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Real wooden floors....what an excellent idea for a childless couple...

..but not for a growing family in a semi! Our next-doors are excellent in every respect, but now that their little one is toddling and toy-chucking, I sometimes think back fondly to the days when a...

firewatch

dont like it!

Me and the little one just got drenched going to pay bills, shes shivering but wont let me near her to dry her off so chucked a load of blankets on the floor for her and stuck our heater on. Shes got...

searchlight

Cannabis cakes on Corrie

Was there a story line a few years back where cupcakes containing a drug were eaten at a party and the likes of Emily Nugent get quite happy and merry, if so who made them? Thanks...

Stargazer

Oven tray with baked on food debris.

My daughter asked me how to clean the black metal baking tray that goes into her microwave/oven. It is black with black encrusted volcanic eruptions all over it from having been used agan and again...

boxtops

Cotton Traders

I want to say Rah! for Cotton Traders. OH ordered something from them on Sunday afternoon (yes, Sunday), we had an email on Sunday night to say it had been despatched, and the package arrived by van...

rosyposy

cordless head phones

Can anyone recommend good cordless headphones for listening to TV (but can't afford BOSE!) TIA rosy

barry1010

Corrie News!

The wonderful Robert Vaughn is joining Corrie. A great actor.

rabseenesbit

Can a Police officer fine you?

Can a Police officer fine you for not having a mirror on my yamaha 50cc scooter?

albaqwerty

Doc Martin

sniff, last in the series last night. Tender. Gentle. Roll on next series. I wonder what guff they'll put on to replace it....

Steve.5

Sweets from yesteryear....what were your favorites

Just been in to a new local shop called the Sweet Emporiam.I filled a bag with pear drops, spearmint chews, mintoes, liquorice & blacurrant, humbugs & sherbert lemons. All for £3,...

Space-Cadet

snap time ....Cornwall tin mines........ bullshit.

Everyone on here keeps saying snap time ...What The Funicular is snap time ? I heard snap time was used by Cornish tin miners. When they snapped there pasties, half of it contained meat n tatties,...

rozia

MP3 help

I don't know how these things work, i would like to have one though.how do they work? how do i download music on them? is there a specific website have to go on? i don't want to waste money getting...

sprayer

Pub Staff Hygiene

Good Morning ABers, do any of you know about hygiene regulations regarding public house staff? I visited a pub yesterday with the intention of having a sandwich or bar snack after drinking a pint or...

aggiela

Blackberry

My husbands vodafone contract has run out and he has upgraded his phone he gave me his old Blackberry as a back up, I put a pay as you go sim in and its all working fine but I can't get internet...

anotheoldgit

States that ban homosexuality to lose aid.

http://www.guardian.c...lity-lose-aid-cameron Is he fair to do this? I think it is a jolly good idea, at least it will reduce our overseas aid bill by a considerable amount....

cecil39

should council pay rent

my son, his wife and baby have been living with my oh an me for a few weeks now, as they had to leave the flat they were sharing with her Dad, as he had to give up the flat, instead of the council...

sherrardk

Pheasants

Didn't realise until today that there was more than one sort of pheasant and that peacocks/peahens are also pheasants. (The place we went to today even hade a pheasantry - never heard of that until...

modeller

ISP AND FREE EMAIL

What is the difference between using the email service which is supplied by your ISP and one of the many free email providers. eg Orange, GMail , Hotmail Yahoo etc. etc . I use three to give to...

JonnyBoy12

Are Slendertone systems any good for sustained weight loss?

I am aware that this post may have been listed before but I need to know the answer to this for sure. I would like to know if Slendertone systems are any good for weight loss as am thinking of buying...