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Overpayment by HMRC regarding child tax credit

Has anybody out there in FHG land ever had a letter from HMRC saying that they have been overpaid regarding child tax credit. I ask because I have had correspondence from them saying they overpaid me for the period of 2007/2008 - but all I have recei...

Whats for tea tonight TinTin - need some ideas!

crocheting help please

my daughter has just sent me a pic of a hat and asked me if i could crochet it for her as a gift for her friend.i can not crochet a square let alone a hat.pic is below if any one could make this for me i would willing pay . so pleeeeaaaaassseee can a...

SATURDAY'S tea thread

Sooooooooooooo all you lovely ladies (and gentlemen) out there....Saturday early evening is here and I am sure you have all got some lovely food to eat tonight... I am having mix veg paella (red onions, red peppers, baby corn, broad beans, dwarf bean...

From my younger days I remember .............................................

1d caramels that were huge, 1d to use some toilets, putting money into a public phone and pressing A if connected or B to get your money back , syrup of figs , kaolin & morphine for upset tummies and one CB brought to mind, camphorated oil.So what so...

What's your hospital service like?

Just wondered what the hospital service is like near you? We have a hospital about 3 miles away, the next is 20 miles away, and I have just recieved an appt to go to one that is 46 miles away, late afternoon. Now, as we don't have a car, it makes it ...

Butterflies

I have just been sat in the garden with a mug of coffee and managed to count 35 butterflies, peacock, red admiral, small tortoiseshell, and small white, and 4 different types of bees on my beautiful Budlea bush. Oh so peaceful and what a lovely sight...

CRYPTIC CLUES TO BOYS/GIRLS NAMES

Can anyone throw any light on these, please? 1. A musical letter follows a vehicle;2. The songs tells of a dancer;3. Lenght of material for instance;4. Learner could turn out to be very clever;5. Pop confronts a crooked file;6. An insect tangles with...

Hello you lovely ladies

Hi I wonder if one of you fab ladies can help me,Along time back someone posted a thread aboutA special box of items with a poem , there was differentPoems , best friends , daughters ,To name but a fewWell the thing is I printed them off and now wen ...

FRIDAY'S tea thread

We don't appear to have had "a tea thread" for a while....so now I am back, with avengence....then I will start one to get the weekend off to a good start. Alex, my 15 year old and I are having kedgeree for our tea Looking forward to finding out what...

The cheapest meal for two???

I have just made the cheapest meal for two....ever - spaghetti bolognese 500g of steak mince - 18p (purchased from Tesco a couple of weeks ago in their end of day sale and which was in the freezer) 1 onion - 10p (one of ten onions from a value range ...

My beloved dog is on borrowed time

Hi everyone - been back to the vets this a.m. with Poppy; she's 14. It's not looking good for her; she has been on epilepsy meds for 10 years and it's looking like her liver has been badly damaged by them. She had blood tests a couple of weeks ago, w...

Anyone belong to the WI

Anyone able to give me any ideas & thoughts about the WI.I've just found that we have a group round here.Hubby has just taken up golf which he plays 2 days a fortnight when his shift allows.I'm 55 & other than my crafting (cards & scrapbooking) don't...

Dementia

Hi, Can anyone involved with caring for someone with dementia help please? My FIL loses track of what day it is, so we are looking for a battery operated calendar without too much information on it (not temperature etc) Just need day, date and month....

milly johnson fans?

she has a new book out this weekend you might want to check thebigriver site for the kindle version andtodays mistake

Another question. This time Conservatorys

Hi allSorry another question for youWe have a south facing conservatory, which gets stupidly hot & unusable in the summer.I did consider having a false ceiling put in to stop some of the heat getting through but my son in law pointed out 2 disadvanta...

Lundy Island - Has Anyone Ever Been?

If so, what's it like? What I mean is, I know it's a natural, unspoilt placewhere you don't go to do big shopping, play computer games or laze about,but is it worth a visit? We're thinking of going from holiday. It's somewhere I've always wantedto go...

I have got my 15 year old working as a volunteer

Just before the school holidays began I told my 15 year old son that he must do some volunteering work in a charity shop as I didn't want him festering away in front of the computer all holidays - the usual teenage moan and groan followed. I took him...

Anyone know about Guinea Pigs?

Amy had two boy Guines pigs up until last night. Peanut has died. They were both the same age from different litters. Nearly two years old. We are reading conflicting things about introducing a new companion. Any advice gratefully received.

TINTIN has been unbanned

I have been unbanned - many thanks to Alan who actually sorted it out and emailed me really quickly.

Just a school holiday moan.....!

Anyone else's kids doing their heads in? On the one hand, I feel sorry for them as they say they are trying to get together with friends but it's just not happening My son would go to the cinema with his sis but she won't go with him.You can't exactl...

DVD Watching

I am so annoyed that our local video shop has closed!!!. Call me old school but i enjoyed renting especially as some were a cheaper price now to view for a few nights. Someone showed me how to get something on computer to get films but it took so blo...

Remember Me Asking About Tablets?

A few weeks ago I asked for advice about tablets (the technical sort) on hereas I was wanting to get one on nectar points. I can't find the thread now as it was before everything changed, but I gota Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 in the end, after much deliber...

Oh dear!

I ordered a phone. It said it should be here by Wednesday. Wednesday, no phone. Thursday, no phone. Friday, no phone. I 'contacted seller' and very nicely asked when they thought I might receive my phone? and I got an email saying I've 'opened a case...

where is everyone?

I expect we are all playing at R/L while the sun is shining!Are we some posters missing? it seems very quiet on here lately......

My posting ID has been restricted!!!!

I have had my posting ID restricted - because I had the audacity of telling a "fellow ebayer" who has opened numerous new accounts on one day - purely to do off site deals regarding kitchens - that he was not allowed to advertise on these boards and ...

I HAVE GOT A FEW POTATO FRUITS THIS YEAR

HI ALL, has anyone else got this potato fruit, they look like little tomatoes where the flower has died.i have never seen them before, what do i do with them please?

This is what happens when.................

You own a border collie who can open doors and a young cat who hasn't been spayed yet. Meet Bramble ( tabby ) Midnight and as yet unnamed third ( waiting for youngest child to decide on a name ) I had agreed to the girls keeping one each, but rather ...

Broken Toe

At around 7.45, I banged my left foot on my bedside cabinet and I've broken the toe next to the little on that foot. I've been to the walk-in centre and the said toe is broken and rather painful. Two of my toes are now strapped up together. I did a s...