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Just after a bit of advice really. I have had a crazy feeling in my throat...almost like I have a lump in my throat...but not an actual lump?? Any ideas??? Its really annoying and making me feel a...

I know there are a few academic types floating around so worth an ask. Searching via Ebscohost, there is no KW - Keyword option but there are a few others including Major Word in heading etc Not...

I've been looking at holidays to the Maldives and just noticed that the cost with Qatar is £600 less than with Emirates. Just wondering if Qatar are rubbish compared to Emirates hence the price...

Are there any "default" comments that you get when you can predict exactly what people are going to say to you when they find something out about you? My examples: I cycle to work and it's almost...

We may be replacing our boiler, which is ancient. We've got a 2 bed maisonette. The radiators are fine, we just need the old system taking out and a new combi boiler putting in. How much am I looking...

Just received a pamphlet in the mail detailing how this works and when it comes into effect. Basicly we get a large green wheelie for recyclables, a smaller grey one for anything else, and a food...

This morning I was giving directions to a colleague and she was most confused when I told her to "take the third exit at the island and then turn left when you get to the outdoor" she didn;t know what...

I basically want to know if other people get as worked up as I do about silly things! I've been up since 5am (stupid job) and am suffering from a fairly major sense of humour failure, so I thought it...

I saw John Prescott last night at Kings Cross and said "Hello John" to him as I walked passed. What a wally I am.

I want to put a wooden venetian blind in the bathroom. When we had them put it two of the bedrooms it was a nightmare and the handyman ended up having to bodge it as couldn't drill into the lintel (I...

Is anyone here? I can't sleep and am really bored and ☹️

The reason I ask is that having moved to Denmark with H, I am now looking for a job. I've submitted a load of applications for jobs but there is one job which sounds like it's for a really good...

How long would a DSLR last, how many photos can you take with them? I've got a friend with a DSLR an she says she needs a new one as the one she has is starting to suffer from wear and tear and the...

Mr Marla was flicking through the channels and for some reason we have Setanta today - it's not something we subscribe to but it's definitely working as we're sitting here watching the England game. I...

At the top of the stairs we have enough room for a bookcase. At the moment its home to a bookcase I got when my Grandma died and its filled with some of her books (think the complete works of Dickens,...

Was doubting my old eyes there....has someone really bid that amount for a mobile phone? 😮...

Fark me, I need a new job. My colleague referred to me as "it" - he refers to most women as "it". Would you be offended? I am well pissed off. He's an affront to womankind. ?

Bloody virgin, I wont bore you with the details but I have been on the phone for a total of 204 minutes (over 2 days) and still I have no internet (currently at my mums) and probably won't have it for...

Why won't they give me what I want? LOL I've had major problems over the last 2 1/2 weeks with an intermittent broadband service. I probably had to call them every other day for a minimum of 15...

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

My sister is 27 weeks pregnant and they are asking for volunteers for redundancy at her company. She has been there a while so could get a nice payout, but does anyone know if she would still get...

I may well be mad but is there some weird reflection/colour in a person's eye in a photo that can be an indication of some eye problem? If so what is the weird thing/symptom of?

I have to watch one or the other today, I love, love, love, the X Files, but I hear good things about the Batman movie. My sister is coming down especially so that I have someone to go with as hubby...

This has been bothering me since my car crash on Friday night. The 'punch' I received from the airbag was quite severe, but then head-on with a combined speed of 70 mph, I suppose it would be! It...

seems like yesterday doesn't it? We'll the kids of 1990 are now 18. buggers ?

Dunno why I need to know about this but it's got me thinking. An old friend of mine has a very pretty sister. They actually look similar, but my friend, while striking, doesn't have the ... well......

Jsst wondered if anyone was able to offer any advice re a consumer rights related matter. My mum booked a function room at a local pub for a party this September and paid a deposit of £150. At the...

Hey all, I just got a phone call saying I'd won a makeover for me+guest, and it sounded pretty legitimate.. They've even got a website: http://www.studio64ltd.com/ I'm just trying to figure out if...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/7520057.stm ?

hello all can anyone tell me which nice little towns they think would be nice to visit? i'm thinking in the north preferably - we've done york and chester quite recently, we live between leeds and...