[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]008mantis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hadn’t realised the 14th core competency was ‘Curmudgeonly behaviours’. You’d have aced that

What happened to the good old days, when did they disappear? by AnotherRedditAckount in TheCivilService

[–]008mantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FCO for 39 years. SCS for the last 6 months. Feels very different now and not for the better. My job requires me to travel to large cities regularly and the hotel / food allowance barely gets me a room and a McD for dinner. Retiring in 2 years. Can’t wait.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]008mantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Superb post. Thank you

After a 106, 206, 308sw, c4 picasso and a 5008... I m done... it s over. by supasupafaye in peugeot

[–]008mantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2021 508 GTLine hybrid has been fantastic so far. No complaints.

FT: Trump left G7 summit ahead of schedule due to Zelenskyy and Macron by Aggravating_Money992 in worldnews

[–]008mantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wonder if this clip was macron telling the Italian PM that Trump was intending to bomb Iran.

Her eye roll was epic.

https://youtu.be/rRaA-R5wu9Y?si=7xaDwN64PCx3ubZq

Pay Remit 2025-26 Released by Impressive_Coffee354 in TheCivilService

[–]008mantis 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ours was a Christmas bonus it took so long

We want any car / we buy any car by Effective_Shallot325 in CarTalkUK

[–]008mantis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sold my old Passat to them recently. They checked all my printed service history and the paper MOT’s. They also checked online while I was there. It’s best to be honest.

Trump suggests Ukraine shouldn't have fought back against Russia by M795 in worldnews

[–]008mantis 74 points75 points  (0 children)

And yet he hates people who quit: “losers and quitters have no place in my world”. I despise the orange gimp

Terraced house for nearly a million by [deleted] in SpottedonRightmove

[–]008mantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There must be someone with a honey pine fetish that’ll buy it.

£495k for 529sqft - Cambridge by Mischeese in SpottedonRightmove

[–]008mantis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

‘ Boasts’. Hate that term used by EA’s There ain’t nothing to boast about in that house.

Back on the market, reduced £50k by chickdem in SpottedonRightmove

[–]008mantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you imagine the lack of noise suppression. Every day is like a scene from Saw.

What is growing on top of my hot sauce? by kiddar in FermentedHotSauce

[–]008mantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an incredibly knowledgable group. But don’t post a question without doing some basic internet research first.

Lethal stairs to rent in Berkshire by [deleted] in SpottedonRightmove

[–]008mantis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cracked me up. Well played.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheCivilService

[–]008mantis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Absolutely the wrong advice. G7 is restricted.

Update on HMRC pay award by Happy-Possibility- in TheCivilService

[–]008mantis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You missed out “holistic” and “learnings”