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OK I have a subscription to Eve magazine which is obviously deadly dull as they are stopping publishing it! They have offered me Grazia magazine instead I only read this in waiting rooms or if someone...

Has anyone got any other fancy methods apart from the Post Office? The street isnt even showing up on there.

I've got friends coming to dinner on Saturday. I am planning to do a fish pie with various veg on the side (prob spinach, glazed baby carrots and green beans). Does anyone have a good tried and tested...

My H is having this procedure tomorrow and stupidly I am the one overly anxious about it (not that i'm showing my anxiety to him of course). Just looking for some reassurance/advice really. He's been...

We are at the very beginning of considering having a dog (won't actually get one for a couple of years) but I have an allergy to some dog hair. I do know that some breeds some a wool coat, rather than...

OH just showed me his pay slip- I queried the overtime rate as I think he's down by £3.00 per overtime hour. He's paid a shift allowance of about £5,000 a year, will his overtime rate include this or...

Ive been so stressed out recently and havnt had a decent nights sleep in weeks. i was given zolpidem sleeping pills from the doc and they are rubbish, im still awake all night, my h2b took one and was...

Hi Iv just discovered that i have torn cartlidge in my knee (sob) which is going to need surgery. I have recently got back into the gym and was loving running. I have been told by the consultant that...

I was asked this last week and thought that the oracle, which is Hitched, would be able to enlighten me? I really have no idea other than one is supposedly healthier than the other? Although I have a...

I spotted 2 topless calendars in the workshop today- one from 2007 so obviously just kept for the pretty pictures. Now I personally couldn't care less about seeing page 3 models or whatever, plus the...

When you are in a semi /terrace/flat etc and you can hear the hoover through the walls?

Hi All, Will be passing through Meadowhall next week and was wondering if anyone knows by any chance where Icould pick up a pair of Crocs? Tks M

I used to work with a women who plotted her husbands murder. Tommorow night there is a documentary on tv about the whole thing. It feels weird knowing someone who has done this and now they are making...

At the Town Hall in Cheltenham today, I noticed that they are holding a Boden clearance event in November (21/22) I was just wondering if anyone had been to one of these events before, and if so, what...

I've just submitted my application - can't wait!!! Anyone else got through yet??

Morning all, On Friday I am cooking for 10 people and the general concensus is that my guests would like to eat Thai. Each of the people coming will be bringing a dish and so far on the menu we...

I found out today that a member of my family (who I haven't seen for a while) has been really seriously ill with this and has ended up having most of his large intestine removed & a colostomy! I...

Help settle an argument! How much is reasonable to pay in a car share to work for an 11 mile journey. (110 miles total per week). Assuming petrol is about £1.05 a litre and you decide to pay half...

Is anyone about that takes amitriptyline? I started taking it nearly two weeks ago, tonight I really really fancy a glass of wine- will I be ok? I have yet to take tonights pills as I take them at...

I'm going to be making Delia Smith's Parmesan Coated Fish with Walnut Romesco Sauce and I've only gone and forgotten the bloody walnuts! ? As luck would have it, for dessert, I'm making Delia's Four...

E&E was filmed in 2007 but hasn't been shown yet. It's in the autumn 2008 BBC schedules. This advanced screening has just been announced. Just £5 a ticket. 28/10/08 @ 6pm....

Do you give the things to the first reply or wait and see who is the most worthy/who you like best?

I thought everyone did this, but apparently I'm a weirdo and a funny face was pulled. Do you dip?

I'm going to a Rocky Horror themed fancy dress party soon and need inspiration of what to wear. I've never seen the film, so I guess I need to do that first. So what would you wear? UPDATE: Went the...

I am looking to book a theatre break for my Mum and Step-dad for christmas. Now I have never been to the centre of London so don't have a clue where to stay ? Any reccomendadtions if this one is...

Bit of a long shot maybe but do any of you have any experience of these - good or bad? Where did you go/when/what ship/who did you book through? This could be an option for you Nickj ?

I need some serious fashion help! I am well and truly in frumpy mummy mode and have no idea what to wear these days. I have a few nights out coming up soon and I need a new outfit. I spent a lot of...

I was so excited when I found these this morning. But the yellow ones aren't right, they don't taste the same, they taste of baked beans. ? I am so upset.

We've been invited to a Murder Mystery party at a friends house and on the back of the pre printed invite it mentions (in a tongue in cheek way) that you should bring a gift for your host. Now...

I'm on the sofa with my pillows and a quilt, but too awake now to sleep. Since MrSC got back from Yeovil last Thursday night I don't think I've had a fully uninterrupted night's sleep. He has always...

Has anyone ordered one of these before? What is the quality like? I'm imagining something like a magazine but with thicker pages and hardcovers- is that right? (what a rubbish description ?) What I'm...

I always wear pumps when not at work, and I don't wear pumps with socks or anything, just bare feet no matter what time of year. My new pumps I've found make my feet incredibly whiffy, I don't...