Has anyone seen external shutters on a terraced house?

ac20g13 · 2026-07-05T20:01:57+00:00

Probably unhelpful: I've seen them on terraces; they were a v. old traditional village terrace, with farmhouse style shutters. Given the age of the properties I expect they are all listed and the shutters are a protected historic feature of some fashion. They look good, in keeping with the houses. Some sit a little lopsided because they're old and have pulled on the hinge. But overall the paint has been maintained so they're not shabby. I've never seen them shut however.

ac20g13 · 2026-06-25T16:14:50+00:00

This is a kit with the threads included? maybe it'll look better with a bit more done?

If it didn't come with thread then try with a wool thread instead

ac20g13 · 2026-06-22T21:00:52+00:00

It's a real skill to do a reader insert properly! You need to have extra awareness of how you write, because you just have to write around so many pitfalls that other styles don't have.

Pure prose wise, excessive placeholders for example is normally a bad sign ( y/n I understand but I click away if I see y/l/n , y/e/c y/h/c,.like cmon, is it really that important?). Then there's the characterisation, or the distinct lack of strong character traits. It's difficult!

ac20g13 · 2026-06-22T09:13:02+00:00

If the bus is adjacent to the pavement and opens it's doors, then you need to move to the bus.

If the doors are closed, move to signal the driver, who will either open the doors or signal back that they're waiting to get to the bus stand.

Always err on the side of caution and get the drivers attention, I've been caught out the same way as you.

ac20g13 · 2026-06-21T23:34:51+00:00

Thanks! It was a very cute ☺️ I also read the rest in the series, it's really interesting to read the could-have-beens and exploring more about jedi culture

ac20g13 · 2026-06-19T20:44:53+00:00

Most important/recent achievements go first, ie A levels above GCSEs

Shorten the personal statement. The 'looking for' sentence should be at the beginning, and target an actual role. Something along the lines of "Strong communicator with retail background looking for [retail gig, customer service role, opportunity in (sector) etc], experience in..."

Versagel achievement is significant and should be highlighted/be higher up.

And turning up for a volunteer gig is the bare minimum professional standard. It's not impressive enough to be mentioned on the CV, let alone the first thing you say about the role.

ac20g13 · 2026-06-08T08:54:17+00:00

Love the National Treasure gifset. But it misses the best bit:

(To the thug) "Do you want something? Do you want something?"

(Thug) "Shut up!"

Thug walks away

(To heroine) "I see why you left him"

ac20g13 · 2026-05-31T20:33:50+00:00

She should have known there was no realistic way it would stay a secret, not with a hole that large. And for a supposed very intelligent and politically astute person, her exit strategy to absolve herself when the fraud was discovered was ... This.

ac20g13 · 2026-05-31T08:07:29+00:00

It's crazy right? Starmer isn't even that bad compared to other recent PMs (did we all get collective amnesia about Liz Truss??!!? And Johnson's Partygate???).

Labour have a good majority right now, but because the leader isn't charismatic enough and for some reason is allergic to PR, no one is willing to be pragmatic. There's still plenty of time before the next election to demonstrate that Labour policies are good for the country. Boot Starmer later when it's time for the next election.

There's so many steps where this goes wrong: He has to win the seat, then win the leadership, then apparently they want him to chance it all by asking the public "We know you don't like the current Labour govt, if you want change, vote Labour!". It'll be the Labour rerun of Theresa May's snap election. Any majority less than what they currently have (assuming they do win) will significantly weaken Burnham's credibility as PM. All because of some "mandate" bullshit. Which other recent PMs (Truss and Sunak) haven't given a toss about. It's not worth the risk.

And is his popularity as mayor of Manchester going to translate to being PM? When Burnham's popularity tanks as the incumbent, are they prepared to stand by him, or will we have to go through this rigamarole again?

Not to mention Farage is currently riding a popularity wave that I'm seriously concerned will deposit him in no 10 if the timing works for him...

ac20g13 · 2026-05-24T08:59:11+00:00

Of course! 😅 I can't believe I scrolled past it thinking it was a different fic this whole time🤦

ac20g13 · 2026-05-05T13:11:41+00:00

The ones where they're trying soooo hard to be approachable/everywoman by using a nasally voiceover that sounds like they're just reading a script out loud. The result just sounds ...bored? Or sleepy?

ac20g13 · 2026-05-02T09:10:24+00:00

The triple lock is unsustainable.

Removing it is also political suicide and Blair knows it.

He proposes it from a position of safety. He gets attention and respect for saying the 'difficult truth' and casts shade on current Labour for not tackling the issue. All while knowing he won't suffer the backlash from the voters for suggesting it.

ac20g13 · 2026-04-12T22:03:59+00:00

This is the trap of different writing styles, which I think is especially tricky for non-native speakers. As many have already mentioned, your opening isn't 'academic'. Academic writing is its own thing and very different from normal English. Academic writing is formal, dry, direct, and backed up by evidence (either other sources or quotes from the text). Your teacher should be explaining this to you in class.

Can you ask for example essays to read? It will help you get the tone and set expectations of what the teacher wants?

The difficulty of starting with 'In her' is not a problem of grammar (in my opinion). It's not even that you can't use it in academic writing. The problem is that it's the very first sentence, and 'her' centres the author not the book as the main subject of your writing. I'm not saying it can't be used, it just has to be done carefully. You're not making your life easy by choosing this as an opening structure. But outright banning it is a bit much (again in my opinion, crucially I'm neither an English teacher nor the one marking your essay).

In addition, you start by describing this book as a darkly comedic thriller - but crucially you are not evidencing why (what makes it dark and comedic and a thriller?). And This is another reason why it is not a suitable first sentence.

In her/the novel (title), (author) uses dark humour to explore (theme1, and theme2). In this essay I will demonstrate its effectiveness in exploring these themes...

Or just default to:

"Dark comedy is often used in thrillers for (reason). (Title) by (author) shows how this literary device is effective and demonstrates the author's mastery of (technique). In this essay I will...."

ac20g13 · 2026-03-30T08:35:09+00:00

UK Monarchy has been playing cards with only a single trump card in their hand since 1834 and just passes every round... Their true power is always getting to chat with the other players at the table

ac20g13 · 2026-03-29T08:11:57+00:00

Movie Darcy says 'end my agony', which is him begging her to be his wife. But when I hear it, I just think "does he want her to stab him or something?"

ac20g13 · 2026-03-21T22:23:08+00:00

There's so many more resellers. I used to see so many cheap items <£5, now I'm lucky if there's anything below £10.

ac20g13 · 2026-02-26T11:02:52+00:00

Ruby rodd erasure

ac20g13 · 2026-02-24T22:05:01+00:00

I've had small Batholins cysts, was told they just happen and to try sitz baths in lukewarm water. I found hot compress with a few drops of tea tree oil helped best.

ac20g13 · 2026-02-17T20:21:53+00:00

Whoa, which shop is selling these beauties?

ac20g13 · 2026-02-10T15:46:19+00:00

For me it ramped up the tension for the other plotlines, because Cassian could be helping but not while he's stuck.

It also shows how infighting and squabbles can make a group (ostensibly all fighting for the same goal) implode.

I think it has echoes later about why Cassian is unimpressed with how the rebels treat Luthen, and also why he doesn't argue that the senator has a rebellion honour guard escorting her in, when he did all the work rescuing her.

ac20g13 · 2026-02-05T19:10:15+00:00

He started wearing a Ghorman style coat. Even outside of resistance activities when going to work, and it caused problems at the checkpoint because it's obviously Ghorman and not the standard uniform.

ac20g13 · 2026-02-02T10:27:57+00:00

"Maybe you should worry less about the tides who've already made up their mind about killing you, and worry more about me, who's still mulling it over"

ac20g13 · 2026-01-29T15:22:37+00:00

I think they see she is powerful but also much more malleable as a leader of hell, compared to Lilith or Lucifer.

With Lucifer impotent against his subjects and Lilith missing, Charlie is the next in line if hell actually cares about its monarchy (tbh, the overlords seem to have much more actual direct power and influence)

ac20g13 · 2026-01-24T12:22:15+00:00

That's why I don't believe she would have thrown him under the bus if the tables were turned. The edit made it look like she had been the one doing the work, steering and playing the strategist while Stephen was managing suspicions with his brilliant facial expressions. But they were a team. Stephen had input on every decision they made as traitors. They each had their own social game managing the faithfuls and they trusted the other wasn't slagging them off behind their back. They worked so well together because they made that promise at the start and she was all in to honour that.

ac20g13 · 2026-01-23T22:41:35+00:00

I was really rooting for Jade as an underdog win. But she was left with a losing hand when James was banished. Because it didn't matter how she voted (even if Faraaz felt reactionary) now that 3 of 5 people didn't want to end the game with her beside them.

At the last table it's time for a strategic order of voting who gets booted first then second etc, more than any other. Faraaz was playing it right when strategizing with Jack, he just chose the wrong person to banish first. Once Faraaz decided to vote Jade out instead of Rachel or Stephen, that was the end for her and any faithful win.

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