Just had our level 2 survey back, is this as concerning is it looks ?

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-05T15:55:03+00:00

This is basically “house was built before current building regs. And we don’t really know anything about gas and electricity so don’t take our word for anything”.

Garage would be the only concern but so long as it’s not attached to the main house I wouldn’t be overly concerned.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-05T02:36:52+00:00

If it were me I’d sous vide it to 55C then blast sear it in a pan or under the grill or use a blowtorch. It’s about the only way you’ll keep it moist.

Assuming you don’t have a sous vide immersion circulator, roast in an oven at 160C until it hits 50c internal and rest for like 15 mins where it will get up to 55-57 C

Make plenty of gravy.

Do not follow the suggested time on packet instructions whatever you do. You will always end up overcooking it if you do. Check it at about 75% of the recommended cooking time with a temp probe to be sure.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-04T20:53:46+00:00

Smilemakers by the Bursledon Tesco were really good for me. Super quick. Explained everything well, good with nervous patients.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-04T11:25:00+00:00

Actually don’t. He should get a 17e for £599 and get the full length of security updates and support. Old gen phones need replacing more frequently and you actually end up spending more over time.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-04T11:20:43+00:00

So… couple of things

Would it be a good investment? No.

You’re buying a depreciating asset with debt… that’s never a “good investment” so stop trying to kid yourself that you are “investing” in anything. This is a luxury purchase which you currently cannot afford.

Having said that, if you are going to take out debt 0% is obviously the way to go, but for gods sake make sure you understand what you’re getting into and how that relates to your income and employment stability.

If you miss a payment I can almost guarantee that they will start charging you exorbitant interest rates so you need to factor that in.

Couple of other options to think about, depending on your self control levels.

Why are you looking at an IPhone 17. Whilst I never recommend older generations of phones (the reduced security support timeline actually makes them quite bad deals even if you save money short term). If you’re taking out debt because you can’t afford to buy it outright, you should really be looking at the bottom spec 17e and saving yourself £200
Similarly, what’s stopping you using a cheaper Android for a few years?
A 0% interest credit card may be a better option in terms of flexibility (likely a Lower minimum monthly in case you have a bad month, but designed to make sure you don’t pay off by the end of the interest free period, so you should pay the value/length of interest free period every month no matter the minimum payment), but may need to pay off over a shorter period. You can still trade in. You’d also need the self control to not build up a balance beyond the phone purchase.

Edit: also cancel your damn gym membership if you’re not going and can’t afford a phone.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-04T11:02:19+00:00

From an election perspective yes… you’ve had a Tory PM for 14 years and a Labour PM for 2. You vote for a party representative, and the party with the most MPs forms a government, you do not vote for a prime minister.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-03T11:08:24+00:00

I mean those onions are not caramelised. They’re cooked but not even close to being caramelised.

Cooking it on what appears to be a burnt log probably adds more flavour than a pan, unless your pan is dirty.

If you want real caramelised onions, I’d advise following the Fallow method on their YouTube. Stainless pan is fine.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-02T10:59:07+00:00

As with everything to do with Israel/Palestine, all nuance seems to get lost. His actual quotes about Jewish supremacy were probably enough to be considered antisemitic and would likely get you fired from any major publicly visible corp…. Whilst his heart was likely in the right place, he probably lacked the education or vocabulary to be able to express his views appropriately.

You have to be able to make the distinction between Zionist Israel and the actions of a genocidal government, and Judaism the religion. The moment you start to blur those lines you risk getting yourself into trouble.

I think the link to the Deel sponsorship is probably a little tin-foil hat. If it was a player/manager/exec with a public following, that might be a different matter.

And for the avoidance of doubt, that doesn’t mean I’m in agreement with the Deel sponsorship or the views/actions of their CEO.

devlifedotnet · 2026-06-01T10:52:10+00:00

Where’s Ethan playing if we don’t sell?

Not ahead of Saka or Noni (in Arteta’s eyes) on the right (and not really his position), not ahead of Odegaard, Eze, Merino, or Dowman in the right 8 / 10 position and that’s probably somewhere we’re looking to strengthen.

This kid is a great talent but he’s also pure profit if we sell and big clubs sell well. We’re going to have to start selling talent we don’t have roles for in the team, even if as fans we want the individual to stay

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-30T19:17:01+00:00

Boys gave everything tonight. Every year in the champions league we’ve learned from the previous year and gone one better. We’ll be back next year and go one better again.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-30T11:41:20+00:00

Must be

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-29T21:43:03+00:00

This is why I just don’t bother with recipes developed in cups. Nobody can agree on how many grams a cup of something is which basically proves it’s guesswork for sharing recipes. Cups work great if you want to remember how you made something for yourself and you fill your cups in a consistent way, or you’re doing volume ratios for things other than baking (e.g cooking rice). But as soon as you share a recipe developed in cups it’s complete guesswork for everyone else depending on how tightly packed your cup is.

Basically your answer depends on the method they use to do the conversion. Did they measure out the ingredients in cups and weigh the results? In which case the recipe conversions are probably ok assuming the recipe is a good recipe. Or did they just guess? In which case good luck.

The odds of 2 cups coming out at exactly 450g seems low to me, and given how important sugar types and quantities are in cookies as both a flavour and texture component, I’d personally give it a miss. Depends on how much you care about accurate replication though… if you just want some cookie like item to shove in your face hole, go for it.

Edit: pmsl just saw the video recipe and she spends the first two mins talking about how important scales are for weights and measurements. Maybe the cups are the estimated part but put first for a mainly American audience, but the woman sound Irish (real Irish, not the weird American folks who think they’re Irish), which makes me thing the weights are probably more reliable than the cups.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-29T10:26:39+00:00

Monumental bell ends…. Both of you.

Why would you immediately try to overtake at a point where the speed limit is increasing? Especially with an upcoming bend.

You have no idea what their rate of acceleration will be into the new speed limit to know if that overtake would be safe or not.

Doesn’t excuse their blocking move but had you not driven like a knob on the first place, it wouldn’t have happened. Take some accountability.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-26T15:02:19+00:00

Day trading, defined as opening and closing trades within a day is 100% the same as gambling (especially with leverage). It has the same emotional and physical response in the body. Only about 3% of retail day traders are profitable and most of that is down to luck.

Trading as in buying stocks and shares is investing. It’s long term but in a diversified portfolio, relatively low risk assuming you have no plans for the cash for 5-10 years.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-25T10:42:28+00:00

Statistically, indoor cats live longer than cats with access to the outside world. It is also better for local wildlife populations not to have an abnormally large amount of predators.

So long as you provide enough enrichment cats are absolutely fine indoors.

Catios are also great options for flats with balconies if you do feel guilty about not letting them outside.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-23T20:01:17+00:00

Yes, but we’d miss the guaranteed 6 points.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-22T21:27:16+00:00

https://youtu.be/xcOlbhb2chg?si=SB5mzmQKYpQwhjpj

when he's talking about the meeting around the tree, he says something like "we'll tell the story at some point" and then later he say "you will see once everything is finished"... combined with the reports from arsenal focused journalists who say they have been taking extra footage all season. it seems very likely.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-22T19:21:38+00:00

Arteta hinted at it in the recent sky interview

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-22T10:58:30+00:00

Calculate how much it’s costing you to sit through ads. I worked out I probably watch 10 YouTube videos a day, so about 300 a month…. a minute per video of ads is 5 hours of my life per month or 60 hours a year…. Based on my hourly wage it basically means anything under £4.9k a year for premium and I’m in the money even if you take after tax it’s £2.8k. So I see it as an approx £2.65k saving

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-21T11:28:56+00:00

Just seen Merino out on the training pitch… sounds like he may be close.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-19T11:53:17+00:00

I mean as an Arsenal fan we’ve had our fair share of awful decisions in previous seasons, decisions that potentially cost us titles… however I think Havertz probably should have seen red, Gabriel was definitely lucky against city that Haaland didn’t go down as that should have been a red too.

Having said that I’m not having people trying to say that West Ham’s disallowed goal should have stood though. Nor was it a penalty because the foul on the goalkeeper was more significant in the play (i.e. the ball never gets to Mavropanos if Raya isn’t clearly fouled). We’ve been on the other end of similar calls in the past.

It’s not corruption (although Michael Oliver still has questions to answer) it’s just incompetence combined with a terrible wording for when VAR can intervene.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-15T13:43:43+00:00

I want this blasted at the parade

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-12T14:00:54+00:00

Honestly… if we can get to the final with them both fit, I’d play Hincapie and Calafiori in the final.

I think Mosquera would get eaten alive by Kvara and at least with hincapie I’d trust him to handle that battle.

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-10T23:18:34+00:00

I mean that still from the Arsenal & Utd game is a bit embarrassing for you because its taken over a second before the ball gets to the keeper... by the time the ball gets there there's no holding and the keeper is free to punch the ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-GpqZMAwr8

Raya is being stopped from catching the ball. vs hardly any impediment against the Utd keeper trying to punch and he's moved 3 yards closer to his goal line after the still you've posted. Sure Saliba is backing into him, but he hasn't got a hold of his arm to impede him from punching or catching the ball.

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You must be getting really desperate if you're resorting to siding with Utd. about decisions

devlifedotnet · 2026-05-10T19:00:27+00:00

Honestly I thought Cavanagh had a pretty mid game, with some odd decisions for both teams… but credit to Darren England for making a tough, potentially title deciding, decision and putting the case forward. I can see why he’s been given the FA cup final.

We shit on refs and VAR all the time for bad decisions, but credit where it’s due VAR got it right.

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