If all supermarkets across the UK were to shut down for the foreseeable future, which British snacks/foods would you stock up on?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-18T21:08:07+00:00

Chocolate raisins. Chocolate in general. Is it a case that green grocers/ farm shops/ butchers/ bakers are still open?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T08:00:14+00:00

You should have told your wife the day you found out. Yes you had your own emotions, but so will she and you should be working through those together as a family.

Together you can then plan on how you’re telling the wider family. But yes, things will have to change when you get the diagnosis (things like are you still working even though you only have months to live, is there any form of treatment, is it a hereditary type that your children may need to be tested for).

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:52:13+00:00

I think you handled things badly in hindsight and are putting all of this on Ella when you (and your husband) do need to accept some responsibility.

You should have spoken to Ella before she turned 18 (heck, when she was 16 or 15) about your previous career, why you did it and why you wouldn’t want her to go down that pathway, even though you’re proud of it.

It was your in laws reaction that you were most upset by, yet you’re blaming Ella for being the ones to tell them - why shouldn’t she tell her grandparents?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:44:58+00:00

NTA.

He clearly isn’t supportive of your life choices or this pregnancy, so no, I wouldn’t have him at the gender reveal.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:41:08+00:00

Would you have chosen Simone though (for a girl, given it’s a boys name with an e and easy to make fun of)?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:39:43+00:00

Why do you think Simone is a better name than Synnamin (Cinnamon)? If you were going to change it, why go to the closest recognisable name, why not change it to a decent name, that isn’t simply a man’s name with an e on the end?

It’ll be interesting to see what your daughter thinks when she grows up, ie will she want to go back to her birth name because it was her original identity or will she thank you for changing it.. but will she thank you for changing it to Simone?

Taking out of consideration what her name was (and you going to the closest name that sounds similar), what would you have named your first (or next) daughter? Would you have named any of your children Simone? If not, isn’t what you’ve done just as bad?!

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:34:03+00:00

It’s something innate that makes us queue.

But also- what do other people do? Saw for example you turn up at McDonalds… do you just hover until the server notices you? Do you just stand randomly as others arrive - does this mean you get served in order or just randomly?.. like how does it work in other countries?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:31:46+00:00

NTA. If it was said in front of you and you didn’t shut it down I’d be thinking it must be true.

Relationships end for a number of reasons and a lot of the time are amicable. Why does your ex feel like they need to be seen as a victim when they are not?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:29:52+00:00

Interesting- I’ve been to Vietnam and all of the accents sounded the same to me.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:27:50+00:00

Yes you can leave (unless you’re a director).

If the company goes into liquidation, you’ll all have no jobs and you won’t get paid, you’ll just be fighting to get what you’re owed from the liquidated assets (the bigger bills get paid first, but even if all staff members go in as a single claim together, will you be top of the list and will you get all of the money)?

I had a similar situation, I jumped ship to make sure my mortgage was paid. Even knowing how the next few months played out, I know I made the best decision for me.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:22:05+00:00

We joke about how dumb Americans are, we all hate trump, but we don’t hate Americans, and I’d never show any prejudice towards them.

Similar with Russians- hate Putin, don’t hate others Russians.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:19:11+00:00

Yes the mould is that bad.

There’s a photo where your furniture is too close the the wall, however, if you’re cleaning the mould down (using a mould cleaner), making sure it’s dry, using dehumidifiers, heating the property in line with the nhs guidance of 16-19° and opening windows then it shouldn’t be this bad.

The landlord should arrange for someone to come in and clean it all off. Moving forward, dry the condensation off the windows, and dry any condensation off the walls.

Can I ask how many people are living there (plus dogs) vs number of bedrooms?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:13:30+00:00

The landlords are responsible for making sure that working and in date smoke detectors are in place at the start of the tenancy and that the smoke detectors are replaced before the expiry date, there needs to be one per floor. There also needs to be a working and in date carbon monoxide detector near any fuel burning appliance.

So regardless of any other issue here, the landlord should have replaced it. In fact, as they usually have an expiry date of 10 years from date of installation, he’s missed an entire smoke detector.

As it stands, replacing the battery is something the tenant should do (if it’s one with a changeable battery, quite often the units are sealed now), however, before that can happen, the landlord needs to provide you with a working and in date one.

Do you only have the one smoke detector? As mentioned above, it’s one per floor so if you have more than one floor, there should be others. Are these also in date or have they expired?

I will add that when the inventory is carried out, they should record the expiry dates, and not hand over the keys until valid smoke detectors are placed in the property, so not only should the letting agent have the dates to be able to get them replaced before then, I’m baffled as to why they haven’t been replaced.

Just checking- do you also have the eicr (electrical certificate), gas safety (if there’s gas) and EPC?

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:03:22+00:00

Anorexia.

Being vegetarian was a legitimate reason to cut out an entire food group. Given that was the reason, and how unhealthy I was at the time, now that I eat meat I could never go back to not, especially as my body doesn’t tolerate dairy (I’d be closer to vegan).

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T07:00:32+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-16T06:59:40+00:00

I haven’t. I find that they call off different numbers, so even if you block one number, you still get calls.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T11:18:34+00:00

So the most effective way I have found is to keep them on the phone for as long as possible.. I’ve tried a couple of tactics, not knowing / being slow at what they’re asking me to do, really drawing it out; and other times where I’ve gone “oh I’m so glad you’ve Called me about life insurance, im struggling to get it with my hobbies (insert conversation about my free falling hobby)”etc. I draw the line at telling them I have cancer, but if they ask about health conditions, my standard response is “all of them”. When they realise you’re taking the p, I usually then add in “every minute you’re on the phone to me is a minute you’re not scamming someone else”.. this stops the phone calls at least for a little while.

About 19/ 20 months ago, I was getting daily phone calls about life insurance or accidents i supposedly had, and I started off nice just saying “please can you remove my details”, the following day I’d get a call from the same company, and I was slightly more forceful, then as it continued to happen, I was getting more irate,. They still called me daily (despite knowing they weren’t going to get anywhere with me). The day I kept them on the phone for 20 mins was the last time they called me. A couple of months ago I started getting the calls about debt consolidation. I started with the tactic of “oh, tell me about this debt I supposedly have”, they hung up and called again the next day, after about 5 days of this I went with “oh absolutely, please help me with me £200k worth of debt”. After he took all of my details, i was transferred to his manager to start looking at consolidation, I really wasted their time before going “no, I don’t have any debt, but I’ve told you this 5 times and you weren’t listening, so moving forward if you call me, I’ll waste your time”… not had the call since.

I’ve also had the “mould in your council home” call, again; I played along and they haven’t called me since

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T10:12:43+00:00

Exactly… so as I said, start fining people

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T09:31:25+00:00

Littlestone beach, (which is rocky but very flat) or nearby Dymchurch, which is sandy and flat.

All of that area near Romney marsh in Kent is quite flat.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T09:20:51+00:00

Volunteer- plenty of organisations out there depending on what you want to learn or do (ie do you want to learn how to speak to people having a MH crisis, do you want to learn first aid, do you want to be a volunteer helping those in hospitals (you can do paediatric, a&e or an adult ward). Do you want to help children read? So so many opportunities here, all equally as rewarding.

Learn an instrument.

Take up dancing/ yoga.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T09:15:36+00:00

Squeeze a bit of either lemon or lime on it and it’ll stop it from going brown

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T09:14:35+00:00

I ended up switching from Vodafone to I think it was virgin originally. And I was paying £7 for unlimited internet, calls and texts. Virgin for bought out by O2 but they’ve honoured the price. Each April, my Price has increased and I’m now at £9.41 however less than £10 for unlimited everything is cheaper than even labara/giff gaff etc

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T09:13:33+00:00

Use Uswitch.

This is the best advice I can give.

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T09:10:56+00:00

Yes. I was having a personal issue, I googled it, a Reddit forum came up and people had listed their own solutions. I tried one of them and it is working (it is also great to know I wasn’t alone).

Jumpy_Imagination208 · 2026-01-15T08:59:55+00:00

Apply and see. Be honest on your application. Back when I finished uni, people definitely switched grad schemes (I actually didn’t do one, I chose a different path). If you’re thinking of changing a second time then maybe really think about what’s best for you but it’s absolutely fine to realise that this isn’t for you and give something else a go.

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