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Recent Problems on a Virgin Holiday

Any ideas please? Furious about service provided on flight by cabin crew - have written complaint to Virgin Holidays/Virgin Atlantic but have received back unsatisfactory reply so far from Virgin...

EcclesCake

Second Hand Books

I am quite a voracious reader and often visit the local Oxfam book shop for favoured authors and to take a cheap punt on unknown/untried authors. The going rate for a paperback novel in Oxfam Book...

april1693

Strawberry jam

I have 1.4kg of strawberries (hulled). How much sugar and lemon juice do I need to make jam? Thanks x

Gavmacp

Car journey games!

My friend is going on a long car journey with two young girls aged 5 and 7. She is looking for some car games to play. Has anyone got ideas?...

THAIBUS

Anyone Been to Sunny Beach Bulgaria as I am going in September and wondered how much spending money to take, I have hotel and breakfast is included. Also is there any day or evening trips to do as we...

wolf63

Yoshitaka Fujii

I am unable to sleep so visited Wiki. There is an article about the gentleman named above who has been found to have falsified information on 170ish research papers....

cecil39

keeping pearls nice

I always thought it was opals that benifit from contact with the body, keeping them nice and bright, but my freind insists that its pearls that like the contact with skin and that they brighten up no...

nellypope

German friend coming to stay need gift ideas

A very dear German friend of mine is coming to stay for a few days next month, and I know she will bring some gifts for us, so really would love to get her something. She is 40ish, just married (no...

flump1

Are Crown Court records made public ?

I would like to check on a person I used to know, I know he has been jailed, I don't know how long for. Are there records I can peruse at my leisure ? This person has committed a heinous crime and I...

bigsister

Is it possible to remove air bubbles from a sealed jar of chutney.

I know this is probably not possible but I have made some chutney for a WI competition and have noticed an air bubble in the only jar i was going to enter [the 1lb size], all the rest are too small....

Kathyan

Water meters

Can anyone who has a water meter give me an idea of how much water (units) you use please? We live in a three bed semi and there are just the two of us.

friedgreentomato

How many have you read?

According to a recent BBC poll the average is 6 books - how many can you claim to have read? I have read 64!! Wow!! 1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR...

nextqueen

oak trees this year

we have a huge oak tree at the bottom of our garden. Last year it had loads of leaves on it but this year, there doesnt seem to be so many and wondered why. You can see right through all the branches...

westhamicf

Does anyone know the words to this toast?

Does anyone out there know the words and origins of "A cavalrymans toast to the ladies" apparantly it was published in the Horse & Hounds in the late 1980's but I cannot access the...

atalanta

Small dollar cheque - can I give it to charity ?

I have received a small cheque from an American company, and I am sure it would cost more in bank charges to cash it and turn it into sterling than it is worth. Does anyone know of any charity which...

Duncer

Tips for Vienna

I've been all over Europe, but at ** years of age I am about to go to Austria for the very first time. Any tips as to what to squeeze in to a short space of time. Preferably cultural tips, museums,...

jp_2031

Guinness World Records 1991

I have the original Guinness world book of records, 1991. Anyone have any idea what its worth? Thanks

rockyracoon

Bedbugs

Does anyone know where I can get a bedbug spray on the High Street. Thanks for any replies....

David H

Where have all the counties gone, especially Berkshire?

I noticed on recent maps the county of Berkshire has been replaced by local counties (as well as many old style county boroughs elsewhere like before the 60s have returned). Has Berkshire now gone,...

RATTER15

Extraterrestrial Contact In Our Lifetime? The next chapter!

Sorry flobadob, hope you dont mind: So an alien space craft has actually been detected flying around at low level possibly looking for a landing site, what happens next? who will deal with it and how?...

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