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You Couldn't Make It Up

Council worker uses strimmer on [i] plastic [i] grass. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-61043514 To be fair, he was only after the weeds - which begs the question as to why a...

mallyh

Corrie Taxi

why when someone leaves for good do they use a black cab and not streetcars ?

ladybirder

I had a Bosch electric kettle which went bang one day. So I now use a stove top whistling kettle on an electric hob. Question is, am I wasting money? It takes longer to heat than an electric one but...

megfitz

Books For Reluctant Readers

My 8 yr old boy can read but is reluctant to do so, he enjoys being read to .I’m looking for books that will encourage him to voluntarily pick one up and dive in. We’ve read all Enid Blyton, some...

Khandro

Viola Da Gamba

Don't just sit there, why not learn how to play one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_SOIMHYeu4...

cleoval

The Magpie Cafe In Whitby

Hi I want to go to Whitby as I have heard the Magpie Cafe is good. The only trouble is i don't like fish. Does anybody know if they do other food please.?

itchycopark

Justice . Don't Make Me Laugh

with all his previous convictions and he still get what i think is a laughable sentence...

victoriakimberly

Bleeding During Masturbation

I really need help, I can’t help but feel anxious over this... I’m 15 years old, me and my long distance boyfriend have phone sex a lot. I masturbate with a hairbrush, I have a big brush and a small...

Ric.ror

Should I Change My Provider

I am currently with BT paying approx £50 per month. This also includes use of a landline which is unused (no phone plugged in). I use Wi-Fi all the time - that is for streaming all tv and radio. Now...

fruitsalad

Kitchen Work Tops

Can you paint them? Is there a particular paint you should use? I'm not in a position to buy new, and really dislike the ones I have at the moment.

DarceyK123

Corrie- Emma's Boyfriend

Isn't Emma's boyfriend (John?) The most awful actor ever on Corrie? Really can't take him or the storyline seriously.

youngmafbog

Why Such A Pitiful Sentence?

This one is clearly short of a shilling. 'meticulously put together 'murder and torture kit' including 11 bottles of bleach, forensic body suit and a Stanley knife, and wrote 'to-do list' for killing...

lankeela

For Buenchico

Travel advice please! Need to get from Attleborough to Green Park on Tuesday 3rd May arriving around 10 am and leaving after 4.30. I've been trying to compare train/bus prices and keep going round in...

daz1969

Spotify, Alexa & Google

When I ask Alexa to play a specific song, it opens Spotify and plays the specific song, when I ask Google to play a specific song it plays the song but then continues to play similar songs to my...

Lie-in King

Mamya Part 2...

Hi everyone - a new week, so a new thread. My original info was here - https://tinyurl.com/2p87dttu & the main thread is here - https://tinyurl.com/2s4zyf4u No visit today, but I've had two lovely...

woofas

Ticking Box

Have just upgraded to Sky Q and notice that when the TV is off and the room is quiet, there is a constant "ticking" coming from the box. Probably something rotating. Is this normal for these boxes?...

maggiebee

Language Lesson

We will be getting many visitors to Scotland over the summer. This is a short lesson about expressions you may hear with explanations. Please practice before you arrive. DID YE, AYE Oh you did, did...

jennyjoan

Weight Loss

Last time I weighed myself I was a certain weight 17 March. This morning I very nervously stepped on scales and can't believe I have lost another 2lbs. But, I can't understand it as I have been eating...

Stargazer

Anyone Still Doing Wordle?

I do two, the original one and the New York Times one both just after midnight when I get a new set of blank squares. My only quibble is when there are about seven alternative letters to complete the...

alidoc

Smart Phone

I am planning to buy a smart phone and am totally ignorant and confused about SIMS, providers etc, everything presumes that we all know everything about it. We have a desktop computer with internet...

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