I`m just about to roast some parsnips which I have cut lengthwise. I`ve always left the harder core bit in but I`ve been told I should remove it. What`s right?
A friend of mine had some blood tests as she keeps getting some sort of reaction where her face swells up. I think it`s some kind of anaphylactic reaction so the doctor did some blood tests. It might...
Does fabric conditioner do anything other than make washing smell nice? Is there some science behind it that proves it actually conditions the fibres or is it just a money-maker?
I`ve just been on holiday with a friend who has low blood pressure and nearly passed out a couple of times. She said that blood pressure reduces in hot climates. Could there be a theory that...
Bit late for a question like this me thinks but do you think the EU will exist in 50 years? History has taught us that when countries are banded together either willingly or not so willingly (USSR)...
I have a packet of curry powder from the supermarket in Bridgetown called Ecaf and I want to use it to make a traditional Barbados chicken curry with rice and peas. How do I get the consistancy of the...
I have a dustbin in a cupboard at the front of the house. I have just come home to find the front step crawling with maggots. A fly has obviously got into the cupboard and laid it`s eggs there. I`m...
I live in a house where the garages are in a block. The garage opposite mine is being used for business purposes. I don`t know whether it is the owner that uses it, or whether he is renting it out....
If soy products have oestrogen mimicing qualities as post-menopausal guides always state and somebody has an oestrogen responsive condition such as breast cancer or fibroids, shouldn`t soy products be...
The aviation industry say that people are exposed to minimal radiation when flying (you could say "they would say that wouldn`t they") but when I took my mum to hospital for radiotherapy...
Has anyone used this company? They have a discontinued lipstick I want. I have looked at independent review sites but the review I read looks very much like it was written by the owner of the company....
Am I the only person who thinks this is rubbish? I heard all the hype about Which saying it was great but I have just done my washing and a couple of things have had to go back in the machine and it...
My mother`s raking up some leaves for me in my garden and has just found a pair of my knickers under a bush. Either they blew off the washing line one day, or it was a very good party!
Not sure where to put this. My local hospital needed to raise money for a new cancer unit and I have donated a couple of times. I heard a while ago that the last government wanted to change the law...
My mum has just brushed past her cactus plant and managed to get a load of barbs in her arm. Due to a medical condition, she mustn`t get that arm infected so how does she get the damn things out of...
When you put fabric conditioner in the washing machine and it is added by the cycle, is it rinced out again or does it go in at the end with the final rince and stay in the fabric? I`m hand washing a...
Quite a few of people on here (in chatterbank) seem to know each other and speak on the phone or email. How do they manage to contact each other without publishing their details on the site for...
My sister wants to sell some golf clubs and has had a lousy quote from a second hand place. I know nothing about golf clubs and have googled various sites to get an idea of a realistic second hand...
I have tried to access my iTunes tonight and I get a box that says - The file "iTunes Library.itl" cannon be read because it was created by a newer version of iTunes. That`s all that about?...