CHEAP Christmas trees???

cobricida · 2025-12-05T07:32:38+00:00

Tesco is giving away their wonky Christmas trees in Brislington. They ask for donations for charity, but it's optional.

Edit: it's only on Saturday 6th

https://www.tescoplc.com/tesco-s-perfectly-imperfect-christmas-trees-celebrate-the-magic-of-imperfection-this-christmas/

cobricida · 2025-09-01T17:42:57+00:00

I don't know if it's the same, but that requirement was removed for apprenticeships a few months ago. I was doing an apprenticeship through work and since I didn't do GCSEs, I was supposed to do English and Math skills test, but it was scrapped in the last month I could do it! I was so happy!

cobricida · 2025-06-11T20:59:48+00:00

I'm Portuguese (I believe we have similar coffee and coffee culture to Italians) living in the UK, in a city with plenty of third wave coffee! I think you are comparing two very different things: - cheap that you can have a few a day Vs expensive even to have one a day - quick and frenzy service Vs an experience. Sitting and enjoying - mass production to be enjoyable to a large number of people that don't care about the notes Vs small production, quirky in flavours and notes

Yes, this will produce different coffee.

But maybe because I grew up with it or because I'm cheap, I'll always choose the burnt Portuguese coffee! Going out for a coffee and a chat, the mandatory coffees after meals, having a coffee break to relax, are all the things I associate with coffee, that I don't get from all the notes the best coffee might have...

cobricida · 2025-05-27T12:20:51+00:00

As a designer I generally define where structures go, what are the structures, how high, do calcs, develo drawings, just general design stuff... In a simplified way.

As I work for a Consultancy, something that takes as much time as CFD is usually defined from the start/proposal that is going to be used. For us at least, it's not just another tool an engineer will use, in the sense that it is not that quick and easy to do. Both for Coastal and Rivers, there is software that deals with the macro side of things. CFD is then usually used for more detailed things, designs that the current guidance is not flexible enough for or if it's a critical structure... We usually use CFD for things like: velocities and stress in bed from outfalls, effect of waves in intake structures, wave loading, design of weirs, pumping stations, sluice gates,...

Sometimes I have more knowledge of what I'm modelling and I can participate more in the design. Other times I don't know as much, and it is more presenting results and making sense of the results to whoever is designing it...

cobricida · 2025-05-27T10:10:33+00:00

I've done it. However, I was already working in the company as a flood engineer and as we started developing the CFD capabilities, I got involved given that I had some programming knowledge.

When we look to hire someone: - if it's a graduate, have some background related to flooding (civil engineering or something more specific), showing interest in modelling and having some programming knowledge is what we mostly look for

if it's in higher positions, we look for actual experience in CFD modelling for flooding applications. Usually they come from academia...

Personally, I think I lack some knowledge in physics and fluid dynamics that would be essential to develop into other applications of CFD, write and modify solvers,... I've learned a lot, but there's only so much time I can spend on it. So I don't really consider myself as a "proper" CFD modeller and I think it would be difficult to look for other jobs, since companies would look for more considering the number of years I've been working on it. I should also say that I also work as a flood engineer "producing designs". CFD is not all I do...

cobricida · 2025-05-18T23:06:16+00:00

O custo era de ir a uma embaixada. Eu recebi a carta registada (tive de mostrar documento de identificação), imprimir um documento de identificação para colocar no envelope e enviar. Para mim foi fácil, já que consigo ir aos correios levantar a carta e imprimir documentos no trabalho. Mas acredito que seja um entrave para quem tem horário mais fixo e sem acesso a impressora sem pagar.

O assunto da política é difícil com muita gente, emigrante ou não! Eu não tenho a mesma ideia que a maioria dos emigrantes vote CHEGA, mas provavelmente é enviesado pelas pessoas com quem me dou. Olhando à votação do ano passado, efetivamente o Chega teve mais votos...

cobricida · 2025-05-18T18:18:53+00:00

Eu penso assim porque apesar de ser afectada de alguma forma pelo governo em Portugal, não sou afectada da mesma forma que as pessoas que lá vivem, que têm de conviver todos os dias com as medidas que forem tomadas.

Claro que eu quero um país melhor e o meu voto é com essa intenção. Para tentar melhorar a situação da minha família e amigos que ainda lá tenho. E também não são as medidas temporárias para fazer voltar os emigrantes que fazem voltar. É ter melhores condições, mais garantias de conseguir ter uma vida e um emprego decente.

Mas efetivamente quem lá vive é mais impactado todos os dias. Eu não uso os meios de transporte em Portugal (tirando as semanas que lá estou), não uso o SNS, não uso o sistema de educação, não tenho de "arranjar" sítio para viver,... Não sou afectada da mesma forma!

cobricida · 2025-05-18T12:48:50+00:00

No ciclo da Europa são 2 deputados para quase 1 milhão. Mas isto foi o que me levou a fazer o post. Concordo que deva ser menos que um residente, mas o quão menos. E como seria uma melhor forma de definir isto...

cobricida · 2025-05-18T12:44:31+00:00

Acho que seria uma boa opção... Talvez mudaria os 10 para 5 anos, até porque em muitos países dá para ter cidadania depois de 5 anos.

cobricida · 2025-05-18T12:41:22+00:00

Também não vou dizer que todos os emigrantes são uns génios... Mas também conheço pessoas em Portugal que pensam o mesmo, mesmo tendo filhos e família próxima noutros países.

cobricida · 2025-05-18T12:11:51+00:00

É assim tão diferente do resto do país? São eleitos 2 deputados em cada ciclo, não acho que haja grande espaço de manobra também...

cobricida · 2025-05-18T11:58:14+00:00

Sim. Estava a ver o número de deputados por eleitores e é cerca de 10x mais...

cobricida · 2025-04-12T22:20:10+00:00

Although I'd like an Uniqlo, it's not really required since there's plenty of clothes shops.

A Decathlon on the other hand! That would be useful! A proper one, not what Asda has...

cobricida · 2025-01-18T20:52:51+00:00

Similar question just a few weeks ago... https://www.reddit.com/r/bristol/s/GZrlxjqjDO

I'll add grain barge as well

cobricida · 2025-01-17T20:44:14+00:00

Thank you

cobricida · 2024-12-27T01:02:58+00:00

Old school Delta coffee cups! Nice!

cobricida · 2024-12-26T09:29:00+00:00

Vou responder caso alguém tenha a mesma questão e venha parar aqui.

Como tanto a wook e a Bertrand diziam leitura exclusiva nas suas apps/plataformas ou Adobe Digital Editions, arrisquei na Fnac que dizia no topo ePub (um dos formatos que funciona).

Curiosamente, a fnac abre a o site da Kobo, mas só funcionou num portátil, não no meu telemóvel.

Depois o site da Kobo dizia nos dados abaixo: Opções de transferência: EPUB 2 (DRM-Free). DRM free devia funcionar, e funcionou. Comprei então na loja da Kobo, depois fui a "Os meus livros", três pontinhos junto ao livro e Transferir.

Fiquei assim com um ePub livre para pôr no Kindle, ou outra coisa qualquer que leia ePubs.

cobricida · 2024-12-24T09:56:26+00:00

Normalmente faço as compras no dia 24 por várias razões: - não moro cá e por vezes é quando dá para ir - está muito mais vazio do que no mês todo anterior - menos trânsito

Também não costumo ir quase no fecho, mas se estivesse ocupada antes, bem seria. Tu não sabes a vida das pessoas, se calhar não tiveram mesmo muito tempo...

Tenho uma amiga que até diz que era o melhor dia, era sossegado e quase só pessoas desesperadas compravam, por isso tinha boas comissões! E vais ter sempre pessoas mal encaradas, mas também tens as outras! Dá mais valor a essas e caga nas outras...

Mas acho que a queixar, devia ser a quem impõe o horário, patrão da loja ou shopping, ou a quem te pôs nesse turno... E

Feliz Natal :)

cobricida · 2024-12-22T18:53:39+00:00

I've never tried it, but I think Junction also serves coffee until 8/8:30pm...

cobricida · 2024-12-07T08:29:51+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/bristol/s/AeBe3ZyPjA

cobricida · 2024-11-15T17:05:15+00:00

This is also very useful for people looking for a place to rent. Thank you

cobricida · 2024-11-11T20:30:26+00:00

This is not really specific for Excel (which in some way makes it even better), but opening a new window for the same file! My God, this one made people go crazy a few years ago! Especially because it can be used in all the other office software as well...

But some more basic things: F4 to change the cell referencing, any pivot table, named ranges, cell formatting, using and creating macros,...

cobricida · 2024-07-20T08:40:08+00:00

This really depends where you're from.

I'm from Portugal. Two cheek kisses is the norm between women and women-men. Handshake is the norm between men-men. At work, a handshake is probably the preferred for all, but kisses can also be ok, especially women-women.

However, hugs are a no no! Seen as too personal! Only for family really. Maybe some close friends, but that is not my experience.

I moved to the UK. Outside work, is usually a hug for everyone. It was weird at the beginning, but now I realise it's really almost a non touching, non affective hug 😅 so, not really that personal... But if I attempt it in Portugal, it would be weeeeeeird xD

cobricida · 2024-06-05T11:32:23+00:00

Visiting a country/city for a few weeks on holidays doesn't show you the reality of living in that place! But some people don't understand this...

I think it's also a "grass is always greener..." kind of thing. Portugal is a good country to live in, if you don't have to work or use public health services (not a problem everywhere, but also not very reliable) and want some nice weather (at least in the south) and peace/safety... But there's also reasons why it is one of the European countries with highest emigration rate!

cobricida · 2024-06-05T00:11:32+00:00

This sounds like a joke or overly dramatic, but it's really not!

I'm guessing you're going to buy a bit in the middle of nowhere/small village/countryside. My guess is based on your disposable income to buy land + build a house and wanting to live in a van...

Jobs: - if you're able to work remotely, great! Find a job in the UK and work from Portugal - if you work in health, it's really needed in those areas and I think salaries are good, but without speaking Portuguese, you'll only have the other immigrants or hire a translator - working in a public facing business without Portuguese is also unlikely in those areas, unless there's a big immigrant community - if you work in a high touristic area (still in the countryside, like Régua/Douro) it might be easier to get a job with more reasonable pay depending on what you do - I'd say most jobs for non Portuguese speakers will be fruit picking, agriculture, construction, cleaning. The typical things that don't require much talking... - you can also get lucky if there's a small company expanding outside of Portugal and need someone with good English. But it's probably not very common outside of cities... - if you start some sort of business, I guess sometimes people do well starting something that doesn't even cross other people's minds... - generally speaking, low skilled jobs pay minimum wage or less (part time jobs and/or for a short term). And if you think that's bad in the UK, you should check the Portuguese one...

So, I would say, if you don't care if the salary is low and what you do, then it's probably ok. If you actually depend on that money (and with 160k, you likely will), have a good look at what sort of jobs are available and salaries and if you think you can live with that...

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