The Jeep started to make a funny noise, as in a kind of whining-not-long-for-this-world mechanical noise. Mr M got a mate to look at the engine while it was running and he jiggled the steering wheel and did the sucking-air-through-his teeth thing followed by a sad tutting noise and said "that's the pump on the power steering that is ( Read more... )

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How do they do that?

My Personality

Neuroticism

56
Extraversion

18
Openness to Experience

62
Agreeableness

24
Conscientiousness

66
You rarely get angry and it takes a lot to make you angry, however you are sensitive about what others think of you. Your concern about rejection and ridicule cause you to feel shy and uncomfortable around others. You are ( Read more... )

I have the greatest respect for the Gurkha Soldiers and as far as I am concerned they can come and live here and take advantage of any benefits available simply because inspite of what successive governments have done to them they remain loyal to our sovreign and our country. The petition will probably not do any good but it makes me feel better ( Read more... )

found this when looking at something else, I have donated.

http://www.matchitforpratchett.org:80/

They are settled in now and beginning to call it home. DS2 took a day off work, hired the van, drove to Oldham, packed the contents of the house into the van and then drove back. DD and family packed themselves into the car and came with him. They all had a few hours sleep and by 8.30am they were at the storage unit unpacking. then they came back ( Read more... )

I simply had to try this


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What Kind of Reader Are You?
Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm

You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mistakes make you insane.
Dedicated Reader

Literate Good Citizen

Book Snob

Fad Reader

Non-Reader

What Kind of ( Read more... )

I am just beginning to come down to earth after seeing Mamma Mia. It was fantastic! yes I can hear all you hardened rock fans groaning and a couple of blues afficionados sighing over my love of ABBA pop music but the music is so good, and so technically clever, and the lyrics are just amazing ( Read more... )

You Act Like You Are 31 Years Old
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