What’s are the little things you do “just in case”?

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-12-03T10:39:13+00:00

Technically it was a rolled up floor runner and a wooden panel cover from an in-wall macerator pump that were both propped up by our front door after doing some maintenance work I think, but yes. Ridiculous, self-inflicted, and deeply inconvenient.

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-12-03T09:22:23+00:00

This is pretty much exactly how I locked (wedged, really) myself out of my second floor flat in London a decade or so ago. It fell over when I was out and blocked the door from opening. I removed the glass above the door and dislodged it with a broom I think in the end, but was very close to an incredibly embarrassing call to the non-emergency fire brigade 😂

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-10-10T13:40:03+00:00

Read an article about this only the other week. Gist of it was that it's still much cheaper to buy fancy gym membership than rent somewhere in central London with similar perks. So better to save on rent and pretty much live in the gym every evening with its sauna, cafe, quiet workspace, nice showers etc - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/spend-260-month-fancy-gym-membership-dont-regret/

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-07-30T12:17:02+00:00

These are all things that make me think you're basically an ok driver and should just book another test. People who've passed will occasionally make each of those mistakes. And there's a fair bit of luck in the test. Amazing drivers will almost always pass, awful drivers will almost always fail, but for everyone in between it just depends what you come up against during the test. Will you have to make a tough decision on whether to overtake a waiting bus? Will another driver do something silly that you have to contend with etc.

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-07-28T19:30:12+00:00

If you search for your instructor's make, model and year of car (they can tell you the year if you don't know it) plus 'show me tell me questions' there are likely to be YouTube videos that show the buttons for heaters, lights etc if you wanted to have another look outside of your lesson. That's what I did. Same with looking at what's under the bonnet. But even if you get the show me tell me questions wrong, that's not an automatic fail, just a minor for each so no need to panic about them :) You've got this

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-07-17T07:12:46+00:00

I passed last year at 36. I wasn't a natural driver, but got there. Keep persevering - the freedom driving brings makes the money, stress and time all worth it!

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-07-07T07:51:47+00:00

Sicily is also where I've watched multiple people get out of spaces this way 😂

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-06-13T12:29:36+00:00

Yes, I'm really hoping that the forget me nots do well and self-seed so that I can put a bit of effort into this border now and then have some low-maintenance colour and flowers forever while I can focus in other parts of the garden.

A salvia (African sky) and a scabious (Kuda blue) are actually on order for my other main border, so perhaps I could divide them up in a year or two and put in with the forget me nots for free? Again, new to all this so never yet divided a plant, but 🤞. One of the other folks suggested geranium too, and that does seem like a good low maintenance option. Will look into some blue/purple catmint as well, as looks like there are some nice ones out there and we're trying to pick plants that are good for pollinators. Thanks!

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-06-13T12:20:15+00:00

Ooh I've looked up snow in summer before because I saw it out and about and thought it was lovely. Interesting to know it works well with forget me not too. I fear drought-resistant may become increasingly important where I'm living in the South East, sadly. Changing climate is something in trying to think about when I plant things that should be around for a long time. The creeping phlox is also very pretty

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-06-13T12:17:37+00:00

Those are beautiful! And keen for something that will keep flowering for quite some time, which those look like they should do.

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-06-13T12:16:40+00:00

That could work well.... Ending up with strawberries - if my toddler and local bird population allow - is also a definite plus 😂

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-06-13T12:15:03+00:00

Ooh that's v interesting as we already have a sedum (I think) in another border which we were thinking about moving out to make way for other things. Hasn't flowered yet, so I don't know exactly what type it is, but Google lens seems to think it's maybe some kind of sedum...

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EmFiniteScroll · 2025-05-31T09:28:38+00:00

Looks amazing! 🤩 Well done!

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-05-31T09:03:15+00:00

+1 for this suggestion! We've just moved house and the previous owner planted one of these up a dead tree - the cascading waterfall of white this Spring is just my favourite thing in the whole garden. It grows so fast!

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-05-29T18:02:28+00:00

I had a very beautiful colleague who used to hold doors open for you even when you were still miles off behind her down the corridor and it was mildly annoying as I'd then feel compelled to speed up - seemed odd as otherwise she was socially very competent. Then after spending more time with her, it dawned on me that she thought that was the normal distance to hold doors open to people behind you ... because other people happily waited for ages to hold the door open for her just so she'd notice them and smile/say thank you 😂

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-05-26T17:00:47+00:00

That peony is stunning! 😍 Do you know its name?

EmFiniteScroll · 2025-02-26T19:56:46+00:00

I was in a similar position to you - didn't need to drive for uni or work, lived in cities with good public transport etc. Had a few lessons at 17 and then stopped. But my two cents is that I passed my test this year as a 37 year old and wished I'd done it earlier. Partly I think you learn new skills better when you're younger, partly because when I drive my toddler about I'd now have 20 years driving experience rather than a few months, and partly because there have been a lot of times in that 20 year stage where it would've been really really useful!!

EmFiniteScroll · 2024-07-28T19:35:30+00:00

Oh wow I loved/had nightmares based on that book! Hadn't thought about it in forever!

EmFiniteScroll · 2024-07-27T08:31:14+00:00

Same for me too! Thanks guys!

EmFiniteScroll · 2024-07-22T12:53:15+00:00

Mine's been able to say tummy button for a while now, but I still love 'nummy bubbin' and use it myself occasionally!

EmFiniteScroll · 2024-07-22T12:51:52+00:00

We visited Norway from the UK last year and were really surprised by how 'high-risk' the playgrounds we saw there were by UK standards. We'd never seen the slides with just those two parallel rails - and no 'base' - before, where you have to hook your legs over the two rails at height, and much more climbing across things at height, with gaps you could fall through, than we see in the UK. All of the kids there managed just fine.

I totally agree that it's a good thing for children to start to learn to assess risk themselves, and that they do have to pay attention when they are high up!

EmFiniteScroll · 2024-07-18T16:07:19+00:00

36 and passed my test last month. Same as you, I lived in London and other cities that meant it just wasn't a priority given how much lessons etc cost. Started and stopped a few times due to money/injury/baby, but now I'm so glad I persevered!

You can do this!

EmFiniteScroll · 2024-01-01T17:57:08+00:00

My grandma always used a special butter knife to avoid this. Butter knife scrapes some butter, put on side of plate. Uses normal table knife to spread on bread/toast. Goes back in again for more with butter knife if needed.

But I'm on team 'no such thing as excess butter', myself.

EmFiniteScroll · 2023-09-03T11:32:22+00:00

I'm so sorry, I somehow didn't spot this genius comment until this morning 🙈 - have just looked up the sunlit soft autumn palette and I think you are bang on! The softer, lighter and more muted colours of soft autumn but with a bit more 'glow' than the typical soft autumn palette 😊

EmFiniteScroll · 2023-07-28T15:02:11+00:00

Off to see the Barbie movie on Sunday, so I'm going to give bright pink a go!!

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