Where I come from originally (Yorkshire), we used to call them ginnels or snickets. When I met my husband he'd never heard of them. Just wondering how many 'names' there are for these things. Would...
Please help! a stupid girl at school left a babybel cheese wrapper (red wax) on my jacket, in the sun, and it melted all over it. I scraped it off and rinsed it under tha tap, but basically the stain...
On radio 2 today i think it was the Steve Wright show, they were taking about what posters they had on their bedroom wall when they were in their teens. It got us girls going and we were saying...
Im gonna make a few compilation cd's for an upcoming family party. Could everyone recommend a song or two each...songs that everyone will have heard and be able to dance/sing along to??? Please help...
my fears are sharks from watching jaws as a child and birds/feathers which i have no idea where or when this fear came about. Got me thinking what do other ABers fear and how did they come about. My...
I ask this because yesterday i actually went in atravel agents and booked accomodation with them, has anybody else done this, returned to the old ways?
I need to get my sister a wedding present and have no idea where to start, I was going to buy her some flights for her honeymoon but then she booked something else. All she has asked for is vouchers...
Being one of the biggest FRIENDS fans on earth (I know every episode of by heart) I was fully prepared to love JOEY but when it viewed I just couldn't get into it as much. Yes it's funny and...
Hello! Does anyone know whether Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series has been translated into French? I've started reading the fifth episode and I 'd love shring my discovery with my husband...
I've recently become quite keen on checking out the birds that visit my Sussex garden. I am doing quite well identifying most of them from my little RSPB handbook, but have seen 2 that I...
Just interested to know if any ABers collect anything and if so, what it is they collect? I collect Warner Bros (Looney Tunes) ornaments/teapots/cookie jars, also Aynsley Little Sweetheart china and...
Which bands would you class as part of the Brit Pop culture that ruled the 90s? Obviously the usual suspects of Oasis, Blur and Pulp, but who else came under this seemingly sparce category?
I was recently on a long walk/camping trip with some friends near where I live, and part of our route was to walk through a field. As we approached this field, a group of cows (possibly 25...
Anyone got any ideas how I can deter these big black beasties from feeding from the bird table? They demolish all the food in double quick time, but they also seem to scare off all the little...