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My mum has just ruined my plans ? I was going to get her tickets to next year's F1 British Grand Prix for her 60th but we were talking about F1 last night and she said she's going off it and made...

I've almost finished a wonderfully inspiring book a friend gave me for my birthday. Thought I'd share it with you ... The Last Lecture (Really Achieving your Childhood Dreams) - Randy Pausch On his...

Heatworld says: Eoghan - Sometimes Diana - I'm Not A Girl JLS - Hit Me Baby One More Time Alexandra - Toxic Ruth - I Love Rock And Roll No news on the 2nd songs as yet.

This advert right.. now I know there are glaringly obvious flaws with the whole thing anyway, and it IS a good advert and i'm just been niggly but it's the little things that niggle me.. like when he...

Mr Grumpy works from home and gets a bit house-sick by the time I get home from work. He wants to 'do something' tonight after dinner that involves getting out of the house, but I don't want to go to...

Dear MIL I apologise for writing you a letter when I should speak to you in person. This is a difficult situation and I wish there were an easy way to find a solution. I am increasingly concerned...

Whenever my FIL is round, I offer him 'tea or coffee?' (hoping he'll say no time for either, but so far not!) He always says 'whichever is easiest'. I always say 'they are both instant - one is from a...

Didn't want to derail the other thread but was surprised to find I'm not alone in not drinking tea and coffee as people act as though I'm mad when I decline their offer. I often get the 'What do you...

Hi there, I'm attending a friends hen weekend in teh new year and there are 8 of us going to be in a limo for about 12 hours more or less to get to Paris. The bride has tasked us all with coming up...

As the title says really - do you have a mentor at work? And if so, how does it differ from your relationship with your line manager?

My son had a letter sent home asking parental permission for him to watch a sex ed video at school (he's in year 5, he was 10 in May). Now I have no problem about him having sex ed, I think it's...

I am a huge heifer and I need to lose weight. Health kick starts next week, once things are organised. Help.

Hi, I recently posted in here saying I'd made the commitment to loose weight and that cuz I work 13/14 hour days and it's more out of laziness than anything else my diets have failed before, from...

Just been for a walk on site and the steel fixers have tie wired the new little apprentice lad to the fence. hmmm! Mind you he seems to be taking it in jest.

We bought a new car on the weekend. We currently have a sporty car, high tax, petrol and insurance. I am upduffed so have bought a 5 door, cheaper tax, insurance, petrol etc. Why do we both feel like...

I'm a firm believer of if you look after the pennies the pounds will look after themselves so i was quite shocked when i was at someones house and they were tidying up and they came across some small...

Hi, i've never posted on this thread before. I've decided I wanna loose some weight but struggling to decide which of all these dieting oohjahs would be best for me. I don't really have time to go to...

Just got emailed this and it made me chuckle This letter was recently sent by Tesco's Head Office to a customer in Oxford: Dear Mrs. Murray, While we thank you for your valued custom and use of the...

Anyone have these in the bedroom? Do they keep out the light during the light nights?

WTF? Yesterday I wore a vest & cardigan. Today I wore a wrap over top. This morning my boss (5yrs older than me) said "can you wear something your tits don't fall out of next week, please? they...

They're right - she does look like she's just wandered in and taken her top off because she's too hot ? http://www.holymoly.co.uk/news/28/michelle-heaton-in-her-bra-for-unknown-reason-3576.html

I've got to get up and try to clean the house but I'm exhausted ☹️ Everything aches, I feel sick and I just have no energy at all. I've been trying to get to bed earlier but I keep waking after about...

My stepdaughter has now started full time work. I don't know what the norm is for board. H says it is not the done thing now, but as far as I am concerned she earns almost as much as I do, has no...

A radio one this time... I heard this repeated many times a couple of weekends ago on Virgin Radio (don't normally listen to it so don't know if it was just that weekend or an ongoing ad). Basically,...

Well as I posted yesterday saying I'd been out running for the first time in a couple of months, just got back from my second run. Done even better than yesterday and loved it. Feeling great now. I...

So over the last couple of days we noticed quite a few flies in our living room. Yesterday we realised it wasn't just the weather as they seemed to be coming from nowhere, lots of big ones. Then I...

I realise that there is a similar thread at the minute about the price of utilities but I was just wandering if anyone here was on water meters? We have just moved from a house without one to one with...

What would you think if work colleagues send emails in comic sans by default? I'm of course not reacting but it seems its popularity is spreading in one of the departments I work with, which is...