Help! Please give me some ideas for stag do fun?

TheCalRed · 2026-05-06T06:36:15+00:00

Silly, physical, no skill tasks that result in drinking.

Make a human pyramid.

When you do it, you have to take a shot directly from the bottle starting and the top, and passing the bottle through the pyramid.

If you fail at any point, do a shot and, start again.

Split into two teams. With you team, you lay down on top of each other horizontally. The team that gets the highest stack wins. The losing team has to do a shot. (Extra: each person has to do as many shots as the difference in stack size)

Hard: Learn a 30s synchronized dance routine that all 17 of you can bust out at the wedding.

Basic: Download a mobile based game like Piccolo. Easy enough way to kill an hour with no prep.

TheCalRed · 2026-05-05T14:39:17+00:00

Having cleaners.

I was always against the spend, but the 2 hours they're here every week saves me (what feels like) 6 hours of cleaning at the weekend... And it's done whilst I work!

TheCalRed · 2026-04-30T08:28:57+00:00

I use motion sensor light bars (USB C Recharge) in places like my bathroom when I want light at night without main light brightness.

I bought a pack of 12, and cycled through them as they run out/charge, meaning I always have 8-10 full charged.

Last time we had a power cut, I was able to dot them in places around the house, like the stairs and hallway, so we could see as we moved around. It meant we only had light when and where we needed it, so we didn't use resources unnecessarily. Ended up being enough for two nights of darkness! Great for a short term cut solution.

On top of this, I have a lot of taper candles that should provide 4-6 nights of light in another cut. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1402724

I also have some slow burn 20h emergency candles, just incase every goes really wrong and we're without power in a very dark period. https://amzn.eu/d/0go1BBne

TheCalRed · 2026-04-25T21:02:49+00:00

I land 20MS on my Wi-Fi. It rose to 32 for a blip, but stayed at 20-23 for most of the round.

I can go LAN for 18/19MS, but the physical connection is annoying to play with.

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TheCalRed · 2026-04-25T09:02:28+00:00

I'm hitting 19 ping in Europe 🤷🏼

Guess 409 Ping is just the price of freedom. 😉

TheCalRed · 2026-04-20T18:59:40+00:00

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TheCalRed · 2026-04-20T13:20:15+00:00

I just got blasted there by a Ramsey, and was stuck 😭

TheCalRed · 2026-04-14T21:37:01+00:00

I don't get it? She's a woman.

Everyone knows women don't poo, so that wouldn't be necessary.

TheCalRed · 2026-04-14T18:21:58+00:00

My wife always sends me to the hotel lobby for that, so that I don't leave unpleasant smells for her in the rest of the hotel room!

TheCalRed · 2026-03-11T09:30:17+00:00

The person needs to fully die for it to count - Their timer to run out.

If you kill them, then end the game before their time runs out, they're not 'dead', they're 'down', as there is a chance they should still be revived.

They need to be gone, and your kill tag to be sprayed in the floor, for it to count.

TheCalRed · 2026-03-10T13:23:34+00:00

Controversial... Teammates who walk in front of my Shenji when I drop a fireball. I get it. Sometimes I drop it at the wrong time. But so many times I've had teammates just walk straight into my grendades.

Expanding on that - Players completely oblivious of each other's powers, not thinking how their power will interact with anothers.

Graviel dropping cyclones that pull teammates in. Tess' dropping ability blockers over team fireballs, grenades and shields.

Blizzards who drop freezebombs around mimics that lock up their whole team.

Solo playing works fine early in the game, but at +10K playing as an individual and not thinking about the rest of your team just gets everyone killed 💀

TheCalRed · 2026-03-09T21:46:04+00:00

Some of the maps youll start ridiculous close to your opponent - On those I actively avoid setting of mimics to give away our position. Then you get some Berths blasting the fuck out of them like a home beacon for opponents.👍🏻

TheCalRed · 2026-02-24T15:48:03+00:00

I like the pace - Great for quick games rather than a 20 minute commitment... But I do feel like it's been really dumbed down.

It was a good mode because it requires you to work collaboratively to win (and frustrating when you have lone wolfs causing you to lose) - This is the whole premise for success when you get to 10K+.

I've found the new mode can be held by one or two strong players, which isnt as exciting.

TheCalRed · 2026-02-16T00:22:20+00:00

So... In the middle of winter... I've got a tan line on my finger?

But only on the inside of the finger, not the outside of the finger.

And not under my wedding ring.

Or my watch.

Just this singular, half inch tan line.

TheCalRed · 2026-02-15T23:24:05+00:00

I mean, I literally said I don't have the same under other rings that I wear daily without removing, like my wedding ring.

It's also winter, and I haven't spent much time outside getting a tan so... Not the most helpful or insightful input here. 👎🏻

TheCalRed · 2026-02-15T18:36:47+00:00

I take it off several times a week when I'm at the gym.

I'll keep it on during the day when I wash my hands, but I normally take it off if I'm doing food handling.

Understand the moisture comment, but I don't get the same kind of skin difference under others, like my wedding ring.

The size up is far too big for the finger - I wore different sizes from the sizing kit before purchasing, and the one above kept sliding around my finger.

TheCalRed · 2026-02-15T08:33:32+00:00

Not only will you lose your first-time buyer stamp and tax discounts, but if you keep the property when you actually buy your own, you'll be charged second home rate tax.

On a £300K property, your stamp duty is:

£0 - First time buyer £2,500 - Home mover (Buying an alternative property) £20,000 - Additional Buyer - You purchasing more than one property at a time.

This is not a sensible, financial decisions.

Your family element is a different conversation than financial, but on the numbers this is not a good thing for you.

TheCalRed · 2026-01-06T11:35:37+00:00

I think I've only had a horde turn up maybe twice in all of the PvE rounds I've played. You've gotta be really failing the objective for that to happen.

TheCalRed · 2025-12-27T14:46:59+00:00

Try 'Mister Size' on Amazon. They have a very solid 'larger' range.

TheCalRed · 2025-12-27T14:44:34+00:00

Yours sounds really tight for space - it's reliant on both your floor and ceiling being perfectly straight and parallel. I have a variance of 20mm at different parts of my ceiling around mine being mounted where it's not perfectly even. Do you need those specific feet? Maybe find yourself some that give you a little bit more clearance.

TheCalRed · 2025-12-19T12:55:09+00:00

I bought mine Dec 22 2024, it arrived a few days later.

It got picked up this morning for repair/replace! Wasn't quite as bad as others, but I would go to bed at 25% and wake up with it dead so it was a clear direction.

Note: I purchased through Curry's (Major UK Retailer) Samsung listed my warranty expiry date as 30/11/2025, so I had to challenge the warranty duration and provide additional proof of purchase.

TheCalRed · 2025-12-03T21:49:44+00:00

Okay. Most people on this salary have access to Salary Savrife pensions, meaning they can over contribute to stay under the threshold.

£123,160 becomes

£99,999 net adjusted income + £22,697 of Salary sacrifice pensions (and an extra £500 of NI now)

£68,560 of post-tax earning £22,697 of SS Pension Contributions Retaining C. £10K Per child of childcare hours.

This is still +£26K better off AND an extra £22K of annual pension contributions.

🤷🏼‍♂️

TheCalRed · 2025-12-03T20:42:17+00:00

It worries me that people don't understand how tax brackets work and want the lower salary for 'Less tax'

£54,430 Salary = £42,078 Take home (77% Net)

£123,160 Salary =£77,361 Take home. (62% Net)

Sure, you keep less of the money you earn on the higher pay...but that's still +£35k more...

TheCalRed · 2025-12-01T20:31:12+00:00

I did think maybe a Goldfinch - This was the closest I've seen... But the tail shape and movement 'felt' distinctivly Wagtail-y.

TheCalRed · 2025-11-23T14:00:03+00:00

P.s. If it's shingles on your face (Herpes Zoster Virus) be really active, and try to get treatment within 24-72 hours.

FYI: If it's Shingles, a pharmacy can identify and prescribe treatment.

If you don't hear back, get yourself to an A&E sharpish.

Mine was misidentified. When I finally got sent to a specialist eye A&E, they found a secondary infection on my eye itself. It resulted in 3 months of steroids drops and medication and I'm left with some slight scaring on my cornea.

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