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Talktalk full fibre.
Posted by Bridlington on 28/01/2025 |
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Last reply Ina
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 Hi.
Talktalk have emailed me to ask if I want to keep my landlines or get rid of it and just have full fibre without landlines. Keeping landlines will cost us £12 a month.
Can you see a time....  ....more
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Does anyone know this song?
Posted by franbee on 17/04/2013 |
25 Replies
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Last reply Hedgehugger
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When my children were at Primary School in the 1980's they sang a song which was about going on holiday. It went something like 'I couldn't fasten my suitcase, I'd put so much insi.... ....more
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Scam Call
Posted by alisonme on 21/10/2024 |
62 Replies
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Last reply Colin21
on 16/1/2025 |
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I've had another call claiming to be from my banks fraud department, telling me I need to cancel a fraudulent transaction by giving them the 'cancellation code', sent to me by text. I h.... ....more
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Manchester & Cheshire Floods
Posted by ZIZAG on 02/01/2025 |
18 Replies
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Last reply ZIZAG
on 12/1/2025 |
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All around Greater Manchester
And Cheshire Flooded
After The continuous Rain
All the Rivers mainly
The River Mersey and The Bollin in Cheshire
Have broke.... ....more
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Air fryer recipes
Posted by gailbonney on 01/01/2025 |
17 Replies
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Last reply gailbonney
on 04/1/2025 |
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I’ve finally taken the plunge and bought a small air fryer to use(predominantly in the caravan) I’ve searched on here to see if anyone has posted any recipes, but my searches were unsuccessful. Does a.... ....more
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Happy New Year 2025
Posted by dk168 on 31/12/2024 |
16 Replies
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Last reply Mucker1884
on 02/1/2025 |
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In case I forget later, typing this while swaying in the wind in the comfort of my van with the dog, Happy New Year 2025 whatever you have planned for later today!
Wishing you all on UKCS a.... ....more
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Aurora Borealis
Posted by Mrs. Bonce on 11/05/2024 |
20 Replies
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Last reply blueexpo97
on 02/1/2025 |
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Who saw it last night? I would love to, but too much light pollution here, plus I am very much a lark and usually in the land of nod by 10.30..... ....more
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Vaping + Virus
Posted by Bob61 on 04/05/2020 |
17 Replies
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Last reply Fiona W
on 31/12/2024 |
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I wonder if there have been any investigations into whether the virus could be present in the vapour expelled by vapers. The reason I am curious is because this morning I was walking along the pavemen.... ....more
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That`s it over for another year
Posted by Capt Lightning on 26/12/2024 |
12 Replies
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Last reply Colin21
on 28/12/2024 |
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Without being too much of a Scrooge, I'm glad Christmas is over. By coincidence, my credit card bill came in today - last year it came in on 25th. - and I'm gobsmacked at the amount I'.... ....more
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Happy Christmas
Posted by JoannaLesley on 25/12/2024 |
12 Replies
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Last reply Fiona W
on 25/12/2024 |
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Happy Christmas everyone. Looking forward to exciting trips in 2025. Keep well, keep safe and enjoy!.... ....more
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Amazon laptop for £3
Posted by Mrs. Bonce on 19/12/2024 |
3 Replies
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Last reply Fiona W
on 24/12/2024 |
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Has anyone looked at this? According to the comments it's real, I am not so sure..... ....more
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Solar water fountain
Posted by Bridlington on 17/12/2024 |
4 Replies
668 Views
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Last reply iank01
on 19/12/2024 |
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Hi.
We fancy one of those solar water features, but we are not sure which solar pumps are the best.
Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Cheers
Len.... ....more
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Transferring music from PC to usb stick
Posted by Mrs. Bonce on 01/12/2024 |
60 Replies
2,859 Views
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Last reply Mrs. Bonce
on 18/12/2024 |
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Is there a REALLY simple way to do this? OH is very impressed by our neighbour's usb. Just realised that I have a SanDisk so assume this would work? All this copy and paste info is frying my brai.... ....more
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Lurpak Butter (boring observation)
Posted by Pixie_Hez on 13/12/2024 |
26 Replies
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Last reply Colin21
on 18/12/2024 |
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Has anyone else noticed that a pack of Lurpak butter has gone down in size from 250g to 200g? I don’t normally buy cows butter as my husband prefers goats butter, but I went to get some yesterday to .... ....more
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Is anyone else going away?
Posted by Mrs. Bonce on 04/12/2024 |
40 Replies
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Last reply Capt Lightning
on 17/12/2024 |
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In your caravan for Christmas. We are going to Pembrokeshire, by way of Witney, Almondsbury and Llangennech..... ....more
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my other hobby horse
Posted by JoannaLesley on 04/12/2024 |
17 Replies
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Last reply franbee
on 06/12/2024 |
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Another beef of mine - the two tier pension. I am on the old rate and my husband on the new one. The difference is around £3k a year and the gap widens every time there is a % increase..... ....more
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Christmas Bonus
Posted by Ina on 01/12/2024 |
25 Replies
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Last reply 664DaveS
on 04/12/2024 |
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We more mature people may have had our Winter Fuel payment taken away but I've just had a look at our bank account and we've both got our £10 Christmas Bonus! We won't spend it all at.... ....more
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Wasps
Posted by alisonme on 25/11/2024 |
8 Replies
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Last reply alisonme
on 03/12/2024 |
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Over the last couple of weeks we have had 4 big wasps appear in our kitchen, which is a bit disturbing. Especially since they didn't seem any happier to be there than I was to see them!
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Home insurance, you cannot be serious
Posted by Mrs. Bonce on 25/11/2024 |
24 Replies
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Last reply Trek 39
on 01/12/2024 |
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Just received renewal quote from LV. Made no claims, it has increased by over £400. I will be looking around for cheaper..... ....more
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Snow!
Posted by Mrs. Bonce on 19/11/2024 |
33 Replies
1,704 Views
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Last reply Mrs. Bonce
on 25/11/2024 |
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Coming down like mad. Thank you forecasters for getting it wrong again .... ....more
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