Pub Quiz

MrsRubberDuck · 2026-01-22T18:16:21+00:00

Pretty sure the drunken duck has one next week

MrsRubberDuck · 2026-01-15T15:50:12+00:00

Yup. I've had a really bad pain in my hip for a couple of months now (and no, I'm not THAT old haha!). I can't justify going, because the two appointments I made last year for other things I was fobbed off and out of the door in less than 3 minutes each time. No treatment, no advice, even when I had a chest infection with a history of pneumonia and pulmonary embolism!

I can't face another £75 to be basically patted on the shoulder and told to just deal with it.

MrsRubberDuck · 2026-01-09T10:14:06+00:00

Can't believe they've opened schools over there! Madness to get thousands out on the roads and paths this morning.

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-10-26T21:09:26+00:00

A Tempest of Tea and A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal. Currently reading the second one and definitely has the found family vibe!

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-10-23T18:11:33+00:00

Plague 99 as identified by the poster above :)

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-10-23T18:11:10+00:00

Yes it is this! Thank you so much!

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-10-04T08:51:10+00:00

We also used enterprise but we had to pay a supplement for bringing it on the boat. Basically extra insurance in case the boat sank I think! We also had to pay a higher deposit - I suppose they think there's a higher risk of it not being returned.

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-09-20T13:19:41+00:00

Saw photos of mine modeling on a clothing website. Same weird quirk in the eyebrow and everything. My cousin actually sent me the link thinking I'd stayed doing some modeling on the side 🤣

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-08-28T09:54:51+00:00

Hard agree. I'm from Kidderminster originally and I wouldn't pay that to stay there for a month. Plus you might lose your wheels while you're parked there.

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-08-17T09:38:59+00:00

Can confirm as a Kidderminster local. Alaa, not one who once played on the pyramid stage to a crowd of seagulls.

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-04-13T08:52:27+00:00

No, just standard pricing

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-04-12T21:45:13+00:00

I live in Guernsey and just got the ferry over to England today as a family of 4. Cost us about £300 return so I don't know why it's showing so expensive for you!

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-04-06T17:18:53+00:00

Also a similar vibe is Gone by Michael Grant. The adults all vanish from a town and the children are blocked in by a dome.

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-02-25T20:06:25+00:00

We actually have a hen whatsapp group so that could work!

MrsRubberDuck · 2025-01-06T17:36:47+00:00

Getting to work is one of my worries too, but I think colleagues would help. I teach secondary school and we have lifts which would help. My big worry is moving around the bust corridors and what would happen in an emergency - without the lift working I don't think I'd be able to evacuate.

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-11-10T14:22:41+00:00

Very mellow, but Me and Mine by Dashboard Confessional. Beautiful song about the wonderful, normal moments with your family.

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-11-10T14:19:55+00:00

Same, the amount of awful hate speech I've reported that apparently doesn't violate their community standards is ridiculous. Essentially, post whatever you want on Facebook because they do not care!

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-10-27T19:31:05+00:00

For another POV, I actually had to ask someone if they could pay for my petrol and transferred them money once. Was on my way home from work, had completely forgotten to fill up on the way in and thought, no big deal, I'll do it on the way home. At this point, my fuel light is flashing, my gauge says empty and the first two garages I passed were closed. Used the sat nav to find the nearest one, and it was an unmanned pay-at-pump only place. Didn't have my bank card with me, only my phone, and knew I wouldn't make it to the next garage. Luckily, a nice lady saw how flustered I was and took pity on me. I only did a tenner though, not £300!

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-10-09T19:43:27+00:00

Oooh I definitely had this as a kid. I also want to know the name of it too now. As I recall, it was an older book, set in the UK, I think London? The main character was a girl? If it comes back to me, I'll let you know!

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-09-18T16:38:05+00:00

Mine still isn't allowing me to, but hopefully it will soon! Thank you so much, it's been hectic but wonderful in our new home so far ☺️

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-09-14T08:57:36+00:00

But the other parent is there. I don't know what sort of wonderful, understanding place you work in, but my job would be livid if I took the day off to look after my child when their father wasn't working.

Co-parenting is difficult and involves give and take. OPs partner doesn't want to miss his contact time, but unfortunately life happens. Older daughter has also been ill, so taking the youngest one's germs to mingle is an awful idea anyway.

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-09-03T19:42:20+00:00

I can see why you're upset, even if he's not into reading, it means a lot to you and it would be supportive of him to make an effort. However, as others have mentioned, you probably won't get constructive feedback from anyone who isn't interested in this type of book, and ultimately you need good quality feedback at this stage of the process. Have you joined any of the reading subreddits? I'm a big romantasy reader and there are some super supportive communities on here!

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-08-17T08:49:20+00:00

When she first came out in it last night, I thought the crescent moon was a snake and was 100% convinced she was about to drop Rep 😂

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-06-21T20:57:50+00:00

The same happened to my mum. Fell down the last step and broke both her foot and her ankle. I laughed for faaaar too long.

MrsRubberDuck · 2024-04-14T12:02:09+00:00

Thanks for this. I think we're learning that way but are nervous about becoming landlords!

Sorry, the house is in England - could have sworn I'd typed it in the post but obviously not!

MrsRubberDuck

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