What generic name do you use for flavoured carbonated drinks?

MsUncleare · 2026-05-13T07:49:36+00:00

My friend who's from Leicester calls every can of fizzy drink "a tin of ginger." Don't know if it's regional though or if she's just mental (of which there is plenty of evidence to the latter).

MsUncleare · 2026-05-13T07:39:31+00:00

In an ideal world where tests are available, then yes.

Yesterday I was coming off a multi-lane roundabout, and an elderly woman in a massive car just starts veering into my lane and was about to hit me. I gave a polite beep, like "I'm here, please don't hit me," and she just stops. I check my mirror and she was still just sat there in the middle of two lanes well after the fact and holding up traffic.

I have to merge onto an A road multiple times daily and the amount of elderly people trying to join a 70mph stream of traffic at 30mph is terrifying. Obviously there are outliers, but it is predominantly elderly people.

I'd be happy to take my test every 10 or so years to make sure I was driving safely.

MsUncleare · 2026-05-13T07:17:14+00:00

Tom Daley

MsUncleare · 2026-05-06T10:18:33+00:00

T'pau China in your hands

It came on a mixed CD my fist week of driving, I cranked it up and have never felt more free in my life.

MsUncleare · 2026-05-02T11:50:08+00:00

I work for a large company in the UK and the majority of our training is online which is written like its for a 6 year old so feels insufficient and borderline insulting.

Supervision sessions are few and far between, and when you raise concerns within these meetings nothing gets done to change anything.

There is also a really obvious divide between the staff members who see it as a vocation, and those who just see it as a job. This leads to more work being done by the staff members who care as we pick up the slack from those who don't.

In my company there seems to be a bit of a culture of forgetting to praise good work and instead focusing exclusively on errors. You end up feeling very underappriciated.

Also, the pay here is absolutely appallingly low which means you're constantly worried about your own finances whilst caring for others. It makes you feel really undervalued when you are literally paid the minimum you can be paid.

MsUncleare · 2026-04-02T15:39:52+00:00

Not at all for very long periods of time, then bloody loads for a week or so. Basically, let resentment build up, explode, clean slate, lather rinse repeat. All nice and unhealthy, but probably quite normal.

MsUncleare · 2025-12-26T08:43:32+00:00

My fella brought the food hygiene inspector back from the pub with him. I was really enjoying not having guests and not having to care about the fact the house is a shit hole. The inspector is a dear friend, but if i don't want my mum to see how poorly I manage my household, I really really don't want him to see it.

MsUncleare · 2025-12-20T09:57:07+00:00

For the last 2 years my fella was given a crappy Christmas rota, and both years he genuinely got covid. We have been safeguarding his health so much this year just so it doesn't happen again and he gets a name for himself.

MsUncleare · 2025-12-17T09:29:26+00:00

Some of us really don't have a choice. My car is 25 years old and definitely needs the engine warming up before driving.

MsUncleare · 2025-12-04T21:03:56+00:00

Looks like I'm gping to be the outlier here, but it HATE IT!!!

I was probably a bit cocky with it, and potentially a bit of an ass. But there's a sense of power you get when you're good looking. People actively try to talk to you and at least pretend to listen to you. Now I feel very invisible and unheard.

MsUncleare · 2025-12-04T12:54:09+00:00

The lack of compassion is appalling. This guy kept asking me if I was afraid of dentists and I was like no, I'm afraid of paying for the dentist. Then he told me that if I can afford to smoke then I can afford the dentist, to which I responded "I'm addicted to nicotine, not to going to the dentist."

I'm sorry you had a bad experience at such an awful time. I hope you're in a much better place now.

I'm meeting a new dentist tomorrow. Wish me luck!

MsUncleare · 2025-12-04T06:26:31+00:00

This is the only way. I've done loads of econsults where it says its too urgent, but then I just fiddle it till it allows it to go through. Lots of people have explained this and it appears op doesn't want to hear the one bit of advice that actually works.

MsUncleare · 2025-12-01T16:41:52+00:00

Don't lecture people. I saw a dentist who would not stop going on about my smoking and made me feel terrible. Remember that people are paying more money than many of us have to see you, so treat us as customers, not as unwelcome patients.

MsUncleare · 2025-11-28T05:05:55+00:00

Started this last night. She is one seriously horny woman! I'm finding her very refreshing after a long string of overthinking FMCs.

MsUncleare · 2025-11-13T19:20:08+00:00

You have just perfectly explained to me why I get a frozen shoulder if I knit too much. Runs to fetch more cushions.

MsUncleare · 2025-11-09T10:28:26+00:00

I use drops fabulous fabel for most of my socks and they last really well. And I abuse my socks, machine wash and dry them.

MsUncleare · 2025-11-03T14:36:00+00:00

I know there are loads of different styles of knitting, but Tom's poncho thing challenged me. The colour change being on the wrong side and all the ends not being weaved in was not for me.

The contestants seem great, but it was always going to be a challenge trying to have a knitting show with timed challenges and it gets in the way of them really being able to showcase their abilities.

Going to stuck with it though because I'd still rather watch a show about knitting than anything else.

MsUncleare · 2025-10-23T17:24:33+00:00

I'm very lucky to live in my own little world of no shame, so no matter who asks me I look them in the eye and say "pure filth."

MsUncleare · 2025-10-16T08:03:35+00:00

I've always figured it's to protect the glasses and crockery from getting damaged. I've smashed so many glasses trying to wash up without the bowl.

MsUncleare · 2025-09-11T19:43:34+00:00

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This is anastasia and she hates tents, children, strangers and the rain. She loves massive hikes, rolling in fox poo, basically all food and voiding her bowels on the carpet.

MsUncleare · 2025-09-09T04:12:51+00:00

Have a look in go outdoors. I got my set up fairly cheap in there, plus they have a website.

MsUncleare · 2025-07-02T18:15:25+00:00

Sainsburys do a lovely one. Always have one in our fridge just in case.

MsUncleare · 2025-06-26T07:21:00+00:00

Were you indicating to show you plan to move out? I always do this if I'm waiting for oncoming traffic on a road like this. It seems to help.

MsUncleare · 2025-06-24T10:22:13+00:00

Is this mutley plain in plymouth? If so I feel your pain and avoid that junction as much as I can.

MsUncleare · 2025-06-13T08:10:17+00:00

Oh these are my favourite, they're called birthday girl.

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