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What can I buy a work friend who's going traveling for 5 months

Does anyone have any ideas what I could buy a female work friend, she's going traveling for 5 months to Asia & Oz with her OH and I would like to get her a small gift, does anyone have any...

tiggerblue10

Singapore

My reportee has just returned from a holiday in Singapore and she said its a totally different world to Britain. Apparently the streets are completely clean and if you drop litter you could be...

DONNA1458

can I sell my house as a 3 bedroom

I have a dorma bungalow with 2 bedrooms upstairs and two reception rooms downstairs which one could be turned into a bedroom, if I sold it could it be sold as a 3 bedroom. Thanks

WiseOldSage

Ex wife wants assets ... Reposted from "what is an asset"

My husband and his ex wife really botched up their divorce and now it has come back to haunt us. We now have to fill in a form E (financial statement) and the form asks for my income, assets and...

Ann

PENSION CREDIT RULES

Someone told me that the rules for pension credit have changed recently and that although they are still means tested, there is a different limit to the amount of savings you have, in fact you are...

Wales1984

Hotels in North Wales

Hi, We are off at the end of August and looking to stay at a hotel with a spa in the north wales/ Chester area. We are looking to spend no more than £100 per night for the both of us - can...

billandhiscat

Visiting Royalty and the like.

I recall being informed may years ago that when Royalty made one of its visits to an area for some official purpose, that a newly installed toilet was always made available for them just in case it...

dizzy_bint124

House pricing advice

We are in the middle of buying a property. When we first had our offer accepted everything seemed fine, it now turns out they are in the middle of a divorce. It appears to have turned quite bitter and...

diverdave80

How to fit fitted wardrobes

Hi all, just a quick question, i have ordered some Cooke & Lewis fitted wardrobes and although im pretty handy with most things, im not sure about a few things. Should i fit the wardrobes on top...

ettelloc

What advice would you have given?

I went to see my friend earlier who asked for my advice. Just wondering what you would have said. Here goes...... Friend let's call eve is with boyfriend 'adam' have to children aged 4 & 2 and one...

Barmaid

Filo pastry

I've got some filo pastry left that I ought to use up. I fancy making a dessert for tonight's supper with it. Any nice suggestions, please? Also Trim named a type of dessert a few weeks back. I think...

linedancer16

boiler firing up for no reason!

I've just come home to find steam coming out of the boiler flue! The boiler was making a noise as though it was firing up but the heating wasnt on and no water - taps etc- was running. It stopped...

EcclesCake

What's on the menu tonight?

Subject says it all really!

joe_s_angel

Inadequate info about my man...

I happen to have met my soldier just recently. but all i know about him is his first name, date of birth, rank and very little about his unit. Is there a website that i can log into and find more...

follyfancier

posting to Northern Ireland

how long would you expect a recorded signed for envelope to reach Northern Ireland I sent it Thursday last week but each time I look up the tracking number on Royal Mail it just says "sorry there...

auzzie

Employment tribunal

The facts are simple as follows: Left job, not paid final weeks money, went to ACAS-who were rubbish, put my own claim into an Employment tribunal hearing, Won, (yay), Employer had 41 days to pay,...

BJS

American Debt

Who does the USA owe all this debt (in the trillions I believe) I thought virtually all the world was more or less in the red.

bushbaby_de

What shall I make using cognac/brandy?

My hubby bought four cognac/brandy samples to decide which he likes, rather than waste money on a big bottle. As I suspected, he wasn't very impressed with any of them. So now I have the equivalent of...

DTCwordfan

Hello you Kindle Users - Advice please

Many thanks for your birthday greetings two days ago. My family comingled together and have assembled £140 of vouchers on Amazon for a Kindle. (I do love reading and the prospect of travelling...

pinkcowprint

faulty doors,manufacturers fault??

hi,we bought some patio doors from a reputable firm locally,we got our joiner to fit them and was fine.the mechanism on the lock wouldn't work over the weekend so been unable to lock it. we have rung...

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