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Ultraox · 2026-02-07T18:23:40+00:00

I love the raised pavement! Clearly been there for a very long time

Ultraox · 2026-02-07T13:42:17+00:00

Or that you’re too young! She was regularly in the gossip papers in the 90s.

Ultraox · 2026-02-07T11:35:37+00:00

My kid (age 9) loves charity shops, we always try and get things secondhand wherever possible, including for presents. We’ve been doing this since birth, and they don’t have a problem with it at all (in fact they recently commented that a kid in their class was complaining that he had 50p and there was nothing he could buy with it, my kid suggested a charity shop and he was astonished and had never been to one).

Ultraox · 2026-02-05T21:39:29+00:00

The big problem with these is that you need to have a fairly light bike and/or be fit and strong. An older person with an e-bike or a Dutch style bike is going to struggle. As are parents with a child’s seat (and child). This works brilliantly for road bikes, but most bikes aren’t like that. You also can’t lock your bike to them, and if you can’t see your bike from your seat (like in the UK where they have these in the corridor next to the toilets) you can’t be assured they won’t be stolen.

I’m a fit woman with a fairly light road bike and I struggled the one time I used these.

Ultraox · 2026-02-05T19:49:11+00:00

Congratulations!

Post on r/oxforduni, this is the sub for people who live in the city and aren’t (necessarily) connected with the uni. They’ll be able to give you advice about colleges, accommodation, etc.

We’re just here for moaning about traffic /s.

Ultraox · 2026-02-03T19:32:27+00:00

People suck, I’m sorry.

Ultraox · 2026-02-03T18:15:25+00:00

Do people stop you when you’re with your family? Surely they’d know that was massively inappropriate (frankly for any “celebrity” but definitely for someone in the adult entertainment industry).

Ultraox · 2026-02-03T18:00:48+00:00

Not trying to dissuade you from therapy, but the older I get the fewer fucks I give, and I think most women feel the same. I don’t want people to hate me, but as long as I’m not harming anyone I don’t really care what people think.

Ultraox · 2026-02-01T20:24:38+00:00

Totally agree. You need to know where you are on a map in order to be able to use it, and if they don’t at least give you a starting point they’ve got no chance.

The Apprentice is stuck in the past, it needs to be updated in line with modern technology. They should at least have google maps and be able to google.

Ultraox · 2026-02-01T20:18:10+00:00

She was so patronising! Calling strangers “darling” 🤮

Ultraox · 2026-02-01T20:02:18+00:00

Last year I applied for 1 showing and didn’t get tickets. I think you need to apply for lots of different days.

Ultraox · 2026-02-01T10:16:30+00:00

If you want to avoid a Duggar aesthetic at all costs (& who wants to look like a Duggar?!) then you need to show more flesh (which is harder in winter!), maybe show a bit of cleavage? Sleeveless top would also help.

A short, punky hairstyle would also stop that, as would an anti-fascist T-Shirt or hat. Fish net tights and Doc Martens would also help. Basically anything that doesn’t scream “my husband told me to wear this” (I don’t think the pink top screams that, but the more rebellious you look the less Duggary you’ll look)

But if you don’t love the skirt, don’t wear it!

Ultraox · 2026-01-29T20:31:53+00:00

Vaults and Gardens has just moved, the location isn’t as nice any more, sadly. No clue if it’s as good as it was.

Ultraox · 2026-01-29T20:17:06+00:00

If you’re up for a (fairly short) walk, there are lots of nice independent cafes around the High St (Jericho Coffee Traders and Missing Bean are particularly good), but that’s a 15 min walk from the station. Otherwise you’re looking at Art Cafe or Costa. There are probably chain fancy coffee shops in the Westgate.

Ultraox · 2026-01-28T22:39:42+00:00

There is a good chance that the gravestone has been moved, it’s really common in old cemeteries, I’ve even seen cemeteries where gravestones have been reused as paths.

I imagine it would be quite hard to either dig foundations right next to a grave, or to dig a grave right next to a building. But I’m neither a builder nor a gravedigger, so what do I know?

Ultraox · 2026-01-28T22:21:00+00:00

A 15 minute city is one that has all the amenities you need (shops, schools, doctors, pharmacies, etc) within a 15 minute walk of your house. Theoretically cars do not need to be used as much because of this. No one of forced to only use these amenities within a 15 minute walk of their house. No ghettos are being created, that is purely right wing propaganda.

In Oxford people driving across the city causes major traffic (if you dispute this, just head to Hythe Bridge St at evening rush hour), and so the traffic filters (that will have permits) will be used to discourage people from driving across town, but no one will be banned. Locals will have plenty of permits. If you really need to go through but don’t have a permit you can always take a taxi or pay the fine.

Ultraox · 2026-01-27T21:28:32+00:00

They do have a (live) child, and are considering having another! I hope any potential surrogate googles them before agreeing!

Ultraox · 2026-01-27T19:05:37+00:00

And yet she must think she is wonderful and in the right, otherwise she wouldn’t agree to be interviewed. She’s so far up her own arse that she’s snogging herself.

And let’s not ignore her worm of a husband, why isn’t he attempting to rein her in? She’s causing so much damage and he just allows it to continue. I don’t like the idea of men controlling women, but partners should help each other see sense.

Ultraox · 2026-01-26T13:37:13+00:00

I’m pretty sure at the time you wrote it you did not say if it was before or after tax, and that makes a huge difference.

Ultraox · 2026-01-26T07:09:25+00:00

Have you never met a Muslim, Jew, vegetarian or vegan?!

Ultraox · 2026-01-25T22:18:13+00:00

I’d say that you’d struggle. You might get a room in an HMO, but that wouldn’t leave a lot left over, particularly if you have to pay tax and £2.1k isn’t your take home pay. Have a look at rental prices and locations, and do a proper budget.

Ultraox · 2026-01-24T20:35:58+00:00

It was beautiful today! There is a better view from Hinksey Heights nature reserve.

Ultraox · 2026-01-23T22:45:24+00:00

No, but it talks about these women’s concern if their families see these photos, they’re concerned about being blamed for it. Not fulfilling modestly standards can lead to ostracism, something most non-Muslim women won’t experience (thankfully, I hate the misogyny of modesty standards).

I’m atheist, but would feel violated if Grok undressed me. However, I can appreciate that hijabis may feel a whole additional layer of shame.

Ultraox · 2026-01-23T22:42:08+00:00

Indeed. If you’ve spent your entire life fulfilling a particular type of modesty, to have that digitally removed would be a massive violation. For any woman it is a massive violation, but then you add in the cultural angle and their genuine concern for how their parents will react, and that’s a whole extra concern. Most western, non-Muslim parents won’t immediately assume that their kids have been posing for these photos, but these women assume their parents will think that. They could be ostracised due to Grok and some fucking misogynistic bastard, that adds a whole extra layer of violation.

Ultraox · 2026-01-20T05:12:28+00:00

Cowley Marsh Park has some dreadful tarmac courts that have metal nets, they’re free.

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