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

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Denzil wrote:Why in newspaper reports do they always state the persons age when introducing them in the article? In particular with footballers.

I asked chalks 42 years old, and he said he spoke to Utj aged 46, but he didn't know, so when he was at a recent press conference he asked Jacob Steinberg aged 36 who was clueless as to why, meanwhile 53 year old martin samuel, 51 year old Oliver Holt and 54 year old Henry winter were trying to find out how old west ham uniteds new signing was



Some of tge above ages may be wrong, chalks and Utj look older , they had tough paper rounds, chalks did as he used to nick the dirty mags from the paper shop every day and slip them in his bag
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The missus and I completed the Great South Run yesterday .... ambling around coming in about 15800 out of about 16200. How come our race numbers were a lot higher - missus Jaye' was about 21500. Surely there weren't 5000 that having paid £40 or so, decided not to do it?! Anyone know how the numbering works?
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There are different categories of runner in the race and the numbering reflects this. For example it could be that males have 0-10,000, females 20,000-30,000, veterans 40,000- 45,000 and so on.
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Is Jinxed a Weat Ham fan?
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Which lane should I go in in the northbound Blackwell tunnel?
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The other one
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Baron Von Marlon wrote:Which lane should I go in in the northbound Blackwell tunnel?
Right-hand lane. Left-hand lane has to allow cars in off the slip road at the last junction, and then the middle and left have to alternate at the tunnel entrance.
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Let's say you've put, for instance, your laptop charger and headphones in a bag, and then put the bag on the floor in the bus. When you get off the bus, the charger and headphone leads have invariably twisted together like some poltergeist cats cradle. How does that happen?
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How do you get rid of mould/prevent mould in your house?

We have a dehumidifier and some aero 360 from unibond and it does nothing. We have also cleaned the walls with mould cleaner but it keeps coming back!

Any help would be gratefully received.
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Baron Von Marlon wrote:Which lane should I go in in the northbound Blackwell tunnel?
Do you hold your breath through it? Me and my brothers used to try when we were kids.

I still do it in most tunnels except the channel tunnel of course!
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Joyeux Marteau wrote:How do you get rid of mould/prevent mould in your house?
You've got too much moisture in a given space.

It's generally a problem indoors in winter, we had an issue with it in our first flat, a small one bed place. Wet clothes drying on rails indoors through the winter adds moisture to the air that mould loves. Cranking the heating up adds to it.

Windows open to let air circulate, or dehumidifiers and regular attacks with the mould spray.
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Why do the majority of Radio stations seem to go to commercials at the same time?
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Who is Tony from Corfu?
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somerset-hammer wrote:Who is Tony from Corfu?
I've already told you once.
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Joyeux Marteau wrote:How do you get rid of mould/prevent mould in your house?

We have a dehumidifier and some aero 360 from unibond and it does nothing. We have also cleaned the walls with mould cleaner but it keeps coming back!

Any help would be gratefully received.
Take the plaster off, unibond* the brickwork, new plaster over it. Pretty much the only way I've ever successfully done it. Does work, though is a royal pain in the arse.

*watered down PVA glue, couple coats to seal

Sendo's right about moisture in the house, though - open windows etc to let air through the house.
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Thanks Sendo and DasNutLock! :thup:

I will open some windows to help, unfortunately it is a rented property so will have to have a conversation with our landlords!
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Pretty sure you don't have to accept living in a mouldy building if you're renting. He or she may not be interested in repairing it properly, but the fact remains that it's their property - they have a duty to ensure it's habitable, and given that it's their investment, it makes sense for them to keep it properly maintained.

If he gets weird about it, you should speak to the CAB and consider taking further action. Can make you very ill if you inhale black mould spores.
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Joyeux Marteau wrote:Thanks Sendo and DasNutLock! :thup:

I will open some windows to help, unfortunately it is a rented property so will have to have a conversation with our landlords!
Before you do that, post a couple of photos of the mould that it is coming through, preferably wide enough angle so I can see the context of where it is etc. Also which rooms specifically is it affecting?
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Good point - if it's not appearing on the inside of an exterior wall, it could well be something completely different, like a leaking water pipe or similar that's creating the moisture.
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The missus not getting moist too often is she? You might have to rein that in if so...
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