Ive just bought a Nespresso machine which came with 100 free pods, which is great, but there's also a box with 14 different shaped pods and I've no idea what to do with them. I don't think they'll fit...
Not sure if this should go in Food and Drink or Home and Garden. I've just started to make wine and am struggling a bit to understand the hydrometer. I took a reading yesterday evening before adding...
Does anyone know of a speed writing course that is quick to learn? I’ve been offered another role alongside my main position, but it will involve taking minutes. Now I’m not too bad at doing them, but...
We currently have a Quooker tap fitted to our quartz worktop. We're thinking about upgrading the tap to another model but it won't be able to be sited where the existing one is. Is there such a...
Is anybody managing it? I can’t even go in the bedroom at the moment, it must be over 100 degrees in there. I’m sleeping (well, trying to) in the living room and the dog’s not happy about it, he keeps...
Rodders stinks to high heaven and desperately needs a good wash. I’d do it now except I used Frontline flea killer on him yesterday. When would it be Ok to bath him and not interfere with the...
I’ve just taken delivery of a parcel, and just as I was about to open it I noticed that it’s addressed to someone else who I don’t know. It’s my address though. I’ve heard of scams using these...
I went scrumping this morning and brought home some blackberries. I want to use them in a crumble but the only butter I have is the spreadable type. I usually use a block. Will the spreadable make a...
Mr RR was listening to the radio about 3 weeks ago, where an economist was suggesting, that to help the economy survive, the government should give every adult £1200 each to buy whatever they want. It...
I have a staple gun but I've lost my box of staples. I bought the gun in Hobbycraft, so I had a look and it said staple size 8mm. I looked on Amazon and there's loads of different 8mm, staples. Does...
If anyone's up for a quiz tonight, then click the link for the Youtube channel. This chap has been running quizzes since the lockdown, they're quite good, and he's going for a World Record tonight....
Don't know if this has already been posted, but a 99 year old chap is walking 2.5km before his 100th birthday to raise money for the NHS. So far he's raised over 6 million. How fantastic is that. Good...
Tesco, as well stocked as it was, didn't have any Sauvignon Blanc in a box (I know, I know), but they had Soave, so I got that instead. Meh, I'm 2 glasses in and I don't like it.
When daughter started uni last Sept, she had to register with a doc near to where she would be living. Now she's home til at least September, she has no access to a GP. Can she register back with the...
Not sure where this question should go, so sorry if it's in the wrong section. A friend of mine has 2 jobs, (different employers), and has been furloughed from one of them. Will he be eligible for the...
If anyone's a bit bored, grab a pen and paper and join one of the world's largest pub quizzes. At Chez Racoon, we enjoyed last weeks offering, so we'll be there again tonight....
I've just had a chq from the tax man for £499, totally unexpected as I'm PAYE, though I have suspected that I've overpaid but didn't have the energy to try to speak to them....