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  1. I've also heard Dick's 'Unit per hour' rule (although some suggest 'unit per half hour'.  I've also read it is not always quite so simple eg neat spirits can be held up in the stomach at night only to hit the bloodstream when diluted with the 1st coffee of the morning.
  2. Not as good or as fulfilling as "Playing with one's self" Is that a grocer's apostrophe; a name for it which has previously eluded me; or an indication of something deeper?
  3. Blue asbestos (or crocidolite) is the most harmful! The danger from asbestos is from inhaling the fibres.  It is safe to leave in situ provided it is not disturbed (ie fibres released) by accidental damage.  The likelihood of damage depends on the type of material  (in asbestos cement the asbestos is  fairly well bound by the cement; lower density boards and particularly sprayed flock asbestos are more susceptible to damage). There is a lot of information on the Health and Safety Executives site (aimed at the work place but still very useful). http://www.hse.gov.uk/a-z/a.htm#asbestos
  4. Yes, TT became part of P&O in the January before HoFE capsized in March 1987. The report of the enquiry has become a classic case study in how board level attitudes have an effect on day to day operational safety.
  5. I am for one, Lachouette. How did you get on 2heads, enthused or not?
  6. [quote]You don’t pay anything to receive a text when you’re abroad. Here are the costs of sending a text from France to UK (the links give you more call cost info).[/quote] According to my recent Orange bill you do, at least in Switzerland.
  7. If no one (over) reacted to these posts we'd only have to wade through one & not dozens.
  8. The Health and Safety Executive has a useful little leaflet.  It's aimed at workplaces but applies anywhere: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg305.pdf One particular problem with regard to children is those with 'pica' ie a tendency to eat non food objects.  You don't need to eat many flakes of lead paint to cause serious problems.  In any school you could guarantee more than one of the little darlings would put some in their mouth, if they found it lying around when it was being stripped. And surely everyone remembers someone in their class who picked away at the paint on the radiators and put it in their mouth.  Several cases of lead poisoning have resulted from this source. Hence the stringent controls. If hot stripping, a hot air gun is safer because it operates at a lower temperature (below 500C).  Blow torches can lead to high levels in the air.  Of course, the controls you need it will depend on how much you are doing and who could be exposed.
  9. Reader's Digest Elvis record collection?  The poor old ****** would be turning in his grave.
  10. Thanks for that Gay.  I've just relooked at his last 50 posts (said I had time on my hands!) and whilst there are some which possibly fit your description they don't seem to stand out particularly from other posters.  I suppose in this case it was a bit crass but I still think there is a tendency to gang up.
  11. Now, I'm new to all this but I'm having difficulty understanding the unwritten rules. I've got a bit of time on my hands at the moment so I have been all nerdy and followed up some of the nuances.  What I can't understand is why everyone (well a few) jumps down cjb's throat as soon as he makes a point.  Granted they seem to be a bit contentious, but no more than many other responses, so why him (or her)?  I know there was a little spat going on on another thread but that seemed 6 of one & half a dozen of the other.  Is there some history I've missed?  Do tell. 
  12. The Institut Géographique National is similar.  They are available in 1:25000 & 1:100000.   http://www.ign.fr   French supermarkets usually seem to have a selection from the locality.  In UK Stanfords have them in stock (and some of the  1:100000 series available in good bookshops).   My gripe with them (especially  the 1:100000) is the contours compare badly with ordinance survey
  13. 'It appears that we can bugger whosoever we please, which is illegal'. Is it?
  14. I seem to remember seeing 'Polish Spirit' on sale in a french supermarket.
  15. [quote]Didn't you feel a bit of a Tw*t asking people to respond to your ad when you found out property chains for the majority of people in France don't exist as in they do in the Uk, would it not be norm...[/quote] Seems to me that finding out by posting on this forum was pretty effective way of doing the research; and cheap!  Downside was they had to wade through all that juvenile drivel about the presenter!
  16. It all works!  Switched on today and there it all was: control panel; names of posters.  God knows why. It's also reasonably fast and I prefer new format!
  17. Running Windows XP Norton Firewall ETrust EZ antivirus (just changed from Norton which had same problem. I disabled my firewall to see if it made any difference.  Instead of 'Done' at the bottom, it said: 'Done with errors on page' When I checked for details it said: Line 183 Char:2 Error: object expected Code:0 URL: http//www.livingfrance.com/instantformat/shwmessage.asap?        ForumD:MessegeD 34512  Now, I'm not exactly computer literate so it doesn't mean a lot to me. Does it explain all to anyone else?
  18. I quite like the new set-up BUT I can't see who posted each message.  I gather from some comments others can.  What do I need to do?  (Please don't suggest fiddling with firewalls - yet another lanquage I don't understand )
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