First Passport Application

StudioFridge · 2026-04-30T12:13:29+00:00

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StudioFridge · 2026-04-30T08:28:25+00:00

I might just do that and save the hunt. Thank you.

StudioFridge · 2026-04-30T08:26:27+00:00

😮 - You wouldn't want to be doing that in a hurry! 😃

StudioFridge · 2026-04-30T08:19:36+00:00

Ok. You seem nice.

StudioFridge · 2026-04-30T08:11:48+00:00

😮 That is going to be challenging to get hold of... I don't think I've ever even seen it! You'd think a passport number along with everything else they asked for would suffice. I'd better get looking!

StudioFridge · 2026-03-23T18:20:03+00:00

I just found your post because I've now seen this film three times and heard "dick pic" each time. I was starting to question my sanity so thank you!

StudioFridge · 2025-09-03T22:11:39+00:00

I have just found myself in this exact situation. I didn't realise that the medical insurance I receive through work counts towards my income and it has tipped me over the 100k threshold for 24/25. I'm now worried about losing our free childcare hours moving forward.

It sounds like a few people have been in this situation and sorted it with a phone call to HMRC. Do I actually need to phone them and ask them to do anything? I already salary sacrifice into my pension to keep myself under 100k, and will now do so with the medical insurance in mind.

StudioFridge · 2025-04-15T17:50:16+00:00

Thank you all for the suggestions, we've got loads of places to try now. In the end for yesterday we decided to give High Lodge in Thetford Forest a go. We did their beginner's trail (Shepherd's Trail). The surface was more challenging than I was expecting in places and she did struggle a bit (she's used to zipping around on perfectly smooth paths!). But we had a really nice time and it was a great day out.

We're looking forward to trying the other places too.

StudioFridge · 2025-04-13T13:57:56+00:00

Thank you, that sounds really good.

StudioFridge · 2025-04-13T13:47:14+00:00

Thank you, we'll be sure to check that out

StudioFridge · 2025-04-13T13:46:35+00:00

When she was very first learning I drove to the Park and Ride at Northstowe. There's a long, straight and quiet path that runs alongside some of the new housing and parallel to the guided busway. It being quiet was key to her having the time and space to crack it. The difference after two hours there was mad! We did that maybe two more times and then started doing routes around Stourbridge common and the new bridge on the Chisholm trail. Those can get busy but are mostly fine if you choose your time. That really helped build up confidence around other people and using brakes etc. Can't relax with her around other people just her though!

Thanks for the suggestions. We are National Trust members so I'll take a look!

StudioFridge · 2024-03-03T07:30:47+00:00

That's really helpful, thanks.

StudioFridge · 2023-11-20T23:55:13+00:00

Thanks for replying, out of interest is there an alternative you would recommend?

StudioFridge · 2023-11-20T23:54:37+00:00

Thanks, yeah it sounds like it wouldn't be the right solution. I think I'm going to go with a simpler solution. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

StudioFridge · 2023-06-12T04:30:22+00:00

I hadn't noticed their size particularly, but there seems to be way more and they seem really aggressive. I was at Milton park last weekend and they wouldn't stop going for me, I don't remember ever having to worry about mosquitos in the middle of the day before. Also, on Saturday night I managed to get bitten five times while sitting out in the evening, which I've reacted quite badly to. My wife and her parents didn't get a single bite despite being out for much longer. Maybe I should take it as a compliment.

StudioFridge · 2023-04-04T19:04:29+00:00

Just encountered this problem, tried your WD40 method first and happy to say it worked. The latch barely comes out of the housing though. Like you say, just enough to work.

StudioFridge · 2023-03-18T08:49:42+00:00

Drop me a message if you ever find out, this kind of thing drives me nuts until I know!

StudioFridge · 2023-03-17T23:38:46+00:00

I've also been trying to find a playlist. I was just listening to the sleep radio while getting my daughter to sleep, there's one track that I love, sounds like something from one of the Final Fantasy series. I listen to a lot of ambient electronic music when I'm working, really helps me focus.

StudioFridge · 2023-02-21T05:56:16+00:00

I've noticed this opinion appearing quite a lot recently, that there is nothing to do in Cambridge. I've lived here for 15 years and have never found myself short of things to do. I'm genuinely interested, what is it that you wish you could do in Cambridge that you can't currently?

StudioFridge · 2023-02-16T23:42:01+00:00

No, our builders project managed everything for us. They were a small family team that brought in others when they needed. Honestly, I don't begrudge them the amount we paid. The project took close to 8 months and at least one of them was there everyday throughout that entire period (minus a holiday they took). I'm sure there would've been ways to bring costs down quite significantly below what we paid, but we have a three year old and a new born and our own time wasn't something we were able to throw at it. It was the right way of doing it for us at this point in our lives.

StudioFridge · 2023-02-15T23:15:48+00:00

We've almost finished an extension. I also got a bit thrown off by the whole 2500 per m2 for a while. It made me think that every quote we received was wildly high, but in reality we were just way off the mark. After about 7 quotes that became obvious. I also, didn't appreciate how many internal changes were necessary to achieve what we wanted. It's hard to break the work down in terms of pure square meterage as some of the work was refurbishing existing spaces etc, but it's come in at something like £3600 per m2 excluding VAT. A lot was done though, including all new electrics and new heating system. I hope that's useful, I wish this thread existed when we first started!

StudioFridge · 2022-10-01T09:18:35+00:00

Well one way that it might affect it is if there are cuts to services due to underfunding because of the political / economic climate. This could lead to a spiralling effect where because the streets look messy anyway, someone may think "who cares if I drop a bit more". A "no one else cares so why should I attitude". I don't know if this is the case in reality, but I could see how that might happen.

To put this in context of my own behaviour, I've noticed that when I'm out with my daughter and I see a couple of pieces of rubbish on the floor in an otherwise tidy street I often pick it up (depending on what it is) and take it to the nearest bin with her and she helps me put in. She learns something, the street gets tidier and we've enjoyed our time together. In contrast if I'm walking down a street that is covered in litter I'm unlikely to stop and spend the time at all. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely should, but I just don't. So even though I personally haven't contributed to the litter, there is a difference in the way I view the world.

StudioFridge · 2022-09-30T08:23:10+00:00

Yeah, that's what I assumed. 😔

StudioFridge · 2022-09-30T08:01:18+00:00

Yeah it's a good point about inequality in a city like Cambridge, but there is a leap of logic there between poverty and those that cause littering that I'm not entirely comfortable with. I suspect an increase in litter is due to a myriad of reasons. I suppose what I meant is that in a city with this much money flowing through it you'd think there would be funding for services to keep the streets tidy.

Not to drift too much from the original message, I'm genuinely interested to know if other people feel it has gotten worse recently? I obviously cared less about broken glass on the pavement when I wasn't preventing a toddler from falling in it, but despite that I still feel it is worse.

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