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Oven chips.

Who eats them? They are disgusting. Such a horrible after taste.

You know you are getting old when you bend down to pick something up, and while you are down, you have a good look around to see if there is anything else that you can pick up at the same time. Do you...

fruitsalad

how can we compromise

we are about to decorate most of the rooms in the house and when its done I like modern and minimilist OH likes oldfashioned plates and pictures of animals etc which i really dont like he has some...

MissCommando

Diagnosing an illness correctly by using Internet

People say you shouldn't 'google' your symptoms but have you ever done so and correctly diagnosed yourself? I've read about people who have diagnosed themselves, (particularly people who have rare...

anotheoldgit

Is it wrong to shop barefoot?

http://www.dailymail....g-store-barefoot.html Personally I would rather see someone shopping in bare feet than males shopping stripped to the waist, wearing a vest, or persons wearing their work...

Poppetchops

Washing a T-Shirt

I've been given a new T-shirt which is about two sizes too big for me and unfortunately I cannot obtain any other size. The girl who gave it to me says that as it's 100% cotton if I wash it in the...

tinkerbell23

Facebook users

Do you "creep" As in...if you have kids do you look them up? Or look their mates up!? Or if you dont have facebook- imagine you did have..and would you??...

Jeza

Is it only me.....

Who struggles with child proof tops on bottles and jars. I have two different sizes of contraptions which are okay for jars. It's the bottles I struggle with. The type that you push down and then...

Mrsspagnoli57

SeanBean in'Accused'

Did anyone else punch the air as I did at the end of this excellent drama? Top notch performance from Sean Bean as Tracie. Very thought provoking and beautifully acted by both leads.

dave50

Why are people who are fighting a life threatening illness referred to as being 'brave'?

While not making light of it, surely it is the most basic human instinct to fight for life, I don't think bravery comes into it at all.

pusskin

Engagement present

I am going to an engagement party in a hall on Saturday. Havent got a clue what to buy , any ideas before I shop tomorrow? Thanks for replies Abers x...

sunny-dave

Morning Chill Out Music

It's sunny, it's warm, I'm chilled ... what floats your musical boat today ? ....

cupid04

Emmerdale.

Anyone getting fed up with the Paddy and Marlon story line? Marlon is not one of my favourite characters but he is the real dad after all....

quizzywig

Olympics closing ceremony

Well, what can I say? Spice Girls were great, as was Elbow, Ed Sheeran, and the Kaiser Chiefs. But Madness were dreadful and the Pet Shop Boys were embarrassing. How come George Michael got to sing 2...

Mirandajane

Wintering flowering pansies.

My local shop is selling winter flowering pansies according to the notice. The plants look OK and my summer plants look as if they have seen better days. Are they likely to be winter flowering pansies...

sp1814

So it looks like the closing ceremony is even better than the opening one.

Can we really complain about the sheer quality of the show? Not too 'Leftist' or too multicultural is it? (apart from Tinie, Jessie and Taoi)....

Smowball

Mortified neighbour - maggots in lounge!

My neighbour has just knocked on my do and poured boiling water on them, or, saying with horror that she thinks she has found maggots in her lounge. Have gone and looked, she had swept them up with a...