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stormfairy

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Darren @ Hitched
please read this. It is very important...
Darren @ Hitched, 26 August, 2009 at 11:11

We have had a number of complaints from members and outside organisations about swearing on the hitched.co.uk forums. It is something that is totally unacceptable. With immediate effect, anyone...

hazel, thursday 27-Aug-09 73
LizBjk
Phobias (admittedly stolen from BT)
LizBjk, 8 August, 2009 at 19:52

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...

teenybash, monday 10-Aug-09 36
Hyacinth
Moral Dilemma for a saturday night
Hyacinth, 1 August, 2009 at 21:27

OK. You have reason to think your company will make redundancies. Person A has recently joined at your level but is paid 15% more than you. They are doing about 20% of the workload you are, and your...

stormfairy, sunday 2-Aug-09 15
Iris
Gah. Child discipline/ disobedience problem WWYD?
Iris, 6 May, 2009 at 21:20

Master I is 5 years old and in reception. He is only 5, emotionally he;s 5 but he's far too bright for his own good. Verbally he;s like a 7 or 8 year old, reading & maths wise he's a good year...

WIseMonkey, friday 8-May-09 44
Mal
Has anyone bought from DFS?
Mal, 2 April, 2009 at 21:58

I googled for a photo of the sofa I have ordered from them as it's no longer on their site, and have found a load of nightmare stories about them, mainly about poor quality. Have I made a massive...

donnaj36, friday 3-Apr-09 15
A
UPDATE PG 3 - Wedding guest dilemma - not really a WWYD but what do you think?
alison76, 2 April, 2009 at 13:30

Re-posted - hopefully more readable now! Here's a novel dilemma for you all. I'm going to the wedding of a close uni mate on Saturday. There's a massive group of uni mates going to it. We got a text...

Melancholie, monday 6-Apr-09 75
Copper
House selling/moving kleek- removal firm or DIY?
Copper, 30 March, 2009 at 16:06

Well, with fingers so tightly crossed they are going blue, we might, hopefully be exchanging contracts today or at least some time this week. It's been 21 months so I daren't even think about things...

WelshTotty, monday 30-Mar-09 10
R-A
What's your Woolies?
R-A, 23 March, 2009 at 15:36

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...

Headless Lois, tuesday 24-Mar-09 64
WelshTotty
7 houses in one day
WelshTotty, 21 March, 2009 at 19:55

First house we viewed was 10am, last one was 4.30. We are all housed out! We totally love two of them, really like one and the rest have been crossed off our list for one reason or another. We are...

WelshTotty, monday 23-Mar-09 31
cornflake girl
the bay of e
cornflake girl, 20 March, 2009 at 21:25

I've just won a couple of items on ebay. The items were 59p and 65p with 80p postage for each of them. I asked for an invoice and was told I could pay 85p postage for both items. Now the seller is...

jimmyhill, saturday 21-Mar-09 3
J
Parents - what the bloomin' heck are Go Go's?
Janna, 18 March, 2009 at 08:17

My reception year son is banging on about them and Google is only giving me Gogo's, the band. ? What are they and where are they sold? Oh, and why do I feel a million years old right now? ?

stormfairy, wednesday 18-Mar-09 13
sdaisy22
Complete madness (NHS related)
sdaisy22, 8 March, 2009 at 18:08

This has just completely bemused me and I had to share (and immediately thought of Hitched when I was telling H). I would be annoyed about it but actually I think it's more comedy than anything else....

R-A, sunday 8-Mar-09 9
B
wii games for children 4+
budgie43, 2 March, 2009 at 08:00

We have just got a wii its my birthday present but dominic and daddy seem to get more play on it than me so far. Anyway we have marrio kart and the wii spots game which are big hits with dominic but...

stormfairy, monday 2-Mar-09 2
Mr JK
Jeremy Paxman and the serrated co.ck ring
Mr JK, 23 February, 2009 at 21:16

God, wasn't last night's The Victorians superb? It's on iPlayer until Sunday, and I really can't recommend it highly enough: massively educational and grubbily salacious - what more could you ask for?...

stormfairy, tuesday 24-Feb-09 2
M
80s party help
Moglie, 21 February, 2009 at 15:09

I have been googling for weeks and have some ideas but am sure everybody on here can help me with some better ones! I am having a 80s themed party at home in a couple of weeks, fancy dress of course...

Moglie, saturday 21-Feb-09 11
RubyBlue
Swollen tummy - does anyone else suffer with this in extremes each month?
RubyBlue, 17 February, 2009 at 12:54

My doctor took me off my usual pill for a month as I was getting headaches (which I now know were because of my jaw),. I'm due on and my stomach is so swollen and horrid I can't even do my jeans up...

Doughnut, wednesday 18-Feb-09 4
G
calling e-bay experts....
glitzy, 13 February, 2009 at 20:29

Am selling something on e bay and somebody has asked me whether I have a buy it now price for an item. I did not set one of these up originally. The item is currently as an auction with no bids. Could...

Melancholie, friday 13-Feb-09 7
ashke_again
gah what do I do?
ashke_again, 7 February, 2009 at 00:12

I've come to realise over the last few days that I don't want to be in a retail or a customer service type roll, I want to something more with history. I find myself wanting to know more about the...

maxiemax, saturday 7-Feb-09 11
barongreenback
MMR / Jeni Barnett / Ben Goldacre
barongreenback, 6 February, 2009 at 16:59

Https://www.badscience.net/2009/02/legal-chill-from-lbc-973-over-jeni-barnetts-mmr-scaremongering/ I'm thinking about a Sachsgate like complaint mountain to Ofcom over this (a far more important issue...

rufus, sunday 8-Feb-09 123
C
its a strange one - but people with a fear of vomit - help needed please!!!
claire73, 4 February, 2009 at 19:23

Hello i'm a bit of a lurker but i know that there are a few hitchers who share my vomit-phobia. I've had it for years but it was relatively under control (had to get off buses/tubes etc if anyone...

claire73, wednesday 4-Feb-09 11
Katchoo
It's snowing
Katchoo, 1 February, 2009 at 11:57

Snow in North London. It's really coming down. It was bright sunshine 5 minutes ago, and now the sky is completely white.

Caroline T, sunday 1-Feb-09 26
Mandie
Paypal dispute
Mandie, 26 January, 2009 at 15:29

I bought some GHD's through a website, they turned out to be fake. So I opened a dispute, they have said as soon as they get them back they will refund me the money I paid. I have got them weighed and...

HulaHoops, tuesday 27-Jan-09 10
Clairy
Fark me, how expensive are glasses?!
Clairy, 20 January, 2009 at 17:01

So I finally admit to myself that I actually *do* need glasses. In a fit of pique I wanted it sorted there and then, no messing or repeat appointments, so I head off into town. I do the bit where you...

glider12000, tuesday 20-Jan-09 25
Dumpling
St John's Wort
Dumpling, 20 January, 2009 at 13:02

Hiya Anyone have any experience of St John's Wort? I'm having a bit of a time at the moment and this has led to me feeling thoroughly fed up (rather than depressed) and I wondered if this might help....

Cleocatra, tuesday 20-Jan-09 7
Flowery the Grouch
Lenny Henry
Flowery the Grouch, 12 January, 2009 at 11:08

He just isn't funny is he? We were watching last weeks Live at the Apollo yesterday, and LH was hosting. I had forgotten just how un-funny he was.

Old Nick Esq., monday 12-Jan-09 16
Iris
Can anyone recommend a holiday cottage or company please?
Iris, 9 January, 2009 at 18:49

For various reasons we're holidaying in the UK again this year. We fancy Devon, Dorset or Cornwall. We'd like to be nearish to a beach. We went to Gower last year so we have been a bit spoilt in the...

Duck, monday 12-Jan-09 20
Missus Jolly
Relative in remission and shadows on scans (sens obv)
Missus Jolly, 7 January, 2009 at 18:53

Hi guys, I'm really not looking for sympathy vote as this isn't about me it's my about my MIL. She is in remssion from ovarian cancer which she has been told will almost certainly come back at some...

stormfairy, wednesday 7-Jan-09 2
Sare
I am so angry
Sare, 7 January, 2009 at 07:33

Sorry it's more marital woe, but I am seething with him, which is probably a good thing because it certainly helps me think I'm probably better off without him. He started talking about it all last...

Clairy, friday 9-Jan-09 44
Doughnut
Specsavers - are they crap?
Doughnut, 4 January, 2009 at 18:02

I suspect I already know the answer. They wrote to me saying it was a year since my last eye test and said I could go for one cheap, so I booked in. Firstly he asked why I'd come in after only a year...

Pickled Eggs, monday 5-Jan-09 19
barongreenback
BBC1 to reveal new Doctor Who tomorrow at 5:35pm
barongreenback, 2 January, 2009 at 16:00

HA! Beat you all to it ?

Headless Lois, sunday 4-Jan-09 141
Katchoo
Hamlet Update - David Tennant has returned
Katchoo, 3 January, 2009 at 23:29

Here - https://www.rsc.org.uk/content/6811.aspx He returned to the stage tonight apparently, and will be assessed on a day to day basis for the remaining performances.

stormfairy, sunday 4-Jan-09 1
jules cat girl
LAst nights Jonathon Creek
jules cat girl, 2 January, 2009 at 18:18

No spoilers please. Is it worth a watch?

Iris it could be chr, saturday 3-Jan-09 22

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