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Has anyone got an Emma mattress and recommend it? It keeps getting advertised and I'm looking for a new mattress, but a bit weary of the 200 night trial? Is it all legit as in if you don't like it, you can just return for a refund or is there more to it?
Had one. It was ok for a few weeks then became really uncomfortable and developed a huge hump in the middle. Sent it back. The 200 night trial is completely legit, no strings attached - a courier comes to collect it from your home and once they get it back they process a full refund. If you want to return it for any reason within the trial period you can - you just go online to their customer portal and create a return and it gives you options to tick why you are sending it back.
 
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Had one. It was ok for a few weeks then became really uncomfortable and developed a huge hump in the middle. Sent it back. The 200 night trial is completely legit, no strings attached - a courier comes to collect it from your home and once they get it back they process a full refund. If you want to return it for any reason within the trial period you can - you just go online to their customer portal and create a return and it gives you options to tick why you are sending it back.
I've seen a few reviews saying after a while it becomes so uncomfy and starts to bunch on parts of the mattress. Thanks so much for the advice! I'll look into it a bit more but very handy to know the 200 night trial is legit incase I don't like it!
 
I've seen a few reviews saying after a while it becomes so uncomfy and starts to bunch on parts of the mattress. Thanks so much for the advice! I'll look into it a bit more but very handy to know the 200 night trial is legit incase I don't like it!
Get an OTTY, hands down best one!
 
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I have a meaco dehumidifier and reckon it must cost about £1.50 a day at least? I want another for downstairs but worried about the electricity cost. Would getting one and not having it on constantly be worth it?
 
Neighbours on both sides have cats. My cat doesn't like anyone in our garden.

My cat and the one on the right have never got on and they do fight. Next doors cat however has started coming over to our garden a lot more sitting in my cat's favourite flowerpot. She usually gets chased off by my cat or we bring our cat inside when we hear them hissing at each other/ see their both outside at the same time. Yesterday the garden door had been left open and the other cat came inside into our house.

How can we stop her coming over? Tired of my cat being covered in scratches, I don't want to stop my cat going out into our garden either.
 
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Neighbours on both sides have cats. My cat doesn't like anyone in our garden.

My cat and the one on the right have never got on and they do fight. Next doors cat however has started coming over to our garden a lot more sitting in her flowerpot. She usually gets chased off by my cat or we bring our cat inside when we hear them hissing at each other. Yesterday the garden door had been left open and the other cat came inside into the house.

How can we stop her coming over? I don't want to stop my cat going out into our garden either.
Hose pipe or water pistol. I've always told my neighbours they are free to do this if my cats go where they are not wanted. if you didn't have a cat I would suggest a motion detector sprinkler
 
Hose pipe or water pistol. I've always told my neighbours they are free to do this if my cats go where they are not wanted. if you didn't have a cat I would suggest a motion detector sprinkler
I did think of this but we're semi friendly with the neighbours and don't want to be seen/ accused of hurting or causing discomfort to their cat.
 
I did think of this but we're semi friendly with the neighbours and don't want to be seen/ accused of hurting or causing discomfort to their cat.
We use a water pistol as we have a similar situation, it causes no harm but maybe explain it’s causing distress to your cat and would they mind if you sprayed it with water.
 
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I did collect cut rose stems and long twigs from the apple tree and put them in pots along the wall.

Think I will get a small discreet spraying bottle.

Something like this:


Thank you!
 
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Neighbours on both sides have cats. My cat doesn't like anyone in our garden.

My cat and the one on the right have never got on and they do fight. Next doors cat however has started coming over to our garden a lot more sitting in my cat's favourite flowerpot. She usually gets chased off by my cat or we bring our cat inside when we hear them hissing at each other/ see their both outside at the same time. Yesterday the garden door had been left open and the other cat came inside into our house.

How can we stop her coming over? Tired of my cat being covered in scratches, I don't want to stop my cat going out into our garden either.
Do you prefer your cat to be kept to the garden? An is your garden fenced?

I don't have cats, but I do have guinea pigs an a new rabbit, I also have a ton of wild birds come into the garden so to keep them all safe I have those spikes for the top of the fence, you can get like rubber ones, then along the bottom it's all mesh fence since there's a gap between my fence an the ground, keeps my neighbours cat from getting into the garden

Also you might not know this, but if your cat ever needs veterinary treatment an it's because the neighbours cat has come in, then you are entitled to have the neighbour pay because technically it was trespassing on your property, I know of people who's cats an dogs have went onto another's property an hurt their animal be told they need to pay the vet bill that their animal has caused
 
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Anyone know how you can stop the side ads from popping in on every page of Tattle? I have to close them constantly and keep misclicking and ending up on the advertisers site.
The ads are blocking the actual text and I can't read anything for more than a few seconds without having to constantly to click close. If anyone finds a way to stop this would be so pleased.
 
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I’ve no bother with Ads at all , maybe it’s a browser issue?
 
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The ads are blocking the actual text and I can't read anything for more than a few seconds without having to constantly to click close. If anyone finds a way to stop this would be so pleased.
Turn off pop ups on your browser settings
 
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not to give too much info but basically my parents are in debt, but are not dealing with it and have left it to me. my mum doesnt speak english and my dad doesnt handle the stuff. he for some reason does not pay the rent or tax etc as his friends do not pay it and have advised him to pay as well. he is rarley home but all the letters of home possessions and tax libality and courts come to me. most of the rent is payed by benefit due to low income but due to me not going into higher education benefits stopped paying for my share of rent and tax. due to covid being in peak and my social anxiety at it worst i wasnt able to find or look for a job. enforcement agents even had to come to get tax payments and extra pirce was added due to agent coming, my dad payed for it but blamed me for it. now the place that is supposed to be home is at stakes due to court hearing of repossesion, my mum blames me for not finding a job and paying it off and my dad is dismissing it. part of the rent is mine and partly is my dads as he earns a little bit more than recomended living wage so has to pay % of extra wage towards rent. but he is refusing to understand that and is saying all the rent is mine but i dont have anyhting to pay for it. i dont know what to do and incomes team arent really helping, how do i explain my situaton?
I am in need of serous help, enforcement agents came today, im scared what to do.
 
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not to give too much info but basically my parents are in debt, but are not dealing with it and have left it to me. my mum doesnt speak english and my dad doesnt handle the stuff. he for some reason does not pay the rent or tax etc as his friends do not pay it and have advised him to pay as well. he is rarley home but all the letters of home possessions and tax libality and courts come to me. most of the rent is payed by benefit due to low income but due to me not going into higher education benefits stopped paying for my share of rent and tax. due to covid being in peak and my social anxiety at it worst i wasnt able to find or look for a job. enforcement agents even had to come to get tax payments and extra pirce was added due to agent coming, my dad payed for it but blamed me for it. now the place that is supposed to be home is at stakes due to court hearing of repossesion, my mum blames me for not finding a job and paying it off and my dad is dismissing it. part of the rent is mine and partly is my dads as he earns a little bit more than recomended living wage so has to pay % of extra wage towards rent. but he is refusing to understand that and is saying all the rent is mine but i dont have anyhting to pay for it. i dont know what to do and incomes team arent really helping, how do i explain my situaton?
I am in need of serous help, enforcement agents came today, im scared what to do.
Go to, or ring CAB, also find your local adult services online ,also helped the aged or it might be called age UK now. they can all help you. They can all find out if you are all getting the help you are intituled too, form filling telephone calls on your behalf.
 
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So I applied for a job that had a guaranteed interview for mental health/disabilities under the no discrimination act

Obviously I didn't get a interview

Can they do this? Basically I was told that I wasn't right for it, even though I matched what they were looking for
 
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So I applied for a job that had a guaranteed interview for mental health/disabilities under the no discrimination act

Obviously I didn't get a interview

Can they do this? Basically I was told that I wasn't right for it, even though I matched what they were looking for
Lots of people who applied wouldn’t have got an interview. That’s just the way it goes.
 
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So I applied for a job that had a guaranteed interview for mental health/disabilities under the no discrimination act

Obviously I didn't get a interview

Can they do this? Basically I was told that I wasn't right for it, even though I matched what they were looking for
Did you declare the MH/disability? As far as I understand all that means is they can’t not interview you because you have a MH Condition/Disability if you fit the job description in every other way. Not that they have to interview you no matter what (for instance, if you applied for a qualified position but didn’t have the qualification).
 
not to give too much info but basically my parents are in debt, but are not dealing with it and have left it to me. my mum doesnt speak english and my dad doesnt handle the stuff. he for some reason does not pay the rent or tax etc as his friends do not pay it and have advised him to pay as well. he is rarley home but all the letters of home possessions and tax libality and courts come to me. most of the rent is payed by benefit due to low income but due to me not going into higher education benefits stopped paying for my share of rent and tax. due to covid being in peak and my social anxiety at it worst i wasnt able to find or look for a job. enforcement agents even had to come to get tax payments and extra pirce was added due to agent coming, my dad payed for it but blamed me for it. now the place that is supposed to be home is at stakes due to court hearing of repossesion, my mum blames me for not finding a job and paying it off and my dad is dismissing it. part of the rent is mine and partly is my dads as he earns a little bit more than recomended living wage so has to pay % of extra wage towards rent. but he is refusing to understand that and is saying all the rent is mine but i dont have anyhting to pay for it. i dont know what to do and incomes team arent really helping, how do i explain my situaton?
I am in need of serous help, enforcement agents came today, im scared what to do.
How old are you??

your Dad is the person at fault here. He had deliberately defaulted on the rent and council tax. Is the lease for the property in your name or is it in your fathers/ mothers name?
 
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