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We are just above the break-even line. Though it doesn't say at what the retirement age in other countries is...

I was under the distinct impression we had left Europe. So, who the hell do this group think they are by telling this government to scrap the Triple-Lock Pension agreement to help pay for 'green' initiatives? We are already amongst the lowest paid pensioners in Europe and have often been the...

Back to the marbles. They were stolen/traded illegally from their country of origin and should be returned. The British Museum has already returned some artefacts to countries they were looted from, so they can't claim it is against their rules or government laws. This country is in quite a...

You could contact them and say you are willing to travel to the surgery/hospital as you are aware the NHS are trying to cut costs. Might give you some kudos with the team?

As nobody on here knows the actual reason for the neighbours friend moving in, then most replies are pretty superfluous to the original question. Maybe your neighbour was going to buy a caravan in the winter sales, when they are often cheaper, for use next year on a touring holiday. Maybe her...

Do they think you are disabled to the extent you can't travel to the surgery/hospital, maybe?

I think you may have hit the point on the head in your first sentence when you say you are a foreigner. I think they are trying to bully you and hope you will just give in to their demands because you may not know the rules/regulations of this country. They have shown their hand by trying to...

Poison in bait boxes in the areas you suspect them to be. They may not touch them for a day or two as they are suspicious buggers. Put the boxes in place and wait for about 3 days before inspecting them. If they have taken the bait, re-bait the boxes. Don't check them every day, just every 2-3...

I used to be the 'Go to' person when I lived in Liverpool. Anyone needed something doing, (not cars or gas), my ex would tell them I'd pop around and have a look. Popping around could mean anything from a quick look at a light switch, a tinker with a washing machine/vacuum or decorating an old...

So long as it's clearly an ambulance, and treats all users with the same care and devotion, I wouldn't care whatever other language may be written on it. When I lived in Liverpool we would often see Welsh ambulances in the city. Admittedly they were usually bringing patients from somewhere in...

Tell them to leave the binoculars in the wardrobe.

Is the washing machine plug a moulded one that came with the machine or one that you can fit yourself? There may be a 'whisker' off one of the leads in the plug causing it to track, but I would have thought the MCB would trip.

Prefer the first one. But then, I'm a husband so what does my opinion count for? :unsure:

Raise it off the ground with a pickaxe/shovel and wedge a piece of old concrete/brick underneath. With your sledgehammer, swing it down with full force on a piece of the concrete that is NOT ABOVE the wedge. Take it small pieces at a time. The vibrations may also send shockwaves through the rest...

After waiting for the hospital to contact me, regarding my bile duct problem, we finally got some feedback this afternoon. I've been put on the gastrology dept. list for a biopsy to determine what type of cancer it is, (didn't realise there were different types other than malignant or benign)...

Down to 4 cigs today and not feeling any craves. Like @Harry Bloomfield said in an earlier post, I used to go into my workshop, light up, have a think about what I was going to do and then get on with it. Once I'd gathered the parts together, I'd light up another. Need to think about how to do...

You don't have to bin it and let it end up in landfill. Take it to any electrical retailer and they will take it off your hands for recycling. This is where a big part of the problem lies. People do not take things for recycling, they just toss small things into their general rubbish bin and...

Listen to what Charlie says. Angle grinders are meant for grinding stell/concrete using the correct blades. Do NOT under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, try to adapt one power tool to do the job of another power tool! A number of people on this site personally knew someone who did this with fatal results...

Just buy a new toaster from ASDA for a tenner.

Usually addressed to a 'Mr' or 'Mrs' as opposed to Master or Miss. This doesn't remove the risk of course, but a bloke I knew many years ago was sent down for postal theft. Apparently childrens celebration cards were the main items, because most parents thought it wasn't worth trying to find out...