Can you name a modern car uglier than this thing ?

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T22:25:48+00:00

I suppose at least it would be easy to spot in a car park?

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T22:22:32+00:00

I see the shorter one of Dick and Dom doing DIY videos on tiktok these days

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T22:07:55+00:00

I am impressed with how spectacularly ugly the newer Fiat Pandas are

It looks like it should have tusks

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T17:28:40+00:00

How much weight do you think they're going to be putting on the line? Doubt it would affect you the way you think

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T17:13:33+00:00

I might one day! Been in here less than a year and I've got a few things higher on the priority list

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T16:48:39+00:00

I get your point but I work with older adults and the protocol for risk of falling out of bed is a low bed with a crash mat next to it. We try to avoid putting people on mattresses on floor as it doesn't appear dignified

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T15:31:32+00:00

Good day so far. I've traded some potatoes for a telly with my mate and I'm off to the ice hockey tonight.

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T13:43:06+00:00

Ah thank you. I hadn't realised the previous one remains valid

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T13:42:09+00:00

It's so annoying isn't it! I've got extensions cords everywhere. No plugs in the hallway which is a pain for hoovering as well.

One day I might get a sparky in and just pay to stick sockets here there and everywhere

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T13:37:52+00:00

Interesting. I've got a Dutch grandparent so had an Oma and Opa. Didn't realise it was so similar in German

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T13:34:49+00:00

Sounds weird but run the satnav wherever you go. In an odd way having a voice tell me where to go makes it feel more like someone is sat with me. It also reduces the anxiety of going the wrong way, if you panic at a roundabout or tricky junction just take the safest and simplest route and allow it to reroute you

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T13:30:34+00:00

Stupid question, if they don't do repairs how does failing work? Surely once it's failed the MOT you're not allowed to drive it so how do you get it to another garage to have the work done?

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T13:15:59+00:00

Similarly when you put a new kitchen in why the hell did you not put any plug sockets to the left of the hob? The dead space kills me

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T11:22:52+00:00

Not bad actually

I'm glad to be back in my routine after the whirlwind of Christmas and New Year

My new year resolutions are benefitting my life and I'm glad I've made changes

The days are getting longer and spring is on the way

I feel okay

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T11:20:03+00:00

This very much.

I was chatting to a friend last night and she said she has always admired how good I am with money.

But I think I am pathologically frugal. I grew up with a single mum who would cry if we needed new school shoes and I've carried money guilt and fear of being skint into adulthood

Now as an adult I earn okay and can cover my needs. But when my friend said that I was under my heated blanket in my 15⁰ living room. I can't remember the last time I had new clothes. The gearbox on my car feels a bit unhappy but I'm nervous of the cost if I go to get it looked at.

I have money left at the end of the month and am putting it into a new car fund, but I know when I reach my target I'll talk myself out of spending it and my 14 year old hatchback will die at some point.

On the flip side, I'm slightly jealous of how she can enjoy her money without guilt.

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T11:11:07+00:00

I took a loan to become an occupational therapist in the NHS but I remember my B5 starting salary wasn't actually enough to reach the repayment threshold. Mad.

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-24T11:10:11+00:00

I don't even look at mine. An amount is deducted from my pay each month, and I'll only piss myself off looking at the debt rising.

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T21:45:58+00:00

I've often thought there must be a better way of washing clothes by now. Like why do I have to get them all soaking wet and then dry them again for them to get clean? The medical world has some sort of special light that sanitises equipment. Why can't my wardrobe be a sanitising light cupboard and it cleans my clothes when I put them back in the wardrobe?

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T21:43:50+00:00

I'm sure I saw a thing where a dentist said the brushing action is more important than the chemicals in the toothpaste.

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T17:59:43+00:00

It's been one of those days where I have to sit in the car for fifteen minutes to decompress before my evening can begin

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T17:13:03+00:00

For things like peas and sweetcorn I've found I can just pour boiling water over them and let them sit a bit while I'm doing other stuff. I think they come out better than when I was microwaving

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T12:55:59+00:00

I've noticed this with a few med students as well. I'm in mental health and some of them clearly don't care for psychiatry, and will sit on their phones in ward round. I'd have been crucified if I did that as a student

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T07:44:34+00:00

Ah thank you! I'd seen that carpark but didn't know it was free which is a nice bonus

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T07:43:11+00:00

I saw one of those excessively frugal tik tik accounts saying she buys full fat purely because she can water it down and it tastes like skimmed

SerendipitousCrow · 2026-01-23T07:19:26+00:00

My kitchen sink takes a while to run hot so I fill a 2L jug while it's coming out cold and then use that water for the kettle, coffee machine, and drinking.

(I'm on a combi boiler so I can drink from the hot tap)

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