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Vacuum Cleaner problem!

I have a sock stuck solid in the tube of my vac cleaner. Won't budge. Has anyone got any fantastic ideas? Tried the wire coathanger already - and gave up.

Vics128

I'm your fairy godmother and today I can grant you all just one wish each. So, what will it be? NB any "peace and love and no disease and no war or poverty" Miss World crap is just going to get you a...

Backdrifter

Who was this woman in Waitrose, Surbiton?

Thur 13th July, about 6pm, utterly beautiful and completely perfect: short cropped red hair, black-rimmed specs, flowery summer dress, bare legs, gorgeous creamy slightly freckled complexion, slight...

Backdrifter

Do pores really "open" and "close"?

We all talk glibly about this process of "opening the pores" etc but is it really true? We must have millions of pores - is there really a tiny ring of dilatory muscle surrounding each one? I do...

tonyted

Bugs

My grandaughters were searching the garden for bugs to put in a jar but couldn't find any. Not a ladybird, beetle or even a greenfly. Where are they all?

pappasmurf

Dethaw ?

What exactly does dethaw mean ? Is there such a word in the english language ?

les1

eggs

Hi, is it safe to buy and eat eggs that are sold on the side of the road,I see eggs that are left out in the sun that are not chilled and I wondered if they would be ok to eat.

naz_nomad

Guacamole

Is it true that sticking the Avocado stone back in the prepared guacamole stops it from going 'off'?. If so, why?

DotH

I have two days off work now,

and despite being very tired I have 101 things i need to do. Should I have a long lie in tomorrow and take the day off from the world? Or should I get everything done tomorrow and enjoy Southport...

dotty.

To reiterate Roberto's thread

(which I shouldn't have to do), my daughter has recently returned to using AB, she got fed up of other users ignoring her posts but jumping on her lack of correct spelling and grammar, she puts up her...

angeldraws

Your favourite ABer

So, guys who is your favourite ABer - as in, gives you the best replies, links, insights etc.? I really like nox's answers and ray(something) and pippa and buildersmate. i know theres more.....

B00

What happened this morning.....

I'd just like to know my fellow ABers views on an incident that happened this morning, if you don't mind that is! As I was happily walking up the road with the pram, I was stopped by a woman in her...

leaf

Piers

While sitting on the beach staring out to sea!! We got to wondering what the purpose of a pier is?? other than having amusements and theatres on that is.... any ideas..

~Vulpine~

Does Dove test on animals?

'Cos I know Loreal does...

painterman

Rude ABers

How come dot hawkes gets away with blatant racism on this site ? Surely if someone posted the same q but used another nationality instead of russians, they're questions would be banned? Surely...

dotty.

Character traits

What character traits do you possess that you can never hide? Even if you were forced to and had to try to by assuming a different gender entirely? mine would be firstly my sense of humour, which i...

painterman

tod sekwah

Trying to trace an ex-con currently living in Lancashire, who was 'in clink' with me some time back serving time for cruelty to those she considered beneath her. Anyone know her whereabouts?

Booldawg

Real Names

What is everyones 'real' names. I'll start the ball rolling and reveal I'm Peter.

whiffey

Could you drive a diesel shunter ?

I've just been watching the story of that guy who drove a shunter up and down for 40 minutes. Got it started with a spanner, apparently knew what he was doing. He got 200 hours "community service"...

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