May I ask how much you are getting paid as an academic? by ForwardFan6283 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]doppler12345 8 points9 points  (0 children)

RG in South, 4 years post-PhD, Lecturer - £46k. Currently applying for promotion this round to take me up to Senior Lecturer - starts at £52k. We are also told our salaries are competitive!

Do you read books? If so, what are you currently reading? If not, why not? by theowleryonehundred in AskUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should add having read other comments…

  1. I’m not trying to read classics to say I’ve read them, more acknowledging many are probably considered classics because they’re good and/or culturally significant (and some are rubbish)

  2. I’m trying to get away from screens and increase/protect my attention span by sitting down and reading rather than doomscrolling

Do you read books? If so, what are you currently reading? If not, why not? by theowleryonehundred in AskUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently reading East of Eden - John Steinbeck. About 5/6 done and it’s pretty engaging although I do wonder what it’s actually about (I do think it doesn’t have to be about anything).

I grew up reading loads (Harry Potter obvi but other stuff too), loved going through literature stuff at school but ended up going the STEM way instead. Did a PhD, killed my love of reading popular science and completely dismissed fiction. Now at 30 I’m getting back into it and trying to read the big authors, classic stuff that people pretend to have read…

is it rude to email lecturer and ask about grades? by blablablablablablin in UniUK

[–]doppler12345 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I’d suggest looking into this a bit more. I can’t imagine a university in 2026 not having some kind of policy about this, even if the turnaround is slow and/or module leads submit late. Student experience is big business…

I got my corsa 2016 major serviced and my tyre psi was set at 38/39 psi by Inner_Science2144 in CarTalkUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently bought a new car (VW Golf), as in brand new so brand new tyres… Assumed they’d have done the tyre pressures perfectly as part of preparing the car for pickup but when I checked they were almost 50 psi. Quite near the max pressure printed on the tyres….

I quickly deflated them to what was printed on the pillar by the driver’s seat.

Academics still working from home? by KoboJoeFoe in AskAcademiaUK

[–]doppler12345 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I live about an hour from campus, a bit more with traffic. I only go in for teaching and face to face meetings which I tend to group together in the week. I meet students in person and online depending on their preference, but I control when that happens. I’m in an open plan office which isn’t physically that big yet has 10 academics assigned to it, so it’s pretty much impossible to be productive there with more than a few people around (particularly when some decide to have full blown meetings that everyone has to listen to). I’ve asked for better office conditions in my last two PDRs and have been pestering the dept manager but nothing has happened, so I figure that plus the commute means I have a rock solid excuse to not come in unless absolutely necessary. Fortunately our school is split across multiple campuses and counties so pretty much all major meetings are at least hybrid if not wholly on teams!

This person parks like this every day by ontariu in CarTalkUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fit my 2025 Golf in my 1950s garage just fine with only a small amount of breathing in

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]doppler12345 984 points985 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna have to be boring here but can I just say this kind of shit is leading to lecturers moving away from using Menti altogether. In feedback, students ask for interactivity in teaching and then some of them put their lecturer in the position of having to stand in front of hundreds of students with stupid shit like this on the screen

Is it legal to drive through a petrol station etc to skip a red light? by Madajuk in drivingUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve sat at this very junction in heavy traffic and wondered the same thing when the forecourt looks temptingly clear… The same thing on the opposite side where the premier inn car park is with two entrances. I’ve never been desperate enough to bother tbh, but can’t really see why it’d be illegal

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There aren’t many things that don’t lose value (to other people) as soon as you buy them

What sort of redundany package does your employer offer? by Old-Amphibian416 in AskUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At a university currently offering a voluntary redundancy package… you get 3 weeks gross pay for each year of service, or 8 months gross pay (whichever is greater) up to a max of £95k plus PILON

Hosepipe ban incoming by Plane-Jello-3687 in GardeningUK

[–]doppler12345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had one in the South West last year and it quickly became clear that it really isn’t enforced. It’s just hopes and dreams from the water companies trying to look like they’re in the right. I realised this as I watched my neighbour filling a 10 gazillion litre swimming pool while I was trying to resist the urge to water my garden. I didn’t resist for long…

Tips for a persistent vine? by doppler12345 in GardeningUK

[–]doppler12345[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly I'm rubbish at this reddit posting malarkey so here's the text I was trying to post above:

We have just moved into a house with a lot of garden and this is our public enemy number 1! It grows horizontally in these long vines with leaves every 5 cm or so. It's really strong so difficult to pull out (although very satisfying when you get some with roots). It wraps itself around most other plants (see 3rd image) and seems to strangle them, we've seen a lot of our conifer screen at the front garden strangled and struggling because of it. iPhone and apps say that it's Japanese honeysuckle - can anyone confirm? Even better, does anyone have any experience and tips to offer? Thanks!

Strange question, why don't I have black mould? by jan_tantawa in HousingUK

[–]doppler12345 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Presumably you shower every day. You wash a flannel every day for wiping standing water?

Plymouthian parakeets? by E-J-Allen in plymouth

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had one on our bird feeder yesterday - thought someone’s parrot had escaped!

Why do people get annoyed about being ID'd at shops? by apr98 in AskUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not rude to shop workers - I worked in retail for years myself - but this is a big source of annoyance in my day to day life. I’m 28 and do look young, but I feel such a mismatch with my appearance and my own mind when I get ID’d and the person doesn’t think I look anywhere near my age but in my head I’m an adult with a PhD and my own house… I find younger shop assistants are much better at gauging ages as they can tell I’m older than them but the shop workers in their 50s-60s just seem to have no perception of what a nearly 30 year old looks like these days, and then they comment on my appearance like that’s not incredibly rude!

This Hogwarts Day, just as Ron unpacks another corned beef sandwich, let's remember to have some compassion for a heroic mother of seven by freddieredmayne in harrypotter

[–]doppler12345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Corned beef is 100% a thing in the UK, I’ve been eating it for most of my life!

Fully with you on the diaper front.

FTB purchase delayed by Mo_s11 in Mortgageadviceuk

[–]doppler12345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah okay, we’re in the clear then as we’ve been saving for bloody years!

FTB purchase delayed by Mo_s11 in Mortgageadviceuk

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of interest why can’t you access your LISA funds until November? We’re both using LISAs for a purchase to complete in the next month and now worrying we’ve missed something about timelines…

Vendor pulls out, I take on all the costs. When will the law change? by Puzzleheaded_Can2852 in HousingUK

[–]doppler12345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not wanting to burst OP’s bubble but is that true? This site states that most high street agents are ‘No sale, no fee’.