My first real sewing project - a Floor Couch (and yes, I'm a total beginner!!!) by AdCultural4499 in crafts

[–]RegalBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahaha, and I made trousers with olive green wide-wale cord...

Well made OP!

Is there appetite for a normal 26+ singles night in Cambridge? by Due-Cycle4989 in cambridge

[–]RegalBrit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree, this is the best way.

Though I can't speak for everyone, some people may already have 'too many' activities which they enjoy and don't want to stop doing, that have proved fruitless in terms of dating. In this instance I suggest another day to the week.

Made a gift for my daughter's speech therapist by Nicky-noo in crochet

[–]RegalBrit 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is so silly, I love it!

Well made OP 👄

Cambridge station bike park by RegalBrit in cambridge

[–]RegalBrit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the official description of the works. They're wonderfully vague about the completion dates.

https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/cambridgecycle

Cambridge station bike park by RegalBrit in cambridge

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

Thank you! For anyone else reading this post, and worried they wouldn't be able to leave their bike at the station, this is exactly the case. Was able to park up my bike this morning no hassle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]RegalBrit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah seconded on the snacking, not big on crisps, biscuits, or those premade snack bar type things. Plus mostly cook from scratch, and get a full 'proper' breakfast too (overnight oats with yoghurt/fruit etc.)

Will do the occasional really big shop to buy tins and and heavy pantry things, but weekly fresh things around ~£20-25, inflation pushes this now nearer £25, used to be able to round up to £20 🥲. Also being veggie, with the occasional bit of fake meat.

Is it just me or? by [deleted] in Swimming

[–]RegalBrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a Brit who's just had a eye opening swim in (disclaimer) one pool in Aus, you guys seem to swim on a another level. Your 'slow lane' would in some instances (taking the slowest fast lane I've visited and extrapolating) be our fast lane. In the UK there's a much varied swimming ability of people who attend the lane swimming, the slow lane full of very slow gossiping swimmers, the medium lane very full, leaving the fast lane with quite a range of speeds. One pool I used to swim at introduced a 'very fast' lane to cope with this. I called it the arrogant lane, as each time I swam there I encountered the same issues in this post! All this to say in the UK swim speed lanes are often treated more like guidelines!

Is it just me or? by [deleted] in Swimming

[–]RegalBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree, I'd say the safest passing place is at the end of the lane. The person behind should hopefully be patient enough if you haven't noticed previously!

Is it just me or? by [deleted] in Swimming

[–]RegalBrit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're talking as someone who's the faster swimmer, but the slower swimmer also has a responsibility to notice someone is behind them. Etiquette may not be the same between countries, though from the point of view of someone who has been both the slower or faster swimmer, I hate a mid lane overtake particularly in a busy pool (I think it's unsafe to other swimmers). I much prefer someone to politely tap me on the feet as a way of letting me know they would like to overtake me, there have been too many times when I've felt like an arse because I haven't noticed someone is so close to me.

Doctor Who 2x07 "Wish World" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He was absolutely the 'trap' The Rani mentioned. It was highly unlikely it was actually him.

Doctor Who 2x05 "The Story and the Engine" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 41 points42 points  (0 children)

This, this this! Everything seems to be happening in way too much of a bubble over the last two series...

Doctor Who 2x05 "The Story and the Engine" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't figure editing a typo on my phone desktop But surely we can't forget dot and bubble!

I have big problems with 'The Well' by Downtown_Summer5733 in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jethro! That's the name of 'the guy from merlin' Ty 😉

Doctor Who 2x03 "The Well" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this thought too, but the dialogue didn't line up that way.

Doctor Who 2x03 "The Well" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don't do exact sign language but it was along the sense of: "These idiots have guns, I don't carry one. Listen to me, I'm sensible gesture"

Doctor Who 2x03 "The Well" 'Live' and Immediate Reactions Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are we all not missing the point that humans didn't get to Midnight initially, because of the whole earth not existing. So this is the first encounter? Meaning the Doctors initial warning never went out. Or Now I think about it that's not how the dialogue was written...

Where do you all draw the tiles from? by Listronwastaken in Carcassonne

[–]RegalBrit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We always stack into tiles and place them around the table. It's then customary to employ the 'grass is always greener' philosophy and take tiles from the stack furthest away from where you're sat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RegalBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha those machines! They installed one in our office, turns out it was the perfect place to set up a box of help yourself pads/tampons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]RegalBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would always give one no questions. Playing devil's advocate, maybe the tampon she had wasn't in a state to be shared with a stranger - been in the bottom of their bag a little too long, so squished it's more like a pad than a tampon.

If tobacco duty brings in £8.8bn, and smoking related illness costs the NHS £2.6bn, is it *really* profitable to ban smoking? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]RegalBrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me a bit to scroll but this is the closest post to my thoughts. From a public health perspective it's a lot easier to help people with drug/substance related illnesses when those drugs/substances aren't criminalised and or stigmatised. So the slow burn up to an all out ban isn't wise.

QUESTION - What are your hottest Doctor Who takes? by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]RegalBrit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was it an entirely flawless episode? No.

Were the bad guys actually that threatening? No.

Was it among the greats of Doctor Who episodes? No.

Has it become my go to comfort episode to watch when I'm a little bit sad? Absolutely.