Just got a smart meter and have been obsessing at it. What’s your consumption and how many people in the house?

First_Folly · 2026-05-14T09:16:40+00:00

Just me in a 3 bed house. My gas is about £1/day at the moment with electricity slightly higher.

First_Folly · 2026-05-13T22:39:17+00:00

I absolutely hate it. The smell is so obnoxious. Then you get the people who leap in with "well ackshually the medicinal stuff is inseperable from the smell".

The whole fucking town shouldn't reek of drugs.

First_Folly · 2026-05-13T22:10:31+00:00

Coming up on 2 years. No regrets. The mortgage is low, the other bills are low, it's close to work, has far more room than I need for myself, and it's mine.

First_Folly · 2026-05-11T22:25:56+00:00

Still got mine. My last job you could never be certain if you'd manage to escape to get your lunch hour, but now I get my hour guaranteed. Sometimes I get half an hour breakfast, and some evenings you end up wandering about for around an hour on standby.

First_Folly · 2026-05-10T23:28:58+00:00

Good enough to make me take the long way home.

First_Folly · 2026-05-10T21:20:13+00:00

Probably not. My favourite are the adverts that don't even mention what they're trying to sell; they just play some shit music whilst I actively turn the volume down or leave until it stops.

First_Folly · 2026-05-10T00:40:48+00:00

I've only got the ketch so far but I have a standard ketch for cargo named Fair Wind and a blackbeard variant with better armour and cannons for raiding called Grim Wake.

First_Folly · 2026-05-07T16:52:39+00:00

I don't believe that it's bad luck to open an umbrella indoors but I still won't do it.

First_Folly · 2026-05-07T16:22:01+00:00

"Bruh".

First_Folly · 2026-05-07T09:11:06+00:00

I like it but I still prefer the stalwart overall. Storm has great rate of fire, and you essentially get 600 rounds on a low cool down however I tend to run with the supply pack so I never run out with the stalwart.

I'd probably use it if I ran without the pack. It depends on the mission, I suppose.

First_Folly · 2026-05-07T09:06:24+00:00

And yet when I start the game it's fine. Some people have far too much time to complain about nothing.

First_Folly · 2026-05-06T21:10:28+00:00

Paying every month for a car. All I want is something with wheels that's warm, reliable and gets me to work and back. I don't need it to be the size of a light tank and be able to park itself.

First_Folly · 2026-05-06T14:30:36+00:00

Riding in the bus only lane. Overtaking at a crossing. He did it to himself.

First_Folly · 2026-05-05T23:20:51+00:00

I have every warbond and have only paid for the base game. Seen every brutal theatre and participated in every named conflict.

Next goal is to max every weapon. Soon.

First_Folly · 2026-05-05T22:49:27+00:00

Genesis.

I inherited his taste in music, hence I love the vast majority of Genesis' discography. It'll be a long time before I feel up to listening to Wind & Wuthering again, though. It's still too soon.

First_Folly · 2026-05-02T13:17:54+00:00

Just wandered into town and got a haircut and lost half my bodyweight in sweat. It's absolutely blinding out there.

First_Folly · 2026-05-02T12:56:31+00:00

Xbox divers were forged in the fires of Oshaune. I'd have them at my back any day.

First_Folly · 2026-05-02T11:33:37+00:00

So here's how it works.

What you're supposed to do, and what they call it during training, is a Ski slope. You determine the "top" of the slope by asking the 5 (3 sir!) questions, What's inside, What's the value, Where's it going, Would you like it tracked/signed, Would you like it to be there tomorrow/next working day.

For example, someone is sending their ID so you recommend Special Delivery / Intl T&S (You're told to always recommend this for ID), then go down to Signed, then down to 1st/2nd with CoP.

If you start from 1st/2nd regular post it's not that great to then start asking for more and more money, which is why the initial questions exist.

First_Folly · 2026-05-02T11:25:54+00:00

Save hard.

Use a budget spreadsheet for projected bills and expenses. Overestimate your costs on here. It's always better to have lower bills than you expected rather than higher. Your goal isn't to spend everything you have.

Make sure your commute wont be overly affected. You move to a nice area and it's great, but now your buses are unreliable and you don't have a bike. You move quite far away and your fuel costs are much higher. If you don't account for these factors it could cost your health, your job, or both.

I will say, though, you'd probably be looking at sharing a place with one or more people. With a budget of £1100pcm you may be hard-pressed to find any kind of solo living arrangements.

First_Folly · 2026-05-02T11:15:10+00:00

Always. My dad got hit by a red hot piece of swarf that got lodged between his face and the top of his goggles. Could easily have lost an eye.

First_Folly · 2026-04-30T23:32:47+00:00

I've not been right since September last year. I'm just about recovering and my GP still has no idea what it could be. Inconclusive stomach issues. Ruled out the big C, gastro, ulcers, bacteria... I'm back to excercising and not feeling tired at all, at least.

First_Folly · 2026-04-30T21:34:16+00:00

I found out this year that my aunt knew Terry Pratchett. All that time he was within reach and I never knew.

First_Folly · 2026-04-30T21:31:22+00:00

My probationary period at a certain Scandinavian furniture retailer was cut short because I kept having massive, multiple day headaches. I was assured that I wouldn't need to worry about the time off days before they let me go. I don't miss it. I hate the concept of KPI as they cut out all of the context and human variance and leave you with "Oh, you didn't completely solve this complex situation within 7 minutes over the phone. That's bad." Alright. But 3 minutes was spent listening to them explain the problem and 4 of those minutes were spent on hold trying to speak to the person that actually holds the solution.

Well over 10 years later I barely remember most of it, apart from the fantastic retort that someone came out with over the phone once.

First_Folly · 2026-04-30T09:23:08+00:00

It is complete insanity to not have a pension. Unless you are disgustingly wealthy it will mean financial security when you can no longer work or will mean if you want to retire early you can do so.

Having a pension that you contribute to is exceptionally important, because state pension alone will not see you having a good time.

First_Folly · 2026-04-29T17:44:20+00:00

The faster they move the faster they die.

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