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birds

i have a bird table and have been putting seed and bread on it. The birds like the bread but havent been eating the seed! what other things could i put on the table to attract them?

hellywellywo

pro rata?????????

I'm applying for a job which is 20hrs a week and is in pounds sterling 17,044 pro rata. what does it mean and how much will I actually get paid?

JamesEverton

I remember seeing somewhere that the 'pillow packs' of salad that the supermarkets sell were somehow less nutritious than just buying a lettuce. Can someone let me know what the deal is, please? Also,...

ShellyHall

40th Birthday Pressie

My friend is really struggling over what to buy her Husband for his 40th birthday. He doesn't like gadgets/computers and jewellery and she doesn't want to buy the usual smellies, books, cds,...

WendyS

Recycling food containers

Does anybody have any innovative ideas for re-using the plastic containers in which tomatoes, plums, etc are sold? I hate throwing things away if they can be put to another good use.

missmooncat

diabetes

My partener has recently been feeling thirsty all the time,and is very tired/sleeping a lot.Are these symptoms of diabetes,i know thirst is,and peeing a lot .He is not peeing a lot though. He used to...

Pollyfrance

Nicotine stained fingers

Can anyone tell me how I can avoid nicotine staining on my fingers when I smoke roll-ups? I don't have the problem with regular cigs, so why is this? I want to switch to roll-ups to economise and cut...

sunflower68

school rush

Anyone have any ideas (I've used all mine up) to get my 6 year old to get the whole morning routine completed in time for school. Once again it has become a nightmare! I have tried star...

HAnn521

Panic attacks

(I know there have been previous posts on this subject) Sometimes I feel like I am having a panic attack...but I deny it, how do I know if it truly is? What are the usual symptoms and causes? Can...

chazza

lovelife help!

I've just split up with the love of my life on good terms because we were arguing too much. He says he thinks we've done the right thing but he hasn't cancelled our holiday (due to go in a week...

Trillipse

Bad Man

A "f(r)iend" from my past still owes me a few grand, and is the most recalcitrant beggar you can imagine. any ideas of how to shame him into paying up?

Huldrekat

How to deal with conman

My partner ordered a custom-built PC for his work from a sole trader here in Scotland. He paid in advance but a year later we still have no PC and this guy is no longer even answering our calls or...

dilligaf

wedding

Have been invited to a wedding in southern Ireland. It's my wifes niece who doesnt normaly bother with us. She lives in London and getting married to an Aussie. Nice bloke. Her dad has pots and she is...

ginger 69

opening an account

My friend has just got ten thousand pounds. Her partner says if she took the cash/cheque to her bank, where she has a basic account and asks to open a full current account they will snap her hand...

purpletoes

Botox

At what age would you recommend getting Botox injections?? I'm 25 at the mo should i consider getting it done before deep lines start to form??

widowpurple

Drink anyone????

I have got a humungous elderberry tree in my back garden and thought I might like to have a go at making elderberry wine...hic....and the some elderflower drinkipoos next year when the flowers come...

Info Freak

Investment help!

Hi Everyone. I have just got my GCSE results and as a reward i have been given ?700. Now i have a healthly sum in my bank already and i have some premium bonds and im looking for another way of...

samie_boo

Fridge Freezer or dodgy geezer??

Last week my partner and I decided to buy a frige freezer 2nd hand for ?50 of a man who advertised weekly in our local paper who deals in washer, dryers, ovens etc!! When we look at it ot looked great...

horner

sciatica

I am a fit 66 year old but I am presently suffering from sciatica due to a bulging disc. Any body else having this complaint with possible cure?