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Supermarket Cottage Cheese Pots

What is it with containers of coleslaw, cottage cheese and yogurt etc sold by supermarkets lately? All budget versions of these products are sealed with a tear off thin plastic sheet that cannot be...

hellywelly4

Should I Have The Next Vaccine?

I keep getting reminders about the latest vaccine and asking me to book in for it. As I’ve said on here before, I’ve had long covid since about March and am wondering whether to risk it or not. This...

sandyRoe

An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away.

Listening to a programme on the radio the other day someone said that the apple skin was best for your health. I think I remember hearing some time ago that we should peel apples as there could be...

Vagus

Pharmacies

How do pharmacies earn their money? We have a pharmacy on the same site as the GP surgery, both were built at the same time. It’s quite a small pharmacy, not like a traditional chemist shop, and only...

LadyCG

Do You Like Your Name?

I don't mean your AB name. I mean your real name? I quite like mine. I liked it even more when my mother told me what the alternatives were? And what about names you got lumbered with through...

Bobbisox1

Rip Olivier Newton John

She had it all, the looks and the voice too https://news.sky.com/story/olivia-newton-john-grease-star-dies-aged-73-her-husband-says-12668726...

Canary42

Childhood Experiences Of Long Ago At The Dreaded Dentist.

I've just been reading through a Facebook thread about people's childhood memories of dentists, and it was quite entertaining so I thought I'd bring the topic up here. There were lots of horror...

ferlew

Liverwort - Lunularia

Can anyone advise on a product to get rid of this on my long paved drive please. It's really bad at the moment, and I just don't have to 'puff' to keep on at it with a long handled wire brush thingyIf...

kenny1234

Millilitres

I have always believed that a teaspoon was 5 mls----I have just put 20 of them into a measuring jug and it only reads 50 mls rather than 100mls? Anyone have an explanation?

hairygrape

Caesium

Our daughter came home from school with a question from her chemistry teacher that seems not straightforward to answer. It's quite simple: What colour is the element Caesium? Can anyone help with the...

lady-janine

Funeral Day

A sad day today as Waterboatman is being laid to rest. R.I.P my friend. United with your beloved....

crosspatch65

Alternative To Co-Codamol 30Mg

My doctors surgery say I cannot order a repeat prescription for Co-codamol 30mg.I need a review. I have had back trouble for quite a number of years. I accept the tablets do not mend the symptoms but...

sandra4444

Great Smell.

The homemade bread is cooking and the smell is delightful. When its cooked and cooled i will open a tin of pink salmon. No heavy meal today....

sandra4444

Dash

Spent a few weeks perfecting my home made bread, and its now perfect!! The downside is Aldi and lidl are not getting the strong bread flour anymore. But I must admit I can't for the life of me see how...

FatticusInch

Phil Bennett Has Passed Away

The Welsh and British Lions rugby legend and the man who set in motion the greatest try ever seen on a rugby field has died. RIP https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59951325...

Welwynformed

Can All Pure Compounds Be Crystallized From Solution?

Could you crystallize gold/aluminium/etc. (Or even mixtures of them!) from mercury? Or can M@C60 be crystallized to give an effectively rigid array of 'metallo' atoms? Does gold/copper displace...

Vagus

Chicken Burgers

I don’t like beef burgers so have always bought a variety of veggie burgers to have in a bun. However, I just fancied a change so have some chicken burgers in the freezer for our evening meal today,...

hellywelly4

Covid Booter Jab After Having Had Covid

I tested positive for Covid on 30th March and have felt really 'off' ever since - panic attacks, sleeping for England, brain fog. It's been awful. I've now booked for a booster jab for this afternoon...

MTbowels

Classroom Volcano

I was thinking back to my schooldays a few days ago and I recall a science teacher creating a volcano out of one or more powders in a metal tray by igniting the stuff with a match. Does anyone know...

Bert45

Is It Just Me?

There are at least two TV programmes ( This Morning - Lynsey Crombie "Queen of Clean" and Filthy House SOS) where they recommend sodium bicarbonate and lemon juice or vinegar as home-made cleaners....

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