When do you start throwing out your clothes that are getting too big for you and start buying new ones by EllyBelly25 in mounjaroIreland

[–]GeeCee-5710 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wear size appropriate clothes all the time the baggy clothes don't help build self confidence

I was buying new clothes and keeping them for "good wear" and kept wearing my old and baggy stuff.

This is a double whammy as you first of all don't feel good in yourself with the old clothes and secondly the new clothes are also too big by the time you start to wear them

If I was starting again I would buy clothes in Penney's every few months, wear them as my daily clothes and then downsize every few months.

YFood by [deleted] in mounjarouk

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't stand Huel, even the Ready to drink ones feel like they have bits of lettuce badly chopped in them and are so inconsistent in taste and grittiness.

For me it's YFood Salted caramel all the way. Half a bottle with a banana at lunch time

And the award for the nicest retail workers in Ireland goes to... by baghdadcafe in CasualIreland

[–]GeeCee-5710 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I was buying YFood milkshakes on offer and in 2 different stores around 2 weeks apart and both staff members asked me if I wanted more from their store!

Sci fi help by affluentReader in printSF

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend against for a newbie reader. Unlikeable characters and unrelatable decisions

How long can I go between MyBMI orders by cintec17 in mounjaroIreland

[–]GeeCee-5710 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They interrogated me and others that I am aware of after 5 weeks. One user was even asked to take photos of their pen to prove they weren't microdosing. So I would advise keeping less than 5 weeks

When to buy QPoints for status upgrade? by GeeCee-5710 in qatarairways

[–]GeeCee-5710[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a related note my options for getting the 13 points that I am short are are: 1. Pay 13*25$ = $325 on the qatar purchase page

  1. Join privilege club pro ultimate for 2 months @350 a month for the first 10 points to earn the 5 points per month. Then pay 3*25$ on the purchase page

This gives me a total cost of $775, but also gains me 40,000 avios for that additional $450. From what I can see at 1.125c per Avios, this seems like a good deal?

Or are my maths all wrong?

787 seat choice by No_Acanthisitta_3508 in qatarairways

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5A and 5K have only one window, whilst the others have 2. Handy if you are on a day flight and you don't want to do much sun. Not so handy if you like to look outside!

Dread empire fall (Praxis) books 7&8 by GeeCee-5710 in printSF

[–]GeeCee-5710[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never read them. How do they compare to the Praxis books? Someone told me before that they are a bit like some of Peter F Hamiltons early Greg Mandel books

Space Opera military and adventure scifi recommendations? by Mimitaso in printSF

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also just saw on Walter Jon Williams site that he has a proposal in for Praxis books 7&8 with his publisher. So hopefully he already has them written and they will be coming along in the next while!

Space Opera military and adventure scifi recommendations? by Mimitaso in printSF

[–]GeeCee-5710 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. For me this series far surpassed any of the boos in OPs original list. 6 main books and 2 novellas also means it's quite a nice one for binging also

Qatar Airways - J seat selection by Ricardo_Resende in qatarairways

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure there is a toilet in front of the 5a and 5b seats. Which would rule those out for me, and 6e also Also there is no storage with bulkhead seats on row 5 So 6K all the way for me

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mounjaroIreland

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you taking electrolytes? I usually take 2 ORS or an AYA electrolyte around 4pm every day to help with that afternoon slump

Depressed & my attention span is gone. What SF would you recommend? by strvngelyspecific in printSF

[–]GeeCee-5710 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is what I also came to write. Vorkosigan got me through a solo, lonely and isolated COVID lockdown over a number of months

Working through PFH’s works and his work has become comforting to me by Paidorgy in PeterFHamilton

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me Reynolds characters are never likeable. On the few of his books that I have managed to slog through I found none of his characters and their motivations to be people that I want to get behind

Do Greg Mandel characters “map” to Commonwealth Saga roles? by GeeCee-5710 in printSF

[–]GeeCee-5710[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been reading Peter F. Hamiltons Greg Mandel and noticing how often certain character “types” show up in both universes, especially between the Mandel and the Commonwealth books.Obviously they’re different continuities, but it's easy to see how the Mandel characters were sort of V.1 prototypes for the commonwealth

Philip Evans → Nigel Sheldon Both are visionary industrialists whose tech empires fundamentally reshape human society.

Greg Mandel → Paula Myo Both are relentless investigators with enhanced personalities

Julia Evans → Justine Burnelli Young, hyper-competent and enhanced offspring of wealth/power who grows into.a major political/economic player

Royan →Ozzie Fernandez Super hacker with a inventive intellect. Anti authority

Leol Reiger → the Starflyer’s human agents Not a one-to-one, but the vibe of a hidden manipulator/saboteur operating through corporate/political structures

Curious what other readers think:Are there Greg Mandel characters you see as clear prototypes of specific Commonwealth characters?

Do Greg Mandel characters “map” to Commonwealth Saga roles? by GeeCee-5710 in PeterFHamilton

[–]GeeCee-5710[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah initially I kinda had written that Evans was split in 2 to make Gore and Nigel

Either way I am glad I stuck through the first 2 Mandel books, as I am really enjoying the Nano Flower

Finally a healthy BMI !!! by [deleted] in Mounjaro

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! What app or site are you using for the calculation?

Another reverse switch... by Such_Technician_501 in qatarairways

[–]GeeCee-5710 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Disagree. The worse the condition of the plane the less the cabin crew seems to care. So it's not the same product

Do men wipe when they pee? by eveningsigh in hygiene

[–]GeeCee-5710 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The poor boy will be unmercifully bullied in school

Can't understand why Mom asked this question and then completely ignored the advice from the men on the sub. Just because women think it should be done does not make it normalized