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ARRRGGHHH!!!!

Something in my house has started beeping on the hour, every hour. Just one single beep. Can I find it? What do you think???

Bobbisox

How old should a child be before he/she is given a mobile phone?

My daughter firmly refuses to bow to pressure and give my grandson a mobile phone, he has just this week turned 7, a lot of his little classmates have received one for their birthdays, I thought 12...

tigwig

How long did it take your kids to swim properly?

My 7yr old has been having lessons for nearly 4yrs now. She has been to 3 different places (first 2 for water confidence really). The most recent place, that used to teach proper strokes until...

insidemyknee

Good general clean chatrooms?

Hey guys, Just wondering where I can find a nice, general topics chat room where I won't get a gazillion messages popping up merely because I am a female and have entered the room. ¬__¬ Does...

hau kola

Insurance......

My daughter passed her test last week and insured her car fully comp. She has a chip in her windscreen which she can get fixed for free but will it affect her no claims?

ste v

investion the money in a private pension scheme.

I have 5K in a private pension scheme and would like to invest the money into a specific business not what the pension scheme thinks i should. Is it a simple case of telling the pension company the...

Ric.ror

Extention on Mortgage

I recentley re mortgaged my house (£6K) but due to unforseen circumstances I want to increase it to £8K Will this be a simple process or shall I have to go through it all again...

sherrardk

Yeah - I managed to keep it secret!!!!

My son is in Year 6 and is going to Drayton Manor tomorrow but he (and all of his classmates) think that they are going to some stately home with a world-class collection of teaspoons and a postcard...

Bbbananas

Grand Chatterbank Children...

2 due imminently - mine & Ric.Ror's (as in our grandchildren, not 'our' baby) ;-) Suggestions for names please as Harpoon 12 hasn't gone down very well......

milly143

Late Starters

I was just wondering if any of you met your partners and started your families slightly later, say in your 30's?

albaqwerty

Avatars

yes, this question is rearing it's ugly head again. Do you think some avatar's describe the poster and/or their username? Do some just make you smile? I like Marval's and Tinks. Chris has a nice...

mrsmaveric

i found a purse in the park today whilst i was walking the dog...

i took it to the police station of course. i gave my details and contact number and within 2 hours a police officer called me to say that they had returned the purse to the owner and that a...

janzman

What's your best bargain purchase...

...A couple of weeks back my door bell rang and a fella offered to cover my soffits and facias and replace all guttering and two down pipes. You know the kind of thing,"Iwas doing a job nearby...

ruthandsam

Purchasing School Uniform

I've bought the obligatory parts of the uniform (with school badge) for our 4 year old who is starting school in September, however, can you recommend the best place to purchase a skirt, pinafore...

Buenchico

After The Lord Mayor's Show :(

I thought that my last week's score of 7 was too good to be true. I'm back down to 4 this week (and kicking myself for the ones I should have got right): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14154692...

sherrardk

Sods law

Got enough spare(ish) cash to go holiday, husband has a week or so lull at work and he has got an appointment on Tuesday to get child #3's passport - but we have scoured the net and can't find...

China Doll

Thinking of Getting a Cat

Hi All, I'm more after personal experiences here. Am thinking of getting a cat. I have owned cats before and am likely to use a re-homing shelter. I have also looked in to cat insurance and will...

hau kola

Hi peeps

I've had a strange week starting with fab news when my daughter passed her driving test first time then bit n bobs,then my cat went missing......i really was fearing the worst cos its so unlike...

annie0000

USB wifi adaptor

I am trying to buy a refurbished desk top pc for my son - we will need it to work somewhere that there isn't a phone line - we have wifi - if I buy one of these wifi adaptors and plug it in, will that...