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Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise me on what to do next. Background is - at the end of April H and I moved overseas and had hired a courier company to deliver our items to us. Checked out all his...

Or has anyone been issued that ultimatum? If so what was the outcome?

This made me laugh. Especially this bit: [quote] "This is about the dismantling of this country," shouted a woman named Katy Abram at Senator Arlen Spector, in the course of a chaotically emotional...

Hi, We're off to the Maldives in 3 weeks and have just been reading about how strict the Dubai authorities are with drugs. We're only stopping there for a connection flight but bags will be moved from...

What's it like? I've googled and only come up with terrible reviews for how poor their coverage is, being cut off mid-way through calls and terrible customer service. But the phone i want is on a...

This made me laugh. A lot. (Taken from b3ta - where else??) [quote]My first girlfriend and I were together for about two and a half years. A few weeks before we split up we went on a short break to...

Can we resurrect this too? ? Unfortunately I emptied my spam folder, but I am sure it's only a matter of time before something appropriate fills it again. Anyone got anything that would do?

He was a bit silly to talk so unguardedly to a man who had dug his garden up (?) but I find it absolutely that anyone has suggested that this should be a resignation issue. It's pretty obvious he was...

A few times on hitched ive seen a link to a website which has short, funny film plot summaries - any idea what im on about? its something like: Psycho - crazy nutcase eats human brain. (not verbatim)...

Has anyone used them/have any opinions on them? I was looking at getting a couple but see they need 6 days notice according to the website... does anyone know if this tend to just be a guide or is it...

Hi, Does anyone have the Bosch Tassimo Coffee Machine? I currently have the Krups Dolce Gusto machine, but have had it a couple of years and are thinking of replacing it with the Bosch Tassimo? Thanks...

https://www.sky.com/ Kat Von D. She looked quite hot during Miami Ink days. Go to pic 52 on link above. I would never have recognised her. Some people are just not meant to be blondes.

As a young teenager I absolutely loved reading Point Horror books. My girlfriends and I would swap books with each other once we'd finished. They were so gripping and scary and I felt really old and...

I’m suffering really badly at the moment with mozzie bites. Not only am I getting bitten more than ever before, the bites I have seem to swell massively – I had one on my forehead last week and it...

But £10 a mug. Hmmmmm can I justify them? Do we like Cornishware? I think I like it, even though I live in a 1960s box and not a fabulous countryside cottage with a range cooker ?

Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help me. My husband is going on his cousin's 40th to Benidorm and there are 8 of them going. I have been given the task of trying to find somewhere for them to stay. I...

I've just had my windows replaced and the two guys have done a cracking job. there is minimal mess, and they've worked their arses off while its been pretty hot they're popping back tomorrow just to...

I have really crappy laminate in my hallway and bedrooms. I really hate it, but wouldn't have carpet and can't afford proper nice wooden flooring. Anyway, I find it a nightmare to clean. I must admit...

It's my turn to make supper tonight and to my shame I realise I've never given my children mince and tatties. We used to have it every week with doughballs (dumplings) made by my gran. So..... fry off...

I was in a haze this morning and when I made my son's breakfast I did myself a bowl of weetabix too. I had planned to do some 40 mins cardio this morning BEFORE food.. Anyone know how long I should...

? Gutted. I have dislocated my right knee. For a while it's felt really "unstable" and last week at work, I just turned on it and my leg collapsed. I've never been in so much pain!! My left knee also...

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-&-entertainment/edinburgh-fringe-kicks-off-annual-tosspot-migration-200908061961/ 😆 Just brilliant

Our front and back garden are infested - I haaaate them. How long do they usually last once they erm, hatch?

I have to travel from North London to Bury St Edmunds tomorrow morning to arrive by 9am. I always train it but due to the strike there are no trains so I am going to have to brave the drive. I have no...

A friend as been told that she needs chemo and has asked friends to send her funny articles that she can read when she needs cheering up. Does anyone have suggestions for light hearted/funny reading...

Oh god. I did a whole pile of ironing last night accompanied by nice bottle of red. Unfortunately my hand slipped and I smudged the logo on the front of his beloved Socceroos t -shirt, leaving a nice...

I'm pretty sure you can get newish books in paperback from Airport shops before they go on general release in paperback, but Mr Hole thinks I'm 'having a moment'. There's a book I'd like but it's in...

Well where to start, H and I got married in France two months ago, H’s parents live there and we love the area so we thought it would be a lovely place to get married. For those who don’t know about...

TS are coming round to give me a quote for venetian blinds. On the phone they were v keen to ensure that both H and I would be there, which to me is the sign of hard sell shysters (they want to close...

I had a shower this morning, used copious amounts of my normal deodorant as usual, but I think I can smell myself. [:'(] Could it be my top maybe? It's freshly washed and fesh on today but... I am...

I went to my cousins wedding at the weekend, and it was a fantastic day, which given the family circumstances is quite amazing really. My auntie divorced my ex-uncle 10 years ago when she found out...