Boperatic

You know when you get a looooong email and you have to click the "view entire message" link at the bottom to see the entire thing?

Well how do I forward the entire message? The recipient only gets the truncated version, without the link to expand it. The expanded version does not have any forwarding options on it.

On Gmail for Android app.

I'm always keen to reduce the amount of plastic I throw away and refill wherever I can.

Looking for tips on where to get decent washing up liquid, laundry liquid, and shower gel. It feels like the prices of bulk Ecover etc are still more than it would be to buy a fresh bottle of Fairy each time. There must be a better way mustn't there? - to both save money and be greener.

This here: https://fontesk.com/libre-clarendon-typeface/

It just appears in the font selector 20 times (4 widths with 5 weights of each), rather than just being listed once as Clarendon and then being able to select the desired style from there.

Sorry, I feel like I'm being daft, but I can't even think of the right search terms to try and figure out if a) this is common problem, b) there's a way I can tinker with the filenames or something to fix it, or c) I've made some other stupid mistake

I packaged up my P5 and took it to the Post Office but when they scanned the label it came up as invalid. They weren't even sure if it could be posted, let alone tracked.

Anyone else?

Edit: So it turns out you can't post it at the Post Office on your local high street. You have to take it to your local Delivery Office, usually in an industrial estate in the arse end of nowhere... Thanks Google!

Edit 2: For those who can't make it to the Delivery Office, it seems Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm is the best option available in local Post Offices. £6.85, it's tracked, and includes cover for valuable items.

My dad has Alzheimer's and had his driving licence revoked several months ago. He's kept his car though and the plan is that I'd learn to drive him so I can take him out. However, I haven't passed my test yet and am still taking lessons so his car has just been sitting in the drive.

I let his insurance lapse when it came up for renewal at the end of September. But now we've received a "Failure to insure" letter from DVLA. Bugger.

So we've transferred ownership to me (filed in the log book thing and posted it off to DVLA) and I've taken out insurance on the car today.

But here's the part of the letter I'm unclear about:

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Our records show you are the registered keeper of this v

Had a bloke knock on the door earlier today trying to sign people up for a raffle for a children's hospice. Not a local with a book of raffle tickets, but a professional fundraiser with an iPad soliciting for sign-ups (weekly donations to enter the prize draw).

He had the whole spiel and matey chat of these chuggers who loiter on high streets, but this time knocking on doors. It pissed me off tbh and I'm just relieved it was me who got to the door rather than my dad who is pretty vulnerable to being parted with his money.

I felt he was overbearing and despite starting with "I won't take up your time" it took bloody ages to get him to stop speaking for long enough for me to tell him w

We've felt that my brother (48) drinks too much for maybe 5+ years now. My sister in law hit a wall with trying to talk to him about some time ago.

I've only really had one chat with him about and he shut down pretty quickly. I told him I was worried he drank too much, and particularly in light of the likely link between alcohol and Alzheimer's Disease; which is what our dad has and we are his carers. I was conscious not to push it and really that was about all I said before we moved on.

I have moved in with my dad to look after him full time. My brother comes over once a week. We had already agreed that dad couldn't handle alcohol anymore and we got a stock of alcohol-free beer and wine s

I've moved in with my dad to look after him and have just had my carer's allowance approved. I've also just been offered a casual work-from-home opportunity - basically helping someone keep on top of their emails, keep their calendar up to date, and other bits and bobs. It's great because I can be really flexible with my time and fit it in around my dad's needs. I've been offered a rate of £150/day for this work, with the assumption being I note down my hours and invoice for £150 when it hits 8 hours.

I've just noticed in the eligibility criteria for Carer's Allowance that my earnings must be "£128 or less a week". So that's put me in a bit of a quandary. I'd like to do the work as it'

We bought a selection box of 6 reds from thealcoholfreeco.co.uk. Haven't tried them all yet, but so far they're kind of like watered-down smoothies.

Anyone found any good ones, particularly red?

Also interested to hear if anyone's got any tips on alcohol-free whiskeys.

(Yes, I know. What's the point? It's like decaf coffee or PG porn. Well, My dad likes wine but he can't handle his drink anymore. We'd like him to still enjoy the social experience of sharing a bottle without having to deal with the side effects)

Do you rely on posters and word of mouth, or is there a good resource for finding stuff?

I feel like I keep missing things. Concerts, fairs, exhibitions, open days, etc.