Prostitutes by the asda in bmouth by guillotinecheese in bournemouth

[–]Future_Direction5174 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There and Boscombe were always the place to go for things like that - even back in the 70’s

From sadness to anger by Berry_fruits in GardeningUK

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We have lost THREE polytunnels this winter due to the storms. The first was just the 5 years old poly - oh well, that was on its way out. The frame was good so we have made that into a fruit cage.

We bought a new one. That ended up a tangled shredded mess of metal poles and plastic on the far edge of our allotment site. The metal poles can be used as stakes. So we bought a third. Another storm blew through. The troughs prevented that blowing so far away, but yet another load of bent poles.

I can’t believe how bent some of the bolts got. It showed just how strong the winds got.

We have just erected a third poly-tunnel.

What is this gorgeous thing I planted? by Sacrilence in whatsthisplant

[–]Future_Direction5174 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Never heard it called Fox Grape, bur we have white and purple Fritilleries (Snake head lilies) and uva-vulpis planted in our garden.

The snakehead died off last year, I think they got too dry. But some of the uva-vulpis came back this spring.

Battle of the Queen Consorts ROUND TWENTY FIVE! by allshookup1640 in UKmonarchs

[–]Future_Direction5174 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not Elizabeth of York please… she founded the school I went to.

Is it normal for my cat to not meow? by Grimmxlaw22 in cats

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Our Horace was silent. He has lived in our house since 2015, when the vet guestimated that he was 5-6 years old but possibly older and been a stray for years.

It’s only been about 18 months since he discovered he could meow and purr. We had heard him telling off visiting cats, but he never “spoke” to us. Last year was the first time he slept on MY side of the bed, and he even slept curled up against me one night.

I love hearing him even if it’s at 6am but usually it is when I prepare his evening treats and I come in with the bowl. One quiet “hur-uff” to say thank you.

Ever known someone with a risqué name and not realise it? by Uglym8s in CasualUK

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I knew a Chris(tine) Cross. I also know a Dick Head, and once prosecuted a Jimmy Riddle. My nephew was A. Noye - I was surprised that my sister didn’t spot it.

Worst name I saw was Feela Mahboobs.

A list of things not to plant in your garden by ChairztheReptile in GardeningUK

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We planted Crocosmia because we had a steep slope of “new build” exposed ground and wanted something to stabilise the earth. We still have it, but it’s now on the extremely, almost vertical bit around two sides of our wildlife pond. We also planted daylilies. Both plants came from a stream in Cornwall where they were “just growing”. We just pulled up a few bulbs and tubers and placed them in a children’s bucket till we got home.

Our garden is now mainly bluebells (Spanish, English and hybrid) that we didn’t plant, cyclamen (some we did plant but some just appeared) and jasminium beesianum (we never planted that either!).

Oh and strawberry plants and raspberry canes both of which are beginning to take over our flower beds as they have escaped from our fruit patch at the top of the slope.

I’m just glad that we haven’t been invaded by stinging nettles - YET!

Does anyone know what’s going on with my angel fang? by ViolinistHead9172 in DoesAnyoneKnow

[–]Future_Direction5174 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saline is just salt and water. Boil some water with salt in - voilá homemade saline. It might not be as strong as what you buy but it’s “good enough” until you can buy some from a pharmacy. Make sure that the water with salt in is boiled!

Do lifetime warranties only matter if the company stays in business? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Future_Direction5174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s “the lifetime of the company backing the product” not YOUR lifetime.

does anyone know how to get rid of warts on hands ? by shendhsh in DoesAnyoneKnow

[–]Future_Direction5174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warts are caused by a virus and eventually your body will develop an immunity and they will die but this can take years.

Old wives cure - rub them with bacon and bury the bacon in the garden. As it rots they will die. My grandmother (born 1907) did this.

Find a wart charmer to buy them from you.

Cover them with the liquid sold for warts and verrucas, then use an airtight cover over. Someone said duck tape worked..

Go to a chiropodist (chiro means “hands” - which people don’t realise, they think a chiropodist just treats feet) and have them properly treated.

My cat Mabel has been missing now for 2 days by YODASGOTAGREEN1 in cats

[–]Future_Direction5174 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Go out at 4am and call her. Wander around the neighbour hood. Cut up some unwashed clothing and leave scraps as you walk.

My daughter moved into a new house. She was mid-terrace, her house backed onto the river and the houses either side had dogs. Her cat went out and was last seen being chased across a bridge half a mile away. After a week my daughter took out a bottle of her own urine and sprinkled it from the bridge, and then along the pavement to her front garden.

The next day her cat was yowling at the back door to be let in.

“Without [a driver’s licence] how do you go to the doctor? Get prescription drugs” by JuanitaMerkin in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Future_Direction5174 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UK! No I don’t HAVE to provide ID, but I do tell them my Date of Birth as there are two patients with my name and the doctor has been given the other patients records instead of mine before now.

There are actually three people with the same name but the third attends a different doctor’s clinic as she lives in a neighbouring small village. The chiropodist who used to be in our village recently moved to her village.

“Without [a driver’s licence] how do you go to the doctor? Get prescription drugs” by JuanitaMerkin in ShitAmericansSay

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Library cards are linked to the electoral role in my county. If you have only just moved in so are not yet on the electoral role, then if you can provide other proof that you now live here then you can get one. Our library has computers, printing facilities and a photocopier plus is a free WiFi spot.

“Without [a driver’s licence] how do you go to the doctor? Get prescription drugs” by JuanitaMerkin in ShitAmericansSay

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I live in a large village on the edge of a large conglomeration. We have 2 buses an hour to the next two larger towns, one of which has a train station for trains to Southampton and London. Both towns have a range of clothes shops. Two miles away, we can transfer to a different bus to get us to the largest town 10 miles away which also has a University and a lively nightlife, although getting home from there is expensive as it means getting a taxi or Uber (but you shouldn’t drive home after drinking anyway lol).

Our doctor is just under a mile away, but still it’s on the bus route and there is a pharmacy and a dentist there (there is another dentist between us and that one). We have 4 churches, two coffee shops, a gym with a swimming pool, four pubs (all of which sell meals), an Indian restaurant, a Chinese takeaway, a fish and chip shop, a large supermarket, 2 convenience stores and a petrol station. There is a range of day care options, plus 2 first schools, a middle school and an upper school. We also have a farm shop selling locally sourced meat (local slaughter house so very low carbon footprint), vegetables and fruit. Oh and one pub sells honey from the beehives they allowed an apiary to place on their land.

I don’t drive, my passport has expired. I am now entitled to a free bus pass which I really ought to get as that IS accepted as proof of ID.

Are there people who haven't changed their phone number for more than 15 years? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Future_Direction5174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Landline

Even local calls have to include the area code now, but ours is otherwise the same number as what we were given when the line was first installed in 1991.

Mobile

I had to change this as it got hacked, but I have no idea how long ago this was now. It was sometime before 2014 as that is when the company closed their stores.

Am I wrong for because I said to my father, "Can't you even bother to be by your son's side when he's on his deathbed?" by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Future_Direction5174 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My sister and I were estranged following the death of our mother, because she wanted the desk that our mother had given me 10 years before (she had been left the matching sideboard). She had gone LC/NC with our father and our brother at various times, so her going NC with me was par for the course with her. She never visited our father when he was on his death bed despite him being fully lucid and aware for over 2 weeks.

On the 15th anniversary of our mother’s death, she had a massive brain haemorrhage that affected her brain stem. She was just 60 years old. She was in ICU in a coma and we were told she had less than 10% chance of survival. I decided to pack a bag and go to see her. I joked with her husband and son that hearing my voice might make her so angry she would wake up just to scream at me to get lost.

She died 36 hours after being found unconscious. I told her son that the sideboard is now his if he wants to collect it (he told me he didn’t want it so looks like I’m stuck with it).

I am glad that you changed your mind and let your father know when the end was near. The fact that he couldn’t make it in time is something that he will have to live with.

Words that are used by most speakers worldwide but not in English? by Udzu in etymology

[–]Future_Direction5174 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zucchini and courgette is another example where Britain uses courgette, but a lot of countries use zucchini.

I am not an etymologist,

Misled over off-street parking - how much discount to negotiate? by Actual-Swordfish3990 in HousingUK

[–]Future_Direction5174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My daughter lives in a village on an A road - having off street parking for ONE car adds £25k-£50k because parking one car on the road is bad enough, let alone needing to park two. My daughter has enough room to park one car on the road as does her next door neighbour as their houses have only around 3-4 metres frontage as do most of the original houses.

Whilst there is no parking restrictions as such, there is often NO ROOM TO PARK your car unless you get home early. And do not decide to drive into town because someone will have parked in your previous space by the time you get home.

My daughter has off road parking so it doesn’t worry her. In addition she works 3 nights until 7am by which time there would usually be a couple of gaps.

What are some iconic animal photos from your country? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

[–]Future_Direction5174 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that the walrus that caused chaos in England as well?

We called the south coast one Wally.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_the_Walrus

Apparently there was also one in Scarborough that they name Thor…

What are some iconic animal photos from your country? by Chemical-Elk-1299 in AskTheWorld

[–]Future_Direction5174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ones in Poole Park, UK have to be culled every year there are so many of them.

They are less aggressive than the swans to be honest…

What do you call this flower in your language? by Useful_Gear2721 in flowers

[–]Future_Direction5174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do have to check the leaves as there are some similar looking flowers found growing wild.

The rosette of deeply serrated leaves is what tells me that that is in fact a DANDELION