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Barclays Bank

Not a question at all but praise I suppose, I rang Barclays on Monday evening to see if i could get a NON contactless debit card as i had a problem with a card being charged that was still in my...

youngmafbog

Negligence Payouts In The Nhs - Acceptable?

It's a big organisation so sums are not going to be small but last year the Damages payments to claimants – excluding PIDR was £1.4 Bn with total costs for Payments in respect of clinical schemes...

ladybirder

After Turning Off The Water At The Stopcock Under The Sink ...

how long before water should no longer come out of the taps?...

follyfancier

Workmen Putting Pipe In Pavement

there were some men just outside our house this morning digging a big hole and then they put a large black and white pipe in but they would not tell me what they were doing they just tidied up and...

allenlondon

Vj Day

How do older Japanese view the tragedy of the 2nd World War? A gentle and cultured people, how do they explain the dreadful acts of their parents’ generation?...

Vimto

An Unknown Dish From Egypt.

A few years ago I took a pleasure cruise on the river Nile through the capital Cairo. In this surprisingly beautiful city from the river we steamed though the heart of it past magnificent old...

wrayperson

White Crease Marks On Dark Washing

Sometimes I get white crease marks ( colour seems to have been removed) when washing dark blue or black items, even new items,... what are these marks & how do I stop them appearing?...

jim360

One of the more bizarre stories in recent weeks has been this one: Trump is apparently seriously considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the whistleblower that was such a big story seven years ago....

emmie

State Pension

does anyone know if you have to apply for your state pension, as i will be coming up for mine in dec this year

Lombax

Why Do Some People Wear Socks Or Shoes In Their Home?

Isnt it better to walk on barefeet when you are home?...

KARL

Bt Phone Woes

I have a BT XD5500 cordless phone with handsets linked to a base station, all in the familiar way. Although, so far as I can tell, everything works correctly, the base has taken to beeping pretty much...

mizfiesta

Weird Looking Birds. What Are They?

Hi there, I was in a supermarket car park a couple of days ago and heard a strange sound. I looked to see two weird looking birds making the most awful noise. A rather large sea gull landed next to...

ToraToraTora

&*^%Ing Sky Q New Features!

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2020/07/sky-uk-adds-smart-new-features-to-sky-q-tv-platform.html once more, "improvements" turn out to be an irritation! Have they just got programmers standing...

ToraToraTora

Why Do Illegal Immigrants Not Apply For Asylum In The E U S S R?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53723687 We are always being told by the anti British and LibFac hordes that UK is the lowest of the low and heaven lies across the channel. Why then do...

Gromit

If There Was A Covid - 19 Vaccine, Would You Have It?

Half of people wouldn’t. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/09/only-half-of-britons-would-definitely-have-covid-19-vaccination Supplementary - Do you have an annual flu jab? - Are you over 50?...

mushroom25

Will Schools Reopen?

much debate in the media about schools and their reopening over the last few days - with the government suggesting children are not super spreaders, countered by Neil Ferguson saying that they are....

dave50

Is The General Public Really That Worried About This Virus?

I don't think the vast majority are. My wife and I were in a beer garden on Saturday, it was very busy, there wasn't much social distancing going on and everyone was having a good time. I spoke to a...

naomi24

Covid19 - How Many Constitutes A ‘Spike’?

I see figures for new infections bandied about - 50 in 100,000 for example - which isn’t a high percentage - so I wonder what the government considers a ‘Spike’ warranting the imposition of further...

tooj

Repairs During Covid

My wife and I are in our eighties and have been staying indoors as much as possible. Now we need some plumbing repairs and our gas fire service is well overdue. Do you think that there will be any...

jw47

Palm Tree

I have a palm tree in my garden which seems to be getting taller. I did a search to find out how to prune it etc but all I could find was to remove lower dying leaves However none on mine seem to be...

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