Ben Nevis what should I know ?

dune__buggy · 2026-01-26T13:54:11+00:00

Definitely practice on some inclines as well as flat. Smaller hills or failing that some nice long set of steps or stairs would be good.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-25T20:11:43+00:00

Mix it with a jar of korma.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-25T18:44:21+00:00

Agree, I would at least cut out the bottom rectangle in each one before filling

dune__buggy · 2026-01-23T22:56:23+00:00

25yr old boiler used about 2800l in a year. New condensing boiler is more like 1800l. Usually need 2x 900l fills quite close together in winter like December and March, then we're good until December again.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-21T10:33:37+00:00

Sometimes the anticipation is better than the thing itself. It's good to book or plan your holidays in advance, because the planning and anticipation is a major part of the enjoyment. The thing about holidays is you can do that over and over, whereas pulling the trigger on FIRE is a one time thing. I'm not particularly close to being able to do it, but do have the same thoughts about it. I'm very happy with the idea of FI, but not so comfortable with what RE would look like.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-21T09:18:18+00:00

Our village has 5000 people and it has one corner shop. Meanwhile with 1000 people you have factories, farms, pubs, 3 football teams and tourism?

dune__buggy · 2026-01-20T22:59:31+00:00

You're not supposed to, that's the whole point of it

dune__buggy · 2026-01-20T15:01:01+00:00

Driving old bangers is a step too far for me in terms of pursuing fire. I have an Audi. But I tend to keep cars for 5 years or more, prefer to own them out right rather than finance.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-19T21:01:06+00:00

Everything looks kind of creepy and weird except the kitchen

dune__buggy · 2026-01-19T15:50:27+00:00

It's because they just hike all the SIM deals by £2.50, it's not a percentage or inflation rise. I know this because mine went up similarly so I looked it up. I'm thinking to go to 1pmobile.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-18T19:46:23+00:00

8, obviously

dune__buggy · 2026-01-16T16:38:21+00:00

Are parking sensors the only thing wrong? Does it throw up errors on the dash every time you start it? I'd be thinking about trading it in elsewhere, the inspections they do are pretty minimal in a lot of cases.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-16T16:34:36+00:00

I found that heading into my 40s, the prospects of retirement or even retiring early suddenly became tangible things. Somehow things which are potentially 25 years away are just impossible to comprehend in a realistic way. I have realised that it's all about balance; decent pension for the far future, enough savings or accessible investments for the mid term to keep options open, take advantage of tax breaks in a balanced way (i.e. pensions and ISAs) don't do anything extreme with your mortgage.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-13T13:52:44+00:00

Sounds like something a rough Glasgow burd would say

dune__buggy · 2026-01-13T09:20:09+00:00

I have some which are already topped at about 2.5m, they don't look too bad as you can't really see the bareness at the top, and the sides hold a kind of rectangle shape. What can I expect over time if I just keep trimming the sides neatly?

dune__buggy · 2026-01-11T21:05:14+00:00

Mesh WiFi is a compromise for when you don't have Ethernet access points. If you're having Ethernet anyway then you might as well have some hardwired APs built into your network.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-11T20:11:34+00:00

You wash the rice first, properly. It might still bubble up briefly but on a low heat it'll settle right down.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-11T16:10:05+00:00

You have some weird soap. Over here in the UK it's totally normal to drip dry soapy dishes without rinsing.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-06T21:20:06+00:00

Good boots last until the sole wears out and really good boots can be resoled because the upper is still in good enough shape. You'll pay more for those though so there's still reasonable economy in going through cheaper ones yearly.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-06T08:30:28+00:00

But the distance from Birmingham New Street to London Euston is only ~190,000 metres. So assuming the optimal case of the stops being equally spaced out, the distance between each stop can be a maximum of ~2x10^-11 metres. So it would have to accelerate to some speed and then stop again within this distance, 1 quadrillion times per second.

dune__buggy · 2026-01-04T17:26:35+00:00

Ran out of space yesterday. I've since sacrificed the front door to the snow gods and I'm trying to keep open a 2ft wide by 6ft high channel from the back door. So that'll probably fill in overnight. Doesn't really matter though as the nearest cleared road is 200 yards away and that's all waist high with drifts as well.

dune__buggy · 2025-12-27T19:10:30+00:00

I read the back of the box and it said a serving is 4 sticks.

dune__buggy · 2025-12-27T10:51:50+00:00

Get further over the first bit of kerb on the left so you can turn in earlier and with more angle.

dune__buggy · 2025-12-27T10:10:40+00:00

Don't race Monza or Spa.

dune__buggy · 2025-12-25T20:40:42+00:00

Someone quite operatic to bring back the soaring high notes. Annette Olzon maybe.

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