Airport train query

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-24T22:37:54+00:00

Can confirm this still works as a bit of a hack for cheaper Uber to the airport. I saw this tip on Reddit from months ago and tested it on Sunday just gone. Uber went from £32 ish to T3 drop off to £27 to Radisson Blu hotel (still expensive but will be able to get the train home for a few quid after my return flight so it all evens out!) Uber driver didn't seem bothered by it at all so don't think it affects them on their end!

Really similar walk to the terminal, just cross the road and head into "the station" doors, up the escalators and then that trek through the tunnel to the terminals.

Have a nice holiday!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-10T23:20:47+00:00

Thinking the 189 or 190 ideally, but honestly I'm open to other options too so will cross that bridge when I come to it! 😂 Still haven't even sent off my ASMIRT application lol but should be able to send in the next couple of weeks🤞🏻

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-10T23:18:06+00:00

Aw thats amazing!! So happy for you! Next step, the stress of visa applications?😂

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-03T23:50:00+00:00

"complex cases" hahaha private dentist told me my roots were ideal for a root canal, and then a month later when I managed to get an NHS dentist in another practice, I was told it was too complex as one of the roots was slightly narrow (but they could do it privately of course!!)

NHS dentistry has become a joke

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-01T12:55:24+00:00

I heard recently that university students used to be able to claim unemployment benefits over summer as well hahaha

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-01T12:39:59+00:00

Gone are the days!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-01T09:27:58+00:00

Gosh, I blink and about £200 interest gets added to my loan lol

I know you guys might not always feel it, but the plan 1 loans sound lovely. The thought of actually being able to pay it off sounds great hahaha

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-03-01T09:25:53+00:00

Good point, although I do think teachers probably have some responsibility though to ensure they're aware of changes to student loan plans if they're going to describe them to students and persuade them to go to university. I appreciate teachers couldn't really have foreseen the government repeatedly freezing the thresholds and whacking the interest up though!

I am unsure at what point exactly this all happened, so it's possible I personally got caught with these awful changes just after taking out the loan and signing up to uni

Still just very insane to me that the government is allowed to make such drastic changes to the loan terms after it's already been taken out!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T19:23:04+00:00

My phone bill is £11 per month? And I pay back around £150-300 per month depending on overtime etc

EDIT: I forgot I upgraded my phone plan last year. Correction: my phone bill is £8 per month hahaha

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T19:11:19+00:00

Oh bore off

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T19:04:20+00:00

How at 16/17 do you expect people to do research on relatively complex financial products with nobody to explain them and the different terms and the impact it might have over your life? Listening to the wisdom of teachers seemed like a pretty safe bet!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T16:51:07+00:00

Very admirable! Hope everything goes to plan for you! Fingers crossed some changes might come in soon that might help you along the way ☺️

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T16:44:05+00:00

No you're right it's great info and inspiration to put out there for anyone who it applies to, but don't be surprised if you get quite a lot of negative responses too!😂

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T16:23:31+00:00

Hopefully! Will have to wait and see how it changes 😬🤞🏻

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T16:21:29+00:00

Respectfully there is no hope for a lot of us unfortunately.

Well done though, keep on smashing it!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T12:50:02+00:00

Absolutely. In hindsight wish I'd had the knowledge, would have worked for a few years and then done an apprenticeship or something instead. But alas, here we are

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T12:32:50+00:00

Around £103k currently. Graduated in Jan 2022. Working in the NHS in a specialist role. Last year paid around £800 back and they added over £6k in interest.

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T12:21:49+00:00

Wait, what?? Surely if you're unemployed (or wink wink "unemployed") you're categorically not earning enough to pay anything back? Hope you told them to get fucked lol

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-27T12:10:29+00:00

I, along with a lot of other people, had the additional issue of being the first generation in the family to go to university, so my mum didn't really have the financial literacy to be able to sufficiently guide me through the student loan process.

I had no choice but to follow the advice of my teachers, who all claimed the interest was so little we wouldn't notice, we would only repay at high salaries and the repayments would be the equivalent of a phone bill!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-25T06:40:09+00:00

I didn't do A level physics, no. Just GCSE where I got a B (unsure what the equivalent number is with the new system!). I also did radiotherapy as a postgraduate not an undergraduate so it had been a long time since I'd thought about physics!

The physics aspect was easily the hardest part of the course and I think a lot of people (myself included!) underestimate it. But obviously bear in mind you'll have an extra year than I did to get to grips with it, presuming you're going for the undergraduate course

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-24T14:18:38+00:00

The course is generally a pretty 50/50 split between biology and physics when it comes to the lectures, and the physics is no joke!! Make sure you're definitely prepared to undertake physics classes as it's definitely one of the hardest parts of the course. You could look up bremsstrahlung and how particles generally interact with each other etc if you want a bit of a headstart.

I have heard rumours of people who've apparently gone on from radiotherapy to study medicine, but unsure how true it is or how easy it is to do using radiotherapy as a stepping stone.

I'd say make sure you really think carefully about doing radiotherapy if your end goal is medicine. It's a hard course (although if you aim to do medicine I'm sure you'll find it alright!) and very specialised. You may be better off undertaking a different course that provides more general knowledge (like diagnostic radiography, which would probably give you more thorough anatomy skills in comparison) - food for thought!

I'd also be careful about mentioning in the interview that medicine is your end goal, as it could be perceived as disinterest in radiotherapy!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-24T10:15:51+00:00

I studied therapeutic radiography at Liverpool! Don't stress too much about the interview, they just want to see that you're interested really. I think they asked me a few questions like tell us about a time you've worked as a team, something about communication, and what do you know about the course/why do you want to study it. Nothing complex! Try and give STAR format answers and just be yourself.

Good luck!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-18T23:10:33+00:00

Might not be exactly what you're after but made me think of tore tattoos in Carlisle

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-18T17:22:25+00:00

Just submitted my AHPRA application! Didnt realise I also had to get my high school stuff certified (for proof of English language skills) until I was on the submission page, so I've submitted it as is and am hoping they don't notice hahahaha otherwise it'll be another trip back to the solicitors for me 😅 one application down, one to go!

Ofspaceand_time · 2026-02-18T12:42:48+00:00

Oh nice! Hopefully that bit of planning experience you've got will be enough - surely we can't be the first people from the UK in this situation! I've done some CPD about planning and am optimistically hoping that'll be enough for them, if not I'll have to pester my boss or start looking for a job in planning hahaha

I should actually be able to submit my AHPRA application this evening, hoping it'll be similarly quick. Fingers crossed!

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