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Kettle or hob?

Hi ABers I read somewhere that tea is best made with water boiled over direct heat in a tea kettle i.e. on the hob, as is often done in USA as they don't drink as much Tea as us Brits and all have...

seadogg

We have a small mixed woodland above the sea cliffs and tree sparrows have recently moved in. Previously it was the regular haunt of goldfinch and similar but have not seen tree sparrow in 30+ years...

ladybirder

Now you may not be able to answer this but .....

I'll give it a try anyway. On Friday evening my mobile rang from a number I didn't recognise. When I answered it nobody spoke but I could hear people in the background talking to each other. Realised...

salmurf10

can he take my car away?

my soon to be ex-husband wants to take the car. he pays the finance, the car is registered to me and in my possession, what rights do i have?

Eastender

What Cat Food

Do you feed your cats? mine are getting so fussy, I'm forever picking the bowls up and changing it. Whiskas, felix, gourmet perle, sometimes they eat and sometimes they don't. Must admit it sometimes...

maclarencat

Mortgage for retired people

I wonder if anyone on here knows if it is possible to get a mortgage when you are retired. We currently own our house outright (185k approx) but we would like to buy a piece of our neighbours land and...

Barmaid

Nesting blackbirds v cats

On Tuesday I noticed a pair of blackbirds nesting in the climber above the patio doors. Now apart from making sure the FH doesn't start hacking it back on one of his "pruning days", what...

ahsan100001

Bear hunting tips?

I want to go on a hunting vacation. I like to hunt bear. Have you any tips to share?

slinky.kate

free newspapers tomorrow

apparantly all newspapers are free until 12 0 clock tomorrow,going to go to supermarket early and get 3/4 differant ones

saxy_jag

Blackbirds - why?

I'm currently being woken by a lovely alarm clock - there's a blackbird in the vicinity who sits out there every morning at dawn, singing his little heart out, bless him. My question is, why does the...

Nosha123

Council tax.. WIll I be forced to pay?

We have almost finished building our new house... and the Council kindly downgraded us to the lowest band whilst the work was going on as we lived in the Summerhouse at foot of garden. Am I right in...

jacksprat16

dhss handouts

in the town i live in i see lots of young men & women that can only be called "wasted" by that i mean slurred speech (drink and drugs) vacant looking usually fffing and blinding some...

snags

Holding Fee on rented property...

Looking to rent a property. A month's rent and a returnable deposit of the same amount is required before moving in... fine. Inventory and agent fees of £150 on top of that... fine. Non...

GypsyGSD

No p45 No payslips

My grandaughter age 18 has been working in a local hair salon as she thought on a aprenticeship for just over a year starting age 17 she has now been a few weeks ago she has been told she is not on a...

supersuezy24

Emmerdale

Can someone inform me as to why Debbie is so against Andy being with Alicia when she has her own boyfriend?? Seems a bit odd..

Jemisa

Heart warming clip

http://5thworld.com/P...rangutanAndHound.html Enjoy - Jem....

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Twitchers, Ornithologists & Feathered Friend Fanciers #5

Hello, and welcome to the fifth edition of "Twitchers, Ornithologists & Feathered Friend Fanciers". As usual the previous issues of this illustrious thread are located below. Do any of...

tamborine

Clamping & fines - sit tight !

Friend was clamped in private car park behind shops. The clampers charged £95 for clamp & £195 for pick up truck to remove vehicle. Police refused to help as it was a private park. She...

janzman

Can anyone help please....

...I'm looking for a wardrobe/tallboy thats approx 80cmW x 180cmH x 40cmD,thats the problem ..the depth.I've googled shallow,narrow, flatpack, lots of sites so now I'm asking for any suggestions where...

abiknox

Laying new patio over existing slabs

I curently have a concrete slab patio 3m x 4m that i want to re do with nicer slabs. The current slabs are bedded down in 3 foot of concrete and so pulling them up is out of the question. Can anyone...

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