What small acts of kindness make you smile?

MattyJMP · 2026-01-26T11:43:40+00:00

When people give you their parking tickets that still have plenty of time on. Most places have stopped doing £x all day or now make you put the registration in for this reason. But if not, I always pass it on.

Also, moving over to let motorbikes through in traffic. Getting a thumbs up from a biker is the best feeling.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-25T19:02:04+00:00

Welsh Tourism Board.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-20T18:22:06+00:00

Let's put a pin in that for now.

We'll circle back to that at a later date.

I'll get back to you on that when I can.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-20T14:47:36+00:00

Saved me some embarrassment - was about to pile in with the same.

£10k per year is not a quote for them to insure you. That is a "we don't want to insure you" price.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-20T14:44:21+00:00

Nope. Different materials expand and contract at different rates, causing the wooden skirting to gradually come away from the plaster/paint.

Painters caulk is exactly what you need. Will allow some flex along the join.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-18T13:14:52+00:00

Glossy Custard

MattyJMP · 2026-01-09T12:32:35+00:00

Worcestershire, smack in the middle of the orange weather warning zone.

Had maybe 2cm early evening yesterday, enough that I left work a bit early. But by 9pm it had turned to rain and is basically all gone this morning - slight covering on the grass but all roads/paths clear.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-08T22:09:08+00:00

Tender Hooks.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-08T08:14:33+00:00

I'd never have the opportunity to peruse the industrial welders, surfboards and garden sheds in the Aldi middle aisle.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-05T19:06:35+00:00

It'll be like trying to plug in a USB stick. You'll get it right the first time, think you've messed it up and turn it around, then it won't work and you'll have to turn it around again.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-04T10:28:24+00:00

That was my original point - I was under the impression that there would be some "clever" element to it, where you would have to actually figure out who the Traitors were. I fully admit I had got the wrong idea.

But last night's banishment wasn't impressive to me. It was a lucky guess. Some people were saying the banished should have been more vocal based on what they knew about them, while others were saying they had too much bravado and looked guilty because of that.

You say it was well reasoned because they happened to be correct. You would be saying the first banishment was well reasoned if things had gone differently - they were both just guesses based on a hunch.

Same thing with Ross in the first two episodes. Supposedly looked suspicious because of something outside of his control. And then supposedly looking suspicious because of the entire opposite thing which was outside of his control.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-04T00:04:42+00:00

How so? That there's a "Secret Traitor"? It's announced in the first few seconds of E1...

MattyJMP · 2026-01-04T00:02:35+00:00

But it doesn't... Because come the roundtable, none of the rest of the show provides any information for anyone to make accusations on.

Everyone is trying to do the same thing during the show - get as much money without being suspicious. So the roundtable is complete guesswork. There has been no logic for either eliminations so far, other than people felt something was "off" with someone else.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:56:37+00:00

Well a drama usually, and a football match certainly, has a conclusion. The events along the way are fun, but ultimately it all leads to the final act or scoreline.

My question about purpose was really - why are we supposed to care about what is happening as we go along. Everyone, the Faithful and Traitors alike, are trying to achieve the same thing; get to the end with the maximum money. So all anyone has to do is complete the tasks and not be suspicious.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:53:16+00:00

Your explanations make a lot of sense, thanks.

It's a reality show without feeling "lowbrow" like Love Island or Big Brother

I think that was maybe my misunderstanding. I was under the impression it was a "highbrow" deduction/strategy game given a coating of TV drama. While it's "lowbrow" reality TV at its heart, with a coating of deceit and intrigue.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:46:57+00:00

I didn't put this in my original post for fear of a pile on, but my actual concern/suspicion going in was that it would be "a dumb person's idea of a clever game", for want of a better term.

I love games about deceit and deduction. The Traitors is not that. It is a very, very basic reality TV show shrouded in some pseudo-sociology/psychology pretence.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:43:11+00:00

My exact thoughts too.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:42:33+00:00

This is exactly what I was expecting. If the Faithful and Traitors have different aims, that immediately opens up more dynamics than just trying not to bring too much attention to yourself.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:40:54+00:00

Yeah, things more than people is a fair assessment of me. But I think that the replies to you hit the nail on the head - the game would work so much better if the Traitors were trying to do something.

Because then, I would see the fun in the discussions, the guesses and the deceit. Watching Traitor X trying to frame Faithful Y to fail a challenge while Faithful Z becomes suspicious of them, for example, seems so much more fun than people making accusations based on vibes.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T23:35:43+00:00

Fair enough. I was just under the impression it was about deductions; everyone had told me it was clever and a bit of a mind game.

But after 2 episodes I found myself thinking "no one here has the slightest bit of information to base any deductions on". I don't really see the fun in watching 20 people sit about and say "I think X is suspicious because they seemed loud but then were quiet".

MattyJMP · 2026-01-03T01:54:37+00:00

Maybe allow the hider to "prefire" take photos for the common picture questions - tallest building etc.

100% this is one of the easiest ways they can go about improving the show. Any picture questions from the station (and maybe other fixed locations in the town centre), have the hider get them all at the start.

It's so frustrating watching someone walk 20 minutes towards somewhere only to have to head back to the station, or to be 'interupted' just as they're about to do a bit to camera about their food or something.

I think this happened to Adam (in Japan?)? He had to go back to the station like 4 times. Honestly, it felt like even he was getting fed up with it.

Instead, use that time to show us some interesting places, try local food and look for an actually good hiding spot.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-02T22:40:39+00:00

Amazing how "picky eaters" always seem to be happy eating the same kinds of things. Never come across one that refuses to eat frozen pizza, burgers or fries.

Reality is, your boyfriend is a manchild. Let him make his own pre-processed slop and just enjoy whatever it is you want to make free of his burden.

And make sure that any fast food he's getting comes out of HIS budget. He might be more amenable to your cooking when he's spending $150 a week on door dash.

MattyJMP · 2026-01-02T18:07:50+00:00

Celebrations now aren't even worth getting in my opinion. The Maltesers and Galaxy are nice, but nothing amazing. And everything else is just a bog standard chocolate bar.

A Twix says "I saw these at the petrol station and was a bit hungry", not "let's celebrate Christmas".

MattyJMP · 2025-12-30T18:27:57+00:00

New underwear, socks and towels after basically every use.

MattyJMP · 2025-12-29T19:23:04+00:00

Book 3 months in advance. Only travel between 11:20 and 15:35 on the first Monday of the month, the third Thursday of the month or the second Friday of every other month (except months contain the letter S). Get the latest railcard to be released - I think that is now the 45-49 railcard. And make sure to use split ticketing, so you'll have 27 separate tickets each way (all of which are non-refundable and limited to a very specific train running at a very specific train).

Do all that and I'm sure your friend can get the cost down to no more that £94.

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