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Any tips? ... I've tried soaking in Vanish and then a hot wash. I'm fed up with having nice sparkly white bras ruined ('spose I could stop putting fake tan on my boobs! ?). TIA ? BG

In what can only be described as a moment of madness I've agreed to doing a Crystal Maze party for my daughter's 8th birthday. When I was a girl, my dad and I used to watch 'The Adventure Game', and...

Thanks again to eveyone who replied the other day. Just wanted to say that after the recommendations on here I tried the route via crayford, princes road and then the hill to avoid the big roundabout...

I had a very small scale operation on my leg on friday to remove a small lump in my thigh. I have 3 stitches in the wound and it is currently covered by a dressing. I really really really need to wash...

Bought some boots last week which are very comfortable but my feet got soaked! I only paid £12 for them in the sale because I didn't want to shell out loads and then possibly not go training again....

Hi I've just bought some pork chops for tea - no idea why - I haven't eaten pork in years and am now stuck for ideas as to how to make them interesting rather than just grilling. Needs to be low fat,...

The Bloomberg Top 25 Names of Subscribers 1. KIKUKO TAKENOSHITA 14. GINGER SEAMAN 2. MATTHEW WANK 15. KAREN ARSOLA 3. CHRISTOPHER FISTER 16. LUDGER POOS 4. GUSTAVO CUNTO 17. ANDREW SHAFTER 5....

I"ve just gone back to work part time, but payroll paid me full time for last month in error. I have had a letter saying to 'ensure that this does not cause financial hardship, we have entered this...

I went to Rigby & Peller today to get properly fitted for a bra. Despite being pretty confident I was wearing the right size at 34B, I am in fact a 32D. Given I was a (supposedly) trained bra...

Not actually grumbles as such, such observations. A grumble would infer that it had affected me in some way, when it hasn't ? Is it just peculiar to my local group, or are the amount of ridiculous...

Hiya, am attempting to make it over onto OT, having been on WP but now married have no longer a need to plan! Used to be on BT many years ago (yes I did it all the wrong way round!) anyway I...

I bought a mascara from Superdrug in a rush this week and didn't notice until I got home that the seal had been broken. I took it back where they refused to exchange it as they have a non-refund...

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If you have workmen in doing something and you want to go out would you leave them in your house alone? The plasterer that was booked for Monday didn't show so H booked another one for today. He's...

As the title says really! For the last 3 weeks now we have had extra rubbish outside our house each week. We are careful, recycle and generally only have one bag of rubbish a week (sometimes 2 but...

Hi all im looking for a mint aero easter egg but cant find one, Anyone have any ideas ? TIA

Hi all Sorry to post about this again but i need advice or info. Background....... My mum is 57 and has been taking 500mg of Thyroxine PER DAY for almost a year. Her health has deteriorated and her...

I've just found a big jar of M&S cherries in kirsch that my MIL gave me last Christmas. They say "best before July 09" on them. Would you use them? I figure that since they're in alcohol and the...

THere's only two of us in a three bed house! It IS for six months, but thats crazy isn't it? They want to put my DD up from £60 to £200pcm! On top of everything else I just can't do this! The meter...

Google doesn't appear to be my friend today although I could be searching wrong. I'm making shepherds pie on Sunday (with minced lamb)- but how do I make a gravy for it? I really, really don't want to...

I have a bad neck so there fore i do admittedly smell a bit of deep heat. However i have never given this a second thought before that it might actually cause someone to have to go home because it...

I hate wasting food, and somehow managed to think the use-by date on the fish in the fridge was today, not two days ago ? Should I just eat it anyway or bin it? It's basa fillets in breadcrumbs if...

Hi all, and firstly apologies because I've asked a few questions on hitched recently but not been on much to give back due to lerching from one crisis to another <grim laugh> Does anyone know if...

When we moved we bought one of those starter packs but I hate the cutlery. Its the type that when you try and scoop out some ice cream the spoon bends before you get any ice cream. Was thinking of...

Just wondering if anyone has been to this resort and stayed at this accomodation? Last time we stayed at Los Zocos which was great and had a good kids disco/entertainment in the evening. Has anyone...

I haven't been on for a while due to being back at work and when not at work up to my eyeballs with two littl'uns, so apologies for jumping back in with a request! Anyway, for my first request: my...

Hi all, further to my email yesterday, I spent a good few hours on the phone to Sky and HSBC inbetween last night; I'd managed to sort it out so that I would only pay £49 for the Sky+HD Box, it would...

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...

Yesterday I was listening to edith and she was asking what the song was by playing the first and last part, i felt very smug that i knew what it was, so decided to text in. However, I sent my answer...

We had a gammon joint on sunday and I thought we could have the leftovers tonight with some veg How should I reheat it? Will the microwave be good enough or should I put it in the oven and for how...

Morning again lol Has anyone been to Alykanas Village in Zante ? We have booked to stay in the Alykanas village accommodation which looks fab but i am wondering what there is to do / visit in the area...

Hi-de-hay all ? So, hubby has dropped a bombshell tonight saying he has been approached about a job in Exeter. So - what's it like as a place to live (is it expensive, what are the primary and high...