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mixing drinks....

Last week I went to a belated Xmas/birthday party..The only alcoholic drinks were wines from south america. When I helped the hostesss with bringing the glasses in the kitchen, I was surprised to find...

Ianthepaddy

Haggis

Can anybody tell me whats in a Haggis

Caran

Funerals

Have any off you thought about the music for your funeral. Went to one today of a friend. When we walked in the church they were playing "Love is in the air" by John Paul Jones. And at the...

carol8242

tiling a kitchen

I am thinking of getting a new kitchen installed soon but under all my kitchen units i have the sheets of small mosaic tiles. would a tiler be able to tile over them or would they have to come off...

Smowball

How to lose weight without cutting down on food?

How much exercise would you have to do a week to lose a pound , every week, without altering your calorie intake whatsoever?

sengas

getting older getting more pain !!!!!

hi to whoever might read this please read, l am a 58 year old woman have four kid's well adults now live in london sharing a flat with my ex who has'nt moved out yet he says why should he go ? ha,...

filibuster

Modern flimsy walls.

A friend of mine has recently moved from an older, substantially built property to a newer house with what seems like plasterboard interior walls. He has a very old, heavy, probably antique, barometer...

Olliebaby

Report of animal abuse

When leaving work yesterday I witnessed a drunken yob beating his dog. It was in a secluded area and only myself and him around. I screamed at him to stop and he turned on me. I hid so I could follow...

johnk

cycling through puddles how to keep feet dry

Apart from waterproof socks is there a good way of keeping my feet dry when I ride along the canal towpath which has lots of full width puddles.

tinkerbell23

Take a bow tinkerbell!!!!!!!!! Clean queen!!

After my "are you tidy thread....." i decided to RAMSACK my room... 20 binbags gone! 1 to sell Not including 4 crates aswell! Go me! Wardrobes, under bed, in storage boxes -all cleaned and...

Booldawg

Push fit plumbing connections

I'm removing an old shower that no longer works (power shower) and having trouble removing the pipework from the inlet to the old shower. They have push fit connections, I've had a go at trying to...

flip_flop

PIP Breast Implants

There was a woman on the news this morning suggesting that the NHS should pay for the removal of PIP breast implants for those that want them removed. I can understand the NHS stepping-in if an impant...

jamesnan

Snowdrops

My daughter has some snowdrops in bloom in her garden in Essex. This is extremely early, and I was wondering if this was some kind of record.

postage

How importent is cristmas persents to childern

what do you think if grandparents do not give Xmas presents to there grandson becasue they are lazy. but when asked they say we something or him we'll give it in our own time

anneasquith

water not hot enough ?

the water from our kitchen tap ( mixer ) is not as hot as is was. any suggestions ? TIA

uzair_ahmed_1994

what should i do to gain weight?

like whatever i eat gets flushed out in toilet? i want to get muscular i am 18 and 5'6"...

abstibus

Anyone else woken by the wind?

Gale howling here at 04.30 - it was so nice to be cosy in bed until my lazy neighbour's bin started bowling along. Atlantic coast - you have to love it or leave it. If you have some time to spare,...

Headbanger

Absolutely Fabulous

Did anyone watch this last night? We thought it was very disappointing.Not nearly as good as it used to be. It aws more like "Spot the celebrity"

Gromit

Did you see this incident in Dutch football yesterday?

In Ajax's match last night a drunken hooligan ran on the field and attacked the keeper who retaliated. The referee produced a red card and sent the keeper off. The Ajax manager then ordered all his...