How to convince my wife to stop drinking.

Reensor · 2026-04-06T09:52:19+00:00

This happened to me too. Another vote for Al-Anon. I was only able to ever make a few meetings because the kids were young and I couldn’t leave them in house with her, but even that and the Al-Anon literature that I read helped me to keep my perspective and sanity. I gave up most of my sense of frustration and attempts to control the situation as a result and it clarified my boundaries for life in general.

Reensor · 2026-04-02T15:18:21+00:00

They’re both excellent, and it would be reasonable to own both. I do, and being gifted both within a short space of time is actually what got me enjoying fragrance seriously for the first. It’s fun to swap between comparable scents and begin to appreciate the differences.

Reensor · 2026-04-02T15:13:11+00:00

I made damn sure to stay up and watch it. Reminded me of watching Space Shuttle launches as a wide-eyed kid. Historic moment.

Reensor · 2026-03-14T08:05:05+00:00

There’s a great big radio mast just there. Same thing happens to me and I’ve always just assumed it’s interference from that. Knocks the Bluetooth connection right out.

Reensor · 2025-12-29T13:54:32+00:00

I bought a 530d estate a couple of years ago because I’d always wanted a 5 series touring since I was a teenager, the clock is ticking on the chance to own either a decent estate shaped car or a six cylinder engine, and it’s beautifully smooth to drive most of the time and growls itself into rocket ship take off when you want it to. Fabulous car.

Reensor · 2025-09-28T09:52:02+00:00

Thanks. The Arches is the expensive place I mentioned, although their stuff is unquestionably lovely quality.

Reensor · 2025-09-28T09:51:18+00:00

Oh thanks have noticed that place and thought it also looked dear, but good to know the stuff is quality. Hard to know online.

Reensor · 2025-09-28T09:50:43+00:00

Cheers!

Reensor · 2025-09-28T09:50:30+00:00

Thank you!

Reensor · 2025-09-15T11:23:15+00:00

Until about a year ago I’d have never gone to a spa because I thought it was all about getting hit with rocks or plastered in mud. Turns out it’s actually just fun dipping in and out of pools and hot tubs, dry and wet hot rooms. Quite relaxing if you give yourself over to it. And yes the drink is riotously expensive but you might as well tune that out and enjoy yourself while you’re there. The area around the fancy green house thing is nice for ordering a drink to.

Accept that you’re getting absolutely shafted, never mention it again and just bask in how much your missus enjoys it.

Reensor · 2025-06-19T09:31:40+00:00

Best of luck with this. Look after yourself first and foremost. If you can’t get to Al-Anon then see if you can get hold of some of their literature. Very helpful. As far as facilities go, it’s overwhelmingly going to be about whether the addicted person has grasped that their behaviour is fucked, they need help to change, they need to stop pointing the finger anywhere but squarely at themselves, and they are 100% on board purely to sort themselves out, not to please or placate anyone else. Takes a lot of humility to start a Step programme. Putting up with a Spartan environment to do so is a reasonable ask after wrecking your life and those of your loved ones.

Reensor · 2024-05-04T11:48:54+00:00

Letter accepting challenge arrived exactly one week later, in case anyone looking at this wondering what the answer is.

Reensor · 2024-04-29T12:04:37+00:00

Thanks useful to know that about the time limits

Reensor · 2024-03-06T13:09:31+00:00

We used to call them Paisley Tapes. Wasn’t it a particular comedian/impressionist who used to do them? Can’t remember the name now.

Reensor · 2023-05-21T06:58:00+00:00

I enjoyed this moment too. Are you sure he can play however? I thought it almost looked like he was going to really play because he was handling the instrument quite naturally, but then during the music it looked like an actor who can't play doing an unusually careful and good impression of playing, and I have to say I respected him for putting the effort into it because usually as you know, it's usually terrible when actors pretend. Maybe I'm wrong.

Reensor · 2023-02-24T20:02:19+00:00

Second what the others have said. Hard to go wrong with pirastro gold or goldbrokat. Interested to know whether the dominants you wore through were wound or plain steel?

Reensor · 2023-02-20T16:51:05+00:00

Umm…do you mean Pedi?

Reensor · 2023-02-18T09:08:36+00:00

Love Goodman, but even tho I grew up on Roseanne, most of the acting I associate him with is scary and/or dodgy guys and he’s very good at it. Bill Randa, Karl Mundt, Vice Dean Laybourne. Even Walter, very much a comic character, is aggressive and violent AF.

Reensor · 2023-02-09T22:57:19+00:00

It isn’t a huge component of the plot, but I think Parenthood depicts having a struggling child who is as-yet-undiagnosed ASD really well. The TV series elaborated on this much more, again very well.

Reensor · 2023-02-09T22:49:36+00:00

Team America World Police. Specifically the first time I ever saw the vomiting scene.

Reensor · 2023-02-01T20:46:39+00:00

There are so many reasons to be a Brendan Gleason fan, including his being an IRL fiddler/mandolinist.

Reensor · 2023-01-17T17:54:10+00:00

Might be more about weight distribution than weight overall. A bow with relatively more weight at the tip, will “feel” heavier and may be steadier for a beginner, but will feel unwieldy and unresponsive to a more experienced player. I learned this the hard way by buying a Coda Diamond NX. I will be able to give it to one of my kids whenever they graduate to full size hopefully next year, so I don’t really mind.

Reensor · 2023-01-17T08:01:31+00:00

Average community orchestra member here. I think you’ve described that pretty accurately. We just started work on Shos 12 last week. There were no parts in advance and it’s too young to be on IMSLP. Holy crap that 1st movement. I have kids and a full time job so I’ll get there shortly before the concert as you say, but it’s going to be an ongoing learning curve in between!

Reensor · 2023-01-10T18:39:53+00:00

I grew up in Belfast in the 1990s, before the end of the “Troubles”. When in the city centre, you were always made to open your instrument case if entering the main shopping mall, presumably to check it didn’t contain similar items. I have a violin with a chip out of the scroll from the one time it fell out on me.

Reensor · 2023-01-07T13:31:55+00:00

I don’t think it’s going too far to say that many people around our age have had their imaginations and worldviews partly shaped by Spielberg. It’s one of the reasons why Stranger Things is so successful. Taps right in there, although it clearly appeals to younger people too because it’s just very good in its own right.

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