Hi going in to have a hip replacement next monday and went to the preop assessment clinic today. they have put me in this "advanced recovery programme" whereby i have to drink 4 high calorie...
Hi, am going into hospital for just over a week soon. My husband will be working but i still want him to have time to come and visit me :) To Make his life easier i'd like to cook some meals and put...
had a letter from them this morning, saying that they were a) going to stop paying interest on my current account (ok, so i can deal with that as it's only about 5p per month anyway) and b) going to...
hi, was just getting out of the car (about an hour ago) and about 7 planes went over fast and loud in a v shaped formation. I am near Reading - what would that have been?
hi, i know i should ask these questions of a vet really, but AB has been a surprising source of info before so i thought i'd ask here as well (vet is ringing me back later) We run a dog training type...
did anyone see the advert last night about the power of tv advertising? It featured a dog rescue place where the dog had made a tv advert about how good he was (driving the lids to school, cooking hte...
does anyone who was growing up in the 50's remember hot dog vending machines/? Was talking to a friend today who insisted there used to be one in malborough high street and his wife was inssiting no...
after YET ANOTHER row with mr bednobs about the amount of space all the books i have take up, i have decided i will buy an e-reader. The best value one atm seems like amazon's kindle. Does anyone use...
my husband is going back to work tomorrow after a couple of weeks off, and i will be off for some time yet. I am worried that i will vegitate at home so am writing myself a list of things to do in the...
Hi, sorry to go on :) I had a stillborn daughter 2 weeks ago. Because i was nearly 29 weeks pregnant i am still entitled to maternity leave. I have a scheme at work where you get: 8 weeks full pay 18...
Urrgghh, we have to pick out 2 songs for a funeral next week. I need to be able to get them easily on CD in normal high street shops. Would like something not too depressing, perhaps classical (am not...
Although i don't post all that much, i just wanted to let everybody know that i use answerbank a lot to fill my brain with "stuff" because otherwise i start thinking and i really appreciate...
hi, i gave birth last week (you may have read my post about it in "pregnancy") I am not seeing any midwives/health visitors owing to the circumstances of the birth. I was given 1 weeks worth...
hi all, just posting to let you all know how i am doing as some of you have been very kind to ask i think it will be quite helpful to me to write down wahts in my mind anyway. Unfortunately, when i...
hi, have definately to employ someone as a mother's help. can anyone help me with the legalities and where i can get advice about payslips/tax/ni payments for her? i am paying her £7.50 an hour,...
hi, heard on the news today that d cameron et al are thinking of making it so a council house is not for life - people would be given a fixed term then reviewed, so for instance if they started...
Hi, i am 22 weeks pregnant and am starting to think i'd better strat getting some things :) for those of you who have had babies, what things were very useful? What things did you buy that never saw...