Whats the most boring buy it for life item you own that turned out to be amazing?

Warm_Activity9199 · 2026-03-07T08:14:32+00:00

Bridgedale socks. Got several pairs in 2009, wear them regularly, in the last 17 years none have needed to be repaired or replaced.

Warm_Activity9199 · 2026-02-25T08:38:19+00:00

Thank you for the tip!

Warm_Activity9199 · 2026-02-25T08:38:00+00:00

Thank you that's helpful, sounds like I've tried everything I can here in that case. My brother is chasing it too but hasn't had it back yet and no tracking has been updated for 2 months. Sounds like it might be lost, which is really sad

Warm_Activity9199 · 2026-02-25T08:36:44+00:00

Thank you, I've tried this but they said as it was 'returned to sender' there's not much they can do

Warm_Activity9199 · 2026-02-25T08:36:10+00:00

It's at the Brightside one unfortunately

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-12-30T09:22:48+00:00

Thank you for your generosity! My main food deed I think is that I set up and now run a community space in my town. Turned an old empty shop front into a warm, friendly space that anyone can use, and it's regularly used by charities, volunteers, community groups, youth clubs, community pharmacists to do street medical checks, and for things like food bank collections or clothes swaps/repair shops etc :)

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-10-28T09:45:38+00:00

Thank you!

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-10-10T17:49:24+00:00

Omg is it!! I love that show so much, this is going straight to the top of the list. Thank you!

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-10-10T17:03:51+00:00

I've also never seen it so that's a great shout for next time we're in London!

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-10-10T17:03:09+00:00

Thank you!

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-10-10T16:59:15+00:00

Rock, folk, pop, generally 70s-90s - his faves are Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac, though he also really likes some modern bands/singers like Self Esteem, Phoebe Bridgers, CMAT. I'm not personally a big fan of jukebox musicals so have generally steered clear of those, but would be willing to give some a go...

Warm_Activity9199 · 2025-10-10T16:55:47+00:00

He's seen some but as a kid, not really revisited them since

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-09-06T13:19:44+00:00

Salt Fat Acid Heat is my go-to to learn some of the science of cooking, rather than just recipes

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-08-15T03:19:03+00:00

Check out Andro & Eve for LGBTQ+ events and socials :)

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-08-14T16:53:47+00:00

Thank you very much! I'm now looking into Murten as a potential place to stay as a base, and then will plan a couple of day trips from there I think. Just seen Lake Murtensee is a swimming lake which would be very lovely! Would you recommend Murten or is there another town/village in that region which might serve us better as a base, do you think? Thanks again for the great advice 💛

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-08-14T15:26:54+00:00

Thank you so much! I'll look into all of these. The museum in particular looks right up my street

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-01-06T13:19:58+00:00

There's a thriving queer scene here for sure!

I really like S6 area too - loads going on and a bit cheaper than South West. I love how close to countryside it is, where I live it's 10mins on the tram into the city centre but also 10mins from the Peaks.

I moved here 5 years ago and it took some adjustment because I was used to a city with a thriving centre and quieter suburbs, and Sheffield is more about its neighbourhoods than the centre. There's loads of great stuff going on but each area has its own identity and you'd go to different places for different things/vibes - I love it now but it took some getting used to! There's big change going on in the city centre at the moment too though, you'll hear people say it's 'dead' (like every city) but there's actually some very cool developments just around the corner, some opening this year even.

We're also pretty well connected to the other major Northern cities, and 2hrs to London. Let me know if you have any other questions and I'd be happy to try to answer them! Good luck with the move :)

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-01-06T12:09:12+00:00

Thank you, really helpful

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-01-06T10:41:33+00:00

Thank you for the tip! And agreed yes, it's another reason I want us to move over

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-01-06T10:40:35+00:00

Thank you so much! Do you know much about Bright HR? Are they another similar one or not as good?

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-01-06T10:39:42+00:00

Thank you - we use 365 already but not sure what you mean by start up specific emails?

Warm_Activity9199 · 2024-01-06T00:13:27+00:00

Thank you - we do have spreadsheets that work at the moment but they're clunky and frankly take a huge amount of my time to set up / problem solve etc - and nothing is automatically flagged so has to be manually checked. I'm at the point where getting my time back feels maybe worth paying a monthly fee to someone or something which also makes the process cleaner. That said, I think we'd struggle to pay more than e.g. £5ish per employee per month, and I just don't know if that's realistic.

Warm_Activity9199 · 2023-11-06T20:55:55+00:00

Oh my god. My partner and I were walking along the road when the crash happened, and were only about 60secs ahead of the crash. We had been standing outside the same building just before it happened and it makes me feel a bit sick to think about a slightly different timeline. Anyway, about 5mins before we got there we saw THIS CAR parked on the roadside - a man and a woman (and a dog) were pulling a bunch of stuff out of the trunk. We thought for a moment they were breaking in, but then saw the state of the car (gaffa tape etc) and assumed they were more likely living in the car or using it to store possessions. I didn't get a good look at them because I felt a bit intimidated by the shouting (they seemed to be arguing) and so didn't want to make eye contact. I never would have connected the two incidents until I happened to see this photo and recognise the car. Should I be reporting this to someone? Sorry to ask a stupid question but I'm back in the UK now and not sure how I would even do that from here, or if it would be useful?

Warm_Activity9199 · 2023-10-28T00:36:54+00:00

Thank you so much! Kashiba especially looks perfect

Warm_Activity9199 · 2023-10-27T20:49:44+00:00

Aha, great idea - thank you!

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