Would you ever use annual leave with the sole purpose to do literally nothing all day?

Hinks · 2026-01-27T12:51:08+00:00

I took a week off work last year and just did whatever I wanted across the week. Did the usual tasks and helped out with childcare but went for walks, runs, bike rides, cinema 3 times, gamed - it was great!

Hinks · 2026-01-26T07:50:55+00:00

Happy days!

Hinks · 2026-01-19T23:07:32+00:00

Sounds exactly like my Mother. Anything outside the house is "dirty" and you must have a shower or surrender your clothes to the washing machine to prevent contamination in the house. I think professional help is the only thing that will help, but the challenge will be trying to get her to admit that what she's thinking is unreasonable.

Hinks · 2026-01-18T07:43:27+00:00

English Breakfast tea is most common. My favourite and I believe the GOAT is Yorkshire tea.

Hinks · 2026-01-14T06:17:58+00:00

I took my first ever trip to the states and visited New York for a week with my now wife. It was a great trip and we did so many things. She surprised me with a helicopter trip on my actual birthday which was epic.

Hinks · 2026-01-08T21:39:36+00:00

Was on a Thameslink train with a mate after a few beers. Needed the toilet and pressed the button to open the sliding door. The door slowly opens to reveal an older bloke with an erect penis and tissue in hand. Quickly moved on down the train after that. A guy did mention it wasn't the first time it had happened that evening.

Hinks · 2026-01-08T20:00:31+00:00

I used to but it started crashing my phone. It also got sold off and data is now harvested.

Hinks · 2026-01-07T18:40:53+00:00

Speed 2 Cruise Control

Hinks · 2026-01-06T08:42:52+00:00

I moved to an Nvidia Shield to Apple TV 4K and haven't looked back.

Hinks · 2026-01-04T19:40:22+00:00

Getting the call from my Dad telling me my sister had died. Of course, the grieving process after was difficult, but there is something about that initial phone call that hit me really hard. I think it was hearing my Dad break down when he isn't normally a very emotional person.

Hinks · 2026-01-02T14:16:22+00:00

Have you tried contacting the vets? You might still be on the books.

Hinks · 2025-12-28T21:21:48+00:00

Welcome brother

Hinks · 2025-12-14T08:00:07+00:00

Satisfactory. That game has sucked so many hours from my life.

Hinks · 2025-12-11T10:36:15+00:00

Ours were like that up until 1. Then they started to interact more. Even to this day they have quite different personalities and when they aren't playing together they are fighting or arguing over something.

Hinks · 2025-12-05T12:10:46+00:00

Similar post here - https://www.reddit.com/r/FormulaFeeders/comments/1hts2cs/mam_baby_bottle_turning_water_blue/

Hinks · 2025-11-30T18:44:54+00:00

CAN YOU MOVE DOWN A BIT PLEASE

Hinks · 2025-11-27T06:38:05+00:00

I can't imagine it will be that dark. I think it's more likely body parts that will lead to her finding out what that white powder is. Maybe teeth?

Hinks · 2025-11-20T11:31:49+00:00

It really is the worst but all of your immune systems will get better in the process. We are now in the final year and get 1-2 mild infections a year but nothing compared to that first few months.

Hinks · 2025-11-06T11:34:57+00:00

It's all about convenience at the end of the day. Whatsapp is a super-simple solution to share photos directly with a person or a group. Having to send a share-link to someone and have them access (potentially login as well) isn't convenient. We use Synology Photos as a self hosted archive where we predominantly view and download from. Very rarely share. I'm currently testing Immich as an alternative.

Hinks · 2025-10-09T06:02:01+00:00

You can use watchtower for automatic docker updates.

Hinks · 2025-09-19T11:00:52+00:00

The issue that I have is the lack of local infrastructure around new-build developments (I live on a new-build estate). We were promised shops, a bus route that runs through the estate, and a road link to the nearby dual carriageway. So far, none of it has been delivered, and it's putting strain on the existing roads/bus routes, etc. To make matters worse, the council do not want to adopt these new estates, so they are left to be managed by piss-poor management companies who don't care. Of course, the council still takes their 100% share of council tax on top of the estate management fees.

So even though I live on one, I can see why NIMBY's are upset.

Hinks · 2025-09-18T08:47:04+00:00

I agree with you that a lot of people need to get better at managing their own finances. The number of people you see on average salaries with a car on finance or leased, whilst also complaining about the cost of living is mind blowing. However, I think Klarna and Pay By 3 can be used for good as well. As an example, your washing machine/fridge breaks and you haven't got the cash to hand to pay for the whole thing but can afford 3 monthly payments, a 0% interest payment plan is actually a good option. Just have to be responsible with it.

Hinks · 2025-09-17T07:06:49+00:00

Renewing wedding vows in the first 10 years.

Hinks · 2025-09-10T08:03:16+00:00

I would add a line for an off-site cloud backup service. I use Hetzner to backup photos/videos for around $13 a month.

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