answering another question made me wonder this. we have six nephews between us. This year one will have reached 18, so i was thinking of stopping sending him something now (see him less than once a...
About to complete renovation of a residential property that has gone from being a 1 bed to a 4 bed (though no increase to the actual property footprint - we have just created an upper floor). We are...
I was just thinking, I don't know a great deal about horses and have never used a riding crop on a horse, I have however done a fair bit of riding. Horse racing brings the riding crop into full use,...
My relationship has been rocky for some time and on Friday morning, at breakfast, one of those silly little things occurred that was my straw breaking the camel's back moment and I just burst into...
After a bypass op a few weeks ago my scar is still very prominent going down from under my throat to just under my left boob, I can't wear anything a bit low without wearing a scarf. Has anyone still...
Have any of you ever just upped sticks and started a new life somewhere completely new to you? I currently live with my Dad (at the age of nearly 28!!!) and have been making plans to get my own place...
hi, i was just reading the thread about towie's electric carving knife going strong since the 70's and i was thinking what i have, and if it could beat that. Just remembered i have an electric whisk...
Hi guys, I started my job back in March and I am still on probation (it is a minimum of 6 months probation due to the difficult and intricate nature of the job). However, today I was offered a better...
Hi I am considering buying a house in the sticks which curently has coal powered heating. I would want to change this to be heated by oil or Calor Gas (LPG). does anybody have any advice about this as...
I am a chronic worrier and need to voice things somewhere. I took a gap year last year and applied for university, I got into a prestigious university and started there this year. It brought up my...
A few people have asked about my op and I'm sorry to say I haven't replied - until now. Sorry for not answering sooner. My leg is still very sore, although the swelling has gone down quite a lot. I'm...
I had never thought of freezing milk until a neighbour said cartons can be kept in the freezer-if it's skimmed or semi-skimmed.Any opinions on this,please?How long can it be kept,etc? (We were...
Just seen a suggestion from Chaffinch on an Animals and Nature thread that Midlanders use 'mom' instead of mum; I'm from the Midlands and have never noticed this; definitely not in writing and acn't...
When someone's name suits the job they do? Like Mr Taylor, who is a tailor, or Mr Coates, who sells coats. Do you know any that are not quite so obvious, where the link between the name and the...
My daughter has been given the role of Mary in the school nativity - any one got any ideas for a costume, I am rubbish at sewing, don't have a sewing machine and am completely out of ideas. Thanks.
I own a 2-storey maisonette in a 4-storey building that contains 16 flats. I am on the upper 2 floors. The building is around 40 years old,and of concrete ( I think) construction. I can have the heat...