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treebear

Would Like Some Advice

Some years ago one of my best mates was sent to prison. Before the sentence he gave all his money to a friend of mine. I stood close to him because I needed to know the truth ( all his other friends...

phleb

Ipad

Want to surprise my kids and buy them one to share. The thing is the only broadband I have is via a dongle. We have no landline...so how do they access it Thank you...

rsvp

Dyeing A Material

I want to dye a show jumping helmet from dark navy to black. I assume the covering is synthetic velvet. - Has anyone any suggestions please? Obviously the dye must be permanent and not run when wet!...

ferlew

Seeing Some Of You Have Pictures,

I have been looking for one for myself. Found a nice one, and saved it on my desktop ..next step please ?...

dunnitall

What To Do?

A disabled friend had a bespoke recliner chair delivered to her by the DSS for which she was most grateful. Anyway they have got it wrong, firstly it is huge and I mean huge, it is so uncomfortable...

Linotype

Insulin Pens And Not Remembering If One Has Had An Injeciton

It's happened a couple of times, the wife (64) has forgotten if she's taken one her three-times-a-day dosage from her Humalog Kwikpen. This bothers me no end and decided to only start my meal (we...

haway

Facebook

How does one delete stuff on Facebook, ie, websites/businesses/ clubs/ people which I inadvertently joined up to in error ?

phleb

Help Me With Homework Please...

My daughter has brought home some homework, which i have no clue as to how to work out. It tells us to write in words the value of the underlined digit...so 1. 1.3 (3 is underlined) 2. 3.5 (3 is...

ladybirder

Trouble With Dvd Recorder When Trying To Record. Can Anybody Help Please?

The weirdest thing has happened for the last two nights and I'm hoping somebody can help. I have a Samsung TV and a Panasonic DVD Recorder Model No:DMR-EX89EB. ITV1, Ch4 and Ch5 have disappeared from...

Answerprancer

Road Thumpers!

Hi folks - long time no posty! So who remembers these? I Remember seeing them being used a long time ago then it occurred to me that they are no longer around. Just in case anyone is wondering, what...

AB Editor

Craft & Design Fairs - How Do You Find Them?

I wondered if any of the crafty/designs people on here could advise how someone could find upcoming design fairs? Is there a usual process for applying etc? Asking for a friend obviously!...

barbie

Answerbank

I have just started actively using Answerbank and note on my profile I have 3 badges - what does this mean? Also 15 question and 25 answers - does this mean I have asked 15 questions and been given 25...

Connemmara

Buying A Book

I want to buy an old used hardback book - it is there on ebay or amazon but they are asking for 1p plus postage. Would this be true and why so low an amount and how does the seller make money. Thanks...

jane mark 2

From To Cd - Dont Know If I Am On The Right Site!

I have a copy of a Video (the big old black plastic one) and I would like it transferred to the new CD type disc. Can anyone tell me where I could get this done please? Help would be much appreciated...

Ric.ror

Fridge Freezer

Could it be possible for my freezer not to be working but the fridge to be ok?

ThePost

Philately (Will Get Me Everywhere)

How do you get self-adhesive stamps off envelopes? Soaking and/or steaming does not work like in the good old days. Any tips welcome.

SteveD

Adding An Extra Telephone

My mother-in-law would find it useful to have a telephone in her bedroom. She is not capable of using a cordless phone or a mobile one. Currently, she has two phone outlets, one in her sitting room...

Budlet

Zooming In On A Samsung S3

I have been sent a MMS and can not zoom in. I have noticed that on certain web pages it doesn't allow me to zoom either eg. I can enlarge on the Daily Mail website but not the Telegraph. Can anyone...

joko

Are There Any Real Life 'sherlocks' In The World ...?

obviously i know hes not real and his 'abilities' are obviously just very convenient for stories etc but,do people with these kind of 'skills', or similar, exist in real life? i realise, all...

berniecuddles

Calgon Tablets

got new Hotpoint washing machine, mrs cuddles put calgon tablets in draw where the detergent goes but half of it keeps staying in the drawer, so question is, is it ok to put calgon tablet straight...