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Hello everyone, I don't often post on OT but I would really appreciate your help if you have a few moments. I work for a small company of less than 10 employees and basically the owner has decided...

Instead of going out this weekend (and spending a firtune!!)some friends are coming over and we're having a cocktail party. So first question, what's your favourite cocktail? Second, what food could I...

They have something online which they don't do instore. If they do, how long does it take to be delivered? It's a samsonite bubble pop up travel cot. I was only going to pay with points cus I've got...

I really struggle with this- shirts tend to gape and sadly I haven't found one that is small enough on the waist while encompassing my boobs adequately. High necks look matronly and give me mono-boob,...

My dad has had the blood test for it as he's 60 and his levels have come back 7 (anything between 5 - 10 needs investigating) Today he's been to the hospital and they've had a feel and say they can...

Is this ok to do!? We are having 20 people around on Sat night and are doing burgers and hotdogs for midnight snacks. Rather than H getting the bbq out drunk at that time would it be ok if I cooked...

Do they not do them in leather any more? Or corduroy? Or did they never do them in corduroy and I'm thinking of another type of Ikea sofa? I have the leather Ektorp one and would like another one, but...

H's office has a regular cook off for office workers / other halves. I sent in a fruit cake today that went down really well and the next challenge is lemon meringue pie. I've never made this before...

And it was amazing ? Didn't have high hopes tbh as I would have never classed myself as a fan. I got the tickets for H as his main birthday gift for his 40th. But I was totally blown away, singing...

? Hi all. Back from holiday and after some help with music for a funeral. I am trying to get a CD version of a piece of music from Pretty Woman. MIL has the film on DVD - is there a way of copying the...

.... retro I know but I love them.... any ideas for funky fillings?

Are there any nice but cheaper areas within easy walk/bus reach of the stations? Stations seem to be :Leeds,Saltaire, Bingley, Crossflats, Keighley, Steeton and Silsden, Cononley

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My friend is pregnant and she's due early Nov. Her and her H go to a music festival every December, they love it and its like a mini honeymoon for them, they leave their other child (3yo) with her...

Hey, Those Paddy Power wedding speech sweepstake kits arrived today and look better then expected! They're in cream envelopes that you put on each table. Given that most tables at weddings that i've...

We would like to have a television upstairs. There's an aerial socket but the picture is dreadful and I'm trying to work out how to improve it. 1. Would a freeview set top box give us a better...

I dyed my hair today, same colour and make as I always use so didn't bother with a test as have been using it for an age. After it had been on about 10 minutes the top of my head started to sting...

My partner and I are looking to move and we are considering Surrey, Berkshire or Buckinghamshire. Can anyone recommend some nice towns? I've been living in London for 15 years, although in recent...

I am a bit of lurker. but have been on hitched for a good five years or so, so i ,know the characters. so, anyhoo, what has happened to nick and lou? nick, i remember cos he was quite funny (at times,...

As above really, I just wondered if a 2b is average for a child in Y2 (KS1) is 2b average of a child in Y3, or should it be 3b or something else. Y2 is KS2 isnt it? Thank you.

My sister and her husband are contemplating a complete lifestyle change and running a pub in a small village on the North coast of Cornwall. Neither of them have done this before although my BIL is a...

My mum handed in her notice and then a month later the whole of the nursery staff were made redundant. She has a meeting tomorrow and wants to know if she's wasting her time going, is she entitled to...

A friend of mine, S, phoned me today saying he has been suspended from work for a week. Apparently he was pulled in " for a chat" with HR, who told him that they had found some comments slagging off...

On Monday our cooker died. It just wouldn't turn on (electric). Electrician came yesterday and said there was nothing he could do. Meant to be coming back 'at some point' with more bits/a friend. In...

After nearly 3 years here, it's probably about time to paint our fence. I either will just do it clear to save hassle or I really fancy doing it black. My only worries are it could look awful and most...

H and I are desperate for some time together with no distractions and Wee Braw is off to my mum's for 12 days the week after next. We went through a bit of a rocky time a couple of months ago and...

In 2001 I was sacked from a job for Gross Misconduct, not something I am proud of, but I feel the stamp Gross Misconduct is a little harsh for what it was. Explanation: I was working full time,...

Sorry for the dullness Im doing a buffet for 25 people in a few weeks, I only seem to be able to find 9 inch plastic plates, no bigger! they don't seem very big, if people are going to be having bits...

Has anyone seen this yet? I can't believe it, I was so shocked, what a great ending. Either I am a big numpty or they did it really well - I did think when he first came in that it must be someone we...

Simply wonderful. Tom Jones is awesome. Shame they couldn't do continuous coverage.

I've knackered a screw I need to remove and there is no longer any bits for the Phillips screwdriver to fit into. Normally when I've done this a mixture of (my not very strong) brute force, pliers,...

Hello. I'm thinking about kick-starting my new health and fitness routine with a two/three day detox. I just wondered if any of you have done it? What am I to expect from it? Do you have any tips for...