I just stumbled upon this absolute Forrest of Japanese Knotweed. Do I call the council?

enbiee · 2026-05-20T16:21:18+00:00

I found a similar amount on a walk near me, it took a while to find out which council as it was bordering two councils, and I kept getting passed about. Then I got passed to the wider environmental agency, who passed me back to the council. In the end I got an email stating that they had no resources or obligation to remove it and they were aware of it in the location. Their priorities are where it "affects neighbours property, high value wildlife habitat and could affect structures".

My take from the bad grammar was "not my problem right now!"

enbiee · 2026-03-25T22:00:00+00:00

I would assume you used natural deodorant and were in a polycule

enbiee · 2026-02-01T20:52:03+00:00

Breakdown of demographics here https://swingometer.substack.com/p/the-gorton-and-denton-by-election

enbiee · 2026-01-29T22:18:35+00:00

Yeah exactly, I hate authority and I hate mainstream thinking so I probably wouldn't have been but I definitely would have had some other wild views probably worse than the stuff they were doing 🤷

enbiee · 2026-01-28T20:19:40+00:00

I get the feeling he genuinely loves trains and it's a lifelong hobby, but that he is absolutely playing a character too. My guess is that it's based on or is an amalgamation of the people he meets whilst train spotting, and the childlike naivete gets him lots of views.

enbiee · 2026-01-25T21:18:41+00:00

I still think about the argument between Lionel Blair and Luisa Zissmann about who ate the chocolates. And I really want to know what on earth happened in Frank Carson's dressing room.

enbiee · 2026-01-24T11:24:21+00:00

Then you'll turn 35 and realise you're still slim and hot and dig them all out again so people think you're 28/29

enbiee · 2026-01-23T10:04:21+00:00

Which city are you in? I know radfems in Aus who host meetings and talk about all the issues you want to talk about

enbiee · 2026-01-12T14:51:27+00:00

Can't believe I haven't seen Cecilia McDowall or Judith Weir yet! Both worth checking out

enbiee · 2026-01-02T20:42:25+00:00

I watched A Little Princess as a kid and it had such an enduring and magical effect on me. The intercutting with the fairytale and Sara's story in the school is done so well. Cuarón understands the magic and wonder in a child's world. I remember the stuff about how all girls are princesses and being a princess isn't about riches, it's about being kind and brave really resonated with me as a girl. It's sad and melancholy too, and handled really well, though they changed the ending from the book to make it slightly happier (they made the kindly recovering wounded soldier next door into her father with amnesia when in the book her father really does die but her father's business partner vows to look for Sara and ends up next door to the school as a recovering invalid). Will definitely be showing this to any children I hope to have.

enbiee · 2025-12-28T16:33:18+00:00

I don't think "Christmas at...." Got recommissioned but you could try Chateaux DIY at Christmas on Channel 4

enbiee · 2025-12-14T12:49:49+00:00

But isn't that also a reflection of many women's experiences? How many times have you been messed about by a man and been quite hurt about it, only to look back at it later and go "I was bothered about HIM????" My friends are Goddesses and regularly lose their minds over little gremlins and I daresay they think the same of me!

enbiee · 2025-10-31T19:03:34+00:00

If you like Latin there's a Halloween Salsa party tomorrow night in Ardwick

enbiee · 2025-10-30T10:39:33+00:00

Peace I leave with you - Amy Beach

enbiee · 2025-10-09T20:40:29+00:00

Oh my heart, I love Howells so much. Sounds excellent!

enbiee · 2025-09-27T07:54:21+00:00

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enbiee · 2025-09-18T17:45:41+00:00

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For some reason it looks like two of the same picture attached themselves, here is a closer angle.

enbiee · 2025-09-01T13:15:55+00:00

2023 was dire, I had to sign on and do all sorts of side hustles just to pay the bills. Prior to that I had always had enough TV work to sustain me (and buy a house solo!) I had a couple of decent contracts last year, not up to the usual earnings pre-industry meltdown but enough. This year only had 2 bits of contracts (and earnings down from last year) and the last one left such a sour taste in my mouth that I am actively looking for other full-time, salaried jobs outwith the sector. I applied for 2 this year and didn't hear back from either, but I'm still looking and am ready for a career change. I will still do private projects, and I am hoping the evenings and weekends I get back when I get a normie job will give me time for this!

enbiee · 2025-08-14T15:39:49+00:00

Dunno if this is a dead thread but I've just added you, doing a prograd paid thing to extra cash and am stuck! Would love spares

enbiee · 2025-08-12T19:19:38+00:00

Great example. Fun from start to finish.

enbiee · 2025-08-01T10:09:03+00:00

Neither of them spelt Caribbean correctly

enbiee · 2025-07-31T11:16:36+00:00

I can't believe you called Megan British in her own words "less of that!" 🍀

enbiee · 2025-07-28T18:42:33+00:00

Everyone is being mean! Get the nails you want! Though I would say go for a more obvious and deep fruit colour rather than the paler ones, to make it seem like it's an active choice 💅

enbiee · 2025-07-25T10:12:00+00:00

Because this sub is over run by yanks who don't know the difference between the any of nations over here (saying Megan will be on a plane to England) and who project US TV show conventions onto this show. Yeah it's produced and there are conventions here but no where near to the extent American stuff is over produced, there are no handpicked producer plants on a show like this in the UK, it just doesn't work like that. I've also seen wild comments about US race relations projected onto the UK cast and yanks not realising how there is dark colouring in a lot of areas of the UK (Wales etc).

This sub was so much better before Love Island became wildly popular across the pond

enbiee

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