Discussions I've Participated In

Disclaimer **I understand the dangers of binge drinking and am not recommending this as a good idea to anyone and will almost certianly regret my stupidness the morning after this event**disclaimer...

Clearly BT related but that place scares me! So, Hitchers, lend me your gobs. If you're already a parent - when did you have kids and why? (relationship? age? career? money?) Would you change anything...

Did you see this? Pizza Hut is changing to Pasta Hut - the salad bar has been improved there's more emphasis on selling healthier pastas and kids pastas with hidden veg than pizza. It's on trial at...

Just talking to my husband about the fact that our kids will never remember our current home [we've just sold it ? as they are 7 months old and 2 and a half. It's weird to think our son won't remember...

Tonight Mr WT is out until about 11pm on a leaving do, this means not only do I have the house and TV remote to myself, I get to eat stuff I love that he hates. I have curry and rice planned I think ?...

Following the JO thread yesterday I'm determined to do a big batch of cooking this weekend, from scratch. One thing I always read on here in the dinner threads is meatballs. I used to have them as a...

I've just got another rejection email, its just sole distroying. And of course, you then have to ask for feedback as to why you weren't successful, which is even more horrible (well to me...

Does anyone lease their car so that the lease company is the registered keeper rather than you? If so, can you reccomend your insurer please? I've had a Company car for yonks but have decided to opt...

I've got a new mobile phone package from Orange - handset, sim card and deal. And I've got an existing phone package from Vodafone which I've obviously cancelled. I'd like to use the existing handset...

I have a dilemma and wonder if I could share and gauge opinion? Most of you know, I work for Lehman and am in a precarious position job wise...to say the least. I've been busy interviewing for the...

Can anyone tell me where the Links of London store is? The address is saying Upper Level East Mall but i've no clue where that is unless i'm missing the obvious. Seeing as I'm in Brum soon I thought I...

I have Dimplex ones. They have two knobs - an input one (I have set it to 6 as it suggests this for 'cold') and also a room temp boost button. This has settings 1-9 and says 1-no boost, 2- late boost,...

MrOs is a civil engineer for a major construction company. He's just phoned to say the MD is coming to their job tomorrow to lay off 60 people. That's 35% of the staff at this particular job. I'm...

I hate them. I also hate the man who carrys a canvas bag that looks like the ones you get free with women's magazines who sat in my regular seat on the tube today - everyone knows that's my seat - and...

Yes, it's one of those tedious posts! It's my birthday soon and I want to go away somewhere for one/two nights where we can stay in a nice hotel, have a good dinner and go to a swanky bar and have...

I have a job, it's a trainee position and I've been doing it for x amount of months now, it will take 2 years to qualify, I do enjoy the job and this has prompted me to go back to the military and do...

I have had my eye on a pair for most of this year, and have tried them on a few times. This weekend I'm going to buy them. They are these:...

Is it an accent thing that makes people pronounce it LICKLE?

I have a gammon boiling and the smell has had me hungry for about half an hour now. It will be finished in the oven with some kind of ginger marmalade-y glaze, and served with pineapple salsa, corn on...

Edited orig post back in. realised was silly to delete... Anybody not feeling the credit crunch yet? This has got me a little worried actually as there's generally a feeling of doom & gloom in the...

My sister is pregnant and her baby is due tomorrow, I've been getting increasingly impatient for my first niece or nephew to arrive and am quite the excitable Aunty to be. Anyhow, a girl who works for...

I need some new clothes for work. I've been wearing the same 3 suits for the last few months, but I'm sick of boring brown/black/grey suits. Inspire me - what's in your wardrobe this season? I have no...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1063083/Beckham-mania-Poshs-heel-thigh-high-PVC-boots-stop-traffic-New-York.html Apologies for the Daily Hate link, but they look impossibly...

I'm not going to have time to scratch my backside this weekend and I'm really not looking forward to it. Tonight G is having a sleepover, I was going to let them make their own pizzas but Mr Hole told...

I have to give a short speech this afternoon for a member of my team who is leaving. The team member was at risk of redundancy but is leaving early after securing a new job elsewhere, so it is good...

Hi there hitchers!! Well for my wedding pressie hubby got us a trip to New York at xmas!! I am so excited its unreal!! Have any of you been and what can you recommend, trips, bars, restaurants, clubs...

Following the regional words thread, is there anything you deliberately mispronounce, or have your own special word for? OH and I say: investigalise / investigalisation = investigate /...

Our first anniversary is the day before H's birthday (in 10 days time) the birthday gift is sorted but I'm having an absolute nightmare trying to get him an anniversary gift. I don't want to go...

My youngest step daughter is being bullied (for want of a better word) by her mother's boyfriend. It's been going on for almost a year now and I can see the poor girl becoming more and more depressed....

Guaranteed to make a girl feel better! http://www.faith.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?pid=780285&language=en-GB&cid=faith_bridal_shoes_1 they are for a wedding next month, to go with a red linen...