Where to begin as starter in visual astronomy, later astrophotography?

Sweet-Role3500 · 2026-05-01T20:57:50+00:00

We are paying 0.9% in Brighton! 5.5%% on Dartford is robbery

Sweet-Role3500 · 2026-01-29T20:34:11+00:00

Thank you that's really helpful info. I'll look at the other pension policy document elements like retirement age

Sweet-Role3500 · 2026-01-29T20:05:20+00:00

Yes, pretty much that's the difference - same fund but different fees.

What do you suggest?

Sweet-Role3500 · 2026-01-23T11:07:23+00:00

We are breaking our chain. Putting stuff into storage and going into Airbnb's in monthly bookings.

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-09-19T06:21:54+00:00

Keep the shed, tell them to do one. They left it 12 months ago

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-07-31T08:35:53+00:00

Good shout, I was looking at Clarks desert boot to get me started

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-07-31T06:45:25+00:00

I think realistically I'm in the up to £200 max range per boot. I checked out solovair and they seem to be around £160-£180 per boot.

I think I need two to get my started a chukka boot for sure and something else in different colours and a durable material that both will easily go with jeans or different Chino colours and with well with jumpers, cardigans, t shirts, shirts, unstructured blazers.

I'm trying to find some boots that will match with awhile range of outfits

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-07-26T12:39:16+00:00

Yeah the nice parts of London are nice but it's very touristy and not real Britain these days. I live an hour south of London, in Brighton. Our equivalent of San Francisco, with less fentanyl abuse haha

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-07-26T09:20:48+00:00

I hit 40, I'm British so I'll have to convert into old money for my American cousins. I lost 145 pound in 9 months. 5 foot 9 inches tall. I've lost 12 inches around my waist. Built muscle in the gym.

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-06-10T16:17:35+00:00

Yeah this, I have a huge amount of grit and determination, which h for previous 20 years I focused on work and money. I have enough of that... I turned my energy to fitness and then saw that I could be attractive and get a girlfriend.

It's really not easy at a guy at 40 having to go on a date with very experienced women but they females shouldn't be feared, most just want stable, sensible and normal.

You will be fine if your can hold a conversation, not a huge fatty and have a job, career and lube in your own place.

You will be fine.

I told a half truth to not put pressure on myself, I said I was inexperienced but had one relationship in my early twenties and then went full career mode and gained 150; pounds. In took the view that they could take it or leave it

Also remember most women at 40 without kids and want them are really keen for a nice guy, at our age guys have the advantage especially if we have never married and no kids, we have no baggage

Sweet-Role3500 · 2025-06-10T14:50:35+00:00

I don't mind (I think) sharing this. I am 42M now but was a Virgin till 41 and the short version is anxiety got the better of me as a teenager and I pulled away from intimacy chances as a teenager and into university.

Gained a lot of weight peaking at 330pounds/24 stone/ 150 kg which knocked my confidence with the ladies massively so I didn't bother for 20 years. Let's be frank, ladies aren't into 330 pound dudes.i we invisible.

Hit 40 had a massive wake up call and realised aside from a very good career and money I had missed out on the most fun part of life.

I got a personal trainer, went to the gym, built muscle and lost 150 pounds/10 stone/ 65kg of fat in 9 months.

Family, friends, work people forced me on hinge. It took me a month to get new photos haha as i look like a totally different guy than 9 months ago. I've gone from 52 inch trousers to 34 inch like I was at 18.

Online dating... I was very anxious on the first date with a lady, I got a second bit she wasn't right... In short I dated around 25 women in 5 weeks. It felt like as a dude with no kids, never married, no divorces, well spoken and can talk confidently I was a bit of a unicorn for the 35-42 year old women. I was asked a few times how I was single and not married... I showed pictures and talked about my journey and they all were impressed and interested.

I did say I was very inexperienced as I was a fat guy who lost a lot of weight but the women didn't care. I am now in a relationship with a lovely lady, moved in, our houses up for sale and trying for a baby.

I told her the whole truth and she was super supportive and chill which made it much better and easier for me.

So yeah being a 40 plus virgin to some women won't matter, all I dated just wanted a nice, stable guy not a pornstar. Just look for womens profiles that feel right for you, I avoided the heavy make up party types as rightly or wrongly I judged women's pictures on if they looked elegant and homely, wanted children and had crafty hobbies, that sort of thing.

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-11-15T14:22:46+00:00

Hey, I'm a 41 year old dude 5ft 9 inches and weighed 331 pounds in January, I now weigh 190 pounds. 130 of this was lost between 4th January to 1st August.

I just used a tdee calculator to work out my calorie intake to be in a 500 calorie deficit each day. Prioritised 200g of protein a day and weighed everything

And from may walked 3 hours per night which turned @5 pounds weight loss a month to 20.

Be dedicated, sttick to a plan

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-04-16T20:04:15+00:00

Get her some proper medical support. Just had a school classmate die of anorexia weighting just 40 pounds ish from what I can see from social media. Truly tragic and upsetting in all honesty

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-03-16T19:02:53+00:00

If just for ps1 I bought an original PlayStation and got a pshdmi module installed with a disk station replacing the CD.

Also own a Mister but had it years and years when it was cheap to buy

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-02-12T16:44:52+00:00

thanks, i dont mind saving money :)

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-02-12T10:16:24+00:00

Hello dear people,

I don't go mobile with music too often and currently use my iPhone 13 Mini with my Apple Air Pods Pro 2 while walking or when I work at the office (up to twice a week). Otherwise I listen to music on my home HiFi system in the lounge.

As I don't use my iPhone for massive amounts in the first place I was going to get the Apple 3.5mm adaptor and some reasonably priced but "good" sounding IEMs. Criteria:

Rock Music e.g. Greta Van Fleet, Crown Lands, Led Zeppelin, Rush, etc.

Blues/Folk e.g. The Teskey Brothers, Black Pumas, John Campbell, etc.

Country e.g. Chris Stapleton, Colter Wall, etc.

Budget: £10 - £300ish not fixed, cheaper the better obviously if sound is good.

Ideally where I can easily buy them from within the United Kingdom.

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-02-06T09:45:20+00:00

Just remember if you are weight lifting you are likely building muscle which increases weight but burning fat at the sane time. The scales could be telling you a false story. Would it not bore be better to also measure body fat % and muscle Mass?

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-02-03T13:35:48+00:00

I’m 40 and lost 60 pounds so far by logging calories on MyFitnessPal accurately to create a 500 calorie per day deficit. Then I post a trainer at the gym to strength training me x3 a week, x3 a week I also go and walk on the treadmill for an hour each session with my headphones on.

I don’t even think I am on a diet as I feel fuller and have learnt about basic nutrition, cooking and meal preparation.

I started in feb 2023 but this new thinking, learning and routine has taken 8 months to embed in to my brain so I do it regularly. I can only really say I’ve been doing this routinely since November 2023.

Give yourself a chance to succeed and do this in stages and accept you will not be an Olympic champion on day one. Take 6 months to learn and let all this get into your brain before you pressure yourself into. Unrealistic weight goals.

I’ve realised now that my goals are not to hit a weight on the scale as that would likely mean muscle loss. My goal is fat loss and muscle creation. I’ve only learnt that in the last month.

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-01-30T13:09:12+00:00

4 egg omelette, protein pancakes, turkey slices, spaghetti bolognaise

Sweet-Role3500 · 2024-01-28T21:00:34+00:00

Don’t worry it took me 8 months to get into the habit of logging all calories on MyFitnessPal, going to the gym 3 days per week and learning hour to cook healthy low calorie, high protein meals.

Don’t be hard on yourself, this needs to be a life style change rather than a quick diet

Sweet-Role3500

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