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I've just found out that the festival I was due to go to in two weeks time has been cancelled. Instead of a refund, the organisers are sending out free tickets for next year. I don't want to go next...

Well we've had a pretty amazing weekend and I was wondering if anybody else out there had had any success? We put our house on the market on Monday, viewings started on Tuesday and today we accepted...

Our lovely Mini has crashed and burned - it pretty much needs a new engine which would be approximate to its value, so we've cut our losses, and sold it to the gararge that's been investigating it for...

I am looking for a car and am having to obviously factor in insurance into the budget. i have been using confused.com as a reference. Now, when I put in that i have a provisional licence I am getting...

I'm desperate to move house. We can't afford a massive increase on what we currently pay. However, I've found a house that would mean doubling our mortgage, which currently stands at 40k. Using the...

I have an evening gown which is about 2 inches too long. I have meaning to get it altered but haven't and the event is tomorrow night. I've rung round the dressmakers in my area and no-one can fit me...

The boy cat hates being brushed, he always has and consquently being a long hair cat, gets knots especially on his front area as he is a dribbler. I could cut them out fine but as soon as he sees the...

Just on the off chance that anyone knows... picked my flowers, soaked em for 3 (nearly 4) days as per recipe. stirred daily. just went to rescue them for the boiling and adding sugar bit and there was...

The white chocolate buttons with hundreds and thousands on the top. I've just seen a packed called Jazzles but I'm sure they were called something else when we were kids. Anyone have any ideas?

We are looking to but a estate car and have seen a alfa romeo 156 esstate car on auto trader. I was wondering if they have very big boot space as we need to put a double pushchair in the boot and also...

I am off to Copenhagen and keep getting stories about how expensive it is. On Trip Advisor there are no real answers for me as most people are commenting on the cost of burgers etc. Has anyone been...

This is really dull... In my kitchen is an integrated fridge which I inherited, and my own freestanding Smeg. There's only two of us, so we don't need all this refrigeratory capacity! But losing one...

A client of mine made an online bank transfer to my account (he's with Halifax, I'm with Abbey), at least that's what we both thought. Turns out there was a typo in the account number and now the...

I just don't DO dressing up, and haven't the vaguest clue what should be worn? And if it's possible to get something for cheapness(like £50) as am skint. And fat. L xx

Hello all, some of you may remember all the difficulties we had previously with them (won't bore you with the details) - well, yesterday we received a paper bill (not what we'd ordered) for a...

Have tried Google and today it is not my friend! Could anyone who has either set up a club from scratch or is involved in a club point in me in the right direction. BackGround; About 6 months ago,...

We are hoping to recarpet the upstairs of our house and the staircase. The entrance hall will be stripped back to the floorbaords and stained in a walnut colour to match the rest of the downstairs....

Hi all, quick question: If you've upgraded to Sky+ HD recently, how much did you pay? Spoken to 3 different people the last few weeks, and called up today to basically go ahead and book the package....

Hello! I'm looking for a hotel rec in Hasselt- not too worried about budget. Also, I can't work out whether i'm best flying into brussels, liege or charleroi, as the map I'm looking at is very...

Arrrgggghhh I feel like crying/screaming/doing something random. We've had no end of trouble with BT. Upgraded us to a new contract in end of Jan, of which we're still to see any fruition. Thought we...

I'm specifically looking at a 2005 model and trying to work out what the tax would be on it. Can anyone tell me?

Before I start, I just want to say I haven't got my thoughts straight and I dont want to offend anyone and am sorry if I do. My dad (not biological, not that it matters, but been around my whole life)...

How is everyone doing? Any graduates? We seem to be in good company as I heard on the radio this morning that the number of unemployed people is the highest it has been for 10 years and the numbers of...

I currently share a flat, which I've done for quite a few years (different flats, different crowds). I've been in my current share for about six months, after moving areas, and unfortunately she's...

Parent day tomorrow but then the school year is over. Huzzah. Back to England on Monday and then three weeks ish with bad telly, washing machines, cold weather, cars that have to pass MOTS..... the...

I'm in the process of writing a pub quiz for tonight - its the christmas special (woooo!) so I'm trying to make it half way decent. Normally have 6 rounds of ten questions on various subjetcs,...

I'm making chicken & chorizo pie for dinner. Usually I use roast chicken, pan fry a bit of chorizo sausage and bung it all in a pie dish with a white sauce (made with butter, flour & milk) and...

Did anyone see Dave's press conf this morning? I was so mad about his useless and pathetic proposals that I wrote to him about it, and said that the proposals were half-baked, ineffectual and useless....

As title really. I need to make a payment in Euros but cant do it direct debit or internet banking - it needs to be a cheque. Is this allowed? x

Last year there was a fabulous thread (started by rache maybe) in which people listed their present ideas for family so far and asked for advice on gifts they were stuck on. The thread had some great...