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Are you tempted?

At times we all I presume get tight in the money department, would you be tempted to get a loan from a loan shark or the likes?

chrissa1

The Latest Supermarket Rip-Off

As a lover of Cadbury's Dairy Milk, I'm always on the lookout for bargains. In Sainsburys on Saturday, I saw what looked like a brillant deal - BOGOF at £1.99. I bought six. It was only when I...

xud

Learning French

After a recent trip to Paris to visit family I returned pretty frustrated at not being able to speak French very well. I am well aware that the best way to learn is to go and live there but...

TWR

The worst.

What has been the most troublesome car you have ever owned, & in what way?

woodelf

A Jew or Not?

My mother was a Jew, my father was not. I was put up for adoption at three months. My adopted parents were, supposedly, C of E. I was not circumsised. Am I a Jew or not? Ta Muchly.

jomifl

Technological development, accidental discovery or expoitation of theory?

Until the modern era(?) technology was based on casual observations or discoveries which were developed empirically ( such as the wheel, pottery, powered flight). With the development of scientific...

Thunderchild

What schemes are there to help victims

I won't go into too much detail as this could become a slightly long story. Basically my sister is being targeted by people in her street. After complaining about excessive noise from the neighbours,...

robert551069

Soft saddles for bicycles

My 50 year old daughter likes to cycle long distances for her health and for charity. She avoids getting saddle-sore by using a special saddle filled with liquid. I thought I would pass this on in...

HowardKennitby

You Cannot be serious

Watching the first of this series with Alistair McGowan. I don't think I will be watching any more. Seems utter tosh to me.

HippyHarry

Distant Girlfriend - advice needed

I have been dating my g/f for just over a year. We enjoyed intense closeness for much of that, until a couple of months ago when it slid downhill for me, quite rapidly. She is a loving and...

ruthandsam

Taxidermy - ordering online from Thailand

Will I have any problems receiving something that I have ordered from ebay which comes from Thailand? It is a set of mounted butterflies. Are there any regulations or species protected by law that I...

alzheimer

MAGNETIC TAX DISC HOLDERS - BEWARE!

If you have ever been tempted to use one of these neat magnetic Tax Disc Holders - be warned! I did - -and have just had to pay a Fixed Penalty of £60 because the dratted thing had slipped and...

bob561941

vauxhall zafira

I've recently bought a two year old zafira,the salesman told me that for the last five years manufacturers now use a water based paint replacing the old solvent based paint,he then tried to sell me a...

tulap

WORDS CONTAINING "RA"

Stuck on a few of these too. 2.a nonsensical refrain in a song (8).....7. take in with the eye or mind (7)......8. a show of strong disapproval (9)......12. money voucher or travel document...

sunny-dave

Petrol Quality

We've had this before, but a recent bad experience with a tankful of Tesco petrol in the bike (poor performance, misfiring, generally not happy - all solved with the next tankful of Shell) made me...

sith123

What makes atheists think their wiser than everyone else?

prompted by an earlier question.

Andyvon

Transferring film negatives to PC

I'm not very happy and I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. I've just bought an Ion 'Film 2 SD Pro' machine which transfers 35mm film negatives and slides to PC. They can then be digitised and saved...

Marchare

Can I appeal against my caution & have it removed

I hit my son with a belt when I was at my wits end with his rotten behaviour. He called the police and I recieved a caution cos i admitted it. I didnt leave bruises i broke down. My son has continued...

Smowball

Son's secordary school nightmare - update.

Ok, I have finally managed to get his school to sihn their part of the council form to put him on the waiting list for a place at another school, when one every comes up! But the nightmare continues....

TheNovice

Insurance renewal

my daughter (aged 23) got her insurance renewal quote from Elephant of almost (she's got a Clio) £1500 - went on line got it down to £750 (this was Admiral, sister company of Elephant)....

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