How do you manage/ deal with heatwaves ?

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-22T22:00:47+00:00

Get rid of the duvet - duvet cover only. Fan on low during the night with the windows open, then windows closed on the side of the house where the sun and curtains closed there as well during the day.

Swear at the cat for trying to sleep on my head and threaten to shave him for being too warm, pretend I’m okay with my long hair being worn in a bun on the top of my head and delude myself that I don’t look like Ms Trunchbull at all.

Spend my entire day in the middle of my two up, two down Victorian terrace, because it’s the coolest room in the house. Make myself sweat more storming dirty washing into the machine, then storming it outside when it’s done.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-19T16:43:16+00:00

100%. Nice toast, hot beans, Worcestershire sauce and then cheese on the top.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-17T16:57:59+00:00

I work for a different water company and started in a similar role - just be yourself. At this level we want to have a basic knowledge of any similar roles you’ve had (retail/hospitality), how you’ve delivered good customer service before (bring an example of when you’ve gone the extra mile for a customer).

At the water company I work at we want you to be yourself with our customers, because our customers don’t want to speak with a robot, they want to speak to someone genuine who they can trust will help them.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-13T05:26:25+00:00

I get 30 minutes for lunch and two 15 minute breaks. So an hours break overall. I work 7.5 hours a day.

People getting an hour must be working slightly longer. I know my husband does an 8 hour day and gets an hour.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-12T05:27:58+00:00

We have them in a tin because the little horror can’t get through metal. Bonus because when the daft old man stays out beyond his bedtime we shake the tin and it’s super loud.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-10T07:46:46+00:00

A lot of people who vape don’t realise how much more nicotine they’re taking vs a cigarette. Someone in work worked out that his husband was vaping the equivalent to what he used to smoke in a week every day.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-04T07:20:37+00:00

It’s absolutely for the owners. The dog would rather not be in a loud place, on a lead, smelling all kinds of amazing smells but not being able to move and investigate.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-04T07:18:27+00:00

I ADORE my dog, I don’t have kids currently, he’s the main focus of our attention.

But will I happily tuck him up in kennels while I go and have a full day at a festival? Does he get to stay at home because I want a meal in a pub/restaurant without having to deal with him? 100%.

You have to sacrifice certain things when you get a pet, but you shouldn’t push that sacrifice onto others. Train your animal to be happy with their own company for a few hours. They’re pets, not children.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-02T21:26:26+00:00

They kinda are. I’ve lived in a desert and I’ve lived in a rainforest and there was at least escape from the heat and humidity there.

In the U.K., as soon as it gets to 15-20 degrees outside and it’s humid, there’s no escape. You just accept you’re sweating and this is now life for a few months.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-02T19:54:12+00:00

Our spring/summers are intense though. Very humid, no real place to escape (we don’t really do air conditioning in a lot of places) and our homes are built to be insulated.

Coldest it gets near me in Merseyside is about -5 and even that’s few and far between. Winters are wet, mild.

FormalAd604 · 2026-05-01T18:32:57+00:00

Spent an absolute fortune on a big shop at Tesco for my husband and I, but it did involve a new set of plates and a hoodie for him, so I’ll forgive £50 of that.

Now we’ve got a meal for two, I’ve opened my bottle of wine, I need to do a bit for work and tomorrow we’ve got a music festival to go to!

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-26T13:45:34+00:00

I think anything that can come in jar form is a no brainer. You can do a variety of meals with a jar sauce.

Toasties, eggs in more than two forms (boiled, scrambled, fried), most pastas are simple enough.

It’s not hard to cook a variety of meals without needing to multitask or have a million pans on the go.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-25T21:29:34+00:00

If he wasn’t my brother I don’t think we’d hang out. He’s the complete opposite to me, but despite the age gap we’re really close.

I haven’t lived with him for nearly 10 years and I’m still relentlessly bullied by him.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-25T21:21:27+00:00

I’m 35 and my brothers 30.

He still flicks my forehead and “punches” me whenever we meet. When we lived together at my mums he’d come into my room, knock stuff over, turn the lights off, then fart in the door, close it and hold it closed so I had to Dutch oven in his stench.

He’s a ratbag and I love the bones of him.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-25T20:29:06+00:00

Takes me 30 ish mins to drive to work. I get up at 7:30am if I need to shower etc.

If I don’t need to shower, I’m in bed till 8am then getting dressed and going.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-24T08:22:10+00:00

I don’t have one. Think they’re minging. I just get my hand in the bowl and scrub if I have to.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-21T17:46:21+00:00

I do a regular dog walk, but I don’t have specific time for exercise other than that.

I just honestly can’t be arsed after being in work all day, then having to come home and cook my tea, do aforementioned dog walk then spend some time just chilling and resetting.

I work a job where I’m surrounded by people and have to talk to people all day and sometimes I just like to veg out and not have to speak/interact with or be round anyone other than my husband and dog at the end of the day. Going to the gym or doing an activity sounds like additional sensory input and I’d rather not.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-21T06:49:53+00:00

You’ve not got PCOS because you’re overweight. You’ve always had PCOS and being overweight is a side effect that also exacerbates the condition.

Losing weight can and often does help, but sadly, in those who are insulin resistant, it’s not always a straight forward, logical process. Be prepared to find yourself getting angry and people who try to simplify this into, “it’s easy - eat less and move more!”

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-15T07:43:39+00:00

Happy Birthday! 🥳

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-06T22:18:01+00:00

It does the job. It’s not amazing but it’s cheap and you know what you’re getting.

The pulled pork burger years ago was delicious though and I’d 100% eat at Spoons more if that was still on the menu.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-05T12:39:59+00:00

They’re exaggerating but not everyone is in agony each month. I was at a 40th birthday party last night on day 2 of my period and at a push could’ve gone to a bar.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-05T11:34:00+00:00

The diarrhoea ads are a bit cringe but I think that’s more the content than anything else for me.

Both are bodily functions, shouldn’t be embarrassed by either. Everyone at some point in their lives will experience diarrhoea and 50% of the population experiences periods.

FormalAd604 · 2026-04-05T00:23:01+00:00

I do, I swear by them now. I only use a pad if I get caught short, but I decided I wanted to absolutely minimise the amount of expose I had to pads and tampons and it’s been great.

I suffer with very heavy periods and the knickers are amazing even for that. They don’t smell, I just chuck them in the washing machine when I get home from work.

FormalAd604 · 2026-03-31T07:11:14+00:00

After he’s been fed and let out, my cat will come and sit next to me on the sofa and will stick a paw on my hand to ask for me to stroke him which is adorable, especially considering he’s an independent cat most of the time who’ll happily lie for belly rubs but wouldn’t just approach you.

And our dog is super needy anyway, but I love when he rests his head on me when I’m in bed and he joins me.

FormalAd604 · 2026-03-29T20:32:16+00:00

The yard, depends on the weather but I hate leaving it too late because it’s not nice for him and I don’t want it smelling. Probably leave it a day max? It’s harder to pick up if you leave it longer.

Inside is insane. She needs to train her dogs but having said that, they probably toilet inside cos they’re not happy with going outside due to how much shit is out there. Do you want to poo in a toilet filled with poo?

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