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Dangerous DIY

Electrician friend called to check last night`s exploding light. Seems previous house owner had moved light fitting leaving the wires too short. More wire was added using a now black and melted...

furrypusscat

Good morning. I have been given this local quiz. Am stuck on last three. Answers are fruit or veg if anyone can help please. 1. Your local store in this vegetable. (9) 2. Locate a drinking place in...

Bumpkin_Clumber

THANK YOU ALL

Just a brief thank you to all ABers - my wife of 8 years died suddenly at home in the early hours of last Tuesday morning. I was Ok at the time, my old training kicked in and I went into auto-pilot...

Traci66

Just got my car insurance renewal through...

Last year my insurance was £249, I have made no claims etc, my renewal came through today and if I stay with the AA it is going up to £470 or I can switch to an alternative insurer, which...

Eve

Celebrity Peers

Peers as in just age mind. After realising someone on TV was the same age as me I hadn't realised I had a google to see what other "celebs" were born in the same year as me (yes, I'm bored!)...

quinie

Dancing on Ice

Just watched the final. It was really fantastic-the standard gets higher every year.Matthew Wolfenden(David in Emmerdale) and his excellent partner won.Jorgie Porter was second and Chico third. He's...

Smowball

Reality quiz - be honest!

Ok guys, here goes: 1. Have you ever been arrested? - 2 points 2.Have you ever been breathalysed? - 2 points 3. Have you ever been fingerprinted? - 2 points 4. Have you ever been in a police station?...

maggiebee

Granny Tax

Have listened to all that has been said about this post budget. 5 million pensioners is a very large body of voters. I remember years ago a Red Clydesider calling pensioners "The Sleeping...

whiskeryron

Unlawful Behaviour

Shouldn't this guy be prosecuted? http://youtu.be/CK7b2Pfw6xU Apart from morals which have been discussed at great length on A/B, by his own admission he is guilty of destruction of hotel property by...

EvianBaby

Right Place, Right Time

Just saw on Twitter the local police appealing for witnesses to an assault. It took place in a car park in town last Thursday at 6.30pm. I was in that car park at that time. Although I was busy buying...

albaqwerty

The AB Hugathon

We need to have one every so often I reckon. Mr Andy is going to be on his tod for a while as Mrs Andy is away again. I'm sure she wishes she didn't have to. Smow needs a respite from the infernal...

dickythecook

0301 nuisance calls

Is there any way of blocking these calls that seem to originate from the Indian sub-continent?

scrummyyummy

1976 Best year for kids. Would you agree?

Reading about 1976 in the papers today brings back some good childhood memories. Lots of people are saying they had a Chopper (which I sadly, didn't), but it's the comments about how much freedom they...

lady-janine

grandchildren

last week no.2 daughter and grand-daughter came to stay. lovely to see them as the last time we met was at my mother's funeral in august. i said we were thinking of down-sizing and the instant comment...

trt

Where do you think it ends?

I am talking about the Universe, and is it possible that it can! My science teacher at college told me many years ago that if you keep on thinking about it, you could go crazy! Its so hard to digest...

EvianBaby

Why do people feel infallible online?

Via Jeremy Vine on twitter I just came across the following. In short, it's a blog by someone who has spotted some grotesque posts on twitter by two lads in relation to the footballer that collapsed...

whiskeryron

Gay Couples

I really would like to know why Homosexual persons are called Gay, in the order of things surely the opposite of gay is miserable, does it follow then that married men & women should be termed...

smurfchops

Daily Mail Rewards

I'm going to be very cheeky here. I am abroad working next weekend but I am saving the Number Cards from the Daily Mail Rewards which are in the magazines at the weekend. If anyone doesn't save them,...

andy-hughes

Two Credit Cards to pay off

I am paying off cash advances on two credit cards - approx £1500 on each. The interest rate on both cards is the same. Is there any advantage to paying the minimum payment on one, and the...

pretty_snowdrop

Formula in Access.

Does anyone know how to round up in Access? Eg so 25.4 will round up to 26 and not default to 25. Sorry i realise it's not really a topic for chatterbank but i didn't know where else to put it and i...

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