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Groucho And Membership

The incomparable Groucho Marx wrote: "I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." Slightly different version from a far lesser mortal: The new tactic of expunging...
09:15 Tue 03rd Sep 201919 answers, last by naomi24 06:41 Wed 04th Sep 2019
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Leifheit Fresh&easy

We have some storage jars, Fresh&Easy by Leifheit - excellent vacuum lid when new, but a couple of years in, the rubber seal seems to have worn out, as they’re no longer a tight fit. Anyone come...
17:16 Fri 30th Aug 20197 answers, last by bainbrig 19:10 Fri 30th Aug 2019
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Easyjet To Belfast

Mrs B is flying Luton - Belfast. EasyJet are now saying she might not be able to use her photo driving licence, and needs a passport(!) And that she should 'phone the British embassy!' (She's Irish,...
10:39 Fri 30th Aug 201914 answers, last by bainbrig 19:05 Fri 30th Aug 2019
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Uk Mobile In Ireland

Mrs B will be in Ireland for a day or two. Our mobiles are SIM only, pay-as-you-go. Can she text/call me from Ireland (and me-her) just by putting 44 in, or do we have to use some other code? Ta....
10:01 Fri 30th Aug 20197 answers, last by bainbrig 10:43 Fri 30th Aug 2019
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The Producers

Just watching The Producers on TCM (cable). Hilarious as ever, but either I'm getting old (no question) or there were bits missing. I was sure there was a scene when somehow a neighbouring lot broke...
14:38 Wed 28th Aug 20195 answers, last by dance2trance 15:39 Thu 29th Aug 2019
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Dvd To Audio

Bought a dirt-cheap DVD from eBay. It’s the complete works of George Eliot, on Audiobooks, and they’re saved as MP3 audio files. Can’t put the disc into a CD machine (it IS a DVD), but on my...
14:47 Mon 26th Aug 20192 answers, last by bainbrig 16:55 Mon 26th Aug 2019
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A Matter Of Consistency And Spaces

Talking of putting in spaces in compound user names, such as: book binder, tea cake 44, naomi 24, tora tora tora, sparkly kid, buen chico, pasta freak, lady birder, fender 62, mamya lynne, mushroom...
19:33 Fri 23rd Aug 201959 answers, last by bainbrig 11:57 Mon 26th Aug 2019
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What A Waste

Watching an antiques programme on the tele, I was struck by the huge amount of time, effort, energy and money that’s been put into the making of pointless objects. And still is! If all the people...
16:40 Fri 23rd Aug 201943 answers, last by bainbrig 08:14 Sun 25th Aug 2019
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Direct Line Fee Before Claim!

Direct Line want us to pay them £250 BEFORE they’ll even look at our burglary claim! This is the excess. Is this legal? Is it normal? What choice do we have? BB...
20:23 Tue 20th Aug 201940 answers, last by Deskdiary 06:07 Thu 22nd Aug 2019
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All4

Anyone know an easy way of getting hold of free access to All4? We keep getting pushed down the path of free ads for £4-ish per month - all we want is free access! Ta. BillB...
20:15 Tue 20th Aug 201912 answers, last by Mamyalynne 11:21 Wed 21st Aug 2019
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4G Phone Contract

We are extremely low users of our Samsung phones. 1000 minutes yakking would probably do us for a year, not a month. We do text, but again not teenage-levels. Our data drawdown would be minimal -...
15:39 Mon 19th Aug 201920 answers, last by bhg481 10:13 Tue 20th Aug 2019
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Shed Door Alarm

Following our recent burgled shed incident, local old Bill says a noisy door alarm might help. Any recommendations? The shed is 35 metres from the flat, so we need some sort of remote off switch - not...
18:15 Sun 18th Aug 20199 answers, last by bainbrig 20:39 Mon 19th Aug 2019
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Shed Break In

How picky do insurance companies get about a shed break-in - they jemmied the padlock off the door and had it away with several hundred quids worth of tools etc. No receipts, of course, and the geezer...
13:11 Sat 17th Aug 201911 answers, last by bainbrig 15:41 Sat 17th Aug 2019
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Mattress Support

Is there anything on the market to stop mattresses shifting sideways off the bed? Something that clamps to the side of the bed, towards either end, which holds the mattress shifting. Ta. BillB...
09:57 Tue 13th Aug 201913 answers, last by bainbrig 18:20 Tue 13th Aug 2019
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Shower Door Leaking Solutions

I've replaced the 'sweep' strips under our shower doors, and it helps prevent water from flooding out into the bathroom, but not quite all... Where the two doors meet, there is a bit of a gap, and...
14:48 Sun 11th Aug 20193 answers, last by Old_Geezer 20:10 Sun 11th Aug 2019
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Do Any 'ordinary' Artists, Writers, Poets, Come To Mind?

Most British writers (mainly the men) seem to have been awful husbands or partners, deserting them, having them locked up in asylums, whatever. None (if any) led 'ordinary' lives - caring for their...
11:43 Sun 11th Aug 201977 answers, last by bainbrig 14:33 Sat 24th Aug 2019
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Starlings At Asda

Why do so many starling hang about in Asda's car park (Wembley way)? They perch on trolleys, and are amazingly tame. What are they up to? BB...
14:37 Fri 09th Aug 20197 answers, last by Spicerack 20:37 Fri 09th Aug 2019
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Charity Shops Very Picky

Or at least round here they are (fairly affluent NW London suburb). Won’t take this, don’t want that... Books? Only if they’re in as-new condition(!) When I think of the poverty in the world,...
16:43 Thu 08th Aug 201953 answers, last by bainbrig 15:49 Fri 09th Aug 2019
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Chemist Fussy Over Returns

Took a bag full of unwanted medicines to chemist for disposal. Only to have ‘Trulicity’ rejected as it comes in preloaded hyperdermic syringes. They wont take anything with ‘sharps’ - we have...
15:24 Wed 07th Aug 201927 answers, last by retrocop 20:15 Wed 07th Aug 2019
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Happy Philip Larkin

Mrs B challenges me to come up with a Philip Larkin poem which is happy, full of fun. I love Larkin, with his insights into life’s misery, but can’t think of any of his poems that fit the bill....
09:40 Wed 07th Aug 20194 answers, last by bainbrig 15:26 Wed 07th Aug 2019

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