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Well as usual have been woken by a 3 yr old who is now tuned in to Mickey Mouse clubhouse. Got our 3rd valuation this morning, then looking at a few houses after that then this afternoon we may go to...
Oh, the shame. despite having a nice big pack of frontline flea treatment, I forgot to deflea the cats. saw one scratching lots last week and treated her but now I've discovered them - shiver- in OUR...
My phone is broken and I'm right in the middle of my contract and not insured so I need to buy a new one. I'm looking on ebay and there are some good cheap Nokias so am going to buy one. I've only...
Just got our first quarterly bill- £180 electricity and £250 gas for the quarter, 4 of us in a 4 bed house. This seems a lot to me. How much do you pay?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease help me........................ I need a new laptop (actually I need 2) and have trawled the internet, cnet, dabs... and asked our IT person (no use whatsoever) Its main function...
First the question - we booked easyjet flights via expedia (as well as our hotel) - when we checked in with easyjet, they said we hadn't booked any hold luggage and therefore had to pay £35 for 2 bags...
/tvandshowbiz/ I hope it's not true.
They are, imo, the nicest flavour yoghurts you can eat. So why, for the love of all that is holy, are they so bloody difficult to get hold of? Tesco do a finest one, which is nice but a bit heavy on...
Hi We are going to Jersey in a couple of weeks, and, with the ferry times, had planned to stay in Weymouth in a Premier Inn when we got back (8:40pm on a Sunday) However, I put it off so long that the...
Has anyone emigrated to USA off their own bat rather than moving with an exisiting company for example? I just wondered how the whole process (roughly) worked - is it like Oz where they accept you if...
Just been sent an email with this link in https://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/content.aspx?postingid=twinings 10% off when you enter the offer code TWININGS
What online programme do you use to edit photos? I have been using picnik but not paid for the extended version - is it worth it? I want a programme I can air brush (if that's the right word)...
Hia, FIL is getting quotes to returf our knackered garden its roughly 20ft by 10ft and he is paying for it, but he has had one cowboy in already how quoted a ridulous price and the fella who came...
Not sure why I've been thinking over these things this evening, but thought it'd be a good thread. Stupid things I did as a child include... 1) 'Broadcasting' my own radio show about 'umbrella fun'...
I've been asked to do a starter for 10 people on Saturday night and I'm stuck. Main course is going to be lamb, puddings are going to be lemon sponge thing and a tarte tatin.Followed by cheese &...
Am talking a cafe or something I guess, somewhere famiiy friendly - two toddlers and a baby in tow... saturday lunchtime - any ideas, anyone? we are going to the aquarium in the morning I think... so...
The London borough I live in has a scheme that wants to get more children playing and using the parks. I have no say in what I do as such it’s a pre-written format that I have to follow. Its a...
Is horrid <sob> Next door neighbour said to me the other day 'oh, I thought you were pregnant the other day, you were wearing some long thing' (by which she means a knee lenghth dress I think)...
I remember saying on here when Woolies went under that it would be an interesting yardstick of "gentrification" to see what various local Woolies got turned into. I've just walked past the empty shell...
I'm a bit worried about my daughter. She's in year 1 and is on Oxford Reading Tree Stage 3 books at the moment and will be due to move onto stage 4 soon. She is working on an ELS programme to boost...
I've recently realised that although I have a good idea of what people do in public sector jobs, I have pretty much no idea what's involved in private company jobs. I mean the day to day stuff of...
Currently, on Amazon's top 100 Science & Nature books, number 2 in the list is The very Hungry Caterpillar....
We live next door to a hairdressers. Over the past few months he has had lots of work done to his shop, obviously when it is closed, so there's been loads of drilling and banging until 7/8ish at...
Our living room walls are very bare, we've been looking for pictures/canvas' to display. Unfortunately we don't have the money for some of the artwork I quite like. I've found a site that does canvas'...
I'm just thinking aloud at the moment, but I'd appreciate hearing about others' expereiences and views. My Gma has had a small stroke, she's still in hospital and but expected to come out in the next...
Am bored so have been reading the (very funny) Grauniad Word of Mouth blogs. They don't like John and Gregg much. List 1 Beautifully cooked A coherent plate of food Delicious pud! Yum! It tastes ......
Are there any that I should look out for? We're heading up to MIL's today and will be there until Sunday. Is there anywhere in particular I should hit in the sales taking into consideration I live 1/2...
I was complimented today in an interview today by my interviewer. I was described as "eloquent and erudite". ? What has been your best compliment?
