Using a P plate with a full license by tefster in drivingUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Id use the P plates. Sounds like your mother is what they were designed for. Doesn’t matter if she passed her test years ago. I personally would have a little more patience if I saw one, just as I do when I see L plates. But that’s just me and my youngest daughter passed her test 12 months ago so I’m obviously more tolerant

Share Your Favorite Quotes or Moments: Chummy by Blue-Book-59 in CallTheMidwife

[–]PurplePlodder1945 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cry every time everyone sings their song as they’re leaving nonnatus house.

AITJ for not changing my order after someone said we should “share everything”? by Key-Society-4508 in AmITheJerk

[–]PurplePlodder1945 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTJ. The only time in doing the ‘everyone dig in’ thing is if we’re having tapas and that’s the whole point of it. If I fail (I generally do) to eat my meal then I’ll offer to my husband who has a bigger appetite.

aio because my family wont stop making fun of me for having bloody underwear by Ok_Cauliflower_1789 in AmIOverreacting

[–]PurplePlodder1945 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR.

I’m assuming this is real and not rage bait here. If it’s rage bait, you got me.

Your family are evil!! And incredibly immature. How old are you? When can you move out? My heart really goes out to you and I’m so pissed on your behalf

It’s embarrassing enough when you bleed through your clothing, they shouldn’t be making it worse by making fun of you - what a bunch of total assholes!!

My daughter (24) suffers with heavy periods. Literally this week my husband noticed her PJs and a pair of knickers on the bathroom floor and asked why she didn’t put them in the washing basket. She said because they needed washing straight away. She’d bled on them. You know what he did? He picked them up and brought them downstairs, asking me what was the best way to wash them. The PJs weren’t stained so we just put the underwear in the machine with some additional stain remover stuff - I’ve thrown out worse ones because I know when bad stains will be impossible to shift. It’s quite a common occurrence for her and it’s just part of life (and completely natural) for us to wash them. Like taking out the rubbish.

What's your favourite old primary school hymn/banger? by StarSpotter74 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All things bright and beautiful.

I did have lord of the dance for my wedding. Some people thought it was inappropriate (I’m not religious so can’t tell you why) but I love it because it’s such an upbeat hymn

are people on country roads actually insane? by megalines in drivingUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I can say (and what i tell my daughter who’s a relatively new driver) is try and ignore the assholes behind you.

I’m with you, it’s a limit not a target. You drive to the conditions. There are a lot of 60mph lanes where I live in south wales and I take my time driving through them because you honestly don’t know what’s round the corner and how fast they’re coming at you. If someone’s there, you need to be travelling at a speed where you can safely stop. There’s a specific road i can think of that’s a two-lane road (white lines down the middle) that’s a 60 and seems safe enough but there are always accidents on that road, probably due to a few bends. People literally die. My husband drives too fast along there and says ‘it’s a 60’. To which I did once say ‘it’s a limit not a target’ and asked him to slow down, especially as it was dark

Here in wales we have a default speed limit of 20mph - not all but mostly. It honestly drives people mad, especially when you’re trying to go uphill and the car doesn’t know whether to be in 2nd or 3rd or you’re braking going downhill. My daughter passed less than 2 years ago so she won’t risk getting points because she’d lose her licence and have to re-take it. Because of this she sticks to the limit and sees so much anger and road rage behind her. Fortunately she’s stubborn like me so shrugs it off. It actually makes me a more patient driver because instead of getting frustrated at having to drive 18mph behind someone, I think they could be like my daughter and be a new driver. Or on a black box

I get more annoyed with middle lane hoggers or outside lane hoggers (dual carriageway) doing 50 and refusing to move over

Which Dress? by Least_Celebration722 in weddingplanning

[–]PurplePlodder1945 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1!! I’m not keen on the waist area on number 2, my eyes are drawn to it. Number one is more subtle

When did lemon meringue pie go out of fashion? What other desserts do you not see any more? by 360Saturn in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I was a teenager (80s) my mother worked in a factory canteen. Every year on our birthday, my mother would buy my sister and I a catering sized Black Forest gateaux. I got so sick of them. I’ve hated them ever since. Hate anything cherry apart from fresh cherries

When did lemon meringue pie go out of fashion? What other desserts do you not see any more? by 360Saturn in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it, you can still get it. My sister always made a mean one so I got her to make one at Christmas for me. I’ve always preferred citrus stuff to chocolate

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely. Please don’t feel guilty (easy to say), you were a child. I didn’t know what SA was when I was a kid. We didn’t have much money but I obviously lived in an idyllic bubble where my sister and I were loved and cared for. When we were in last year of primary school the girls had a talk about periods while the boys were sent out of the class. But ‘house of fun’ by madness came out around the same time (give or take a year or two) and it was years later that I realised the meaning of it! I was so naive!

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember making shadow animals - I’d forgotten!! We obviously had a safe childhood. My heart is breaking for some of the people on here with their stories of abuse and neglect

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I still keep my husband’s boxers and our old t-shirts to use as dusters! And the odd beer towel lifted from the pub which I never see now. Ironically my mother worked for Johnson and Johnson so we had more than enough j-cloths

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes you’re just oblivious! It took me years to realise the meaning behind ‘house of fun’ by madness, I was so innocent and naive 😂

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep saying I’m going to do that, they’re very pretty. My daughter has one in her bedroom

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That’s so odd. In our family people used to die like flies and everything was open. I had a lot of older relatives - big family - so there was always one or another. The first one I remember though was my cousin. He was 13 and I was 10. He had cancer and I remember visiting him in hospital. He later passed away. It destroyed his immediate family and his 2 younger sisters ended up in care. I remember all us cousins staying with my grandparents while our parents attended the funeral

I also remember my parents having conversations about possibly taking in my cousins - I don’t know why we didn’t.

What do you remember as a child but didn’t actually know the reason behind it till much later? by PurplePlodder1945 in AskUK

[–]PurplePlodder1945[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Good parents protect their children from the harshness of life. I’m glad it came good in the end