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Overdraft Or Credit Card

My son has recently found work but sadly only part time. He is very little better off than on JS but I think he feels he should be able to spend a little more!! He has an agreed overdraft but...

FredPuli43

An advert for WidowDating.co.uk has bee banned by the Advertising Standards Agency after a woman complained that none of the men referred to her were widowers. The company said anyone could join and...

gness

A Glance Through The Good Morning Thread....

....and some annoying happenings in my family over the past few months has convinced me that it is obligatory for every family to have one complete oddball in it......very often the sister..... My...

plowter

Is It Illegal To Walk Your Dog While Riding A Bike?

Saw a bloke in town yesterday. He was walking a husky-type dog on a lead while he (the bloke) was riding a bike. It was a busy city road, he was going quite fast and the dog was trotting rather than...

whiskeryron

Smartphones

Can i get a smartphone with inbuilt sat nav to save having to buy both ? WR....

Cmitchell

Why Use The Terms "part Ex" And "part Exing" Rather Than Part Exchange?

Why does James Cordon use the terms "part ex" and "part exing" rather than "part exchange" in the new we buy any car TV advert? I don't think for a minute that it's to make the advert slightly shorter...

maggiebee

Grandfather

I wonder if anyone could give me some pointers on how to trace what happened to my paternal grandfather. After my grandmother died he left for Australia leaving behind three young children. My dad and...

andrew1707

Sat Nav Apps For Android

Hello peeps. Finally ditched the old Sony Ericsson K600i mobile and got a Samsung Galaxy. Do any of you good ABers have recommendations for some useful apps? In particular I want a Sat Nav app so I...

Mags22

Ladybirds

Has anyone else noticed there aren't any ladybirds around this year? LKive in Suffolk, and last year had loads on plants.

andrew1707

Bad Boy Me

Got told off by 'er indoors for trying to convert the children to Pastafarianism...apparently their catholic school wouldn't appreciate it. My lad was very interested as Spaghetti and meatballs is his...

sandyRoe

Shouldn't They Say, 'this House Was Once Worth £400,000'?

Even at 25K it's no bargain if it's in imminent danger of falling into the sea....

andrew1707

Any O2 Broadband Customers Out There

As you will know, Sky have bought O2 Broadband and phone. Well SKY have offered me a special package to transfer over early from O2: Free Entertainment Extra + package for a year Free unlimited...

EcclesCake

What To Do With Strawberries.

My local Waitrose has a glut of strawberries that they are knocking out for pennies. Apart from jam what could be done with them, any ideas?...

DarkenedSoul

Is It Possible To Get Onto A University Course Without The Required Grades?

I want to apply to a Digital Film Production course at the university of Sunderland next year, after taking a gap year, and the entry requirements for the course are 260 UCAS points and 3 GCSE's at C...

andrew1707

Crispy Seaweed

Did you know that crispy seaweed that you get from the Chinese takeaway is not actually seaweed...it's cabbage!! I feel cheated. But after the horse-meat scandal perhaps I shouldn't be surprised....

Anto7

Windows Not Genuine

I have got an notifications that the copy of Windows that is installed on my laptop might not be genuine, this came up after I installed updates. How do I get it back to normal?...

tigerlelly

Trying To Find A Town In Normandy

On our way to Brittany from Cherbourg we used to drive through a town that had a very steep hill with a large church with spire(s). It looked as though the church was at the top of the hill but the...