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Forum: Advice 01-04-2013, 16:36
Replies: 106
Views: 7,623
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My 8 year old has friend whose dad is now his...

My 8 year old has friend whose dad is now his second mum. That has lead to some very interesting questions. So the more accepting your child is now, then it will be easier to deal with the unexpected...
Forum: Advice 01-04-2013, 15:57
Replies: 23
Views: 912
Posted By ProVista
Is this an april fool? If not call water company....

Is this an april fool? If not call water company. Red water was what appeared in cornwall at the time of the aluminium leak blamed for the subsequent early onset of dementia.
Forum: General Discussion 12-01-2013, 19:01
Replies: 19
Views: 815
Posted By ProVista
Do you have to put all your personal details into...

Do you have to put all your personal details into facebook? I don't use it. It serves a purpose I guess, but I don't feel the need to join in.
Forum: General Discussion 12-01-2013, 18:48
Replies: 17
Views: 682
Posted By ProVista
I use Milk and More too, glass bottles delivered...

I use Milk and More too, glass bottles delivered via Dairy Crest. We get three deliveries per week in our area. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. But I had to stop the Saturday delivery as it was...
Forum: Advice 15-08-2012, 22:01
Replies: 6
Views: 1,011
Posted By ProVista
I haven't looked at the link, but I notice you...

I haven't looked at the link, but I notice you mention its to do with your niece's school.

This is the busiest time of year for ordering school related stuff so it could just be a supply and demand...
Forum: Advice 15-08-2012, 21:54
Replies: 48
Views: 3,916
Posted By ProVista
I think they are within their rights to check. ...

I think they are within their rights to check. I've worked in a smaller company where it didn't go unnoticed that two members of staff were often off sick at the same time. The issue was raised,...
Forum: Tablets and e-Readers 15-08-2012, 18:56
Replies: 48
Views: 4,179
Posted By ProVista
£130 credit from PC World received today and I am...

£130 credit from PC World received today and I am now the proud owner of a 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.

I took out the insurance....... just in case lightening strikes twice!!
Forum: Tablets and e-Readers 14-08-2012, 19:36
Replies: 48
Views: 4,179
Posted By ProVista
Amazon definately not interested - but PC World...

Amazon definately not interested - but PC World offered me £130 in the form of an e-credit note! Considering the item is 18 months old and cost £150 or so new, I think thats a very generous offer. ...
Forum: Tablets and e-Readers 14-08-2012, 14:08
Replies: 48
Views: 4,179
Posted By ProVista
18 months on ..... I am not impressed with the...

18 months on ..... I am not impressed with the screen right now as its got lines all over it. Looks like a bar code gone mad. I didn't drop it or mistreat it. I was reading and it was OK. Picked...
Forum: London 2012 04-08-2012, 20:40
Replies: 56
Views: 2,492
Posted By ProVista
When I was at my junior school back in the 70s it...

When I was at my junior school back in the 70s it was acceptable to want to win and we were encouraged to try hard to win and outdoor sports took place, even it was raining! At my child's junior...
Forum: General Discussion 02-08-2012, 20:08
Replies: 58
Views: 2,977
Posted By ProVista
If you speak to people within the adoption...

If you speak to people within the adoption community, many of them are struggling with this very issue. Adopting a previously neglected/abused child can be very rewarding and you can, in many...
Forum: London 2012 29-07-2012, 11:44
Replies: 163
Views: 10,417
Posted By ProVista
She could have made an effort to have smiled a...

She could have made an effort to have smiled a bit more when the camera's would definately have been on her - when she arrived and when she did the opening speech, for example.

But with regards to...
Forum: TV Shows: UK 29-07-2012, 08:22
Replies: 128
Views: 9,349
Posted By ProVista
What about the other third? What did they think?

What about the other third? What did they think?
Forum: TV Shows: UK 29-07-2012, 08:17
Replies: 128
Views: 9,349
Posted By ProVista
Does that mean the majority of Chinese people...

Does that mean the majority of Chinese people polled thought theirs was better?
Forum: Politics 11-06-2012, 21:31
Replies: 126
Views: 4,883
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Ah, I work in a school and we wondered why a...

Ah, I work in a school and we wondered why a Bible had mysteriously appeared in the post. Its a nice book but right at this moment we have some children with very extreme language and communication...
Forum: General Discussion 11-06-2012, 20:44
Replies: 316
Views: 11,063
Posted By ProVista
I am with the group who says its unfortunate, but...

I am with the group who says its unfortunate, but easily done.

I was left outside the post office in my pram while my mom went home on the bus.

I, in turn, have left my child in Tescos. He had...
Forum: Advice 11-06-2012, 20:06
Replies: 14
Views: 895
Posted By ProVista
Thank you for your flight suggestions (and the...

Thank you for your flight suggestions (and the parental advice :D)

Have booked an inland flight via Easyjet. I did like the idea of the Channel Islands - but expensive to come back via an...
Forum: Advice 04-06-2012, 11:31
Replies: 14
Views: 895
Posted By ProVista
Ryanair was my first though, but they don't fly...

Ryanair was my first though, but they don't fly out of Gatwick.

From a quick peruse of the Gatwick Airport website, I think I am looking at Jersey or Edinburgh as my best options and the prices are...
Forum: Advice 04-06-2012, 11:08
Replies: 14
Views: 895
Posted By ProVista
Cheap flight ideas

Hello

My child won't fly. He has flown before and was fine about it, but too many pc and x-box games based around WW2 has convinced him that we will be shot down by german anti-air craft the minute...
Forum: Pets 10-04-2012, 13:18
Replies: 10
Views: 1,843
Posted By ProVista
Aww, lovely to hear a wheeking piggy!

Aww, lovely to hear a wheeking piggy!
Forum: Pets 08-04-2012, 20:18
Replies: 10
Views: 1,843
Posted By ProVista
He was in the rescue centre because he had been...

He was in the rescue centre because he had been scrapping with the other males. They had tried to pair him up with other piggies as well but he wasn't keen. For the time being he will stay solo,...
Forum: Pets 08-04-2012, 19:09
Replies: 10
Views: 1,843
Posted By ProVista
Silent Guinea-Pig

We bought home a guinea-pig yesterday from a rescue centre. Its a boy, around 5 - 6 months old. I recall my guinea-pigs from my childhood were very noisy but this one hasn't made a sound yet.

It...
Forum: TV Shows: UK 29-03-2012, 18:40
Replies: 123
Views: 6,557
Posted By ProVista
P&P is what I watch when I am off sick and home...

P&P is what I watch when I am off sick and home on my own. I can watch the whole of it in peace and quiet before hubby and kids come back. Colin Firth is my panacea for all ills!:D
Forum: General Discussion 02-03-2012, 19:54
Replies: 16
Views: 744
Posted By ProVista
British Rail was far from perfect (and I worked...

British Rail was far from perfect (and I worked for them so I should know!), but I think there is something to be said for having the same company responsible for the track, the trains and the...
Forum: Showbiz 26-02-2012, 19:28
Replies: 50
Views: 7,447
Posted By ProVista
Rick Astley. Can't remember what he actually...

Rick Astley.

Can't remember what he actually decided to do, but I recall that he announced he'd had enough and wanted a normal life with his wife and child.
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