Family, Home and Garden

Good gosh ...no i don't think so

Thought these boards had long gone

Used to spend far to much time on here and thought these once manic boards were long gone it says to the left i am a community newcommer

OOOooooo me poor roof!!!

with that mahooosive gust of wind last night, the fence panels got lifted up in the air and blown across the garden, landed in front of the kitchen window!! This morning we have 50 tiles replaced on the roof, 7 fence panels gone awol, some of my love...

Wallpapering

Don't know if anyone can help? I need to wallpaper a sheet of ply measuring 7ft x 4ft. As I just need a quick fix solution (just need it for a bit of fun) I tried using spray mount but it didn't work (not surprisingly!) so I think I need to resort to...

Ebay fees

I have just had my monthly statement for how much ebay has taken from my purchases. Why is it so high? I worked it out and they took 46.8% from my profits. How come i buy and sell for a profit and ebay is taking nearly half of my profits just because...

Wow. Ebay is really messing up.

I was searching for a Lawn Edging Tool. I found some. They are listed as "free shipping." Then when you look at the item closely for more details, you see there is a HUGE shipping fee. Wow, is eBay messing up or what? They need to look into these fal...

ebay playing up?

is anyone else having the same trouble as me? When I click on UK only on the left side of the page, so just the items in the UK come up for sale, it's insisting on showing me everything from this world and beyondIs this happening to anyone else today...

School Friends

Does anyone keep in touch with any old school friends or go to any reunions. I have a few friends of old days and have been reminiscing about my school times. When your there its the worst time. I never really liked school but your friends get you th...

Phasing out

Is eBay phasing this site out?

THE FHG SEWING THREAD :-D

As requested, a place for us to ask for help and advice from other stitchers and to show the things we make. Over to you.:-D

Sad news re Deno

SOME VERY SAD NEWS. for all ex loonys and Deno supporters.I have just a phone call from Frank ( up the creek again ) to say The vet will be coming in the next hour or 2 to put him at rest.His health has deteriorated over the last year and taken a tur...

How far back do you remember in FHG and the community spirit ...

that once abounded in here ?I remember once (not sure who it was for), a lady in here with a very ill little boy (I think) whose only real contact with the outside world was her computer as she had her hands full looking after him.She was having comp...

R.I.P.

R.I.P. FHG that passed away a long time before covid-19 showed up.Oh and in case anyone does read this I was rescued-corgi

FHG Quiz

Just to remind peeps this is still running :-x Everyone is welcome I lost my internet for 3 months so unfortunately the thread on here was lost due to no updates Think I started the thread 5 or 6 years ago Anyway here is the link http://www.funtrivia...

Warning GROUPON and HERMES

Warning anyone who uses GROUPON We ordered two folding chairs from them, They were supposed to be delivered by Hermes, First excuse was that the package was too large (couriers use cars) and a couple of days later the website said there was an addres...

Working from home, tax allowance of around £300.00.

My Daughter,works from home she had a letter from HMRC to inform her,that she would receive a £300.00 tax allowance,added to the standard tax free allowance. She and I thought,she would receive the amount in pay,but sadly no. I thought,we could put t...

I do this every year.........rant about school uniforms

I have asked the schools about the costs......... none of them have ever gave me a decent answer anyhoo I only have two in school now (older one, his last year before uni) So I got our girl 11, going into the big school But the three schools in the a...

Most potent weedkiller out of these two please

HiWe have a buddleia growing into our house masonry, causing damage, and it must be killed off.I have 2 different packs of strong weedkiller here, but can't work out which is most potent, as they are g/l and g/kg.Can someone advise please?A) 120g/l g...

Resolved! What glue can I use it to repair glass lampshade that gets hot?

Last time I used superglue which worked for a while. Gorilla glue? Two part polyurethane glue? Anything else? And thanks in advance for advice to buy a new lamshade. This one is antique, and I'd hold on to it for as long as possible.

Is Sunscreen a Con.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082458/The-sun-creams-don-t-protection-promise-Two-Britain-... .....................The sun creams that DON'T give the protection they promise: Two of Britain's biggest brands 'offer only two-thirds of the lev...

THE NEW GOOD MORNING THREAD

Good Morning All, Welcome to the new Good Morning Thread. May it last as long as the last one.

Do you think in years to come ...........

the young ones just now will be sitting with their grandchildren telling them stories about how they were locked down due to Covid-19 the way some of the more mature today tell stories about the second world war and what their life was like back then...

college exams

How much time in the evenings do you use for revising ..?

I've been away

I used to post lots but went off-line; had to open a new account with new email. It's all rather different but there are still names I remember. I'm just glad to see FHG still carrying on

Nuisance Pigeons on roof, any suggestions for getting rid?

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has any ideas for stopping pigoens roosting on a roof. It is my neighbours roof they are on but the mess they are making affects us too as we have a shared driveway between the properties. This is a recent problem whi...

Books...calling Chris.....

You have mail ^^^^^^^

what are you top ten favourite songs

i struggle with a top 50 lol i'll be back later to see what you have come up with

Coffee maker instruction manuals

Hi, I have just come across this thread and wondered if you could help? I have a Morphy Richards Grand Cafe and have got it working but can't find the instructions! Would you be able to share the instructions with me at all? Mant thanks Aly

Escape Experience

Hi I am just wondering if anyone has been to one of these "Escape experiences ". and what was it really like? It is where they lock you in a dungeon or similar and then you have an hour to solve lots of clues in order to get out. They seem to be very...