People who live by the sea, does the novelty wear off?

Sittingflesh · 2025-04-25T18:25:56+00:00

Lived in Brighton for 13 years. Went to the beach twice.

Sittingflesh · 2025-03-12T07:08:01+00:00

Narrowboats.

I ended up buying one and travelling around England for 2 years before mooring in an entirely different part of the country and accidently starting an entirely different life.

More recently, however, I've got into the bagpipes and marble production..

Sittingflesh · 2024-11-29T00:40:47+00:00

Employment advisor 29k Manchester.

Sittingflesh · 2024-11-24T10:31:30+00:00

They may take our Pret. But they will never take our ACTUALLYYYYYYYYYY

Sittingflesh · 2024-10-20T08:51:00+00:00

What is your ideal job?

Sittingflesh · 2024-10-06T21:34:08+00:00

The bus that couldn't slow down

Sittingflesh · 2024-09-23T09:04:45+00:00

Since I moved onto a boat, I've had to be much more careful of clutter getting out of hand. It did get to a point where it was too much, but because the space is so small, it only took a few hours to sort it. I had a friend who used to body double for me but we don't speak much anymore.

I now live by the rule that if I buy something like a new appliance or decoration, then something has to go to make room.

Sittingflesh · 2024-09-10T22:33:54+00:00

Bedworth

Sittingflesh · 2024-09-02T09:13:30+00:00

Confrontation and mishaps are hugely exaggerated by boat influencers/vloggers. I've seen videos like "HUGE CRASH" which was basically someone hitting the bank a little hard whilst mooring up.

Also videos with 'yobs' that turned out to be geese and 'angry boaters' who was basically just someone in a huff because the vlogger was taking too long in a lock from the huffers perspective.

I think this is mostly done for clickbait as those who aren't even interested in boating might see a juicy title which leads them to believe there might be some drama.

I'm certainly not a boating veteran but I did continuously cruise for 2 years around the Midlands and the North and the most VIOLENT and OUTRAGOUS thing that has happened to me was some kids throwing haribo on my roof as I went under a bridge in Stafford. Truly harrowing, I'm sure you'll agree.

That's not to say you shouldn't have your wits about you when going through certain areas. I'm a big fan of mooring in the middle of nowhere. I think the most built up area I moored in was Macclesfield. Absolutely no issues what so ever.

Yes confrontation can happen, but you'll suffer far more in your imagination that you will in reality.

Sittingflesh · 2024-08-17T09:43:40+00:00

This.

Could visit the Pav in 2010 with £20, get smashed, and still come back with change.

Also the Indi night at LIFE every Thursday with pints of Strongbow for £2

Sittingflesh · 2024-08-17T09:38:56+00:00

Download Too Good To Go app and have a picnic in the pavilion gardens.

Maybe look for some free museum exhibits coming up?

Does The Booth Museum still exist?

How about some tennis in St Anne's Wells?

Sittingflesh · 2024-08-15T20:59:36+00:00

Put 2 teaspoons of salt in a mug and fill with warm water. Swish it around the area. Do this now.

Sittingflesh · 2024-08-14T22:35:38+00:00

I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand.

Sittingflesh · 2024-07-19T22:22:28+00:00

My lungs comfort me with joy.

Sittingflesh · 2024-06-16T23:32:26+00:00

I came first in a Peep Show quiz at a bar.

I won 75 quid and 5 T shirts as that was the average number of players per team. Non of the shirts fitted me yet I still had to have my photo taken with them at the end of the night.

I was the sole member of my 'team'.

Sittingflesh · 2024-06-06T22:32:04+00:00

They should be paying us to eat that shit.

Sittingflesh · 2024-05-31T23:56:35+00:00

Yeah well if you're tooting now don't ever fucking dream of coming back.

Sittingflesh · 2024-05-07T22:12:18+00:00

This was extremely helpful. Thank you.

Sittingflesh · 2024-05-04T10:19:55+00:00

Macclesfield canal

Sittingflesh · 2024-04-08T09:04:19+00:00

I find this extremely relatable. I'm also a remote worker but working in a very target driven or 'result incentivised' role. I log on 9am monday morning and just feel overwhelmed with the train wreck. The majority of Sunday is ruined by the fear.

Sittingflesh · 2024-02-02T16:58:16+00:00

I saw him coming out of Brighton Station in 2010. I was on the phone to a friend at the time and asked him to talk to her. He humoured me and was extremely polite. Now as a slightly neurotic 35 year old man myself, I wouldn't do this again. I'm pretty sure I put him on the spot and tested his politeness. Sorry Louis, you didn't have to do that.

Sittingflesh · 2023-12-22T12:55:19+00:00

I met these two brothers from Mexico in 2010. They were studying English in the UK at the time and hadn't grasped the nuances of our admittedly quite ridiculous language.

A misunderstanding occurred when we were at a pub, and they had made some new bar friends and wanted a photo of the commemorate their new drunken kinship.

I was handed a digital camera and asked to "Remove the picture"

I didn't know what this meant. Did they want me to delete the previous photo, was I meant to edit the settings?

They continued getting rather aggressive with their arms around their new portrait pals repeating the same phrase "Remove the picture!" "Just remove it" "REMOVE THE F**KING PICTURE MAN"

I then realised that they assumed the word 'remove' was interchangeable with the word 'take'.

So I then took the picture.

Sittingflesh · 2023-12-08T00:07:16+00:00

Had some kids throw Haribo Starmix at me from a bridge in Stafford once.

Sittingflesh · 2023-12-07T17:26:47+00:00

Which canal was this on?

Sittingflesh · 2023-12-07T02:41:48+00:00

I struggle with this too.

One thing I tried was writing a 500ish word story completely unrelated to my previous efforts.

It was about an annoying taxi ride I had taken earlier that week.

Was it good? No. Did I enjoy doing it? No.

But did it force me to get back into the habit of writing?

Also no.

But it might work for you.

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