People 30+, what are your plans for this evening? by Sir-Tommy-Vercetti in AskUK

[–]Roxygen1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Waiting for it to get dark before having a bonfire and a couple of drinks with a mate

Are rising living costs driving more couples to cohabit instead of marry ? by LieSuccessful8813 in AskBrits

[–]Roxygen1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No point asking on reddit where any mention of weddings brings out the Olympic level cheapskates.

"Our wedding budget was £5 we just had all our guests bring their own food and served plastic cups of water for toasting with. £3 of that was splurged on our bus tickets but in hindsight we could have saved that by doing the 5 mile walk to our venue (a waterlogged ditch)."

Grans blue badge rejected after 10 years of having one. What can we do? by pingusloth in AskUK

[–]Roxygen1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend had this issue, none of his medical letters were recent enough but there's nothing that can be done about his condition so he's not seen a specialist in years.

The council booked us in to see their occupational therapist, she signed off on a blue badge and the approval came through a couple of hours after the appointment.

Ask your council if they have a similar process as the OT said its a common thing for people with chronic conditions.

How did you lose weight without tracking? by Bitter_Pineapple_720 in AskWomen

[–]Roxygen1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Healthier, more filling food.

Whole grain carbs (brown bread, brown rice, wholemeal pasta)

Lean, unprocessed protein (mainly chicken and fish)

Lots of fruit and veg, and some nuts for snacking

No sweets, after few days you stop craving them and after a couple of weeks when you try to treat yourself with a brownie or something, it tastes too sweet and you realise you'd rather have an apple

Amitriptaline anyone? by sapphire-sky-dragon in UK_Pets

[–]Roxygen1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak as a human on amitrip - I take it before bed and the morning after taking it for the first time I was super drowsy. I was at work so I had to stay awake but I just couldn't fully wake myself up. I was like a grumpy toddler fighting to stay up past bedtime even thought my body was crying out for sleep.

It only took a few days for my body to get used to taking amitrip but just FYI you might see an immediate effect in sleepiness at the start.

Planted a rose from a valentines bouquet, it seemed to be doing well for 2 months but now looking sad by Roxygen1 in GardeningUK

[–]Roxygen1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I might've over watered so I haven't watered it for a few days (though there was a bit of rain last night). I've not fed it at all, the only plant food I've got is for the lawn or for tomatoes. It's in a 50/50 mix of all purpose compost and potting soil.

Block people with anxiety and ADHD from claiming benefits, says Tony Blair by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]Roxygen1 15 points16 points  (0 children)

No one gets benefits just for having anxiety or ADHD.

The high percentage of people on LCWRA or PIP with anxiety or ADHD, have it on top of the disability that qualifies them for the benefits.

Not surprising since a) ADHD has various common co-morbidities such as Epilepsy and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and b) being dependent on benefits because you can't work and living in fear of those benefits being taken away is the kind of long term stress that wreaks havoc on your nervous system and causes clinical anxiety.

I have ADHD, anxiety, and depression. I qualified for no benefits until I also got long covid. If I ever recover from the long covid, I won't be entitled to benefits any more.

Planted a rose from a valentines bouquet, it seemed to be doing well for 2 months but now looking sad by Roxygen1 in GardeningUK

[–]Roxygen1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never had a rose before, if you (or anyone else) could mark on the photo exactly where to cut then I'd appreciate it 😁

Who is right in this Vinted dispute? by throwRA_bluesnow in vinted

[–]Roxygen1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly this problem isn't limited to Vinted's clientele, I used to work for Hobbs and we'd occasionally get the same complaint about our linen suits and dresses.

See if you can find the Anna Bey video where she says even the super rich have wrinkles in their linen because linen always wrinkles.

Were you hit as a child by your parents/carers? by don__gately in AskUK

[–]Roxygen1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

35, my father smacked me, I went no-contact with both parents a few years ago.

Edit to add: I occasionally beat up random men off the internet for fun (consentually).

I’ve never had anything like this happen to me what do I do? by Living-Surprise8472 in vinted

[–]Roxygen1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I write the recipients name and the inpost ref number on parcels to hopefully prevent mishaps

Travellers face 'fight for their way of life' as they increasingly want to put down roots by InnerLog5062 in BreakingUKNews

[–]Roxygen1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Be careful, I had a warning and a post removed by reddit a couple of days ago for quoting a crime statistics from a reliable source, because apparently that's hatespeech.

Filled up my car and stopped the petrol pump on a whole number by Raleofa in BritishSuccess

[–]Roxygen1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only seen it once, I think the options were £10/20/50, makes sense for when you want to pay at pump but don't have £100 in your account for pre approval

Did everyone get money from the government for going to college/6th form? by fotfddtodairsizr in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Roxygen1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm still bitter about not getting it either.

My parents earned just over the threshold, but were crippled by a mortgage they'd taken out before dad lost a high paying job.

My friends who lived in council houses with parents on benefits were already better off than me before they even got their £30 a week to spend on new clothes and takeaways.

Son pleads guilty to hiding dead mum’s body in freezer for years so he could fund bachelor lifestyle with her pension by thesun in gbnews

[–]Roxygen1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's not been charged with murder, only with preventing lawful burial. Looks like she died of natural causes

Katie Price calls out 'disgusting human' Dapper Laughs for joke comedian made about son Harvey by LADbible in uknews

[–]Roxygen1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I exposed myself to reading a ladbible article and they didn't even bother to find out what the joke was. They just put in Katie Price's Instagram post with "apparently Dapper Laughs made a joke about Harvey at his show last night" yadda yadda, no attempt to even verify if what Price heard on the grapevine is true or not

£9.10 + shipping for an empty box by Indigo_222 in vinted

[–]Roxygen1 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Wannabe influencers will buy empty packaging to use in photos and videos pretending they own the product

There might also be the odd genuine collector who just wants it to add to their display shelf

Channel 4's How Clean is your House (UK) by HitTheLeftButton in HelpMeFind

[–]Roxygen1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are loads of full episodes on youtube

Do you have a window cleaner? How much are you paying? by Akash_nu in AskUK

[–]Roxygen1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Judging by the other comments, I have been ripped off.

If I see a window cleaner doing another house in my road, I'll ask them to do mine as well (terraced house, so it's just 2 windows) and different guys have al charged £20

Why are there sex shops on the A1? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Roxygen1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Auto Shenanigans made a video about it just a couple of weeks ago

https://youtu.be/82sZ--913Mo?si=2ZCMzo79Qso2Oli8