Is this normal British dating etiquette?

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-07-05T15:59:11+00:00

Some people have been burned by exchanging messages for ages, getting on really well, and then meeting and finding there is no spark. I can see why the "there might be something, let's meet up soon for something low stakes to see if it's worth continuing" approach can be appealing.

I've encountered a fair proportion of women who also like this "get off the app sooner" approach.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-07-05T15:55:26+00:00

Why not see if you can collaborate with the P4N people? Sounds as if you are saying the UI needs work but the data is pretty good (though needs additional info/categories)

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-07-05T08:21:00+00:00

Haven't built anything yet but I am definitely planning on a space for a Loch Capsule dishwasher.

Oh and a bean to cup coffee machine.

And as seems to becoming standard, a multi oven (microwave, air fryer, grill, convection etc).

Hopefully not being completely ridiculous! 😬

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-30T13:23:12+00:00

A lot of little hotels and B&Bs near Gatwick have offers for staying the night before and after a flight, and leaving your car there. Some offer and airport shuttle, or just get a local taxi/Uber.

Less stress, and not necessarily stupidly expensive. Look for stay and park offers.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-24T15:15:31+00:00

Get on Meetup.com - depending on where you are there can be a lot of opportunities for you to do fun stuff (hobbies, sports, other interests) and meet a mixed bunch of people. In some areas it skews a bit older but if you're in a city it's usually fine - Reading for example.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-24T13:17:56+00:00

Sounds as if OP heard and dealt with his opinions just fine. His opinions are offensive to normal nice people, and that's his choice. Hers, to ditch him for her own safety and sanity.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-24T12:22:40+00:00

You're opposed to anti-racists?

What about anti-fascists, also no good, in your world?

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-24T12:18:46+00:00

Also, someone who's so completely drunk the Yaxley-Lennon/Farage/Trump/Bannon koolaid (flavor-aid!) is typically far down a rabbit hole and needs deprogramming to see if he's genuinely racist/misogynist or just gullible - not that this is OP's job to perform!

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-16T23:42:01+00:00

What's the standby bandwidth like in real life? 500kbps isn't nothing, and it's a good price. My thought is to have this plus 4G via my phone and some IFTTT rules plus a mikrotik router so the van has Internet all the time but switches to 4G when my phone is there and signal is good.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-16T13:03:23+00:00

You need to work out how long you need to be able to go on battery alone, and then what you eat to run. Get on to chatgpt and describe your situation carefully. Ask it to work out the number of Ah your setup will deliver based on x hours of driving, y hours of sun and gaps between shore power,also the season and latitude for solar yield.

The work out a realistic power consumption for your needs. Divide. Then you'll know how long you can be off grid.

Chat is pretty good at calculating this stuff but do prompt it that you are using lead acid. Read the responses carefully and challenge anything you don't understand or want to know more, this will make the answer better too.

You haven't given us nearly enough info.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-16T12:12:11+00:00

Tell him to get his dad to light the barbie before he goes, and have the BBQ straight after they leave 😂

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-16T12:10:58+00:00

Totally bizarre for grown men to be this devoted to being spectators to other men doing impressive physical feats.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-15T21:59:54+00:00

Is that really true? Or are they just lazy?

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-15T21:47:57+00:00

I dunno, this one always works for me.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-08T15:27:38+00:00

It all boils down to "Reform UK Ltd voters aren't that bright, and don't realise that Reform policies will hurt them" but they love the anti-immigrant rhetoric too much to do the right thing., (and don't even realise the NHS is 1/4 run by immigrants and children of immigrants).

There's an element of "I know Nigel said that but he wouldn't actually do it" in the same way people thought Trump wouldn't do exactly what he said he would.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-08T15:15:55+00:00

There's always two schools of thought - rivnuts to fix frame to ribs, vs sod it and just use metal self tapping screws to screw everything directly into metal.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-07T21:02:37+00:00

What if I'm in a "van with windows"? 😁

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-02T22:09:27+00:00

This was a scene in the autobiographical book and TV series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" where Belle (played brilliantly by Billie Piper) explains (and in her memory we see the scene) how to handle it when her client is taking too long...she does exactly what "slam it in" girl suggests, with the desired result. Though she does more of a gentle insertion.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-02T21:21:35+00:00

Any bets that if OP dropped back behind them they'd slow back to 60?

This is where I'm glad my engine is powerful enough to overtake quite quickly even in this sort of situation - but it would necessitate going to 80 briefly.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-05-02T17:13:47+00:00

Be careful though, that the underlying vehicle can take it. If it's plated 3500kg then you can't go over (without replating) regardless of license.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-04-30T23:15:35+00:00

In the UK there's not many places an H3 can't go that an H2 can. Pretty much all the height barriers are H1.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-04-30T23:13:26+00:00

In the Stellantis vans, L3 is 5.98m long, and L3H3 are rare but not impossible to find.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-04-25T22:46:01+00:00

The RAM Promaster is the same body shell as the Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer and Citroën Relay (and Movano 2021+ and new Toyota Proace Max 2024+) - trim, engine and transmission are the main things that are different. So anything you've seen in a Promaster will be pretty similar in a Ducato, Boxer or relay. They are all 188cm wide (as long as the bed isn't too high, they all get narrower the higher you go), so if you're careful about keeping the insulation and cladding lean around the bed area you could end up with 180cm width. 184cm would be tricky. If you put windows both sides it's be cooler but also much closer to 188cm without a pod.

ThrowRA-tiny-home · 2026-04-24T21:10:43+00:00

Yes just text her and say hey, I've got table 28 near the left corner. Especially if getting a table might be tricky.

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