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health lottery

i hope as many people as possible, my freinds dont, know that out of the one pound per line 20p goes to the nhs and the odds of winning £50 are 214 to1. what a rip of allround and no wonder...

Smowball

Xmas dinner - at home or out??

Im debating whether to go out for dinner for the first time, I spend half the day in the kitchen normally!!

janzman

Is there any reason why....

..three of my favourite TV crime shows never get a repeat showing.. Dalziel and Pascoe Cracker Prime Suspect... ...any thoughts anyone.....

ste v

New bank or building society recomendations

Im sick to death of Barclays terrible customer service - can anyone recomend a bank or building society whose staff arn't rude arrogant a***holes and has 24hr uk based call centres. thanks

Postdog

Habits you got from your parents

I just went to make a cuppa for me and the other half, and once again she had left an empty kettle which I had to refill. Not a hardship I know, BUT a habit obtained from my mum was to always have...

dibble1

I appear to have accidentally scrubbed my media player (windows 7). It refers me to media players that cost. Is there a reliable free one I can download, or, as a friend suggested,can I use the disc...

sp1814

Why not get a job - ANY job?

http://www.dailymail....-suicide-poverty.html I normally get into the office at 6am to check on my offshore team (big old time difference between London and Chennai), and I'm always struck that on the...

barry1010

Benidorm - Janey York

Am I the only one who thought the character was played by Denise Walsh? I am shocked to discover she's played by Crissy Rock....

sunflower68

Virgin TiVo

Has anyone experience of this? I am a longterm Sky+ customer with broadband and phone it's about £65 a week and I love it, but could this be any good too?

EvianBaby

Could a garage refuse to release a dangerous car?

This is only a hypothetical question but say you took your car in for an MOT and the garage found it to be completely unsafe to drive, could they by law refuse to return the car to you until the...

NoMercy

Try before you buy...

Ever walked around supermarket and opened and used/ate/drank something in your trolley before you'd got to the checkout? I had to open a box of tissues in Waitress today. Thankfully they were very...

sophie_1003

Mom/Mum

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...

tonywiltshire

At what age would you leave a child on their own?

There is no legal age limit for leaving a child (under 18) on their own, but it is an offence to leave a child alone if it places them at risk. Parents can be prosecuted if they leave a child...

ivy1972

Personal care within a residential home setting.

Are there any laws preventing Opposite sex carers providing Personal care within a residential care home setting? I am horrified to discover that male carers within my Mothers care home have been...

islasmum

Please can someone tell me..................

.....and this is going to sound really potty - on the side bars on the AB website (here) there is an advert with a polar bear on it advertising for the WWF - if you look hard at the polar bear - does...

Kayless

RIP Joe Frazier

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ld-us-canada-15632665 Thanks for the wonderful memories including the best ever fight, the thrilla in manilla of course!...

looobylooo

the Jury itv 9pm

looking forward to part 2 tonight, anyone else watching it/enjoying it?...

sunny-dave

AB improves the quality of your targeted advertising ...

... in the days BC (Before Chatterbank) all I got was adverts for finance, double glazing and solar panels. Now it's all beer, bras and holidays - result I think :-) < although the worrying advert...

madmaggot

Oh god, I can't cope with Schmichael being ill!!!

Don't care much about the human characters, but not the dog please!

pinkcowprint

kindle advice please!

thinking of getting hubby a kindle for xmas,i have no idea what i am buying,all i know is you read books on them!hah,seriously though,do i have to buy the 3g thing,how do they work,do i download a...

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