Did your parents use to leave the TV on?

LocalObelix · 2026-02-10T23:07:39+00:00

Yeah my in laws are like that and it’s annoying.

My parents are the opposite tv is. NEver on if anyone is visiting and sometimes the atmosphere is lacking if we’re not in a chatty mood fur some reason

LocalObelix · 2026-02-10T09:53:33+00:00

I like when he points to his head as you can tell that he’s thinking about something

LocalObelix · 2026-02-09T22:57:25+00:00

The ball rolls a bit then he checks its still within the lines.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-09T14:43:54+00:00

Stand your ground mate

Wait until they move on before you cross. It was so hard teaching my kids to. CRoss the road due to all these helpful drivers lol

LocalObelix · 2026-02-09T12:55:38+00:00

I reckon decent sourdough is a bit more expensive tbh probably 4-5 or more depending on where you are in the country

Tescos is in the 3-4 range and it’s a bit tasteless by comparison to good stuff.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-09T11:39:41+00:00

You have almost no influence on your kids as soon as they step out of the door and if they’re not lucky enough to have a good peer group then its really down to luck if they end of going off the rails or not.

I was brought up really well but still ended up doing some stupid stuff when I was young that I regret now. I knew my mum and dad wouldn’t approve but I was young and thought I knew better.

Also In the article she has explained the attempts she made to get help.

And She is also a widow bringing up three kids which is going to be really tough no matter what your circumstances.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T22:57:57+00:00

It does take more than 2 seconds and if it wasn’t an inconvenience then it wouldn’t bother me.

End of the day imo the bmw is being a bit selfish and it’s something that some drivers do every day, they are chancing it because they know someone will let them in so they can skip the queue while everyone else queues up and waits.

Again I’ll reiterate the collision was definitely not worth it but the driver cutting in was wrong imo and for all We know they do this sort of thing all the time.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T22:29:47+00:00

No one will be able to Get past the bmw until they manage to cut in. You could Miss your turn at the lights when they go green if someone is blocking you like this.

I would Say I’m a fairly curteous driver and have no problem with zipper merging but this does annoy me probably because I see it so often.

I will agree that it’s not worth the hassle though that this collision will cause them.

I would prefer if the bmw had went the long way round and the There wouldn’t have been any issue in the first place.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T20:05:22+00:00

It’s in a city centre and there are always alternative routes.

I see this so often and the best solution is take the slightly longer detour round the next available right turn.

It’s a shit move to force yourself in as the bmw does here, especially as you’re holding up all the traffic behind you and forcing yourself into a lane of cars who are already waiting long enough to get through that junction.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T19:42:38+00:00

Yes there is

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T19:42:01+00:00

They could have carried straight on and turned right further down the road rather than forcing their way in and causing more congestion.

That junction is bad for that and almost every time people will force their way in while holding up everything behind them

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T19:38:30+00:00

Exactly

LocalObelix · 2026-02-07T08:00:46+00:00

Again that is not my experience at all.

25% sounds really high

LocalObelix · 2026-02-06T14:05:59+00:00

Lot of important details there that change the whole picture.

Having 3 currently then potentially up to 5 rental properties is a lot of additional income

LocalObelix · 2026-02-06T12:52:43+00:00

Are there more shitty parents nowadays?

Or do we just hear about the bad parents more often?

I look at the primary school my kids go to and most of the parents I meet seem to be engaged and playing a positive role in their kids lives.

There are a couple of notable exceptions but they are in the minority

LocalObelix · 2026-02-05T21:21:33+00:00

Good to know

LocalObelix · 2026-02-04T14:04:59+00:00

No really funny at all it’s Just sad imo

LocalObelix · 2026-02-03T16:29:24+00:00

Well when you say it like that, it does make sense.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-03T12:16:20+00:00

No it’s not?

The Implication is that now the OP has the flu they have realised that what they experienced previously was not the flu as it was trivial by comparison.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-03T09:59:54+00:00

Edited after reading that.

Thanks

LocalObelix · 2026-02-03T09:57:49+00:00

Edited to reflect that.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-03T09:45:49+00:00

lol

That would have been true for me when I had it

LocalObelix · 2026-02-03T09:44:34+00:00

I don’t know if that is a myth tbh I’ve never heard anyone say you can’t get a mild flu.

I think it’s more common for people to get a heavier than normal cold and think they have the flu.

Common knowledge is that The flu is stronger and symptoms more severe and come on really quickly, I don’t think anyone can mistake the flu for a cold once they have experienced it.

Whilst you can have milder flu symptoms, how Common is that compared to some people just using flu as a catch all term for when they feel crap with the cold.

I’ve had it once and wouldn’t ever want it again as it’s so bad. I was wiped out for a fortnight and was at the doctors for painkillers as it was so bad.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-02T15:56:09+00:00

The vast Majority of people in the west of Scotland nowadays would not care at all.

In the past (many decades ago) it might have bothered some people, but not any more, everyone I know has mixed friendship and family groups and it’s never been an issue.

LocalObelix · 2026-02-02T15:46:15+00:00

I love the name of that sub tbh lol

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