We live in a rented flat with a residents car park. Allocated spaces plus room for visitors. Someone has moved into a flat and appears to be selling used cars and parking them in 'visitors spaces'. At...
Morning, My bf and I are going to Paris next Saturday on the Eurostar. We get there around lunchtime and come home in the evening. Has anyone got any advice as to what we should not miss? Many thanks...
Got 31 children for a sixth birthday party tomorrow and can't decide what would be a sensible amount of sandwiches to make. I always make too much food but don't want to look tight. I have baby...
I have an apple tree in my garden with no clue as to what species of apple it is. The tree has been in my garden since the house was built in 1938, and probably before that. It is a self pollinator...
Afternoon all :-) It's my Dads birthday next week, and I have no idea what to get him. I know it's difficult making suggestions for someone you don't know, but has anyone got any ideas. I don't want...
New Year First Footing - This custom saw a visitor coming over the threshold with 4 items for good luck. Which of the following items was not part of the ceremony ; a- Coal b- Horseshoe c - Greenery d...
Can anyone recommend a beach holiday destination for mid January? Flying from Scotland would be ideal, but could go from England no problem. We were thinking Tenerife but the temperature then doesn't...
my husband is insisting that the 5 yrs old jar we've found in the cupboard is still good to use! I say chuck it, he says no way lol what would you do? (I've craftily chucked it in the bin)...
Hi, I am in the process of making a large wooden rocking "Llama" for my Grandson's birthday. It measures approx 3feet tall with a head 8" inches long from back to nose tip.Any...
Just put a pizza in the oven (I live the high life) and noticed that it says 'make sure product is piping hot (or similar)'. I know this means thoroughly hot but where does the saying come from?...
We live on an estate & the road the traffic runs two ways, the person opp parks his small van on the pavement directly opp our drive, our neighbour parks his car just forward than his drive as his...
My partner is having a tough time at work. In july on the same day as he wrote a grievance letter to work about a manager he was issued a discilpinary letter for a meeting. The grievance came first,...
The smoke alarm is wired into the mains but it keeps beeping (I did give it a quick hoover earlier). Any ideas what's wrong with it - it's going to be quite a trick for me to reach it so I don't want...
I've just been given a painting by my Aunt who says the 'WCS' signature on it shows it was done by Winston Churchill! It's quite large but not that great - a kind of watery boat scene with a bridge...