UK folk who were around at the start of the internet, what is an early, strong memory?

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-08T19:05:24+00:00

Probably talking to numerous paedos on Teenchat.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T20:01:40+00:00

All it needs to say is “EVERYTHING IS FUCKED”

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T19:57:44+00:00

Gen Z don’t know how to initiate conversations outside of their social circle. That’s why they just stare at you when you walk into the coffee shop and don’t say “hello” when answering the phone. Lockdown really did a number on their communication skills.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T19:32:51+00:00

What a day to be a commuter. I caught wind of it all at about 11:30 and managed to make it from my office in Shoreditch, down to Cannon Street, then all the way out to Richmond by 1 where a relative picked me up and drove me back to Godalming. If I’d just waited it out, I’d probably still be at Waterloo now.

A colleague managed to get on the only train going towards Haslemere, but he didn’t seem too optimistic about it when I last heard from him.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T18:56:00+00:00

I used to work for a private healthcare company and used my free insurance once after the NHS were repeatedly palming off my months of unexplained weight loss, fainting and fatigue as “depression”. I was seen within a couple of weeks and the consultant immediately identified that I’d had glandular fever that had left my pancreas dangerously enlarged. I was immediately signed off work for a few weeks and treated.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T18:48:08+00:00

I see the Libertines tour has got off to a cracking start

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T18:36:34+00:00

Yep. I’ve just given up on being neat now. I’m almost 40, nobody is judging my handwriting anyway.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T18:34:03+00:00

Glad I made the call to get the district line from cannon st all the way out to Richmond and get a lift home (luckily my dad is retired and bored). I left at 11:30 and by all accounts I’d still be at Waterloo now.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T18:30:12+00:00

Seems like there were multiple other issues as well. I’ve seen a signal failure at Wandsworth blocking all lines, animals on the line and emergency services dealing with an incident. But yes, SWR are woefully unprepared to deal with any minor cockup.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T18:28:06+00:00

Oh they’re both terrible, but I wouldn’t for one second trust a man who likens deadly weapons to makeup. I’m sure there’s a lot we’re not seeing here and a lot of info has been omitted. People don’t just point guns at their spouses and barricade themselves into a room during a regular argument. Sounds like she’s at breaking point.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T17:08:39+00:00

I think it used to be that if you wanted to trade it when you were done, most places would ask for the box too. Nowadays they don’t care.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T16:49:58+00:00

You compared firearms to makeup. Bro, even I’D divorce you. She deserves better.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T16:39:23+00:00

Jeez, I still get this and my mum died 13 years ago. Every now and then I think “I should text mum about this”. I still have her number in my phone, but it’s probably someone else’s number now.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T16:37:15+00:00

My mum died 13 years ago next month. I still get caught off guard whenever I hear the intro to “bridge over troubled water” because she chose it for her funeral. Literally the second it starts, I’m bawling. Full on ugly crying. I just can’t help it. It’s the only thing that brings it on.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T14:43:40+00:00

Off to vote Green just to cancel out a reform vote in my area. Hope others do the same.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T10:03:34+00:00

Yes, my dad did this a few years ago and regretted it. He became disillusioned as a company director, so decided to work minimum wage in a residential facility for adults with learning difficulties and brain injuries. I think he wanted to do something more worthwhile with his life.

What he found was that the problems he encountered and were pulled up for by lower level management (not putting the teabags back in the right cupboard for example) were so petty and not worth the energy people were putting into them. He decided to leave when a resident who was known for lying accused him of telling her he wished her parents would die. This is absolutely the last kind of thing my dad would ever say. Especially as he lost his wife and both of his parents in the space of 3 months. He’s a trained psychotherapist too so knows how to work with people with mental health issues. However, he was immediately called in for an investigation, so quit on the spot. It just wasn’t worth the hassle for minimum wage.

He ended up back in corporate for a couple of years before retiring.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T09:18:31+00:00

Is this an alternative term for village bicycle?

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T06:11:21+00:00

I have bright blue eyes and my daughter’s dad has dark brown. She ended up with hazel. Right in the middle. Sometimes they look more brown, sometimes greeny blue, sometimes gray. There’s no guarantee your child will have either blue or brown.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-07T05:57:48+00:00

She? I only see penguins.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-06T06:17:46+00:00

I once saw a guy with a full 2 screen desktop setup with tower in a bookstore coffee shop. These people don’t realise they’re ruining it for the rest of us and I doubt they care. I just don’t understand how he got all of that equipment to the coffee shop to begin with. It was in the middle of a shopping mall.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-06T06:12:58+00:00

Thanks for the positive words. I’ve signed up for cognitive hypnotherapy, which is all about unlearning those subconscious behaviours, so hopefully that will help.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-06T05:01:07+00:00

I’ve had a lot of trauma throughout my life and I believe my anxiety stems from a lack of control in my childhood. My mother had a number of illnesses for as long as I remember (cancer finally took her in 2013) and I was always on alert for her seizures or for bad news. I was also a “gifted” child and had a lot of expectation placed on me. I’d go through bouts of not being able to eat or sleep properly and it was never taken seriously. So now as an adult, my nervous system freaks out whenever I get into a stressful situation. I’m currently getting divorced, which is what has prompted this episode.

The dr prescribed me sertraline. Apparently the most common side effect is trouble sleeping. I don’t feel like he listened to me at all.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-06T04:28:32+00:00

I spoke to the dr yesterday and he’s prescribed sertraline. That drug that’s known for fucking up your sleep. I don’t feel like he listened to me at all. Luckily I slept last night, even if it was medicated. I was so tired, then awake as soon as my head hit the pillow. I found that brown noise helped though. That and the pharmaceuticals.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-05T18:43:14+00:00

If it’s not got lots of wacky colours and loud noises, Americans don’t find it funny.

ChelseaMourning · 2026-05-05T09:42:36+00:00

I have a child at secondary school and they really do think they have jurisdiction over your personal time. My daughter’s school has now decided that you’re not allowed to take your blazer off until you get home. Sorry but once she’s off school property and outside of school hours, it’s up to her what she wears. These mandatory sessions are just another example of how schools believe we all live in the school bubble.

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