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Does anyone have any and if so where did you purchase it from? I have been scouring t'interwebnet for weeks and I either find some that is cheap and looks like it would fall apart, or far too...

I had acne from age 13 until I fell pregnant at 35, and the skin on my chin (the only place I got acne) is horrible. It looks really bumpy, and I hate catching my reflection in the mirror as it looks...

Hey all, Sorry, I realise this isn't a house buying/selling forum, but wanted to get your thoughts anyway! A house we are in the process of buying had the survey come back to say that it has some...

I feel so stupid.... I've got a Colt as a corteousy car at the minute and I can't for the life of me work out how to open the blinkin petrol cap. I'm normally pretty good with cars but it's defeated...

I’ve found myself in a tricky situation where I’ve been hurt and let down by a bridesmaid. Bridesmaid A (one of them) is one of my oldest friends I’ve known for 20 years. Moved to Australia two years...

This week we had a neighbour start drilling outside at 7.00am and today someone started pressure washing their driceway at 7.15am. Personally I think you should wait until after 8.00am - whats your...

We live in a Victorian end-terrace with one drain which handles all our wastewater - our bathroom/kitchen and roof/rainwater and it's blocked. We think it blocked over Christmas because it sounded a...

So although it sounds such a silly problem, it's really becoming a massive issue right now. My breathing is supposedly very heavy at night, not a snore, just very deep breathing. Apparently this has...

This is a bit of a follow-on from my post yesterday (thanks to those who replied to that). Basically, I've seen a job advert that has got me really fired up, which is something that hasn't happened...

... is this weird? I was recently made redundant and on my last day, my boss gave me a voucher to spend the day at a very lovely looking health spa with treatments and lunch included. Now, I've never...

Is there anything I can use instead? It is such a nice day and the car is so dirty it needs a wash!

Just looked at my payslip and I've been taxed an extra £7 for the fortnight, I looked at the tax code and its changed since my last one last fortnight. I've heard nothing from HMRC and work doesn't...

Https://www.sparknotes.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-taking-selfies/ Does the posting of "selfies" onto social media indicate an arrogant nature? Is it that different to posting a more natural or even...

It's sliced cooked ham that's been out for about 15 hours. Using it would mean giving it my 2 and 4 year old children. I've got to chuck it haven't I? ☹️

Its my dad's birthday tomorrow and im making my kick @ss paella ? would like to make something quite light for dessert. I have a nice t&t recipe for a passion fruit mousse but i'd like to try...

I have a really nice one of these banks and really don't want to smash it...but it's got loads of cash in it and I want it for my holdays. I've tried using a nail file to file down the coin slot but...

Yuk. The cat has ringworm and now looks like she has half a head where the vet shaved the infected area. Poor thing, I've just shampooed her and she looks a fright! The other cat is also on the...

I am having a new house built and have been told by Persimmon who are building it that we cannot have laminate flooring as its a new house. We went to a carpet shop yesterday to arrange to get a quote...

I am making a thai curry tonight using some frozen raw king prawns I bought. I forgot to take them out of the freezer this morning, so am I ok to defrost them in the sink under running water? Thanks...

Last minute help please! We are finally off to the Hand and Flowers in Marlow tomorrow night and I don't know what to wear. Although it is a 2 Michelin Star restaurant it's a 'gastro pub' and when I...

Anyone answer this - I know it's on Sky again tonight, but I'm not staying up. The scene when Ben Stiller gets a jelly fish on his back & his wife goes to wee on him, when she pull her trouser...

Usually my cat has wet food, she's been having Tesco's Premium Supermeat recently, I tried her on Whiskas but it didn't agree with her, and she turned her nose up at it after a day or so. Then...

You *might* remember me posting a couple of weeks ago about a party that was held in our shared gardens. Well, the lady who organised the party has stored all the leftover booze in the communal cellar...

I have finally picked the wallpaper for my bedroom and have picked a striped design. The problem is I want to hang it horizontally instead of vertically. Any ideas on how to do this making sure it is...

Where did you get it from? We ordered a lovely one but then realised it was too big for the space so now we're back to looking. I can't see anything I like so far.

Just had a phonecall from the Estate Agents asking if our prospective buyers can come around and measure up. We agreed a sale with them two weeks ago and the survey has been completed (which we assume...

If anyone could offer any advice on this I would really appreciate it. We had reserved a new build house on 24th June, our buyers pulled out literally last minute that same day at 4.50pm ( ten mins...

We're going camping next weekend, for a week. I haven't camped for many years and suddenly I'm in charge of camp catering for four. What can I cook, since I have only one ring. The boychild is...

Having a freezer clearout prior to defrosting, and I've discovered all sorts of gems hiding at the back. There's a pack of Quorn mince which I bought when H was having some anti-red-meat thing, and...

Ok so last night char wet the bed on CBB. have you ever been so drunk you have done this ?

I need to think of a number of events for a silly sports day- participants being 12 unfit blokes, 6 women and (where possible) about 6 toddlers/young children. So far on the list I have: three-legged...

My wooden windows are in much need of some painting on the exterior. I am going to be getting a few companies out to quote, but just wanted a rough idea of how much people have paid for there windows...