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Under 16’S Eye Test

Does anyone know if these are still on hold? The opticians we use are offering adult appointments but not under 16’s (I get why they wouldn’t want to be in the little, tiny room with the ‘patient’ and...
22:05 Thu 30th Jul 20205 answers, last by sherrardk 22:27 Thu 30th Jul 2020
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Can’t Text

Thing 1 bought herself a new mobile and she got a new EE SIM card. I can text her but she can’t send texts. EE doesn’t have an online chat thingie and I don’t have the patience to wait on the phone to...
21:16 Tue 28th Jul 20205 answers, last by sherrardk 01:01 Wed 29th Jul 2020
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Fixing A Fence Panel

I want to fix some of my fence panels. The slatted parts run horizontal and some of them have started to drop at one end. My big problem is I can only access my side of the panel - do I just need some...
22:40 Thu 16th Jul 202010 answers, last by ABerrant 17:35 Fri 17th Jul 2020
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House Finch

I just saw a small, red headed and chested bird (not a robin) on my fence. When I googled it the image was an exact match for the bird that I saw but after a bit more searching it seems they don’t...
19:14 Wed 08th Jul 202011 answers, last by sherrardk 00:32 Thu 09th Jul 2020
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A Happy Sherrard Today

Yeah! Got all my tax back in today’s pay plus they’re doing a new thing where we get additional holiday pay for any overtime we do so got an extra couple of quid that I wasn’t expecting (I do a fair...
14:32 Fri 26th Jun 20206 answers, last by Lie-in King 14:59 Fri 26th Jun 2020
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Kids’ Team Challenges

After today’s (massive) success with a competitive team challenge (tallest spaghetti, sellotape and blue tack tower, 10 minutes planning, 30 minutes building and 5 minutes to see if it fell over -...
14:53 Sun 14th Jun 20202 answers, last by calmck 18:45 Sun 14th Jun 2020
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Good Day

Just spent 15 minutes staring at a hedgehog’s butt while it ate it’s tea (in the feeding thingie) and then he had a nice drink and waddled off up the garden. We also saw a really cool Apache...
21:41 Thu 04th Jun 202014 answers, last by sherrardk 01:45 Fri 05th Jun 2020
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Takeaway Madras Sauce

Can I freeze takeaway madras sauce?
21:58 Sat 23rd May 20205 answers, last by sherrardk 22:12 Sat 23rd May 2020
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One Man’s Trash ...

... etc - my neighbour has just given me 100 AA batteries (branded ones), that he couldn’t use. No more huffing and puffing because the rechargeable ones haven’t been charged (used in Xbox controllers...
15:48 Sat 23rd May 202010 answers, last by sherrardk 16:31 Sat 23rd May 2020
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Random Covid Testing

Anyone else been invited to be randomly tested for covid? Himself got an invite this morning.
23:37 Mon 11th May 202035 answers, last by MargoTester 15:28 Wed 13th May 2020
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Paye Tax Code Ot

I’m paying tax when I shouldn’t be (I don’t work enough) - my tax code is OT. I’ve googled this and it says it’s because my employer doesn’t have enough information to give me a code. Am I supposed to...
18:38 Thu 30th Apr 202011 answers, last by fiction-factory 18:54 Thu 30th Apr 2020
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Pleasantly Surprised

Bought the kids a sort of sprinkler system for the trampoline and boy #1 has just fitted it for me (I’m way too short). I had fully expected it to be a half-hearted spray of water but it really gives...
19:09 Mon 27th Apr 20202 answers, last by sherrardk 19:12 Mon 27th Apr 2020
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Very Cool

We’ve just seen, what we think is, the spaceX starlink satellites - v cool :)...
21:44 Sun 19th Apr 202010 answers, last by sherrardk 00:01 Mon 20th Apr 2020
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Climbing Plants

Apart from clematis (which is the only one I can think of), what sort of climbing plants grow quickly, are not too heavy (going to grow against a not too sturdy fence) and have a dark red/purple...
17:01 Wed 15th Apr 202020 answers, last by rowanwitch 07:53 Thu 16th Apr 2020
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On A Positive Note

Went for our daily walk earlier and saw a fox, on the river bank opposite us. Could see him clear as day, wonder if they are out and about more because of the lack of people and traffic or if it’s...
15:28 Sat 11th Apr 20201 answer, last by marval 17:17 Sat 11th Apr 2020
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Techie Shopping Help

Boy #2’s Samsung e tablet has just suffered an untimely demise :( Do any of you tech savvy people have any pointers (ie direct links to) to any refurbished ones (pref with quite quick delivery)....
23:26 Thu 09th Apr 20202 answers, last by sherrardk 14:54 Fri 10th Apr 2020
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Nice Thing To Do

When I was at work earlier, a customer called over a young lass who was waiting to be served (she had a care home uniform on and was only buying a few things) and paid for her shopping to thank her...
23:30 Wed 08th Apr 202012 answers, last by tonyav 01:41 Thu 09th Apr 2020
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Omg

I’ve just realised that my house is starting to resemble a (cleanish) student house. No one has any set routine anymore (me and himself work really weird, irregular hours), the kids are doing more...
22:16 Tue 07th Apr 20209 answers, last by ladyalex 22:41 Tue 07th Apr 2020
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Amazon Prime Recommendations

Got a fire stick due for delivery today so looking for some binge watching recommendations (nothing historical, no sci fi or horror). Thank you :)
17:07 Tue 07th Apr 202021 answers, last by sherrardk 21:11 Tue 07th Apr 2020
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This Can’t Be Good

Boris has been moved to intensive care.
20:16 Mon 06th Apr 202084 answers, last by retrocop 13:28 Tue 07th Apr 2020

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