To cut a long story short, my mother who lives on her own is occasionally duped by phone scammers. I have managed to get her onto BT's call and protect which hopefully will stop some of the calls. I...
My son's kitten has been very sick recently and has had to have an operation to remove foreign objects from his stomach. It looks like carpet fibres, and even after the operation he has been sick...
I am self employed and run Tai Chi classes - I don't employ anyone else. Where do I stand if I ask a friend running other classes to cover for me if I am on holiday or off sick? I myself have...
I just got myself a new laptop, Windows 10 naturally. With some sites I get 'site can't be reached' and 'such and such a site closed the connection', usually sites I have not visited before, but...
A bit of a sombre thread but Elvis' anniversary got me thinking yesterday about a school mate of mine who was born the day he died. Yesterday she would have been 40 but sadly she died at 21 from an...
As above, am already on medication following a small heart attack - anti platelets, aspirin, calcium channel blockers etc. Should I treat with ice pack? Would anti inflammatories be a bad idea?
When my car was not so old (coming up for ten years now) I used to take it to my local dealer for servicing. Around 3 years ago they told me the air con needed a new compressor and another part and...
Hi, I've not made moussaka for an age, and my vegetarian hubby is very fond of aubergines but hates egg. Now I love an eggy topping but he does not - does anyone have a recommendation for a suitable...
What are the options for the hard of hearing re subtitles on TV? My mother plays her TV at full blast which is challenging if I'm helping her with housework etc. I don't think she'd be able to cope...
I've posted about my mother before - she is 82 and lives on her own but it's getting a little more precarious as time goes on. I'm her only child and live 15 minutes drive away - hubby and my elder...
Iwas shcked to discover that there's no programme with W10 that allows you to play DVDs. I've downloaded an app but every time I insert one, the default is that Windows goes to the store to find an...
Ummmm said on an earlier thread she'd never had a bad holiday..... I've had mostly good holidays......but a couple of disasters....so.... What's been your best and worst holidays?.....And why........x...
Yet another question - I can't seem to get past Microsoft's selling spiel. I'd like to pick and choose my Office progs. I'd like Word, Excel and Publisher - I've rarely or never used the others ie One...
I've recently acquired a Windows 10 laptop, and uploaded some photos to it. I realised that as well as them being saved to the hard drive, they all ended up on One Drive. I have several SD cards that...
I've borrowed a laptop with the idea of reconditioning it for hubby, but it has some odd quirks. Before I take it to the local cyber cafe I thought I'd see if anyone here has any suggestions. I can...
Help! I've promised my family lamb for Easter Sunday and I've never cooked it before (hubby is vegetarian). I don't like messing around with bones or handling meat too much, so any easy recipe would...
My friend and her daughter are having a slight disagreement over whether it's a Ladybird or Ladybug.
What do you call it?
Please simply answer Ladybird or Ladybug
Thank you...
Does anyone have experience with the above? My mother is 82 and lives alone. I'm her only child and live about 15 minute's drive away. Between myself, hubby and our eldest son (who also lives 10-15...