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Hi, we live on a corner plot and have a small garage at the back of the house BUT no dropped kerb to it and a lamp post almost in front of it (!). We know we could pay to get the kerb dropped and even...

As per title really, I'm just curious if anyones divorced and kept their married name. If so did you still keep the 'Mrs' too? Found out yesterday that as I did keep my OH's name when we divorced, I...

Inspired by this woman www.oneandother.co.uk/ I wondered what other people thought of the current trend for public nakedness to be seen as the ultimate expression of self-acceptance. There have been...

Hi I am ordering a new bed and dont know what to go for. Our bedroom is quite small so i am ordering a storage bed. There are 3 size options 4Ft (small double) 4ft 6 (normal) 5ft (king) Has anyone got...

I am so out of the loop with telly-watching these days. Soaps take up too much time, but apart from that I don't know what good series there are at the moment? I'm not a 24 or Lost kind of person, I...

H2B and I got married 6 months ago, now we are married everybody turns the conversation to when we are having children. Since H2B and I met we discussed we did not want children, we are both still of...

Having seen the thread on yoga I was wondering if anyone could suggest which type of yoga to begin with. I play some sport but am not fit and am trying to shed the lbs. I would like something that is...

Is how long we have got to wait. All my family are at breaking point at the minute. It all may turn out to be nothing and that is what i am praying for. I'm sorry for burdening the boards with this...

Or has anyone been issued that ultimatum? If so what was the outcome?

Hello everyone, My H and I have been thinking about getting a kitten so I'm just looking for some general advice or tips. I know loads about dogs so I'm currently researching all the info I can find...

Hello there, I need to do around 5 interviews for my MA thesis and am struggling for a good way to record the interviews (1:1) . Ideally I would like a way to record while I make notes and then be...

Does anyone have experience of this? There is a semi detatched derelict workshop at the bottom of our garden, with a bit of land surrounding it. 3 planning app.s for flats have been rejected and a...

My main project for my 3rd year at Uni is on home office environments and at the moment I am researching it, before I go back at the end of September. I would be eternally grateful if you could take...

It is truely gorgeous outside and I am stuck inside trying to get some of my thesis done - it is going so slowly and there aren't that many weekends left until November 25th! argh Anyone going through...

Yaaaay! My house went on the market a week ago, had two viewings last Saturday and agreed a price on Thursday! They have sold and are in a chain of two, so finger crossed that it all goes through ok,...

Hi All, Just a quickie - does anyone still have a cleaner now we are in a recession or is it something you can live without? If you do, do you mind me asking how much you pay? ? ?

Mr R needs a crown - he was told that a white crown would be extra on top of the £198 Band 3 charge, but talking to a friend last night they said that their NHS dentist did the white crown as part of...

? Gutted. I have dislocated my right knee. For a while it's felt really "unstable" and last week at work, I just turned on it and my leg collapsed. I've never been in so much pain!! My left knee also...

A few things have happened recently to make me question my next steps, so I'm currently pondering some big decisions and taking the necessary time to weigh up all the options. However, this is...

Over the next while, I'm identifying and taking photos of 30 things which make me happy. Some will be deep, others will be flippant and not in any particular order. I've only got two so far as I've...

5am. That fcuking fiasco with the *** boat finished him off. just glad i got to see him last night before the end and that he was able to recognise who people were. rest in peace Michael xx

I have just seen a trailer for this and it looks pretty good. For some reason I have never thought I would like it. Anyone seen it? Is it any good? What would you compare it to for films you would say...

I'm here, MrSun's popped to the gym, no idea what's on telly, currently watching Tigger and Pooh ? Not feeling too great, might have a cider if I feel like it, may just have an icelolly. Looking...

I've got a 13 year old car and would like to get a new car through the scrappage scheme. We did have a look with Nissan (would like a Micra, I love having a small car) but they told us they couldn't...

OH and I have been together for 5 1/2 years now. We had a total whirland romance when we met and I think we'd have got married there and then after a couple of months BUT for the fact I was already...

I'm doing a Masters degree. It's really really fcuking hard. I've always thought that if you work hard enough you can do whatever you want. This has stood me in good stead so far and I have enjoyed...

I've got a few family and friends type gatherings coming up and I don't answer the "when are you having kids" type questions well. I used to just ignore it with a smile but as it's unlikely that we...

We have just this afternoon, bought a rather gawjus leather superking size sleigh bed with a tempur matress and full on massage facility! Im so excited. Its being delivered in about 3 weeks time and I...

I couldn't get a CRB check done for my business as a sole person cannot apply for it so instead I got *something* done that I had to pay £10 for. I had to send a form into my local police headquarters...