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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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bainbrig

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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anotheoldgit

Children Forced To Live In Shipping Containers.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/children-forced-live-dangerous-shipping-18968878 I my day (the days before pills of contraception, benefits, food banks and free meals)we didn't go in for...
11:28 Thu 22nd Aug 201983 answers, last by naomi24 16:10 Sat 24th Aug 2019
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bainbrig

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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woofgang

Saw Storage

Does anyone know if I can buy something like a giant kitchen knife rack, the kind that stands on the worktop with slots in, for storing saws? I have no wall space to hang them and would like to store...
10:30 Thu 22nd Aug 201917 answers, last by ummmm 13:56 Thu 22nd Aug 2019
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Theland

Ritual Animal Slaughter.

Should our government outlaw the cruel practices of Halal and Kosher animal slaughter? It is to me absolutely disgusting and no animal should suffer like this. Your thoughts?...
16:41 Wed 21st Aug 201939 answers, last by bainbrig 11:07 Thu 22nd Aug 2019
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anneasquith

My Dear Friend.

My dear friend died peacefully tonight pain free, and surrounded by family. I hope I am afforded the same death ....
23:49 Tue 20th Aug 201940 answers, last by Arksided 23:46 Wed 21st Aug 2019
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bainbrig

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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bainbrig

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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bainbrig

Slipping Down Bed

When I got to bed, I have to assume a semi-upright position, otherwise fluid build-up etc. makes it hard to sleep. Fair enough, this isn't hard to achieve (i.e. the upright position). What IS hard is...
08:47 Sun 04th Aug 201927 answers, last by bainbrig 16:43 Tue 20th Aug 2019
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bainbrig

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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rockyracoon

Ikea Double Duvet Cover

It says it measures 200cm x 200cm. The double duvet (UK) that I have ordered is sized at 200cm x 200 cm as well. Do you reckon it'll fit? Will the cover measurements be the inside, as in actual space,...
16:49 Mon 19th Aug 201925 answers, last by bainbrig 06:04 Tue 20th Aug 2019
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bainbrig

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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SparklyKid

I Do Not Believe That There Are Any Gods.

Any proof that there are. Apart from silly notions like the the wonders of nature.
15:19 Fri 16th Aug 201964 answers, last by naomi24 09:39 Tue 20th Aug 2019
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bainbrig

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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bainbrig

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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cassa333

Greta’S Zero Carbon Journey

Isn’t actually zero carbon. The boat she sails in has a lot of carbon foot print just to make it. But let’s not let that get in the way of a good story....
11:31 Tue 13th Aug 201977 answers, last by ludwig 12:47 Wed 14th Aug 2019
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ladybirder

Second Update On My Cat With Suspected Brain Haemorrhage.

For those interested, Bobbie didn't have his x-ray last week as he wasn't well enough to take the anaesthetic. He had it today instead and VD has been ruled out and a Stroke confirmed. There is no...
19:31 Fri 02nd Aug 2019134 answers, last by ladybirder 20:41 Tue 13th Aug 2019
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bainbrig

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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bainbrig

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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