My husband and I are going to Paris by Eurostar for 5 days, we are usually covered by an annual insurance which has now run out. Would we need to take out insurance for this time, or would we be...
Just occasionally it would be nice to be able to use my tablet out of my house, where there is no internet connection, eg hotel room, or family friends house. Which would be the best Dongle to get so...
We are going to a wedding which is in France, first in a Town Hall, followed by a church service. Can anyone tell me whether the use of confetti is allowed there, like here, and if so which place...
My French guest has asked me the question whether it is possible for him to use a French cheque to buy something in a British shop. I really do not know and wondered if anyone else knew...
I have had this tree in my garden for about 20 years now, but this year it is looking extremely sorry for itself, there are hardly any leaves on it, had no blossom when it should have had and just...
Is it a man thing - my husband sits and flicks through all the channels, watching perhaps up to 5 to 10 mins of each programme, sometimes nothing, and looks to be totally engrossed, - and then just...
I frequently watch documentary type programmes which involve cameras being in hospitals, quite often A & E wards, and it never ceases to amaze me how many times the nurses touch their hair, either...
I have now been taking 20mg Lipitor for a few months, with no side effect that I know of (this was the 4th try of statins after having severe muscle reaction to the others) but for the past week or...
Who else is absolutely fed up with the horrible weather we are having here, sick and tired of feeling cold even though wearing layers of fleecy clothes, and the fact that the heating is going on for...
If a person dies whilst on the way home from France, using Eurostar, and the death occurs whilst under the English Channel, were would the death certificate state as place of death? We were having a...
When I was in Marrakesh a couple of months ago I purchased 2 jars of Vaseline, one lemon scented and the other rose - this got me thinking if we actually sold in in the UK. I have never before seen...
After watching the programme on Channel 4 this evening, I was wondering how these people get away with it all the time, after confessing and being seen on camera - surely that evidence must go against...
I logged into my email account as usual yesterday, using Windows Mail, and lo and behold over 12,000 old emails suddenly appeared, even though they had been deleted. I tried to switch off, and start...
My sister and her husband intend to divorce,with the two daughters living with her. Her husband is the one who left home, and decided he did not want to be married any more, and has become involved...
I have been diagnosed as suffering from Rosacea , and have nasty red spots appearing on my cheeks. I have had 2 courses of anti biotics over the past year, which helped a little, but it is back, and I...
I play Scrabble on Facebook and the adverts which appear down the side of the page are appearing written in French! nothing has changed, no settings etc, so why should this be.
Why is it necessary, on almost every occasion recently for the Rugby matches, for the young lady singing the National Anthem, to stand wearing evening dress, usually with nothing on her arms etc in...
My husband and I are in our very late 60's and retired. We managed to save whilst he was at work, and now manage well, without touching the savings we have got, and which are tied up to give us a...
In our local paper there is an item about someone of 65 years who was rescued from the river, and the rescuer (aged 55) describes the man as "the old guy". I don't consider 65 to be old, but what is...
Last week a rare North American Indian totem pole was sold at auction, and I have been trying to find out how much it went for. Does anyone know anything about it since it was expected to fetch much...