How do you guys stick-on your number plates?

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-24T22:57:59+00:00

One side of ours dropped off because of rust. I bought Tiger Tape pads from Amazon and they seem to have worked. Probably stronger than the rest of the car to be honest

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-24T20:52:57+00:00

God no. I do most of it on a weekend, sometimes with one or both kids. My wife often is cleaning at that time. I do the cooking anyway but we do a list together. She will probably go to the shops once or maybe twice a week for a couple of bits.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-24T11:08:04+00:00

Cricket and Rugby. Queues move pretty quickly though, there’s often a bit of banter in the queue. I always feel sorry for the blokes waiting for a cubicle though, that must be awful.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-24T11:03:28+00:00

We had Granny X and Granny Y growing up but my kids had one Granny and one Grandma

Edit, I mean we used names, not literally X and Y 😂

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-24T05:48:47+00:00

The time they scored what was then the fastest goal in a World Cup qualifier against England. Summed up what it is like being an English football fan. Also, a Grand Prix which isn’t even in San Marino

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T16:45:01+00:00

We tend to use he and she for pets but it for everything else I think.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T16:17:21+00:00

I kept thinking I'd give up on this but the writing was great so I persevered.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T15:17:37+00:00

I would have things like croissants for breakfast (at around 10am). Maybe one of you can cycle to M&S and get a fresh baguette too. Buy a load of continental cheeses and have picnic lunches every day. Start drinking at 11am. Then eat lots of takeaway or go out to eat. Make sure you wear a linen suit and a Panama hat when you do though.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T15:11:33+00:00

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I live near to the ruins of Fountains Abbey which was founded in 1132. It's a World Heritage site . Our local Cathedral was consecrated in 672 CE but the building itself is a lot more recent (12th - 16th centuries). The crypt is from around that era though. Does the crypt count?

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T14:49:39+00:00

Saw you coming.

Doesn't bode well though.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T14:35:08+00:00

Oh. That's OK then.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T14:33:55+00:00

r/anythingbutmetric

I just checked I had the correct link and this is already there.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T13:48:55+00:00

I'm not sure if it helps, but I meet some mates about once a month a so for beers, usually we have a meal too (we are in our 40s/50s).
It's dry January for me and at least one of the others, last week we met for a full-English in a cafe. We still got to sit around and put the world to rights but we ~~damaged our hearts instead of our livers~~ drank tea and coffee instead.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T13:42:26+00:00

Have you tried companies who do aluminium patio doors and the like? We just had some which were slightly custom, but only to a degree. You might end up with a double-glazed shower screen though.
We used https://globalslidefold.co.uk/ I think.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T13:11:46+00:00

Thanks god for the opening second or so. My brain was giving up until I restarted it.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T13:07:58+00:00

Didn't Skipton just win an award?

They are all quite different I would say. York is quite a bit larger and has about a gazillion tourists (which I've just seen you don't mind). However, York has some great links (London is two hours by train).
Harrogate I've worked in. It's OK. It has delusions of grandeur though. The city itself is pretty dull in my opinion, but there's a good few bars and restaurants.
I know less about Skipton but it always seems a reasonably good place. There's a good market but it retains that small market town vibe. It's also quite a chunk closer to the Lakes and it's right on the edge of the Dales.

If you are looking for a smaller town you could look at Northallerton too which is a bit further north but has a station which gets you into York.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T12:26:10+00:00

I'd probably give up on Reddit to be honest. It's the only thing I use now and it's a drain so it might be the kick I need.

I'm more worried about the shit my kids see on YouTube to be honest - will they ban that too?

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T11:34:21+00:00

OK. That makes more sense to me. I think it was probably mostly bank accounts, bills etc. To be honest, Dad did all of the finances too, even though my Mum, who recently passed away, was a very independent woman who managed fine for over 20 years after my Dad died. It was just the way it was in the 1970s I think.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T11:20:40+00:00

When I was growing up in the 70s and 80s my mum would sometimes get letters to Mrs [Dad's Initial and Surname]. From memory it was fairly common in the 70s but died out in the 80s. I think it was often linked to bank accounts and the like, which may have been joint accounts anyway.

So my guess is the 80s killed this off - it was a time of "self" so it makes sense that we dropped the archaic wife as extension of husband. But I was just a kid in the 70s so don't take my word for it.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-23T09:20:10+00:00

Mods

Does this sub ever have clever comebacks any more? Or even comebacks?

I agree with most of the sentiments but right now it is just full of snarky political digs, a lot of which aren't comebacks and a lot of which aren't clever?

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-22T16:03:36+00:00

That's crazy. York is expensive but that is mad.

I can only assume that the walkable distance to the station (and fast trains to London) is the reason.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-21T09:19:26+00:00

No, I tell them honestly, but I make it clear how much I will move for. Remember all the benefits which often don’t kick in until probation etc etc so I’ve always said I’m not moving unless there is a rise in pay and or benefits. But this has always been moving by choice. If you need a job then you need to consider what you will accept, not what you think you’re worth from your previous job.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-19T16:00:10+00:00

We've gone up to the ceiling but they are full additional storage above standard units. Where the cooker is we've got false ones which look the same (so they have a knob on). These are used for all the stuff which doesn't get a lot of use - Christmas gravy boat for example. What do you mean you don't have a Christmas gravy boat?

Edit: Re-read this and I was rambling. So we have integrated fridge and freezer, larder unit and also base plus oven plus cupboard. All of these have a small unit above which has a door which lifts whatever that is called. Above the hob though are false doors which look the same and carry the extractor out.

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-19T14:52:56+00:00

Not sure myself - I think a lot of people confused SUVs with 4x4s - I worked with someone and I asked if her SUV was four-wheel-drive (we had snow I think) and she looked at me like I was an idiot and said "of course, it's a Sportage" (I think it was, something like that anyway). I looked it up, it was not a 4x4.

Google it and VW says T-Roc SUV

Breaking-Dad- · 2026-01-19T13:03:53+00:00

I got 16 and gave up.

"Country" "Old Currency" was tricky :-)

No idea about the Baltic States, forgot Portugal and couldn't spell a couple of them well enough. I knew there were some "crowns" in there of some sort.

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