Hi all,I read this section all the time and have asked a few questions over the months...and received great answers. I have finally been allowed to have a new dog.(husband worrried about the upset we...
My husband works 2 - 3 nights in a restaurant as a chef and has never received any holiday pay.He does this in addition to his full time job and is paying all his tax and national insurance. He...
My friend is trying to unscrew a corroded screw from a door and is having major problems.She has now damaged the thread whilst trying to undo it. Any solutions from anyone? Many thanks
Hi,I hope someone can help. We have an evergreen honeysuckle which almost covers a 6 foot trellis partition in our garden.It's not looking very happy at all,not many flowers and is very straggly and...
Hi.My husband is going to visit his daughter in August who lives in Lewisham (SE15). Are there any Londoners (or anyone who knows!) who can tell us of a reasonable B and B where he could stay. Have...
I sent 3 pictures on Sunday to my email address from my phone so I could print them off. After checking them later they hadn't arrived. I re sent them and left it until Monday to check,they still...
Can someone please explain a hip score for a labrador.What is a good score and what is a bad? Also what is the eye test they must have when young? Many thanks for your help.
Hi.Does anyone know the answer to this.One of our normal workdays is Monday.Our business closes on Bank Hols.We get paid for this but my question is can we say we don't want to be paid but take a lieu...
I am a month into my annual renewal on my car insurance with Tesco.I've checked other companies and have discovered I am being massivley overcharged.Am I legally allowed to cancel my insurance,what...
I'm hoping someone can help me here...excuse me for the description.My cottage windows are casement but don't lie flush. The window is shut by turning the latch down to a '6 o'clock position'! where...
Am looking to get a dog and wondered if anyone can advise me about this 'breed' We had a gorgeous border collie for 17 years and I feel now I could give a loving home to another dog and it's taken me...
I want to ask my family to get me a tree for my 40th later this year and love cherry blossom.Can you buy these trees to stay in a large container to grow no higher than 5 to 6ft..Also what size...
Hi.Our bathroom is is in the eaves and we have a Saniflow Plus system (hopefully someone will understand!) I noticed last week that the pump was going off briefly a few times during the night...
Hi,hope someone can advise.Yesterday in the lovely sunshine I bought 2 large lavenders.I have potted them up but am unsure whether I should put them outside just yet as we are having snowstorms and...
Does anyone have a good tried and tested Falafel recipe? I love them and would like to make my own.We have one recipe but the texture is too dry.Many thanks.
Hi again.Further to my previous question,we are looking at Dell laptops (Inspiron 1525) and wondered if anyone had any experience with any Dell laptop,bad or good.We have really loved our Dell desktop...
We are looking at buying a laptop to replace our outdated desk top computer and would like to go wireless too.We live in a 4 storey cottage and would like to be able to use the laptop all over the...
Hi,hope someone can help.I would like to repair some small areas of the grout between our old kitchen flagstones.Without sounding totally stupid,what do I use? Do I mix something up,or buy something...
Hi,just wondering if anyone has any tried and tested remedies for reducing swelling and bruising on a black eye.I have my first one ever due to an accident at work today and it looks terrible.Thanks...
Hi,wondering if anyone can advise.I have bought a second hand mountain bike on Ebay which has been checked by a reputable bike shop and found to have a serious crack in the frame caused by a frontal...