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Morning Folks ! What are you up to today ?

I off to Edinburgh in disguise as I don't want to distract the tourists from the Pandas at Edinburgh Zoo. Nessie TLNM...

sandyRoe

Were national pay rates in the public sector a bad thing?

Why should teachers or nurses who live in the far corners on the UK expect the same income as those in the south east? http://www.telegraph....rapped-in-budget.html...

flip_flop

Private Sector Pensions

Private sector salaries are, on average, higher than public sector salaries. Given the main argument for their excellent pensions no longer stands up to scrutiny (i.e, that the pension was a trade off...

Gromit

Jesus wept!

And God almighty! Were uttered by Jeremy Clarkson in a recent show. This has led to an accusation that the BBC is blasphemous by a vicar. http://www.telegraph....anguage-says-BBC.html I am not a...

wolf63

A trip to the vet

When I take my furry friends to the vet the vet comes out and calls the patients name when it is my appointment. I never thought anything of this until my friend took me up and laughed when the vet...

pdust

removing hijab going through customs

I've been told when I go through customs I will have to remove my hijab is this right? I dont have it on in my passport photo so i look totally different. I also was told that i could have a passport...

seekeerz

Does anyone know where I can buy ........

A beautiful lip balm made in France - Le couvent des minimes honey and shea butter - I've hunted round the local stores since my chemist decided not to stock it, even looked at amazon and they seem to...

Binksy2012

Tax credit advice needed

I was claiming tax credits as a single applicant with 5children. I have now phoned up to add my partner on to my claim to do a joint application and he also has a disability. They re calculated our...

Kristal53

Be honest -how much booze do you get through a day/week

I have at least two but more like 4 glasses of wine a day and more at a weekend. i don't drink shorts much except in winter when a bottle of spiced rum will last me about a week. I have maybe a couple...

Philtaz

22 children dead in Swiss tunnel crash

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...world-europe-17362643 Along with 6 adults. Belgians returning home. Horrendous. Obviously something needs looking at that a structure in a tunnel can bring a vehicle to an...

sandyRoe

Three horses killed on the first day of Cheltenham races...

Should racing over the jumps be banned?

nosmoking75

I WONDER

i wonder how much i have saved since i stopped smoking 40 years ago(hence my user name)also has it added a few years to my life,anyone out there who is trying yo stop ,persevere and you will do it

whiskeysheri

What could I make with...

...spare celery, carrots, cherry toms and some creme fraiche? It all needs using up, and I was thinking of some sort of side dish, but need some inspiration. I have all of the usual...

Meg888

Advice - please

(sorry it's a long one) I picked up my daughter (14) from school yesterday, she came out with the Student Welfare person; she had got upset in school and told one of her teachers that her Dad (from...

TheOtherHalf

News Report on eating too much red meat

Eating red meat can greatly increase chances of heart disease or cancer at an early age. I hoping Im going to be ok then as I havnt eaten red meat for about 30 years ! My OH and son do occassionally....

anotheoldgit

Cameron Flies Out To See Obama

http://www.dailymail....ll-says-quit-now.html With the knowledge that 73 per cent of the British public believe that the war in Afghanistan can't be won, (which incidentally is up from 60 per cent...

flip_flop

Quotas of women being awarded a place on the board of companies.

On the news this morning it was suggested there should be a legal quota of women sitting on boards - apparently Sweden does this. This is bananas isn't it? Surely it should be on merit and merit...

TheOtherHalf

Do you buy popcorn etc at the movies ?

Breakfast tv - price they charge at the cinema now for popcorn and coke etc, and people taking their own instead. We always have taken our own but the Manager says we shouldnt as he is providing a...

trt

Hosepipe Ban!!! Hasn't the Government .....

ever heard of desalination plants? I worked in the UAE for 11 years and it only rained about 20 days a year if that, no water shortage ever, same as other hot country's in the Middle East....

Connemmara

burnt milk

How can I remove quite burnt milk from my pretty new hob I know brillo pads would do the job but know quite well that it would scratch badly. Thanks for any answers. I did scrape with a plastic spoon...

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