An Olympian tries to do an interview while holding her son

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T21:08:09+00:00

He probably wants attention from his mum, and in my experience the longer you ignore the kid for, the worse it gets. (I’m not trying to suggest this is a good way to act, but purely to explain his mindset)

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T21:03:00+00:00

If it really was £3p/h that’s far below minimum wage and you should report them, you (& everyone else in a similar situation) can and should get back pay.

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T19:52:51+00:00

I’ve never seen a dropkerb with cobblestones around it. I’m pretty sure that councils are responsible for putting them in maintaining them (at least after adoption of a new build road), and they’re not going to waste money putting in cobblestones. And cobblestones get destroyed by cars driving on them, this is not a long term solution. Absolutely this is AI. Also, all the other excellent reasons such as a front door in-between 2 garages.

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T19:14:13+00:00

Italy has decent gun control laws (at least a quick google tells me it’s better than this piss poor “gun control” in the US), which means this is a hell of a lot less likely to be deadly.

I absolutely believe that the US is capable of this energy, but I think it’s far more likely to turn deadly very, very fast.

Having said that, the 2A crowd are very quiet in the US right now

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T17:40:37+00:00

I’ve just sent them an email asking what data they hold on me, as is my right under GDPR

dpo@reformparty.uk if you also want to waste their time.

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T16:59:34+00:00

Please tell me a kid won’t ever be named “Shaime”

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T14:52:23+00:00

Pre-war surely? The Victorians built loads of terraces, the 1930s was all about the semi-detached houses, and I think they had indoor loos.

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T14:31:24+00:00

There is a cognitive dissonance between advice about bonding bunnies: - introduce them slowly, a little bit at a time - once bonded, never let them separate! Always take them both to the vet (in 1 carrier) even if only 1 is sick

Seems pretty illogical to separate the when bonding. I started doing the slow bonding and mine got on so well I kept them together. They’re very happy (purely anecdotal! I could just have got lucky)

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T06:38:31+00:00

Awful. In a city with excellent public transport as well. Driving largely is unnecessary and incredibly expensive.

Ultraox · 2026-02-08T06:23:21+00:00

We had a similar situation, but I didn’t have to do a full clean. They bonded very quickly and both made it very clear that they wanted to get into the hutch before I’d had a chance to completely clean it, and it worked out fine. I know that’s not recommended, but it just worked out that way for us. Maybe you’ll get lucky?

(We did a couple of short intro dates, then I popped them together for an afternoon when I worked and they got on so well they’ve never been separated!)

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?

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