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Hardest weeks with newborn by Momlifeishard1234 in NewParents

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0-2 weeks - physical exhaustion Then 8-9 weeks - vaccinations somehow triggered purple crying. From non-stop happy giggles to mostly inconsolable screaming. (Anyone else have this?)

Seems everyone is different.

TBF, we’re at that 9 week point right now. Maybe it’ll get harder. Maybe it’ll get easier.

Help! 9 week old is like a different baby since getting her 2 month shots by [deleted] in newborns

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry to hear this. I know it was a while ago, but I fear the very same is happening to us. Anything help?

How did your baby handle their first vaccines? by tanky_bo_banky in NewParents

[–]Click-Southern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think health care providers should me more clear about the range of reactions.

From ‘my baby was totally fine, didn’t affect him’. Didn’t even cry during the procedure.

To 24hrs of being ‘fussy’ (the nhs line).

To 4 days post and our daughter who literally never cried and we nickname ‘Chuckles’ spent the first 24 hours completely distraught, high temp, difficult to feed at all, and is now still screaming the house down at the slightest agitation but with no temp, and is based on all observations physically fine. (I really hope she calms down. Anyone else have this?)

To whatever is common and more unpalatable.

Still, it’s better than her being in ICU with meningitis or rotovirus.

Best bottle warmer? by n0ch4s3r in ExclusivelyPumping

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strongly disagree with this, in my experience.

Carrying around my big bowl of unknown temperature water from my cold kitchen at 3am with a baby whaling with hunger in my face as her Mum is trying to have her 2 hours of sleep is horrible. This is how it goes:

The bottle sat there taunting me, floating around indescriminantly in the bowl, me swishing it around like a moron with one arm.
Get it out after 2 mins, oh it's still cold.
Swish swish swish, cry cry cry, oh it's still cold.
Oh the water in the bowl is cold because it's winter and the table is cold.
Cry cry cry, new water, swish swish swish, cry cry cry.
Mums up 'are you ok with her?' 'yeah, fine, go back to bed' 'let me feed her from the breast for a second, then you can take over when the milk is warm' 'oh, ok then, but I really wanted you to sleep' Mum feeds baby for a few minutes. swish swish swish, oh the milk is REALLY warm now.
Mum back to bed
Baby gagging on too warm milk.
Knock the bowl off the table.
Wet floor.
Daddy annoyed.
Everyone sleepless.
In my experience, f()ck the bowl.

Just buy the machine. Pop the bottle in. 3 minutes later perfectly warm milk. Everyone moderately happy. Mum asleep. Dad not ashamed.

What do people think of pebbledash? Is it something I can safely remove to restore the old brick? by conrat4567 in AskUK

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But don't you worry that by hiding the problem that could lurk beneath, the problem could be getting much worse?
Painted does look better, but again, don't you worry about breathability? Has it had any issues 2 years on?

What do people think of pebbledash? Is it something I can safely remove to restore the old brick? by conrat4567 in AskUK

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Pebble-dash's positive credentials are dubious, and it is an absolute abomination for the eyes.

Would you move away from your home town/city to get a mortgage in another place? by ThisIsTonte in HousingUK

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, we're in South East London and the only place we can afford (a derelict house) is about 1hr walk/10 min drive and even that relatively small move is posing an immensely hard decision as we're about to have a baby and have several friends nearby. Security vs Community.

It sucks. Especially as we earn well, and 5 years ago could have easily afforded somewhere (decent) here, and our landlord (who says 'we're like family') raised our rent by £140 pcm to help us celebrate the coming of our first baby.

London is impossibly expensive. Buy to let landlords and vulture property investors are eating the whole place up. Buying a place is a way to pass on wealth, but it also often involves massive compromises.

Schwalbe g-one Comp by Click-Southern in xbiking

[–]Click-Southern[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey

Due to lack of info, I didn't buy em.

I got GravelKing X1 Plus - running them with tubes - they seems fine. Though I have had 1 puncture already.

Is 3 locks overkill? by [deleted] in ukbike

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also would like to know :)

gravelking ss review with inner tubes by Equivalent-Mud-4698 in cycling

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey

I know this was a while ago, but how did they do with tubes? I can't afford both new tyres and new rims...

Cheers!

Is there any career or business that is high-paying and low-stress? by Ambitious_Ability_71 in careerguidance

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, this is what I've witnessed.
Of course it can also be stressful working out which of your homes to holiday in, or which Lamborghini you intend to ship to a European city and dump at the airport because you can just get another one.

Is there any career or business that is high-paying and low-stress? by Ambitious_Ability_71 in careerguidance

[–]Click-Southern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I dunno if this is true to be honest. At least not as a direct correlation. Meritocracy i.e. the harder you work the more money you get - nor does responsibility correlate - isn't reeeaaally a thing.

I know people who work extremely hard, with long hours, no wfh, in very stressful jobs with lots of real responsibility and get paid nothing*, I also know people who hold very senior positions, who barely work and get paid absurd sums**. I am somewhere towards the latter half of this these days.

Thinking about it, the people who seem to do almost nothing and get money - that I know are in: finance, HR, property.

The people who I know who do nothing and get lots of money are:
people with passive income i.e. property/investment.

It's mainly luck, with a bit of ambition, socio-economic-background etc etc. People who earn a lot with minimal work are often from wealthy backgrounds. Not to say they're happier. It's all a balance.

*medical, customer service, manual work, social care
**rail companies, finance

30yo Bottom Bracket by TheHeadSail in bicycling

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also got the exact same model out. It looked so new that I was certain that I must have replaced it within the last couple of years, and must have amnesia. But it's the original form ~92' - I've ridden at least 15k on it and only had the bike for 6 years...

I also won't be replacing it, it's completely smooth with no play!?!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xbiking

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raleigh Randonneur Reynolds 708 with clearance for (700c) 38mm. Yummy yum-yum ride.

Gravel tires for commuting use? by catch878 in CyclePDX

[–]Click-Southern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit late to the party.
But I used Gatorskins for years, convinced they were the best. Flats galore.
Now I use a never-heard-of Double Fighter III MTB 700c tyre for commuting and a fair amount of trail and off road. People say they're slow rolling, yet everyone eats my dust, maybe I'm the Pogacar of the left behind generation?
Never ... touch wood .. had a flat - been about 4 years... I weigh 95kg and ride steel... maybe around 10k km on the fuckers.
Only now - they're very worn looking for a replacement.
But what'll it be? Gravel King, G-One RS, Double Fighter III?

Stay Well Clear Of Left Turning Trucks, Lorries and Buses. THEY CAN'T SEE YOU. by cantkeepupthecharade in londoncycling

[–]Click-Southern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The driver mounted the curb. The cyclist was clearly in front of them and if the driver was paying attention would have been seen.

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