learning english, and if there’s something wrong with the grammars, i will be glad if you adjust them..Comments and Suggestions will be appreciated.Thanks
AS I WATCH YOU NEARAs I watch you nearI think of a flower that opensa bird [...]

What insperied the Egyptions to build the Pyramids ?

And why did they pick that shape ? Who was it that stood there and said "what this landscape needs is a big triangle! and whats more we could bury out dead Kings under them!"

Three quotations , three different sources, but what’s the link?…..

1/" Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity."2/"You and I ought not to die before we have explained ourselves to each other."3/"It might or might not be wrong to kill, but sometimes it is necessary."

IS IT TRUE THE "HEAD DUMMY" IN CHARGE WANTS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND BUT CARES LESS ABOUT HEALTHCARE ?

I read an article in the paper that said Bush intends to block any state that votes to provide statewide health care for children of middle income status also. I know he can’t read but can he at least hear and pretend as though he can ?

What Percentage is my Premium likely to increase by?

I bought a brand new car and May last year with a years free Insurance. They year is nearly up and I did have a rough estimate of what my insurance would end up being – until I bumped my car. How much higher is my insurance likely to be? The other car claimed for [...]