Things you've always wanted to know......

[Hummer_I_mean_Hammer]

The spider corruption goes far deeper than I ever suspected, evidently. They have already started incorporating human subservients.

At least now I can sleep safe in the knowledge that, as my home burns down around me, the ensuing inferno will take the house spiders with it

Sorry, forgot to mention the asbestos, so no it won't..

[Toulouse_Iron]

That's not fair. Neanderthals are still mammalian.

And can't afford houses in Weybridge

[dasnutnock3]

And can't afford houses in Weybridge

Neither can I, TBH. If I hadn't got on the ladder when prices dipped after the banking collapse, no way could we ever afford to move here. I certainly couldn't afford it now.

I rented in Staines 4 years, and if I'm honest, I much preferred it to Weybridge.

[Tenbury]

Why are Hampshire /Northamptonshire abbrieviated to Hants/Northants.?

[WestSamToo]

Why are Hampshire /Northamptonshire abbrieviated to Hants/Northants.?

Talking of abbreviations, why do Americans abbreviate September to Sept?

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Which month do they think it will get confused with?

[sendô]

Talking of abbreviations, why do Americans abbreviate September to Sept?

Do they? Doesn't everyone?

While we're here, does June need to be abbreviated to Jun?

[prophet:marginal]

Talking of abbreviations, why do Americans abbreviate September to Sept?

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Which month do they think it will get confused with?

Because sept is a more obvious reminder of the number 7 (in Latin)?
yes, I know it's the 9th month, but you can blame big-headed Roman emperors for that!!

[westham,eggyandchips]

Will be 'closing' on Monday?

[Monkeybubbles]

Talking of abbreviations, why do Americans abbreviate September to Sept?

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Which month do they think it will get confused with?

Also....

April, May, June. Classic names for women. Why not the other months?

[Kludgehammer]

July/Julie and Augusta are women's names, of varying degrees of popularity; Jan too, mostly as an abbreviation for Janet or Janice, but I do know one Jan where that's the full name.

Feb/March/Sep-Dec, I'll grant you, do not figure highly on lists of the most popular women's names

[ageing hammer]

Why are Hampshire /Northamptonshire abbreviated to Hants/Northants.?

Tottenham Hotspurs are abbreviated to ...caants

[Hummer_I_mean_Hammer]

My most recent cordless trimmer has died (meant to be waterproof, yeah right.. ).

Looking at the interweb 'skull shavers' seem to be coming up quite a bit. Anyone had one, reviews, etc. ?

TIA.

[old fart]

If I wanted to go to "say" page 150 of this thread, is there a quick way to do it or do I have to scroll back 2 or 3 pages at a time?

[old fart]

Tottenham Hotspurs are abbreviated to ...caants

I heard they were having trouble learning the words to the new national anthem

[prophet:marginal]

If I wanted to go to "say" page 150 of this thread, is there a quick way to do it or do I have to scroll back 2 or 3 pages at a time?

yes there is.

use the button that looks like fast forward on a VCR (i.e. two arrows and a straight line). If you click on that, it opens a box and you can enter in the page number and press return.

works across the site.

[old fart]

yes there is.

use the button that looks like fast forward on a VCR (i.e. two arrows and a straight line). If you click on that, it opens a box and you can enter in the page number and press return.

works across the site.

Thank you

[southbrishammer]

Why are taxis allowed to use bus lanes? They are no more efficient than ordinary cars, why do they get preferential treatment?

[westham,eggyandchips]

Apparently the term "wifi" doesn't actually stand for anything.

[-DL-]

Why are taxis allowed to use bus lanes? They are no more efficient than ordinary cars, why do they get preferential treatment?

Because they're public transport which can be flagged down anywhere and they do take cars off the road - and in the case of Uber, quite literally they take cars off the road. And traffic islands. And railings. And lamposts. And actual traffic lights...

Even if one Taxi does as little as 20 trips a day, that's potentially 20 other cars not on the roads.

[sendô]

Even if one Taxi does as little as 20 trips a day, that's potentially 20 other cars not on the roads.

One car doing 20 trips is not necessarily any more efficient than 20 cars each doing 1 trip though...