As a lover of Cadbury's Dairy Milk, I'm always on the lookout for bargains. In Sainsburys on Saturday, I saw what looked like a brillant deal - BOGOF at £1.99. I bought six. It was only when I...
After a recent trip to Paris to visit family I returned pretty frustrated at not being able to speak French very well. I am well aware that the best way to learn is to go and live there but...
My mother was a Jew, my father was not. I was put up for adoption at three months. My adopted parents were, supposedly, C of E. I was not circumsised. Am I a Jew or not? Ta Muchly.
Until the modern era(?) technology was based on casual observations or discoveries which were developed empirically ( such as the wheel, pottery, powered flight). With the development of scientific...
I won't go into too much detail as this could become a slightly long story. Basically my sister is being targeted by people in her street. After complaining about excessive noise from the neighbours,...
My 50 year old daughter likes to cycle long distances for her health and for charity. She avoids getting saddle-sore by using a special saddle filled with liquid. I thought I would pass this on in...
I have been dating my g/f for just over a year. We enjoyed intense closeness for much of that, until a couple of months ago when it slid downhill for me, quite rapidly. She is a loving and...
Will I have any problems receiving something that I have ordered from ebay which comes from Thailand? It is a set of mounted butterflies. Are there any regulations or species protected by law that I...
If you have ever been tempted to use one of these neat magnetic Tax Disc Holders - be warned! I did - -and have just had to pay a Fixed Penalty of £60 because the dratted thing had slipped and...
I've recently bought a two year old zafira,the salesman told me that for the last five years manufacturers now use a water based paint replacing the old solvent based paint,he then tried to sell me a...
Stuck on a few of these too. 2.a nonsensical refrain in a song (8).....7. take in with the eye or mind (7)......8. a show of strong disapproval (9)......12. money voucher or travel document...
We've had this before, but a recent bad experience with a tankful of Tesco petrol in the bike (poor performance, misfiring, generally not happy - all solved with the next tankful of Shell) made me...
I'm not very happy and I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. I've just bought an Ion 'Film 2 SD Pro' machine which transfers 35mm film negatives and slides to PC. They can then be digitised and saved...
I hit my son with a belt when I was at my wits end with his rotten behaviour. He called the police and I recieved a caution cos i admitted it. I didnt leave bruises i broke down. My son has continued...
Ok, I have finally managed to get his school to sihn their part of the council form to put him on the waiting list for a place at another school, when one every comes up! But the nightmare continues....
my daughter (aged 23) got her insurance renewal quote from Elephant of almost (she's got a Clio) £1500 - went on line got it down to £750 (this was Admiral, sister company of Elephant)....