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Help is needed. I have been given the task of cooking lasagne for 20 people for a hen weekend!!!!! I like to get things organised and prepared in plenty of time. Do you think a lasagne will be ok if...

We get slugs coming in overnight - we come downstairs to find slug trails on the carpet. MrH takes it as an invasion of his privacy and doesn't believe that normal people have slugs coming into their...

My H in his wisdom bought a heyooge piece of stilton last weekend and has been nibbling it all week. Consequently our fridge now smells as if something has died in it - moreso for me because I'm pg...

Anyone got any idea where these names are from? It's something from my childhood (I'm 31, born in 1976). My Mum came out with the first and I responded with the second but where on earth have we got...

Hi all, I was wondering if you could offer me some advice concerning my husband. He has worked for a air conditioning business as an employee since March 2007, since he has worked for this company...

Hi All. I got into a little financial difficulty earlier on in the year. I basically ran up my credit card. So I upped my payments so rather than paying off the minimum amount each month I was paying...

OK so I am clearly reall thick, but I don't get how these work. I've had a club card for over a year but not got myself together to redeem my 'points' properly. All other reward cards I have had...

All my friends think I am going to turn into Barbara Cartland when I get old ? I am going to a fancy dress party next week and I really want to go as her ? I have won every year so far, and I can't...

Totally uninspired by catalogue as used to do Body Shop parties so am hugely stocked for products/makeup! Am keen on the Custom Eyes clear eye liner you can use to transform any eye shadow into eye...

Morning. I have a christening to go to in late December so it's a great excuse for new clothes. It's OK to be quite dressy although I'm not going as far as having a hat. Budget is tight, I love Coast...

"Check Her Tiny Hole" ?

After my post of the other night about my obsessive landlady (or moronic and moaning depending on how you look at it) She has just made me feel really guilty without evening saying anything The other...

I used to buy these from Julian Graves but they have stopped stocking them - anyone know of any UK sites or shops that stock them? Thanks

...I know it looks absolutely ridiculous but you NEED one of these; Forget the Ped Egg, the Dri Buddi is what you need ? I know I'm very sad and get very excited about all manner of pointless...

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...