Does anyone have an idea of what a professional decorator would charge per day? I require my lounge, (6x4m) to have ceiling and walls emulsioned ,and the gloss work done. There are no windows/sills to...
Is there any way to get on AB without being deluged by adverts? I had an ad blocker on my computer but AB stopped allowing me on without ad, so I disabled the ad blocker and now I get them on every...
Is anyone else finding this slow and tedious? I sat through the first episode thinking it has got to get better, and was rewarded(??) with an explosion at the end. Thinking it would pick up this week,...
Does anyone know what has happened to this site please? I enjoy it a lot, especially during lockdown. I have a set up where they send me an email every day to connect to a new qui. When I try to...
Had to go to Asda yesterday, and duly put my face mask on before I went in. Really surprised that about a third of customers (of all ages), were not wearing masks. There were several security men by...
Watching "Our farm in the Dales", mother Nicola and son Luke together made bourbon biscuits and another sweet called "brookies or brickies". They later ate them at the family picnic at the end of the...
Last night I watched the third episode of the new series of "Our Farm in the Dales". I have thoroughly enjoyed both series and hats off to Matt Baker and his family. So lovely to see a family working...
Asking on behalf of OH, he originally got a letter off NHS telling him to go online to organise his jabs, which he did and ending up going to a hotel that had used a function room and all was fine. My...
I have Payg mobile which I occasionally use to make and receive both texts and calls. It is never connected to the internet. My provider, Virgin, is no longer going to offer this facility from...
Advice needed please. I have a lovely acanthus, and have cut back the flowering stalks. Next time I went to it there had been an infestation of slugs which have decimated the leaves. Can I cut back...
I finally feel like some kind of normalcy has returned. The reason? I was able to go to the library when I needed, without having to phone up and make an appointment and being allowed to take my time...
I have an Advent computer mouse that uses 2xaaa batteries. I seem to be getting through quite a lot of batteries, so I would like to know if it is possible to swap them for re-chargeable batteries. If...
Yesterday as a mark of respect to Prince Philip there was a 41 gun salute in/on various venues. Can anyone explain to me why that number? What is the significance? Thank you.
Looking for advice and opinions please. I have had both my covid injections more than two months ago, and prior to that had no symptoms of any kind. However in the last six weeks or so my sense of...
No disrespect to all NHS workers, but over the past year my saviour has been "white van man", (and occasionally lady). They have delivered parcels large and small, within allocated time given, and...
I seem to have heard and read several times today the expression, "broad daylight". What is the derivation, and why do we use it, when we don't have anything similar for night? I cannot imagine saying...
I have a two pin socket in my bathroom that takes my Oral B electric toothbrush. Is it possible to buy an adaptor that fits in the two pin socket and has two outlets, so I can have two different tooth...
I have Amazon Prime via alexa firestick. I am thinking of buying a kindle on Amazon Day, as I really miss my local library which has been closed since March and shows no sign of ever opening again....