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Royal Mail Temp Fixed Contracts

Hi guys, does any body know why the Royal Mail always advertise their jobs as Fixed concract fixed term? Is it a way of finding out if who they hire is any good n not a dummy so they can get rid or...

docspock

I shall take my custom elsewhere

On Monday 17th I called at offy for usual supplies, I also bought milk, eggs and bread. The loaf was "best before 17th".. it was dry, Puss shouted at me for not checking date. Called in...

milly143

Insurance Company Checking Up?

We hired an item for a job we were working on. The item got stolen from the site so we reported it to the police and the hire company. Because of it's high value, we decided to put a claim through our...

gina32

roast spuds

are they better cooked with goose fat, lard, oil or what? thanks

zzxxee

why does methane have a low boiling point

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coccinelle

bereavement

Society wise, how long is bereavement? It's only been 4 1/2 months since my husband died and I feel people around me think I should be now 'moving on'. Is this for their own sakes so they can get on...

carrust

Yaki Da Boyo.

I'm flogging some Welsh DVD's, do want any? There's 9 & a Half Heeks. Trefforest Gump. The Lost Boyos. Dai Hard. Sheepless in Seattle. The Magic Rhonddabout. And of course the classic Sheepshag...

ethandron

cars you have owned and loved

we were having a conversation about seatbelts and breathalysers earlier and got talking about the cars we've owned. i saved up like mad and bought a 10 year old red mini when i passed my test at 18. i...

Booldawg

A contractors van at work

Someone has written 'also available in white' on the dirty back door. That ceased to be funny due to overuse by about 1991. I recall it sprouting several other 'humourous' dirt related jokes. What...

lankeela

Asus Netbook

Just received my new Asus Netbook and it has a plug with two pins on it, and says you have to plug it in and turn it till it clicks into place. Question is, what do I plug it in to? There doesn't seem...

waldorfman

Telegraph Cryptic

24a, Scoundrel promises to pay-that's odd (7) C?R?O?S 19d, Warm garment husband's not needed in Southern climate (7) S?E???R...

anotheoldgit

How the mighty fall.

http://tinyurl.com/4lg37b2 So the once mighty John Cleese thinks that British television is now so bad he cannot bear to watch it. Yet he will appear in the latest AA home service campaign, and how...

pinkilady

Dear Mr Editor....

Er... why has my avatar been removed? AGAIN?!! It is a piece of art... not offensive, not illegal and not pornographic. Should I replace it with a cat? I'm guessing that would be safe......

Bbbananas

Just for Helen (well, it's coming anyway...)

Col in the tub. But I had to promise not to show his willy.... that's for my eyes only ;-)

wyzard66

working from home

anyone on here work from home? Ive posted in the past (elswhere on AB) about a friend of mine who is basically agrophobic. To say that it reduces his life style choices is an understatement. However...

hippyhoppy

Humm.. not sure if this should be here or in food..

Watching Gordon on C4 re sharks.. he says they chop of the fins (to make soup) then let the shark back out to sea. where they then perish .. do sharks need fins to guide/swim/live.. or have they died...

chrissa1

Two Year Old Not Talking

My little granddaughter, (the apple of my eye) is two and is not talking yet. Her hearing is perfect, she understands everything, can point to numbers up to 12, can point to all the colours correctly...

OmanYorkie

Christmas Tree trunk trimming

Each year I have to trim down 40 Xmas trees in order that the trunks will fit into a 75mm bracket tube. This is a long and laborious job using hand axes and angle grinders with a wood blade. What I...

martyn1975

scots lanes look like english fiancial advances

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4getmenot

Found a new game lastnight

Whilst out on town lastnight came across a pile of clothes left outside a charity shop. Have never laughed so much in ages as two blokes had a game of how many items of clothing they could put on. Yes...

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