Discussions I've Participated In

I am having a new house built and have been told by Persimmon who are building it that we cannot have laminate flooring as its a new house. We went to a carpet shop yesterday to arrange to get a quote...

Forget how we picture each other - how do we picture all the Mr Hitchers? Oddly, I picture both HH and Chook's OHs to be Ronan Keating Swetty's OH would look like Andrew Lincoln Mrs Nick - Terri...

I have very few people I would count as close friends. After some massively failed friendships in the past I am much more careful about who I let myself become close to/trust and often find myself...

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...

I have decided I want to have GHD's after years of wasting money on ones that arent working. I dont want to get ripped off although I do love a bargain (if possible). Can someone point me in the right...

I know a few of you were interested, so I've set up a league on the free Metro game - it seems to be working much better this year. Register at http://fantasyfootball.metro.co.uk/ - be warned, your...

Realistically? And I'm only talking about penetration.

Don't know what to think - this is driving me demented! People who viewed our house on Wednesday made us an offer, which we turned down. They came back with a revised offer which we've accepted. As...

...is going to be the feature film of 'Allo 'Allo that was never made. Oui ou non?

Piece of string Q probably but what % do developers offer if youre looking to part ex your house for one of their new builds? I was thinking around 80% but that was just plucked from the air!

We've had an offer - not nearly enough so we told them to go back to the drawing board, they came up with another 5k, but it was still too low and will seriously affect what we can afford for our next...

I mentioned this on legless' dinner thread but it's still making me chuckle so thought I would ask for any weird and wonderful things/combinations you have eaten recently. Mum and I were at my...

I am going camping in a few weeks, it will probably rain all week and we are going somewhere that is more about the walks and scenery than going out and about spending money so I would like to take a...

Me and H booked a cottage for next week, stupidly thought it was near York city centre and it isn't. Apparently we're nearer to Scarborough. Does anyone know if there are any buses to York from...

Do you have any? I have many. I am a wuss. Spiders. Not the skinny ones, but the proper spiders. Black ones. I can't do anything with them. Not even suck them up in the hoover. <shudder> The...

Anyone else watching the shower of shite?

As a young teenager I absolutely loved reading Point Horror books. My girlfriends and I would swap books with each other once we'd finished. They were so gripping and scary and I felt really old and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP3Bj-YHR9M Me, I love it a lot.

TOday at work we have been talking about Boarding Schools 2 of my collegues both attended boarding school frrom the age of 8 and one of them has 3 kids and all 3 kids go to boarding school. the other...

I know there are some HP geeks enthusiasts around ? so, following the last film I went back and reread OotP, HBP and DH, and now have a few questions. If Harry saw his parents being killed, why...

Http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6735478.ece Hmmmm. There are some absolute stinkers in that list imo. The Time Traveller's Wife? Twilight? TWILIGHT???...

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...

R-A's earlier comment "I see the parks and my Lido and the fab diversity and sense of community where other people see the gun crime and used syringes" got me thinking about how certain areas develop...

How does one go about finding a good tattoo artist? Is there a body they should be accredited to? Can anyoen recommend someone in London?

...... just wondering if this actually exists as I've seen it mentioned a few times over recent weeks if so, who's in and what's the craic with meeting up etc could be fun to arrange something ? ...

He was told yesterday. My mum has convinced herself he's going to die. I'm still being used as light relif and having to go and take their mind off things which I'm finding really hard to do. I don't...

Just had some feedback from a viewing... Apparently my house needs "too much work" doing to it. I paused for a second and asked the agent to repeat that, and he said that he found it just as...

Just trying to work out budgets and looking at the last few months we're probably spending nearly £260 (on average) on food for 2 of us. That's a bit much isn't it? Caught the start of the article on...

Breaking news now on Sky Sports News. He has finally succumbed to the cancer. So very sad, one of the greatest men in football. RIP Sir Bobby ****, you will be missed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8175000/8175790.stm

I had my ears pierced when I was about 10. I had to leave my earrings out for long periods of time thanks to stage class and they eventually closed up. I had them pierced again about 3 years later....

What do you love and loathe? To do, I love swimming. I don't hate any per se, though I wouldn;t choose, say, cross country. To watch, cricket, tennis, athletics and gymnastics. I don;t much like...