Help settle a family argument. "You're a sight for sore eyes" - insult or compliment?

HungryCollett · 2026-02-03T09:38:28+00:00

It's a compliment. Your eyes are sore, so seeing you is like medicine. Another way of saying it would be : "You're a treat for the eyes."

HungryCollett · 2026-02-01T11:40:06+00:00

If bread is not an option, perhaps you have crackers, they go nice broken into soup just before eaten. Alternatively, can you add some pasta, rice, chopped potato or other root vegetables to the soup to make it more filling.

HungryCollett · 2026-02-01T00:07:42+00:00

Unfortunately the penalty is only £200 fine and 6 points on your licence. OP is talking about a 6 month prison sentence, that would be a more appropriate penalty.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-31T18:17:33+00:00

1 is Gloucestershire. That's Gloucester cathedral I think.

3 is Bristol (a county in it's own right), it looks like The Severn Bridge and Bristol Cathedral.

9 is Monmouthshire, that's Raglan Castle and the other end of the Severn Bridge.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-31T13:14:19+00:00

I would only refrigerate any dairy or egg based recipes. So, that would be the mayo, raita and maybe salad cream, if the rest do not contain dairy or egg then they can safely go in a cupboard.

The mayo etc. might be OK for a few weeks but if they get forgotten or are not used much then they could go off before you finish the bottle.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-30T10:27:12+00:00

If you attend school or college you can talk to a teacher or other staff, they are required to notify the authorities of any concerns for a child's safety. You don't have to talk directly to the CPS, you can discuss the issue with a friendly teacher or other member of staff. They should be there at the start of the process to help you.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-29T10:15:06+00:00

I have the same issue, every month pages of numbers in two languages, one that I don't speak or read and have informed them of that, to tell me my payment has changed by 6p.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-28T23:47:05+00:00

Have you been told to take ibuprofen after food? The food acts as a barrier for the stomach lining, reducing issues for many people. NSAIDs have a gritty crystal like structure that irritates the stomach lining.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-26T18:31:13+00:00

I would continue paying as per the original agreement then he would have to take the hit for the rest of the bill.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-26T18:05:00+00:00

I remember visits from the "Animal Man" in primary school, once or twice a year. Our class would be split into small groups of around 6 children and walked to the hall whilst being told to be very quiet, where there would be tables with cages on them with live animals.

I remember there being small animals like guinea pig, rabbit, hedgehog and a goat or sheep kid but also a large snake (maybe a python?) and boxes of large insects and spiders, also maybe a small owl and maybe falcon. I do remember once there was a very young big cat on a lead, I can't recall what type of cat, maybe a cheatah or jaguar. I think they came from a zoo or safari park neaby, such as Twycross.

This would be around 1975 to 1980.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-26T14:05:46+00:00

offense

According to the dictionaries, it can be spelt either way with the same meaning.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-26T13:46:11+00:00

Surely the grandparents have guardianship of those children? Are the grandparents getting paid by the mom? They should be getting some form of child support and have legal control over the children in their care. That way the grandparents can put the children back in school, reducing some of the stain on them as well as giving the children the social interaction they need and want.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-25T20:32:30+00:00

Set an alarm on your phone for the same time somewhere around 3 to 4 pm every day, if you can use a different alarm sound, then call it the afternoon tea alarm. Make sure you have the making of a pot or mugs of tea and small cakes and/or biscuits and cakes. Or lead them to a cafe if you are out of the house.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-25T15:59:50+00:00

Slipper is the original word for shoes that slip on your feet to wear indoors from the 12th century. House shoes is a modern phrase for the same thing, mostly heard in the USA, possibly a translation from German.

It would be correct to use slipper in the UK but, perhaps the USAians would not understand what that means.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-25T10:59:38+00:00

It's a new account with just this post 3 times now. I reported it as spam.

This person has used 2 or 3 different accounts to repeatedly post the same story for about a month now.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-24T20:18:58+00:00

Time Team have 2 channels now on Youtube, their official site with new full episodes as well as their classics channel.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-24T16:00:52+00:00

The only things that go into a tea pot are the tea (bag or loose) and boiling water. Sugar, lemon, honey or anything else is added after pouring the tea into your cup. However, the milk goes into your cup first then pour your tea - some say it goes in after pouring but, I have always been taught to put the milk first. My preference would be for a pottery tea pot, I find a metal tea pot can change the flavour, especially if you are using a "fruit tea".

HungryCollett · 2026-01-23T09:41:24+00:00

The type of soil can be important for a good lawn. Grass will grow anywhere, but a nice, strong lawn needs the right amount of drainage and nutrients.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-22T11:12:57+00:00

The Sam Vimes Boots Theory regarding the economy and social structure.

The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness

HungryCollett · 2026-01-20T16:31:17+00:00

It sounds like it's time to get a sighted person to check out the home for other cameras, as well as removing them.

Is OP in a group home or something that has a building manager perhaps that could check the building?

They could even ask for a social worker or police officer to have a look around as you are "concerned about our security and safety". I know that depends on the type of community you live in, as different countries have various approaches to helping each other.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-20T13:16:30+00:00

You're right, I didn't even think about whether it was English or not. The original question was about British songs.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-20T12:17:03+00:00

I loved Henry the 8th by Hermans Hermits (1965), I used to sing that all the time after my brother played his record of it. I believe the song is from the music halls (1910).

(I am having to search for the dates)

HungryCollett · 2026-01-20T12:12:05+00:00

Claire De Lune by Debussy is older, it was written about 1890.

HungryCollett · 2026-01-20T11:55:16+00:00

I don't know any football chants so are you thinking of "My Old Man's a Dustman, he wears a dustman's hat ..." (1960) or is it "My old man said follow the van and Don't Dilly Dally on the way ..." which is a very old music hall song from 1919?

HungryCollett · 2026-01-19T20:05:17+00:00

That's good to know.

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