My husband likes nuts, seeds, prunes, figs etc. I'd like to buy him something nice as a treat for Christmas to take the place of bars of chocolate. But so many healthy snacks are so dull and worthy....
Hi everyone - we're trying to source some similar fabric to that which was used to cover a sofa many moons ago. I would call the fabric fine needlecord or possibly corduroy. The problem is I can't...
I had some fantastic advice on this site last year about Malts. Thought I'd ask again. I ended up buying a bottle of Jura Malt for hubby on the advice of the good answerbank folk. He loved it. Now I'm...
What a nightmare Facebook is. I wanted to open a business account on Facebook and inadvertently managed to start up a standard account by mistake. I tried to shut down the standard account but...
Hi all - we're about to embark on a project patchworking a sofa. We'll obviously be using different types of fabric for the patchwork and need to make sure it's sewn together securely but smoothly....
Shanthimalai (Red Nag Champa) is supposed to be the very best Nag Champa incense, but I simply can't find it over here. It's available in the States easily enough but I don't really want the palaver...
Hi all - I'm about to embark on a sofa upholstery project. I want to do it patchwork style, but using large blocks of fabric rather than small squares. I'm trying to find a fabric supplier that can...
As they have had such a dreadful year so far it was such a joy to have over 40 butterflies in my rather modest back garden all day today. My shrubs and wildflowers were covered with them, they were...
This is a weird one, we have a 1.6 Golf FSI registered September 2007. One of the rear electric door locks has stopped working. First of all it worked intermittently ie you could give the door a...
I was chatting about this with a friend. Her hair appointment cost £80 and she left a tip of £5. I thought that seemed fine, but I know it's suggested that the tip is 10% and there's also...
We were given a new Bosch ALM 34 hover mower a few years ago as a gift. But because our old mower kept plugging on we never used the new Bosch. The old mower finally gave its last gasp this afternoon,...
can anyone tell me any foods, drinks and household cleaners etc and toiletries etc that are in the more or less the same packaging as it was in the 1980s? something i can buy today? any general stuff...
Hi everyone. It's my parents Diamond wedding anniversary in August. Amongst other things we're getting them a Diamond Anniversary Rose which we'll more than likely put into a container. We'd like to...
A symbol has just come on on the dashboard of my VW Golf 1.6 fsi. It's a small car with 'skidding' lines behind it. I see in the manual the light comes on if the TCS/ESP system is off. I've pressed...
I'm just renewing my insurance. I want to check out the insurance companies valuation of my car. I don't want a trade value as I always sell my cars privately. Is there an online database where I can...
I have just done a quote for my car insurance and it looks like it is going to be around £60 dearer than last year. Has anyone got a good deal recently?
Hi everyone - my sister and I want to buy my parents something for the home or preferably garden for their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Something practical would be nice as they have plenty of...
Anyone got a 3D TV? I was wondering if there is any benefit or is it just a gimmick. Can you get the benefit of viewing a small(ish) tv screen something which is really intended for the cinema? I dont...
