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So 28 years of full contributions with 24 left to go means I'll effectively overpay my pension by 17 years...?

Does that mean 35 (ish) years of full NI contributions to be eligible for a full pension?

Expect you know, but that roof is going to leak like a sieve where those tiles don't overlap. There should be some overlap not just between the adjacent rows but with the next row also.

My wife originally wanted a metal bath. I strongly vetoed it because they're cold and generally horrible.

I hope not, I'm hoping a repair will be effective. Half of the bathroom is built around the bath and taking it out would be an enormous ball-ache.

Arrrgh! Teenage daughter put the top from a bottle of non-acetone nail polish remover down on the edge of the practically brand new acrylic bath in our new master bathroom and it's melted a ring mark into the top coat of the bath. It's right in the middle of the side so highly noticeable...

My wife uses Sumup for Farmers Markets and craft fairs, as do a lot of the other stallholders seems to work pretty well.

Lasagne is a staple food in this house. Even managed to teach my wife to cook it! :D It's great for batch cooking or for the kids to eat earlier and the adults reheat later. 500g mince - 10% or 5% fat, whatever your preference 1 onion, finely chopped 1 or 2 cloves garlic, depending on...

Got a garden? They're a piece of the proverbial to grow.

Empty bottle of Jack Daniels with a pourer cork in the top used to work great for me.

An ordinary table spoon works for me to scrape out the seeds & membrane. Just quarter to make it easier. If you can get under the membrane to scoop it off instead of scraping at it, it should be easier. Roast BNS with beetroot & pork chops (or sausages) is a winter favorite in our house. And...

I live on the Sussex coast and vary rarely go further north than London. Don’t do motorway commuting just usual domestic use. Do I really need cross-climate tyres or do you think I can get away with summer tyres all year round?

Makes sense, thanks. Think I'll grab some of the Autoglym Pure shampoo and their SRP and go from there.

While not a new new car, I've got a 2016 focus arriving this week and as it's a nice colour (deep impact blue) I'd like to get it looking as nice as possible. Would it be worth claying it before a two bucket wash and then polish?

I've got two; an Omega '53 Thin Arrow and a Longines 5Star Admiral caliber 6651 from '74. The Omega is very rarely worn but I wear the Longines as my dress watch and most of the week for work. Last had the Longines serviced about 7 years ago and it's been faultless since.

Depends on the scale of 'life changing' I guess. £20k would clear all our debts apart from the mortgage and free up a noticeable amount of additional disposable income. £50k would do the above and pay for a loft conversion, adding a much needed extra proper sized bedroom. £200k would pay off...

Yea... me neither... ;)

There was a kid a few years above me at school who was my double...! Did you have nerdy glasses and a terrible side parting? Can't say I've ever been compared to Rick though.

There's at least one longer thread in here about archery but it's not been updated in a while. I took up archery just under 2 years ago. Usually shoot recurve indoor & out but have just picked up an American flatbow for some fun in the garden and around the woods. I'm not great but I'm...

I particularly enjoy how you spun this as being in the interest of those who want to read about sport played by women, as opposed to you not wanting to see women's sport. I'd like them to remove all of the football dross from general sports websites so that some decent page space can be given...