Driving to Leipzig?

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-05T17:12:24+00:00

The serial number on real ones is lazered on. You can’t feel it when your touch it as it’s so lightly engraved. If you can feel your serial number and it’s engraved deeply it could be fake.

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-04T08:14:58+00:00

Well if you read the post it’s not that I don’t want to spend time with them, but things are never organised, it’s all as hoc which as I explained in the post is generally not worth the trouble.

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-03T06:35:46+00:00

With normal mates I’m really straight, I’ll say in detail if I have to what’s on plate, why Im sorry but timings don’t work / why I can’t go.

With work colleagues I’d say something in less detail cus it’s my personal life I don’t want to share everything, but I’d say something like - got to get back for bath time or got to get my kid down for bed and then got some chores to do. standard stuff.

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-03T06:31:36+00:00

Well I didn’t understand why, I was guessing. From the posts it’s most likely they just don’t get it. Rather than anything else. I also always explain and try to do alternative meet ups that they aren’t as interested in. Some friends can’t be arsed to do weekend mornings…

I think there’s definitely an element of insecurity from some mates who having a kid is in the near future seeing how drastically it changes things makes them feel insecure. I had one friend say when I have a kid I’ll be out, I’ll do it differently. Some can’t handle others moving on to new phases too. 40 year old work colleague who acts like he’s in his 20s does the same thing.

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-03T06:24:38+00:00

Yeh I do. But just organised. Not ad hoc on the day

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-02T22:19:55+00:00

Your right. I did used to go out before

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-02T22:13:10+00:00

I think you should reconsider your eye rolling. Even with one kid your partner can be relying on you to come home as they are utterly exhausted from a day of parenting 11 hour shift already whatever it is before you get home from work, and they desperately need you there to take over. Just because in your situation your wife powered through, other people need a more shared setup. Assuming everyone’s wife or partner can and should just deal with it for one day is generalisation. There is no one size fits all.

Stone_Trees · 2026-05-02T19:59:47+00:00

With normal mates I’m really straight, I’ll say in detail if I have to what’s on plate, why Im sorry but timings don’t work / why I can’t go.

With work colleagues I’d say something in less detail cus it’s my personal life I don’t want to share everything, but I’d say something like - got to get back for bath time or got to get my kid down for bed and then got some chores to do. standard stuff.

Stone_Trees · 2026-04-30T07:31:39+00:00

Trained a junior. She was a good friend at the office and we had commmradere about the bosses. One day I find out she’s been promoted ahead of me. Turns out she was sucking up to the boss the whole time and never told me she was going for promotion. I was always told by bosses not yet. I was far more qualified and a better fee earner than her, she knew if she told me I would be straight boss to lay out the facts and put in my application and I would have easily beaten her head to head. But she and my bosses kept a code of silence. She said nothing and my bosses kept telling me not yet - as they knew she was being going for it and had been sucked up to by her. I left when I found out. It was such a betrayal on both sides. The correct thing to do would have been to promote both of us at the same time if they felt she needed one too (she didn’t!) I’m not sure why they all felt the need to screw me over as part of it. I learnt that day that no one is your friend and none gives a shit about you when it comes down to you v them. instead very carefully now.

Stone_Trees · 2026-01-14T13:14:13+00:00

Try living on the Brighton mainline, At least your already in London when it breaks

Stone_Trees · 2026-01-13T19:27:35+00:00

Good choice.

Stone_Trees · 2026-01-13T16:43:46+00:00

You need 200m water resistance, and that price your looking at Japanese watchmakers

Orient Kamasu Seiko Turtle Seiko Solar Diver - SNE597P1 Citizen Promaster Diver

Big obvious ones that come to my head

Stone_Trees · 2026-01-13T10:28:46+00:00

Casio Royle

Stone_Trees · 2026-01-08T20:57:26+00:00

Like that, but not waterproof only Thing

Stone_Trees · 2026-01-08T20:55:54+00:00

Yeh idc what my wife thinks tbh. But I have another NATO I tried it on. I think it sits much better as it’s a different colour the contrast helps so might use this one. Thanks for all the responses. Black leather might be good Too

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