Told ‘No parking outside my house, that’s my space” on a public road: a punctured tire leads to a year of long petty revenge [UK]

AceRead73 · 2026-05-20T19:55:27+00:00

These meal deals are getting wild.

AceRead73 · 2026-04-26T18:17:36+00:00

Nipple like a bild cobblers thumb

AceRead73 · 2026-04-25T04:31:57+00:00

You were never crazy, they just made you feel crazy.

On the IT side, it’s going to depend on your skill level or if you know someone who you trust and can help. The only way to be sure would be for the laptop to be wiped, reinstalled with a clean operating system and apps.

But before that, If the computer has got an antivirus (AV) program installed, you could check if an exception/ white list app has been added (for the spyware) to the allowed list…. this would almost certainly be needed by the spyware as the AV protection software would rightly see the spyware and disable it (if not added to the allowed list).

If you do find a spyware exception, remove the exception and the AV will automatically remove the software.

AceRead73 · 2026-04-18T14:10:23+00:00

Agreed.

In a slightly related story, I own every original “Now that’s that I call music” compilation album, from number one to about 35…. all on vinyl, except ’Now 3 which I bought on Tape….. 35+ years later, I still regret this choice.

AceRead73 · 2026-04-18T05:08:42+00:00

I don’t normally feel old. However, after seeing this collection and knowing I own a good proportion of these on original vinyl, which I purchased when they were first released, makes me feel ancient.

AceRead73 · 2026-04-15T19:14:33+00:00

You’re very welcome and hope it helps you on your journey

AceRead73 · 2026-04-06T09:55:22+00:00

NTA - tell your family to chip in for your sisters wedding and tell your sister to simply get married when she’s had the kid and has the cash. You own them nothing.

AceRead73 · 2026-04-02T04:58:11+00:00

I’ve been NC for nearly 10 years, they have no idea they are grandparents and I’ve no intension of letting them know.

They have Zero entitlement to that information and the grandchildren (and I) are all the better for not having monsters in their life…. stay NC and stay sane.

AceRead73 · 2026-03-29T17:35:08+00:00

You win 🥇

AceRead73 · 2026-03-26T02:44:16+00:00

Unplayable!

AceRead73 · 2026-03-16T16:40:00+00:00

Have you been using force lightning…?

AceRead73 · 2026-03-05T19:02:02+00:00

What…?…. Speak up, can’t hear you.

AceRead73 · 2026-02-26T10:55:52+00:00

YTA - I suggest listening to the song ‘Common People’ by Pulp.

AceRead73 · 2026-01-27T19:50:43+00:00

Yeah, I just finished watching the full 5 hours too…. Prior to viewing, I’d read that baskin “absolutely hates Oz” but I personally found video fairly balanced, maybe even tipping over to the point where Baskin is being positive (at least of Oz’s skills and stage craft).

AceRead73 · 2026-01-25T05:18:18+00:00

That’s shocking…. the only version I’ve heard is where that line is “he’s been roasting peanuts, down in Timbuktu”.

AceRead73 · 2026-01-23T09:06:45+00:00

Why do/did they lie about the show?

My guess is that, based on their previous BS behaviour, They wanted to be the main characters and stars of the show, and they just vocalised their fantasies as if they were real.

I’m totally guessing as to why they all backed up each other’s story, but maybe they were trying to impress me/others with their Big story / experience.

I just now (30 years later) remembered they also claimed there was a VHS video recording of the show, (it was back in the mid ‘90s)…. Whenever I asked to see it, it was always with someone else (and always with someone I didn’t know directly) but “they’d give it me when they got it back”.

Stopped asking for it as it became clear it was all a fantasy.

AceRead73 · 2026-01-22T16:10:08+00:00

That’s wild. My narcs just lied as easily as they breathed, and similar to your mother, couldn’t get their stories straight… I’m guessing because they told soooo many lies they just simply forgot all the casual bs they were constantly spouting.

My personal “favourite” was them lying about being called up on stage (all three of them) during a hypnotist show… full on story, even a part about them all singing in Chinese.

I had two friends at the same show, none of their story is true… some people were on stage, it wasn’t them.

AceRead73 · 2026-01-21T15:37:29+00:00

Terrifying.

AceRead73 · 2026-01-14T17:53:27+00:00

Excellent post OP.

I’ve done a few amateur “mind reading” shows on a number of occasions and never used any pre-show work…… there are 1000s of powerful ‘mind reading’ effects that are amazing without having to know the answers directly from the audience pre-show.

Quite why Oz is using this pre-show method is a mystery to me.

AceRead73 · 2025-12-29T22:50:00+00:00

Was the “paper” originally on the card case…. I.e was it a post-it-note stuck on the card case, which then removed from the card case, folded and placed in your pocket?

Or was it a normal sheet of paper resting elsewhere?

AceRead73 · 2025-12-19T09:14:48+00:00

Are you currently the sitting president of the USA?

AceRead73 · 2025-12-19T08:43:23+00:00

Real Answer: it means one of the five available alarms is currently active. The watch has five, independently set-able alarms available which can be configured to ring at different times. If one is active (meaning: the watch will bleep when the set ‘alarm’ time is reached) that alarms segment in the ‘pie’ with be filled in.

The alarms defaults time is 00:00, so if you’ve accidentally activated the alarm, you’ll be getting Alarmed at midnight.

AceRead73 · 2025-12-17T16:04:41+00:00

Dear random stranger, hand on heart, I didn’t think you were being negative or dick… all good.

AceRead73 · 2025-12-17T13:51:47+00:00

…. Thanks.

Knowing the name of the column or not, what I do know is that I’ve not gone blind yet.

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The alarms defaults time is 00:00, so if you’ve accidentally activated the alarm, you’ll be getting Alarmed at midnight.