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Important tips we might not know.

945 replies

girlfriend44 · 20/01/2023 10:33

There are social tariffs for broadband and water if your on some benefits.
If you have Plantar Facilitis a Cortisone injection can be given free at the doctors and helps relieve the pain.
Tell us something we might not know that can help us?

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BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 21/01/2023 13:32

Bio or non bio washing powder for driveways?

LookItsMeAgain · 21/01/2023 13:53

WeWereInParis · 21/01/2023 12:21

🤣🤣

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I thought I was watching the last round of "Only Connect" with that tip

KirstenBlest · 21/01/2023 13:55

@BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn , ecological

Elphame · 21/01/2023 13:56

Agapornis · 21/01/2023 12:57

Top tip: When keeping animal remains, law varies between countries Smile

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Top tip - most of the readers here will be in the UK or EU and this little bit of law is unknown to most.

NoNameNowAgain · 21/01/2023 13:58

Emotionalsupportviper · 21/01/2023 11:20

There is NOTHIG my dog won't eat - including her own faeces - except for a couple of Jack Monroe recipes I tried out. (Following her lead, we didn't eat them either).

For a dog who regards the contents of a dustbin as a fine dining experience, she looks like butter wouldn't melt . . .

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It’s a low bar I admit.

Nimbostratus100 · 21/01/2023 14:00

Merryoldgoat · 20/01/2023 15:31

Percentages are reversible - sometimes makes calculations quicker:

eg 40% of 60 = 60% of 40

15% of 80 = 80% of 15

wow!

NoNameNowAgain · 21/01/2023 14:00

My father said always queue behind a young man. Of course, he was talking about using urinals but I think it’s still something every ten year old should know.

Maireas · 21/01/2023 14:05

I don't know what you mean, @NoNameNowAgain ?

KittyBurrito · 21/01/2023 14:07

Baby oil lifts those black sticky marks left over from HRT patches.

GasPanic · 21/01/2023 14:24

Nimbostratus100 · 21/01/2023 14:00

wow!

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If you are amazed by this, think about this one :

2x3=3x2
4x8=8x4

Mind bending right ?

Nimbostratus100 · 21/01/2023 14:30

GasPanic · 21/01/2023 14:24

If you are amazed by this, think about this one :

2x3=3x2
4x8=8x4

Mind bending right ?

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haha! You are right - i suppose the percentage one is obvious - but It had never occured to me

NoNameNowAgain · 21/01/2023 14:37

Maireas · 21/01/2023 14:05

I don't know what you mean, @NoNameNowAgain ?

It’s probably also true in the supermarket.

Maireas · 21/01/2023 14:38

Still no clearer....

Everyonehasavoice · 21/01/2023 14:41

Independent news paper today
Cooking with gas increases risk of heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer.

God it’s all so depressing.

NoNameNowAgain · 21/01/2023 14:41

Maireas · 21/01/2023 14:38

Still no clearer....

Old men take a long time.

Leadbypencils · 21/01/2023 14:42

vera99 · 21/01/2023 12:09

Tell Alexa to fuck off and when she says "why do you think that" rip it out of the socket and smash it to pieces with a sledgehammer all the while shouting Bezos yer bastard give us back our bloody high streets you greedy philandering bald headed so and so.

FGS, that's so funny.

Right, I'm spending far too much time on this thread, got to go sit and numb my arse on the sofa for a bit.

Mummieslncorporated · 21/01/2023 14:45

Another maths one. (Maybe someone has said it)

If you want to know if a number is divisible by 9, add all the digits together. Keep doing that till you get to a number that you know is out isn't divisible by 9.

45678 4+5+6+7+8 = 30. Not divisible by 9.

4148136 = 4+1+4+8+1+3+6 = 27. Divisible by 9.

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 21/01/2023 14:51

Walnuts make a cheap and tasty substitute for squirrel brains.

Gatekeeper · 21/01/2023 14:58

if you choke on an ice cube , pour boiling water down your throat

ClockingTime · 21/01/2023 15:10

If you make a soup that's too peppery, simply add a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar and a drop of lemon juice to ' cool ' the pepper down.
The bigger the pan of soup, the more you need to add, tasting as you add.

Flossflower · 21/01/2023 15:15

BruceAndNosh · 21/01/2023 12:31

Never use the self cleaning function of your oven on a warm day. I've been saving this job since Christmas and now it's turned cold, I'm doing it today!

Yes but you will have to keep the windows closed and there is nowhere for the fumes to escape!

vera99 · 21/01/2023 15:30

The Daily Mail gives you cancer. Don't read it !

Yetanothernamechangeagain · 21/01/2023 15:38

Never slam a revolving door

HelebethH · 21/01/2023 15:41

If you find it easier to budget you can pay your community charge in 12 cheaper payments rather than 10 bigger ones with a Two month break at the end. The local authorities don't always advertise this option.

WeWereInParis · 21/01/2023 15:42

Mummieslncorporated · 21/01/2023 14:45

Another maths one. (Maybe someone has said it)

If you want to know if a number is divisible by 9, add all the digits together. Keep doing that till you get to a number that you know is out isn't divisible by 9.

45678 4+5+6+7+8 = 30. Not divisible by 9.

4148136 = 4+1+4+8+1+3+6 = 27. Divisible by 9.

If you just keep adding you'll get to the number 9 if it's divisible by 9.
So in your example 30 = 3+0 = 3 so not divisible by 9
27 = 2+7= 9 so divisible by 9.