I'd like to think I'm a considerate parker. I'd never do above. But if I'm in the car waiting for someone and there was no alternative, I would stay temporarily alongside a dropped kerb on the basis...
Mortgage-free property is 50% owned by A. 25% has been left to A in deceased's will, remaining 25% has been left to the Trustees B - D. Solicitors have quoted £200 (plus VAT) to transfer the property...
The warning buzzer has been going off intermittently in our Mazda 6, whether or not the seats are occupied. Googling suggested a broken wire in a seat belt stalk. Decided to connect up the centre rear...
My company has been billed for some work another company has done for us. Of the labour charge element, they've deducted 20% from the total bill. They're now asking us to supply a tax deduction...
The solicitor handling mother-in-law's estate has written to one of the beneficiaries (herself having 3 adult children who are also beneficiaries) asking her to get a solicitor to obtain proof of...
How much would I have to stake to guarantee winning £25 on the National Lottery (at £2 a line)? I say this because I recall a competition in one of the Red Tops where the winner was allocated...
A Great Dane and a cat are in the vets waiting room. The dog asks the cat what he's in for. The cat said he just didn't know what came over him. I was alone in the house and went berserk, scratching...
As a PS to recent posts under 'Executor Disputes', bully-boy has given away an item of jewellery to another party (albeit another executor). Bearing in mind probate has yet to be granted, and the item...
OH disagrees with one co-executor about the need to hand over everything to a solicitor to deal with probate and administration of estate. OH feels that the estate is not that complicated and that...
Calvin Jackson, an engineer from Texas, has invented a bra that prevents women's breasts from jiggling, bouncing up and down and avoids nipples protruding through the fabric once the cold weather sets...
Say X bequeathes a sum of money to sibling Y. There was no reason to think why X didn't bequeath any money to siblings A, B or C. All siblings, including Y the beneficiary, are perplexed and are happy...
A man met a beautiful blonde lady and decided he wanted to marry her right away. She said, ' But we don't know anything about each other.' He said, 'That's all right, we'll learn about each other as...
My mother-in-law's funeral took place last week. We knew that, although she loved children dearly, she would have been concerned that her funeral would take place when there was a lot of outside...
The airbag warning light will not extinguish, suggesting problem with airbag module. This resulted apparently from battery becoming completely discharged. Have changed the module with a second hand...
Took a call from salesman. Usual question, for which of these three things would you like a cash voucher? Colleague will call you back if you qualify. (NB More and more of these companies are using...
Someone posted that AB had gone quiet, so here's a question. I'm looking for a new hobby. I've seen suggestions elsewhere on AB, but none has appealed to me. To try to narrow the field, I'm a 66 year...
The only way to pull off a Sunday afternoon “Quickie” with their 8 -year old son in the flat, was to send him out on the balcony with a Mars Bar and tell him to report on all the street...