United Kingdom · From December 2004
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1,198If someone you knew used the terms coloured or the dark person to refer to black people, would you remind them that it is more acceptable to say 'black' these days, or say nothing? The person saying...
This is what my colleague has just said to me. 3 of us in the office and 2 think bums - I think poverty but cannot explain why....
I don't know what to do or where to start. He's an alcoholic we have three young children I finally threw him out last October. I don't want to take him back, he wants to come back and tonight his...
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...
Well my SIL2B has finally decided about where she is going to have her wedding day. Above all she wants it to be different that other weddings she has gone to....so where does she pick?.....Australia...
We're buying a house that currently has no heating system. MrG suggested the possibility of having underfloor heating, but I've no idea on the cost. Has anybody had it fitted? It's a 3 bed, 2...
My in laws are elderly and therefore depend on their daughter (my SIL) to buy gifts for all the family and they reimburse her. Since I met my H he has told me his SIL is notorious for buying absolute...
Might be a bit premature but I think I can waive the last week... Trust is very precious - dont waste it on everyone. Money doesn't really matter - better to be poor and happy. Children are very...
Our wee cat had diarrhea at the start of the week and vomiting maybe once a day too. I thought it had passed but she was sick again this morning. I rang the vet and he said that if she seems bright...
We had 3 cats and for years they were all insured together. Last year we lost one of them and got a new kitten. The new kitten wasn't insured - I got her microchipped and neutered but when I tried to...
I was thinking about this the other day and was moved to post because of the Sun topic posted by "The 12DaisyDaisy's...". If you are friends with someone who works in a cafe or shop, or is a cleaner...
Go on, we haven't had one of these for a while have we? my pet hates atm "pound" instead of 'pounds'. 'It cost me thirty pound!' Grrrr. my husband does this. I think it sounds so awful. 'hubby'. Just...
We're going to call the plumber tomorrow, but there's something wrong. When we flush the toilet, the cat jumps in the bath and stares down the plughole. This has been going on for a couple of weeks....
I am about to have a moan, so if you don't wish to read a bit of a whinge, click away now. I have had a difficult relationship with my MIL, it was horrid when i left her son, but got better again when...
My cat has a cold. As a persian she is prone to snuffles and on Friday I noticed that she had started sneezing however on inspection she didn't have any discharge from her nose, so I thought that I...
Thankyou for your Christmas card. I'd send one back if you can tell me who the feck you are. But ta, anyway!?
I thought it would be quite nice to book tickets for Hairspray the musical for my mum and sis, just found tickets in the stalls for £40 each. It will be a Fri in Jan...I'm 99% sure they won't have...
Hi I could really use another perspective on this to help me decide what to do. Could possibly be sensitive - not sure. I cant have children naturally, I will need IVF, this is a definite. My previous...
I seem to have aquired a LOT of books. Loads. 700ish. I'm running out of space and my H is running out of patience. I need to get rid of some and organise the rest. WWYD? Where would you sell them? I...
My mum, aged 63 has just called and casually dropped into conversation that she's got a prolapsed uterus. Her doc diagnosed it with an examination and also with some sort of a swab. She wants her to...
Where did they all go.. I'm thinking; Luthien and Braw Wee Chanter. I know Mariets said she wouldn't be coming back a few weeks ago. Do any of you lurk, if so ?
It's killing me not being able to talk about it IRL.. Hal is currently on his way to a job interview for the most perfect amazing job and there is a great chance he will get it, being that it is...
My grandma every year used to get a box of chocs at Christmas. They came in a white square box and said on the top something like "a selection of chocolates and candies" and they had chocs in there,...
Hi We have recently moved across the county and as we couldn't sell our old place in time, we left the keys with H's parents to show people round if anyone wanted to view the property. I wasn't 100%...
The annual amount for insurance has gone down. There's a £5k excess on flooding! Bleurgh. L xx
I have not been on here very much the last year or two so i just want to say hello to everyone i used to talk to. I cant get my head straight. I was due to get married in 4 months time. Life was good...
Has anyone else been tempted to tell their work what they think of them when they leave a job? H and I were talking about it (I am being made redundant) and wondered if anyone had actually done it. I...
