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And has anyone actually been called to donate bone marrow? I finally plucked up the courage a couple of months ago to donate blood for the first time and I do intend to donate regularly. I've received...

I have a friend who I've known for about 3 years. We live fairly near each other in London and met at ante-natal classes, where we discovered our hometowns in Ireland are very close to each other....

Is there something wrong with my eyesight? I've checked the first two pages but can't see any mention of it - Pikasue used to do a thread on it and it was good. I'm waiting to hear about this possible...

That no matter which team we follow(I am not a Liverpool follower), all football supporters should be united in their thoughts today for the anniversary of this terrible disaster. Our thoughts are...

One of those 'pick a five' things on Facebook, Which famous people have you been told you look like.... Off you go then.

A (male) friend is embroiled in what has frankly become a bit of a soap opera in the life of a female friend of his. He is not intimately involved, but is her confidant and likely only decent male...

What would you do differently on your wedding day if you could go back and do it again?? x

I am currently training to be a teacher and whilst I am in school I need childcare for my 2 children aged 3 and 1. My LEA has said Im not entitled to any help with childcare despite the fact it will...

I's so excited, I do occasionally bet on the horses online but today was a brilliant result. I had a 2nd and 4th place at the National which returned me £20 and i thought it was great. Then i checked...

My h has been hanckering after one for years so id like to get him one and the set up for his birthday, but i want to research it well 1st, any suggestions where to start? what i need etc?

A friend just posted this on her Facebook page, apologies if this has been around the block a million times, but I hadn't seen it before, and can't find the original link on a quick BBC search - I...

This made me laugh https://uk.news.yahoo.com/blog/editors_corner/article/18968/ Best ones: Stan Still Doug Hole Justin Case Hazel Nutt Helen Back ? Terry Bull Will Power Mary Christmas ? Carrie Oakey ...

Https://www.badscience.net/2009/02/legal-chill-from-lbc-973-over-jeni-barnetts-mmr-scaremongering/ I'm thinking about a Sachsgate like complaint mountain to Ofcom over this (a far more important issue...

? Sorry, but I have just realised I don't know what the offical name of the dole benefit is! MrH is currently unemployed, and went last week to enquire about job seekers. we live in London so a daily...

Things haven't been great at my work for some time now. The last quarter of 2008 was a tough time for us all. Salaries were cut and we struggled on. I know that something is happening as the partners...

Hi I have my PhD viva in 2 weeks and I'm very nervous about it! I guess that's partly normal, but I'm finding it hard to cope with working and reading my thesis in the evenings etc. I'm having lots of...

Just looked out my kitchen window and we have lots of snow coming down. I might be 30 but I'm still excited by fresh snow. lol

I know there are a few of us being made redundant at the moment or job hunting so thought it might be nice if we offered a bit of moral support / help / ear for whinges! I am finding it all rather...

I was wondering how many people here have a name plate on or by their front door. We've never bothered with one - when we moved in to our flat we weren't even engaged and having two names on the door...

After some internet searching I'm still confused about this. So apparently it's common for it to be a memebr of the family. So, then who? In the natural order of things my parents might not be around...

My SIL is in the middle of a psychotic epsiode. My H is currently on his way across London to be with her, but she's in a really bad way. She's seeing things, hearing things and being told by 'the...

Well, what a difference a day/week makes. This time last week we had a buyer for PIL, were securing a mortgage and putting in an offer on HOUSE A. Only worry was having no interest in our own house...

I bought a white gold ring from ebay to replace my wedding ring temporarily whilst pregnant as I don't like not wearing anything. It arrived last week and looked as described a white gold band, I...

my boots.com has gone awol, so has a few others that I regulary use. Has Quidco got so big that the stores are now pulling their alliance?

I was asked to come up with some ideas to help promote our company values across our subsidaries in Europe and the deadline was very tight. (Just co clarify this is not something I would normally do...

OK I'll try to keep this short, Last may we took out a Contents policy over the phone ,I used my Debit card to pay the deposit they asked for gave the bank account details for the D Debit to be...

Just been reading the local paper about the yesterdays election results. Only came across one ward to find my bloody uncle had stood for the BNP ☹️!]. My dad had mentioned he was thinking about doing...

Was sat at work a little while ago, and suddenly I could smell a really strong perfumey smell. No one else could. Then suddenly I had a taste like opal fruits starburst in my mouth. Completely random,...

I need some help in getting some ideas together for my veggie guests that are coming to a bbq. I'm completely clueless, apart from pasta dishes![:I] I need something that is quick & easy to...

My raised beds are here! and the compost is being delivered monday evening! i am too excited about sowing some outdoor veg in my own garden. i have 2 1.5m x 1m raised beds. I can stare at the seeds...

Legless and other people who have been. I went last night for the first time since the re-vamp and it was fab. I had lunch when it first re-opened but it was a business/press day so service etc was a...

Oh goodie. The random telephone calls. The 'Please phone this number' postcards How long this time before we get blokes in suits knocking the door AGAIN!!!! Gaaaaaahhh. If I ever meet 'The Hindsons',...