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Mortgage Query

If I have a mortgage of 22k and am a normal tax payer and want to clear my mortgage in the near future is it advisable to leave about 2k outstanding , I have heard various opinions on this subject...

wolf63

I have typed a document into a template on word. Whoever formatted the thing has made the boxes so that they don't automatically stretch to accommodate all the mindless drivel that I have been typing...

sexymama2

help help help

I dated a guy for 5yrs, 2mths to our wedding l caught him with a girl having sex.I told him its over, he pleaded n pleaded even my mum plead on his behalf n he promised nt to do it again ever. We got...

smurfchops

Car Tax Refund

I am part exchanging my car on Saturday and want to know if I can claim back the tax from Sunday 1st April? If so how do I do that or do I have to lose the month's refund ?

Cockney_si

Jacket Spuds

What is the best way to cut them? Is it best to cut them with an X shape, or just straight across? I'm trying to think back to when I last had a spud-u-like meal or a spud from one of those coal...

Ric.ror

My friend wants a dog

Her old dog died about 6 months ago and she swore she would not get another. She is a teacher and hated the fact the dog tied her down - the poor dog had an awful life shut up in the kitchen for hours...

joko

BGT....booing a german person!

whats what all about? it sounded like most of the audience booed him when he said he was german! do we, as a nation, generally, still have an issue with germans because of the war? after all this...

suechu

Tomato ketchup

Hi Abers, when using ketchup instead of puree, what proportion would you use? Tks all. xx

woolleysheep

road tax

should road tax be abolished and renamed Emision tax

maggiebee

Granny Tax

Have listened to all that has been said about this post budget. 5 million pensioners is a very large body of voters. I remember years ago a Red Clydesider calling pensioners "The Sleeping...

d9f1c7

Chocolate?

Is it poisonous to dogs or is that an urban myth? My OH gave me a rollocking the other day for giving the dog a bit of chocolate claiming it is poisonous but I have my doubts as dogs tend to have cast...

sue11

Use by dates

How rigidly does everyone stick to use by dates on food that is consumed in your home? I ate a lemon fool desert last night with a use by date of 11 March and my other half ate a yoghurt with a use by...

Smowball

What could you NOT forgive?

After my post lastnight, and reading another AB'ers post in FAMILY, what would you be unable to forgive your other half/partner for? Cheating?Stealing? Lying?........... or something else.

mrs.chappie

Is there anything you wouldn't try (food-wise?)

Had a meal at The Fat Duck this week, tried everything that was put before me, except the snail porridge and blood pudding. The snail porridge was bright green, had snails on the top, and it made me...

lousmith

Anyone here from Rhyll, Wales?

If so can you help please. My mother wants to go back to a hotel she and dad stayed in, in 2002, it was called Mon Havre and has 18 bedrooms, but I cannot find it anywhere on the internet, so I guess...

EvianBaby

Attention seekers

I realise some people do have genuine fears of needles and that's fine but do you think some people put it on a bit for dramatic effect? I'm watching one of these hospital abroad programmes and there...

firewatch

Dog poop

I am sick to death of irresponsible owners not picking up the fricking dogs crap! I all ways pick our dogs poop up regardless of size but its every where we go walking and dog owners are so blaze...

yelenots

Cleaning a Shower!

Please can anyone recommend a good cleaner to clean the inside and also the glass! I hate doing it :-) Thanks!...

sandyRoe

What a way to go...

An elderly man died on a trolley in a hospital A&E in Belfast and his body lay undisturbed for 20 hours. Initially, a hospital spokesperson claimed that he hadn't died alone. True in a sense, as...

bazzard

arthritis

All my joints and tendons ache and creak. I can barely move or get my balance. My knees are quite difficult to straighten. It is worse in damp and foggy weather. I take fish oil tablets. There is...

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