I am divorced with two young children (6 and 7). The divorce was a clean brreak but I pay (happily) child maintenance. My parents are suffering from ill health and are re-writing their wills. At the...
I want to get my girlfriend something meaningful for Christmas. I gave her a ring last year. She's not into earrings or bracelets and wears a necklace that was left to her by her father.... any ideas?
My "friends" have been playing around with my iphone, trying to get in. As a result, the phone is saying that I have to wait 23022726 minutes before i can re-enter my passcode and get in. I've done a...
I've seen a ford focus tdi 1.8 for 4.400. It's 6 years old with 75000 on the clock.
I have no idea about second hand cars and I don;t know if it's a good deal?...
I'm going to Florida next week. What's the best method of exchanging money. I've been looking at travellers cheques (can't decide between sterling or us), pre payment cards or cash. Will I get a...
I've been trying to bake a pavlova for 3 days. I've tried various recipie a but, rather than crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, I get burnt on the base, crispy on the outside and runny in...
I recorded a message from my kids to my parents on my phone's video recorder. The problem is that it's an MPEG-4 file and I need to send it to my parents on dongle. My parent's TV will take a direct...
My wife and I have unfortunately decided that our relationship is over. We have two children. We've always contributed equally to the finances (in fact, due to some debt I have, she's paid more...
The lock on my locker at work is jammed. I've broken two keys trying to open it. It will apparently take a contractor 3 weeks to come out (gotta love public services). The powers that be have said...
My neighbour was due to give evidence at Magistrates Court tomorrow, but has been contacted to say they no longer need to attend. Apparently the case has been vacated. My neighbour has been told that...
We have a plant/flower in our garden that we're trying to identify so that we can get some more. It comes up every year, then dies away to nothing. It starts as a green reed-type plant, then stalks...
I'm best man at a wedding tomorrow (yes I know this is last minute). I had my speech all prepared, but have been emailed with an information sheet from the Toast Master. In it, I'm told not to toast...
When baking cakes in a fan oven, am I better to reduce the temperature, but cook for the suggested time, or use the suggested temperature but for a shorter time?
I'm trying to write an IF function in Excel. It all works fine except for when the cells are empty. Basically it's a spreadsheet to calculate hours worked. The formaula is basically set up so that if...
A family friend has just lost her elderly mother. It was expected, but it is still heartbreaking for her. I'm trying to write something in a card - just something short and simple, but which is more...
I'm looking to buy an Ipod, but I'ma bit confused by the storage. The Shuffle can apparently hold 1000 songs - how would this equate to a talking book? How many CDs worth of a talking book would 1000...
Last summer I saw someone with a motorbike jacket that basically looked like a long-sleeved string vest with pads. I appreciate my description doesn't do it credit, but it looked good and seemed graet...
I've just done my CBT and I'm signed up for my Direct Access.... I know I've only spent 2 hours on the road, but I couldn't believe how vulnerable/nervous I felt.... does it get better? I've always...