austinbell

@austinbell (491)

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My local pier has almost burnt down

maximax8 @maximax8 (31046) • United Kingdom 28 Jul 08

This morning I heard news that my home town's pier had a fire about 7am and much of it has burned down. The fire engines couldn't get close to it and the tide was far out. I feel so sad about this terrible event. I just saw it on...

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austinbell I have just seen this on the news headlines when I logged onto my computer. What a terrible shame. I love going onto the pier when we are on holiday it takes you back to childhood, I suppose it is slightly old fashioned but you always see a crowd on there so I...

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do you like your neighbors

jhl930 @jhl930 (3601) • United States 20 Jul 08

i don't really like most of my neighbors because they are nosy and try and talk behind your back about things that is none of their business(like if i had someone come at 10 o'clock last night)they would talk about it the next day...

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austinbell Unlike you we are very lucky with our neiboroughs and we all get on well. We have lived here now for about 35 years and most of the people around us have been here even longer. Once you move onto our street you do not move away again, it is the most lovely...

21 Jul 08

what kind of cheese do you like?

zeny_zion @zeny_zion (1283) • Philippines 20 Jul 08

i like white cheese, cheddar cheese and parmisan cheese. specially in spaghetti. i always eating bread with melted cheese inside. i fry it in a pan to make the bread crispy and the cheese melted. its delicious.

cheese

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austinbell I like any sort of cheese I often think I am addicted to it as I get withdrawal symtoms if I don't have my daily fix of the stuff. I know I eat too much of it and am trying to cut down at the moment but it is not easy.

20 Jul 08

I just cannot resist.......try as I might....

ruby222 @ruby222 (4847) 14 Jul 08

When im trotting along the road,usually walking the dog,I very often pass a skip,im none too sure what they are called in other countries ,but they are the massive matal bin type containers that sit outside peoples houses ,for...

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austinbell Like you my curiosity always gets the better of me and I usually have a quick peak inside the skip to see what is in there. I have never found anything that I could use yet but there is always a first time

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the new changes,

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 11 Jul 08

to create a new discussion it is not on the left side anymore go directly to the top, and click on new discussion, for the life of me I do not see what the big deal is to change from one place to the another, do you guys?

new changes

upgrade

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austinbell I certainly had a surprise this morning when I logged on and saw the different layout Like you I do not see why things needed to be changed it just confuses me and will take a little time to find everything again

12 Jul 08

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What is your favorite inexpensive fashion label?

xushanna @xushanna (78) • Philippines 3 Jul 08

My favorite labels are Mango, Zara, H&M, Topshop and recently i discovered Promod. I like those brands because its cheaper, stylish and you get to choose from many designs unlike with some shop where designs are blah, very basic....

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austinbell I buy quite a few things in Primark especially their t-shirts which are very good value at around £1.50 - £2.00. I also like Marks & Spencers for my trousers as I find they are the best fit for me, alittle expensive but you can pick up some bargins on ebay.

5 Jul 08

I'll just walk, hop on the bus and catch the train - but I shan't drive the car

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 11 Jun 08

My wife has just had a medical experience that means she cannot drive for the next year and possibly ever again. This isn't really such a big deal as I drive her everywhere anyway. But if you were told to stop driving for a year...

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austinbell We are using our car less and less as the years go by, we bearly do 3000 miles a year now. We do prefer to use either the bus or the train for our journies but the only trouble is that I find I must still use the car to go to the supermarket. I usually go once...

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The two pence sausage from Asda/Wallmart

ruby222 @ruby222 (4847) 15 Jun 08

I was in Asda yesterday and saw the sausage that they have introduced into their shop...they cost 16 pence for eight sausages...so they are really cheap... I walked past them and why I didnt buy any I dont know!!!.I should have...

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austinbell I don't shop at Asda but I think I would, like you have walked past these cheap sausages. It makes me wonder what kind of ingredients must be in there if they can sell them at such a low price, on the other hand are they lost leaders?

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I'm going to have an adventure!

Amber @AmbiePam (94060) • United States 31 May 08

OK, so it is a different kind of adventure than one might think. I'm not going white water rafting or anything. : ) Some of you may remember me talking about how all of a sudden my rent was more than doubled. I filed an appeal...

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austinbell yes I do feel that at the moment, so many little things are going wrong at the moment and a few bigger things as well thrown in for good measure. I think I will follow your approach and see what happens instead of worrying about everything Good Luck lets us...

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ADHD - Has your child ever been diagnosed with it? How do/did you handle it?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 2 Jun 08

Are you still sane? Did you need therapy because of it? Those of you without kids like this won't understand; those with these kids are probably nodding right now. My youngest child was diagnosed when he was in the 3rd...

adhd

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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austinbell I sympathise with you my youngest grandson has also been diagnosed with this condition. It took ages for them to do this and he has tried school several times but every time he is excluded because they cannot deal with him. At last he is being taught at home...

3 Jun 08

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Are you Planting any Veggies this Year?

terri0824 @terri0824 (4991) • United States 27 May 08

Well I didn't think I would plant anything this year since I haven't planted any veggies in years. But the other day I bought a cherry tomatoe plant and planted into a small plastic garbage can, since these type of tomatoes do...

cherry tomato plant

patio

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austinbell you should get a good crop from your plant. I grew cherry tomatoes for the first time last year and planted them in a trough in the garden. What a bad summer we had with all the rain and the plants did get a bit water logged but we still had a good crop from...

28 May 08

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My Little Greenhouse!

terri0824 @terri0824 (4991) • United States 27 May 08

While I was out buying my little cherry tomato plant, I saw where they had the soil pods in a tray that you drop the seeds in and then cover the top with the lid provided and it's considered a greenhouse. So it reminded me that I...

greenhouse

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austinbell you sound just like me I am always doing things like this. I had one of the progating trays many moons ago and yes they do work but I kept my on the windowsil. I always start my seed in a seed tray but now I have a heated progator tray. It is electric and the...

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Do your hot flashes wkae you up at night?

seahorse4445 @seahorse4445 (639) • United States 12 Sep 07

I have been going through menopause for a few years now. The hot flashes are the worst!!! I mean I had my last cycle July of last year so I was happy that I wouldn't have to be buying new underwear every three moths anymore until...

hot flashes

soy milk

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austinbell yes sometimes my hot flushes wake me at night but I found that soya milk and taking a soya tablet at night does help with this problem although some nights are still much worse than others. I also have never taken HRT and have relied on just soya to help me....

25 May 08

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Menopause

dixie1 @dixie1 (1330) • United States 3 Mar 08

Does anyone know of any good, natural products to help? Thanks

change of life

menopause

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austinbell The one thing that has helped me is soya products especially the milk. As soon as I felt a hot flush start I drink a glass of soya milk and it helps calm it down. I also take a soya tablet at night as my flushes are much worse at night. I have found this to...

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Menopause... Whew!!! How do you deal with hot flashes?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 25 May 08

Yep, it's happening to me. I'm on hormone replacement therapy, but I still have hot flashes. (Not as bad as without the medication, but bad enough!) How do other women deal with this without freezing their husbands to death? My...

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austinbell The one thing that has helped me with this problem is that I drink soya milk instead of cows milk and I take a soya tablet at night. My hot flushes are getting better after a few years with them and I have never taken HRT. Try it you have nothing to loose and...

25 May 08

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My Raised Bed

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 16 May 08

This is my raised bed along side my garage out in my backyard. I have some Irises planted along with some Astillibes and some natural Minnesotan grasses growing here. They are all perenials coming back each year. As it was a nice...

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austinbell i would love to see your garden Grandpa Bob from all the bits I have read about it. This raised bed you are talking about sounds beautiful to me, how big is your garden it does sound enormous

17 May 08

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Did you 'know?'

Amber @AmbiePam (94060) • United States 15 May 08

I was watching a commercial where a couple was talking about how the first time they met, they 'knew' that they were the one that each other was going to marry. I have asked my parents before if they were one of those couples who...

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austinbell I met my husband when I was fifteen and we both knew right at the beginning that we would be together all our lives, that was 45 years ago now and we have been married for 42 of them, yes we have had our differences but we have never really argued in all that...

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what should i do?

gazal61 @gazal61 (20) • India 16 May 08

i m 19 year old .... doing my degree studies. my yearly studies cost 2.50 lakh rupee n my dad's yearly salary is around 3 lakh rupee...... he needs to work extra hours to get extra money.........i m nt earning n is solely...

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austinbell I would say concentrate on your studies and get good results and then you can repay your parents for all the sacrifices they have made on your behalf. Once you have good exam results that will help you find a better job with a salary to go with it. Don't...

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Do you look before crossing the road?

Emiese @Emiese (994) • Sweden 15 May 08

Here is a thing that I am honestly curious about to hear about different countries and common practises! In Sweden a few years ago there was legislation that all cars had to stop for a pedestrian crossing the road on a zebra...

crossing the road

road

zebra crossing

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austinbell you would be pretty stupid if you did not look before putting a foot onto a road, you never know if there are any cars and how fast they are travelling. I have seen cars going over a red light on a pedestrian crossing so I always look every if the lights are...

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