I have a friend mid 80s who's phone no. is ex directory, when she rings me her no. says private number even though I have her listed. I have told her she can ring anytime if she needs help and I...
We have just defrosted our freezer, an under worktop size, and we are just too old to do this much more. What do you think of self defrosting ones any problems we should be aware of? Any help would be...
Often when reading local news or as just now when reading Digital Spy a large advert appears covering page without a cross to click on to delete it, this one was for Capital One. How can I stop this...
I've had a phone call from an engineering company, saying they had an available appointment on Tuesday 28 at 3pm to carry out an inspection on my cavity wall insulation as there has been problems with...
I have received a form to renew my licence in September when I am 76. I have gone on line to do this entering my Government Gateway no and password, my photo and details come up but states that it is...
I understand that if you ring at certain times you usually get an 'English' voice. I struggle to understand the foreign ones. I want to try and get a reduction on my monthly payment....
I have lumbar spinal stenosis and have been told I will eventually need a decompression operation. I remember a while back there was a thread on back problems and injections etc. Can someone help me...
Is there a best time to call Virgin to discuss a problem and get a British voice? I have just had a heated 'chat' with a foreign female, I told her I couldn't understand her but it didn't help, so I...
Has anyone had dealings with companies that lay ingrained concrete drives/patios/paths? (I live in Kent in case someone else has a similar problem, I won't name the company) I had this finished 6...
My OH was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation 4 days ago and is now on Rivaroxaban - 15mg twice a day for 3 weeks then 20mg once a day. He feels absolutely shattered and is not even alert enough to...
My gas oven ignition is just clicking and not firing up when turned on. I cleaned it using soft brush and it worked fine for few days, now it is happening again. Any advice please? Appliance engineers...
I had a 7 day heart
monitor at beginning of October and have still not had results, I was told there is a huge backlog, they can't give me any idea how long this will take...
Where can I buy cotton jumpers or cardigans? I am allergic to acrylic and wool plus other fibres. I used to be able to get them in BHS. I have found so many shops seem to stock mainly acrylic finish...
My daughter and her former partner of 20 years have recently split up due to him forming a relationship with another man, they both still live in their house, as neither wants to leave the property....
Oops! think I posted my reply in wrong place. Thanks for replies from yesterday, especially Milvus. Upon further investigation I realise I am really naïve I didn't know that there is an illegal trade...
Our garden backs onto a public path leading to woods. On the fence 7ft high including trellis, we hang a 'black seed' feeder for the goldfinches, which is not visible from path. It vanished yesterday,...