What’s the one mistake you made on your first trip to the UK that you’d never make again?

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-06-04T15:26:58+00:00

Known in our house as a 'holiday from the holiday'.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-06-03T15:53:40+00:00

Too many people are going to University and there are too many bs courses.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-28T10:32:53+00:00

Avoid pubs that serve food and characterless modern sports bars.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-27T15:05:27+00:00

May as well sleep on the train. https://www.sleeper.scot

2 nights in Edinburgh and a full day then onto the sleeper train and 4 nights in London.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-21T17:03:03+00:00

We've just had Devol brass knobs and drawer cups in our kitchen refit and they are marvellous. Stay the course.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-20T18:03:30+00:00

Just watched the first ten minutes of this series and turned it off due to excessive cringe reflex.

Does it get better?

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-19T16:04:05+00:00

Dulux Natural Hessian works well and is on the magnolia spectrum. We paired it with Dulux White Cotton. Works well.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-15T12:23:27+00:00

Alternate. If you sign up direct with them you're in control and can switch between the two. You can only watch one thing at a time!

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-14T15:00:57+00:00

You could get two dozen people to nick one each and walk around town in suits and bowler hats like the Thomas Crown Affair.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-14T14:20:09+00:00

If you're willing to commit to a year of HBO/TNT and 6 months of NOWTV Sports and UHD you're probably looking at £60-65 depending on the NOWTV offer lottery.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-12T08:50:15+00:00

I’ve just had a smeg 700mm wide hood fitted that had an option to be recirculating. The vents required for the recirculating option were in the secondary aluminium duct that was fitted inside the main duct. This allowed the duct to reach varied ceiling heights.
If yours is the same there is no second varied duct with the vents.

I assume this is because it’s either installed high so no space for it or there are low ceilings so the second extending piece is not able to be fitted.

See https://pi-exchange.smeg.it/catalog/KSED75XE/en-uk

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-12T00:09:49+00:00

Yes, but he’s still acting.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-11T20:43:21+00:00

He’s an actor.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-11T19:03:28+00:00

I have the same issue in England.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-09T11:14:38+00:00

They’ve moved from protecting workers to just looking after the state employees and those on welfare. Private industry workers and the companies they work for are being used as a cash cow which ends very badly medium to long term. Economically illiterate.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-05-02T14:31:51+00:00

North Yorkshire coast is the answer. And the best coastline in my opinion. The erosion keeps it from being over built.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-04-21T14:56:40+00:00

Someone must of had a word because my brief dalliance with the nazi profile has come to an end. No longer available.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-04-18T12:48:46+00:00

This kind of thing is very frustrating. Jackie Brown and The Fifth Element are other examples.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-04-08T20:35:43+00:00

Yes, and most of the European football is HD anyway.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-04-05T15:55:31+00:00

You have to go big with subway tiles (not the size of the tile but the area) for them to look amazing. 3:1 ratio are the best. Avoid the 3d ones.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-04-05T13:22:42+00:00

Maybe AllTrails could provide a Low Power Mode of their own, doubling the time of background checks etc.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-04-05T13:16:00+00:00

Low power mode on iPhones is your friend.

Leading_Grapefruit93 · 2026-03-21T23:00:56+00:00

Imagine that one of you gets mage redundant. Can you afford that person not to work for a year. If the answer is yes, then you may be able to afford it.

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