What does the expression "Trading Surplus" mean when found in a simple set of accounts that a club/volunteer organisation might have. For example: Opening Stock: £250. Purchases:...
Does anyone have any views on what is available as being a "good buy" for a Palm Top? A long while ago I had and used extensively a Psion 3a palm top, it was very very good, but no longer...
On a similar topic "Buenchico" wrote: "if a married person (or someone in a civil partnership) dies without making a will (i.e. 'intestate') part of their estate goes to the surviving...
I have been reading the comments here about Halogen (table top)Cookers. With the increase in fuel cost I wonder if anyone has done the sums regarding cooking appliances? Bearing in mind there are only...
A relative, aged 53, very recently died at home/ in the ambulance/hospital. They had a visit from the police. The person concerned had bypass heart surgery some 18 months previously, and whilst still...
Our existing metal door is the type with a rod and spring (above the door)that goes across the door inside the garage, with metal slide rails down each side.It's is a double garage and I think the...
Whilst visiting my daughter, I found that all the radiators are hot (very), but one radiator in hall on the ground floor is stone cold.The house has four bed rooms. On checking I found that both...
We have a Free View digital TV. We don't have a dish of any kind just a conventional aerial via which we get excellent reception. Because we get Sky Sports news on one of the channels, can anyone tell...
Is there a fee for information obtained from a public body under the Freedom of Information Act? If there is a charge, are such charges specified or is down to the provider to make such a charge and...
Not sure if anyone saw "Watchdog" and their item on PCWorld and the Techguys. This the same kind of story. New PC fails. PCWorld repairs said computer, fitting new hard drive. My daughter...
What adhesive can I use to repair a hinge on a toilet seat. The lid of the toilet is self-closing but one side has pulled away from the lid. The hinge bit is made up of some kind of metal that has a...
I have received a leaflet from "Forbes-Rentals.co.uk." They offer a full range of domestic equipment for a fixed weekly rent. The minimum period is one of 18 months and their charges appear...
Our fridge recently seems to a lot colder than my wife remembers. The dial is numbered "0-7", but there is no indication of which number to set the dial to that would make it colder or not...
Without causing any harm to these birds, what can I do to stop magpies damaging my property. These beautiful looking birds seem to have a destructive nature and are slowly damaging my conservatory....
I know of a person who took some of their unwanted cloths to a charity shop. The shop asked the "giver" if they wanted to gift aid the clothes? The individual concerned was a tax payer and...
I am trying to help some one with a starting problem on a diesel engined 2.2. 16 valve. V registered Frontera. Neither of us has access to a manual for the vehicle and I am in one part of the country...
A family has a son who has just passed his driving test and now has a car. The cost of insurance for this teenager is very high. To reduce the insurance cost, the thinking is the car will be insured...
My laptop wireless adaptor (6T04) as stopped working. When I look at the device controller this adaptor has a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark against it. I assume this means that the driver...
HP Laptop. Fitted with 104GB HD (C: drive) and currently has 53.8 GB of free space. There is also a drive D: classed as "HP Recovery Disc". The capacity of which is shown as 6.98 GB. The...
I am trying to find out what financial details are taken into consideration when applying for a grant to install "adaptions" for invalid's in a private dwelling. The people I have in mind are in their...
