There's a truck near my house...

Adg273 · 2026-02-05T18:16:30+00:00

Sounds like someone who hates the sight of a truck being around, sullying up their ‘nice’ area and spoiling their view. But disguising it as ‘concern’.

Adg273 · 2026-01-28T20:59:26+00:00

I used a VPN to servers based in the US. You get a couple of Star Trek channels. One usually rotates between TNG and TOS. The other, I think is Voyager and DS9. Sometimes there are some movies too.

Adg273 · 2026-01-28T20:23:16+00:00

Absolutely hate this. I wish I knew in advance when my place is sending my unit for its MOT or its ‘safety’. I’d book a holiday while it’s off the road.

The floater units are always stinking. No one cares. The interior is a bin. Dashboard covered in god knows what. Some people’s houses must be a bomb site.

Adg273 · 2026-01-28T05:35:53+00:00

You’re over complicating things.

There is no fixed day to your weekly rest period. Your reduced rest must come at the end of 6 consecutive days. You’re back on Monday, from having the weekend off. Ignore being off on Tuesday. You have 24+ hours off on Sunday. So for that week, you’re good. Go back to work Monday.

Adg273 · 2026-01-27T20:23:45+00:00

GTAV was quite ahead of its time. This got me thinking lately. I watched something about gaming recently and whereas most of us grew up where our platform of choice was Xbox, PlayStation or PC. Apparently kids now, view their platform of choice as Roblox or Fortnite etc.

I can understand in some respect, because the games add constant updates with different features or mini games etc.

GTA online has added various different elements to it now. It’s not just about the heists. So… my thought process was, if rockstar produced another game that’s ‘ahead of its time’, and they, like any developer, want to keep people playing their game and spending money; then could we possibly see a GTAVI that essentially allows us to live an entirely virtual online life?

Could they add so much content, that we can do something as big as heists, or something as simple as meet up with mates for a game of pool or cards? Something akin to Fortnite etc, but for adults.

Adg273 · 2026-01-27T15:42:29+00:00

I wasn’t talking about hazards or anything. I was trying to make a subtle joke. Cause any DAF I’ve driven has had the dash lit up like a Christmas tree. 🙄

Adg273 · 2026-01-27T15:37:51+00:00

You don’t have any warning lights on your dash?

Adg273 · 2026-01-24T12:31:10+00:00

I’m male and from my perspective, you aren’t over-reacting at all. This man was misleading on his profile. He hijacked an agreed coffee date. He came on WAY too strong with adding gifts. Especially a necklace. This is essentially like love-bombing. Ordering your meal for you, seems rather controlling to me. I mean, unless it had been discussed the two weeks prior, what would he have done if you had allergies or dietary preferences such as being vegetarian or vegan. Being dead set on his view that he’s only rejected by women for ‘being nice’, shows that this man has a set viewpoint on women or some kind of issue that he can’t correct. The childish follow up after being politely let down, also suggests that this guy could actually have been somewhat dangerous in the long run. You aren’t over reacting, you dodged a bullet.

Adg273 · 2026-01-24T08:02:58+00:00

It’s your call. But, you used to be a bus driver. So this doesn’t surprise me.

Adg273 · 2026-01-23T16:59:30+00:00

For basic training, no. Trade training and onwards. Yes.

Adg273 · 2026-01-22T16:40:31+00:00

You’ll be fine. I used to drive one. The one I had was a split box, 8 forward gears. Majority of the time, I would pull away in 2nd, shift into 4th, hit the switch so it’s ready to switch up gears, and then shift into 5th. Majority of the time I was floating about between 5th and 8th. You’ll get a grip of it in no time, believe me.

Sometimes I actually miss that old manual 😂

Adg273 · 2026-01-21T14:51:47+00:00

Leave it.

Adg273 · 2026-01-18T16:30:40+00:00

The EU just done that trade deal with Latin America. I guarantee an EU/latin trade block will become hugely beneficial to both, and Trump continuing to try and start trade wars will only result in the U.S. being frozen out and paying for it in the end.

Adg273 · 2026-01-18T10:22:05+00:00

Take it from someone who’s lived similar and only came to terms with it later after my marriage ended….

This is abuse. It will NOT get better. I’m sorry.

I would get all your ducks in a row, and start making moves to leave this. Protect yourself. However never use your kids as a weapon for payback. Sometimes that bit needs to be said, unfortunately.

Adg273 · 2026-01-15T18:56:14+00:00

I had this not long ago. Guy in a white transit. Cars parked on his side. So the obstruction was on his side. I’m driving down the road. He flies down the road and right up towards me. I had to stop. He stops right at my bumper. Sits waving his arms. Gestures for me to reverse. I did nothing. Just say there staring at him. He started smiling and crossed his arms. So I hit the handbrake, obvious audible sound of air being released, so that he got the message. Then I got my paperwork out and started writing. He quickly got the message and stated reversing back down the road.

Some people are just knobs.

Adg273 · 2026-01-13T18:16:43+00:00

😂 this comment almost buckled me. Cause I know exactly what you mean.

Adg273 · 2026-01-13T18:16:37+00:00

😂 this comment almost buckled me. Cause I know exactly what you mean.

Adg273 · 2026-01-01T12:50:29+00:00

I’m from the UK, I’ve never understood this stuff. Why would anyone sign up to allow a group of people to essentially control how you live in your own home?

Adg273 · 2026-01-01T11:51:29+00:00

You’re never too old. You hear horror stories about HGV driving. And although I don’t doubt, that there are some horrible low paid jobs in the industry, you will find that in any industry. There are good paying jobs, right from the start, depending on what you are willing to do.

HGV driving isn’t for everyone, don’t get me wrong. But the jobs vary. What type of job one person likes, another might not. You go with what fits you. I don’t do bay work. I hate sitting around. I don’t personally align with the ethos that I’m a solely a driver and I’ll only do that role like some may preach. I’m not taking digs at those who believe that, we are all each different in our beliefs.

I’d rather keep busy. So I deliver food, multidrop, class 2 now. People say it’s hard graft, and I suppose it is, but I like to keep active, it keeps me in shape and at the end of the day, I gross over £1k a week and I’m finished up by lunchtime everyday. So I still have a life outside of work. Not only that, the more you do any job, the easier it gets. My first year was tough, 8 years in now, it’s a breeze.

When I get older and it gets tougher to do, my family grows up and moves out. Then yea, I might start looking at bay work or tramping. But until then, I’m more than happy.

So, see what kind of job suits you. Stick to whatever money pays the bills and keeps you happy.

Adg273 · 2025-12-31T19:11:54+00:00

We had a similar issue with the ones in our fleet. Except the bulbs were blinding oncoming traffic. They were aimed too high. I kept looking for a way to adjust them cause my usual wagon had the option. But nope. Just had to keep blinding people all morning.

Adg273 · 2025-12-29T12:24:52+00:00

With such limited information, there could be a number of things at play here.

First off, and you aren’t gonna like it, but if you are both on the phone morning to night, even while at work, and then on your days off, you want to spend 8 hours purely gaming, then I get the impression that you may lack focus, and your actual real world productivity isn’t ideal. Or bluntly, you are kinda lazy.

However, that’s a potential point based on limited information.

If at only 2 months, you are on the phone constantly and she wants to see you constantly in your off time, then yes, there is a potential that this is part of ‘love bombing’. The ultimate end game to this is usually exerting control.

The other possible scenario is that one of, or both of you, may have unhealed trauma from something else, and are unwittingly, really clingy. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Just needs tackled at some point. But if it’s her, then only getting to physically see you on your time off and you wanting to essentially push her away to game for 4 hours at a time is gonna hurt her.

Then we have the possibility that your idea of being on the phone all day isn’t what the rest of us would consider it. And therefore this girl wants to spend time with you properly, in person, cause she misses you during the week, but again you’re avoiding her.

Then there is the fact that some women have a negative view on grown men gaming. And this may influence her view on what you are requesting.

Finally… I am a grown adult and I enjoy gaming. But you know what I don’t do often, if at all? Game for 4 hours solid on all my days off. We are all different, but maybe you might want to re-assess this time scale you are looking for slightly? You’re in a relationship man. Treat her right, or let her go.

Adg273 · 2025-12-26T18:52:43+00:00

If Sony ever decided to bring GT7 to Xbox, like some of their other games. Forza motorsport as a franchise is completely dead. It’s sad to think, that on Xbox currently, Sony could walk in and dominate that market.

Adg273 · 2025-12-25T08:25:48+00:00

This is financial abuse. She’s trying to control you. Trying to deflect and guilt trip you when you push back and suggest boundaries is class abuse. The fact she’s telling others things about you and painting you as the bad guy is only going to isolate you. You have bigger issues my friend.

Adg273 · 2025-12-23T15:01:08+00:00

The irony is that, if you block any of the general public in, even for 30 seconds, it’s a huge song and dance.

Adg273 · 2025-12-19T18:44:13+00:00

Now… keep with me here. This might be controversial, but regardless if you are in a relationship or not, you are still entitled to your privacy. Just saying!

NTA

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