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Mattress Extras

On an adjustable bed, can you get some sort of flexible 'extra' layer to put on top of the slats, so that the mattress is firmer? Ta. A...
12:29 Sat 21st Nov 202013 answers, last by allenlondon 17:09 Sat 21st Nov 2020
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Barry 1010

Barry. I’ve ordered one of those recommended Anker power packs. Could you fill me in on how it works? I take it you have to charge IT first, then use it to run your iPad and phone? .yes? I know it...
09:45 Sat 21st Nov 202014 answers, last by allenlondon 12:48 Mon 23rd Nov 2020
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Barmy Rules

Mrs A, in hospital, isn't allowed to have her iPad or mobile charging on the wall behind her overnight, so the nurses have to take the devices away for recharging. And, inevitably, they've 'lost' her...
11:00 Fri 20th Nov 202048 answers, last by allenlondon 11:52 Sat 21st Nov 2020
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My Family, The Holocaust, And Me.

If you haven’t, find a way of watching Robert Rinder’s programme. Some will watch it and scoff. Human beings will watch it and weep. A...
20:44 Thu 19th Nov 202016 answers, last by Apc2604 16:06 Fri 20th Nov 2020
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Qanon

Any QAnon supporters on here yet? A link.. https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2020/11/how-qanon-conspiracy-theorists-marjorie-taylor-greene-lauren-boebert-trump-alt-right-entered-us-congress And a...
16:39 Thu 19th Nov 2020100 answers, last by royfromaus 10:30 Sun 22nd Nov 2020
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Read This If You Can

https://poets.org/poem/quarantine Close to tears anyway, but this sends me over the edge... A...
15:53 Wed 18th Nov 202051 answers, last by allenlondon 20:56 Thu 19th Nov 2020
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Aa Batteries Self Igniting?

Forgive my ignorance (once some high-powered batteries in a shirt pocket caught fire!), but if I leave a load of new AA batteries in a box, is there any danger of them catching fire? Ta. A...
13:58 Wed 18th Nov 20209 answers, last by Atheist 20:11 Wed 18th Nov 2020
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Weakened Skin

For various reasons, I have to repeatedly apply dressings (Comfeel ulcer dressings) to my amputated leg. They work, or rather always have done in the past, although they take a while. But it seems...
14:03 Mon 16th Nov 20207 answers, last by allenlondon 18:15 Mon 16th Nov 2020
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‘Seasoning’ Spices

On TV today, I heard an Indian chef use the term ‘seasoning spices’ when he put some garam masalla on at the end of his cooking. What other Indian spices are seen as ‘seasoning’ (like salt & pepper, I...
14:39 Sat 14th Nov 202010 answers, last by christie_89 10:21 Tue 11th Oct 2022
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More Light, Less Darkness

Can I introduce you to one of my favourite animal charities, Manor Farm? They look after disabled farm animals, animals that the world has given up on. This is their website, where you can buy...
13:29 Sat 14th Nov 202088 answers, last by windywillow 23:38 Wed 18th Nov 2020
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Children Only In Need Today

Are children only in need today? I support charities, but find the idea of a ‘day’ for children in need very dubious. What about yesterday, and tomorrow?...
08:01 Fri 13th Nov 202013 answers, last by pastafreak 11:09 Sat 14th Nov 2020
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Weeping Oedema

Any tips on how to treat weeping oedema? It’s coming out of Mrs A’s ankles and lower legs, and wrapping it seems to make it worse (a ‘wicking’ effect?). GP always seems too busy with covid to take...
15:58 Wed 11th Nov 202016 answers, last by allenlondon 11:57 Thu 12th Nov 2020
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Mobility Scooters

Can you get very thin mobility scooters? Mrs A has trouble walking, and wonders if there are any which would work in our small flat.
15:12 Tue 10th Nov 202016 answers, last by allenlondon 21:23 Tue 10th Nov 2020
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Bread And Dripping

Now this might bring harmony. Bread and dripping, what a treat. And if you were lucky enough to get a spreading from the very bottom of the pot (all dark and jelly-like), bonanza! Nowadays, meatless,...
14:11 Tue 10th Nov 202031 answers, last by allenlondon 21:22 Tue 10th Nov 2020
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Was The Holocaust A Christian Atrocity?

Well, most Germans were churchgoers, Christians to boot, so was it a Christian atrocity? After all, the Christians did have ‘previous’ with Jews....
22:03 Mon 09th Nov 202079 answers, last by allenlondon 21:38 Tue 10th Nov 2020
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Fast Armchairs

Where could I get an electric riser armchair in a hurry? Days, rather than weeks. Ta A...
14:31 Sun 08th Nov 20209 answers, last by allenlondon 15:39 Thu 21st Jan 2021
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The Unknown British Warrior

I’d always thought it was an unknown warrior - could have been German, British, or any of the poor *** sacrificed on the fields of the First War. But it isn’t. It’s a British soldier. And to an...
11:04 Sun 08th Nov 2020104 answers, last by andres 18:11 Thu 12th Nov 2020
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Real Football

I’ve long dismissed football as just part of the ‘bread and circuses’ that our establishment doles out to keep us quiet, but reading a New Statesman article by Robert Coll has convinced me otherwise....
11:32 Fri 06th Nov 20205 answers, last by allenlondon 20:26 Fri 06th Nov 2020
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Ocado, My Hero

Or not. Slot booked for this Thursday. Cut-off time for editing, 1030pm today. Oh no it’s not. Got an email yesterday at 4 pm saying cut-off changed to YESTERDAY at 1030pm. I don’t check emails...
09:29 Wed 04th Nov 20206 answers, last by allenlondon 11:50 Wed 04th Nov 2020
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Who Cares?

Mrs A, sick and despondent, says that no-one cares for her but me. I’d love to convince her otherwise, but where’s my evidence?...
13:05 Tue 03rd Nov 202022 answers, last by allenlondon 15:35 Tue 03rd Nov 2020

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