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Can anyone remember the name of that fat annoying chap with the mohican who runs a paparazzi-focused press agency? Kevin something? TIA

How come other people have nice smelling washing but mine doesn't really smell of anything? I use Bold washing powder and the washing smells when it comes out of the machine but by the time it's been...

There, I said it! Now people can stop worrying about being the first to mention it and skirting around the issue ?

I'm too scared to say the actual word so I hope you know what I'm on about. When do you have to make it and does anyone have a super recipe for someone that's never made one in her life? I don't want...

I've just read this on the BBC website, and although it is a bad thing that they did, one of the offenders names made me chuckle. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7617100.stm

Have just sifted some flour to make a pie and noticed a weevil. The flour is supposedly okay until Jan 2009 and was only bought about a fortnight ago or so. Can you use the flour anyway or is it a...

Hiya. I am allergic to cats (no other animals) and have been since I was a child. My H2B's parents have a lot of animals living in their living room, and when I first met them they had two cats, and I...

With one thing and another we haven't planning a holiday this year. Now we are struggling with what to do and where to go. We think we'd like a 10 day holiday, somewhere warmish/dry/sunny (thinking...

Ok I know we live in Britain and crappy weather is part and parcel of that. Usually I don't mind the winter if we've had a good summer, sometimes its nice to have a respite from the heat/humidity. But...

Mr P and I have a long weekend (4 nights) to use in Venice and we have approx £800 to spend on the hotel. Does anyone have any great recommendations for that price bracket? First weekend away without...

Hello all haven't been here for ages....sorry about that....but anyway. I finally did it and signed up to the OU; start with AA100 in October (alongside a short course I'm doing with a colleague just...

My hubby has petrol points? (IOU) and these are worth 12,000 virgin air miles (amongst other things). I haven't got any infor from IOU and wondered if anyone knew what they could be used for? e.g. if...

Our honeymoon to Kerala, India, has been cancelled with 4 months to go and we're struggling to find alternative flights and acommodation there. So we need to think of somewhere else to go!! So.......

It looks like I'm going to be doing a Level 4 OU course to get a promotion at work. I'm really nervous as whilst I can be quite academic, I don't enjoy doing it. The course is a 60 point...

Hmmm, I need inspiration. I have about three slices of lovely ham and a couple of chicken wings from yesterday that could do with finishing off, aalso some spinach that's not long for this world, and...

Gah! Bought a shed loads of sweets at the weekend for a good old wet Sunday watching dvds. Bought some Refreshers (the fizzy tubes ones, not the chewy fizzy ones!) and they're vile! They've gone a...

Woohoo! Went for the interview on Friday, and they've just called and offered it to me!! yay! huge weight of my mind as my 1 year contract is due to expire mid-Sept so was starting to panic a little...

Need some inspiration, took beef steak out of the freezer but don't know what to cook with it. any suggestions are welcome, can not involve cheese and preferably also no chips (have had too much of...

Does anybody have any recommendations for hotels in San Fran or can you please suggest which area is best to stay in? Thanks!

H was driving home from work on Monday afternoon, He came around an island and there was a stationary BMW in a strange position. H braked but went ploughing into said vehicle. The entire front of our...

I want to follow an American recipe for cupcakes and it calls for buttermilk. I have never seen this but Ihave never looked. Any ideas? Thanks

So where is everyone off to this year? I have booked to take my sister and her children to Eurodisney for a few days in October, and then I'm off to Vienna to the 'C' markets for a weekend in December...

☹️ mr c has it in his head that he would really like to go to the north pole. yes, the north pole. ? <---hysterical. no sun. no alcohol. no shops. needless to say i'm not chomping at the bit...

Morning I have an interview this morning for an Admin Assistant post in a school, I am so so nervous I actually feel quite sick. So has anyone got any tips to help me along in the interview or any...

I'm on the lookout for a new cook book because I'm bored of the ones I have. I've got a small collection of about eight books, including Nigella's 'Feast' and 'Express', 'Jamie at Home', and a few...

Been thinking about this quite a bit recently. I think of my family to be my immediate blood family - parents, siblings etc, and I consider my H's family to be his family, not mine. My H on the other...

I haven't worn mine since the big day all those years ago. Now I fancy wearing them but maybe dye them black? Has anyone done that and how? It seems a waste because no one else is going to fit them...

My H and are planning a road trip along Route 66, starting in Chicago and ending in Vegas (veering off slightly near the end!) We want to fly in to Chicago and out of Vegas. Is there anyway of booking...

Damn thing isn't till 4 so will sit here all day fretting. Car is 12 years old now so the last couple of years it's been a big worry that one day the cost will make it not worth doing. Can't afford a...

We're going away tomorrow for 7 nights, and I have no-one to water my tomatoes. Any ideas to keep them sustained? If I leave the pot in a tray of water (lots) will it just overwater and kill them...

In tanzania the sewing ladies will make you up clothes, but they use pictures rather than patterns, and are stupidly cheap. I've already got some pictures of lovely tops from monsoon and one from m+s...