Is it cheaper to heat the water for my home in the summer, for one hour, by switching on the water tank (electrically) or by having the gas central heating on and the thermostat so low that only the...
The company I work for are insisting that I am a key worker and that I must attend work, even though I am able to mainly do my job at home. I work in Retirement Living but I am not a care or support...
Is it lawful for a large firm to give an annual pay rise of 5% to one part of its staff and only 2.5% to others? All staff in varying job roles, levels of responsiblity and wage levels with just this...
I took a DNA test with Ancestry and the results came back that I was 70% Italian, the rest Spanish with a tiny percentage from other non British countries. Both my parents and their families were from...
I work for a large Social Housing firm and every year we have to fill in a performance review. It is a lengthy process and requires a lot of thought. Instead of the manager reviewing the employee, the...
I am a lettings agent and recently went to a rental property to carry out a final inspection as the tenants had just left and apparently emigrated abroad. They have left a car (unbelievably) in the...
My son (17 years old) has been stealing DVDs etc and selling them at a local shop called CEX. I have found numerous receipts in his bag. The items are from our house and items (box sets) that I do not...
My best friend's husband is terminally ill and two days ago has been given just months to live. When I call her, I do so on her land line as the mobile signal in her village is bad. I want to call her...
When using one fo the comparison sites regarding getting the best price for gas and electricity, do they include dual fuel cashback? I am asking because I am with First Utility and at the end of every...
This is very hard for me to write on this public forum but I am desperate for some advice. My son (aged 17) has been smoking cannabis. I have had this confirmed recently by purchasing a test kit and...
My local paper reports that the NHS hospital in my area (Southport) have recruited a load of nurses from Portugal, as there is a shortage in this country. This is the first I've heard of it. We're not...
Reading a comment from Wildwood on an earlier post made me think.... What do committed Christians really think of death bed confessions? Wouldn't they be a bit miffed if they'd struggled all their...
I have the chance to go on a weeks cruise around Europe on the Royal Caribbean Legend of the seas ship. The booking would be in an interior cabin. Have any ab posters been on this ship or on any ship...
Does anyone know how I would go about finding the burial details of a person who died twenty years ago. He was Italian and I know the name of the graveyard where he is buried but would like to find...
My husband has a summons to do jury service. As his employer is not under any obligation to pay his normal wage whilst he is serving, we have worked out that if the case goes on for 2 weeks, taking...
I am rather keen on reading the various Trip Advisor reviews and have noticed that so many reviewers state that the hotel in question wasn't 4/5* as there "weren't even any coffee/tea making...
My husband received about £200 less than usual in his November pay as the I.R had accidentally calculated that he has 2 company cars instead of 1! (Just an overpayment for one month.) He called them...
I am having a laparoscopy on Saturday for undiagnosed pelvic pain. The pain I feel is like period pain but on and off all month and not cyclical. So far scans and examinations have revealed nothing....
As an avid contributor to Trip Advisor, I have a weird obsession with seeking out and reading the worst reviews for various hotels. Time and time again, I come across the above phrase as an...
Just thought I'd have a bit of a rant about the sticky price labels used by TKMax. Given that they have a section of goods especially to be bought as gifts, why do they use sticky lables with a middle...