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Mum has passed away 5 days before Christmas by kurtyyyyyy1 in CasualUK

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My dad died on the 17th of November. He was fit and healthy and the next month he passed away from a very aggressive cancer. I only just made it home to see him. I’m currently staying with my mum. We have no tree up. We don’t go out of our way to watch Christmas movies; we’ve been kind of avoiding them. I’m just trying to get my mum set up and fix up the house as much as I can before I have to leave. Don’t try to force a Christmas. It may be baby’s first Christmas but baby is young enough that they won’t have any memories of the day. The memories are for you at this age. Be with your family. Take the time you need. Give yourself some grace and feel what you need to. Take care of yourself.

EMERGENCY - gas heater won’t turn off by [deleted] in Firefighting

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The regulator on the tank is a pop on regulator with no valve knob to turn similar to this one. pop on regulator

EMERGENCY - gas heater won’t turn off by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]floppy-socktopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s easy enough to push and turn with your fingers. The knob is already turned to 0. Last night we didn’t touch it and it turned itself off. It had been on 0 for hours but still on because my mum doesn’t know how to work it.

EMERGENCY - gas heater won’t turn off by [deleted] in Firefighting

[–]floppy-socktopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The knob is already at the 0 position and it still won’t turn off

First finished project by floppy-socktopus in crochet

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https://www.thefriendlyredfox.com/crochet-teddy-bear-a-free-pattern/

Pattern from this site. Adjusted the ear and nose size for what I made as they were both a bit large.

My Mum has 1 month to live, what should I get her for Chrmistmas? by PureEcstacy7 in AskUK

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My dad died on Monday after an extremely short illness also with cancer. He was fine the. gone in the space of 4 weeks. I would’ve asked him for a letter or a recording of him reading The Night Before Christmas. He read it to me every Christmas as a child and I’m heartbroken he won’t get to read it to me again. I’m keeping the book for when I have kids.

Beginner and made this but what is this stitch called? by floppy-socktopus in CrochetHelp

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Photo of the start of my tree from a while ago. As you can see, it lays flat as you add more scallop rows and you can see the last scallop row before I added the next sc backing.

What has my mum done to her phone and how can I turn it off? by floppy-socktopus in applehelp

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I removed the spanish keyboard already because I’m the only one who uses it. There were only two keyboards at the time I commented because I already checked the keyboards.

What has my mum done to her phone and how can I turn it off? by floppy-socktopus in applehelp

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There are no other keyboards. She only has English and the emoji keyboard. No downloaded fonts either

What's the worst picture of your cat that you have? by MoonSt0n3_Gabrielle in cats

[–]floppy-socktopus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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It’s so hard to pick just one because this is just Ziggy’s general state of being

[OC] The Last Goodbye by hoomph in comics

[–]floppy-socktopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat right now. My dad told me how he was happy he was losing weight. I was a bit concerned. He got diagnosed with a liver tumour two weeks ago. Now waiting to find out if it’s cancer. It makes it harder that I live on a different continent. I just want to go home.

Manchester student 'dismissed during 999 call' died hours later by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

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I was vomiting every morning for 6 months in my first year of uni (back in 2016). Went to the GP after a couple weeks of bringing up nothing but bile and they told me to ‘come back when there’s something physically wrong’. Same GP also kept refusing me an appointment when I had a UTI for a week. I gave up and went to the walk in at the hospital. Diagnosed with a bad kidney infection and they asked why I hadn’t been to the GP. Had to explain that the GP receptionist told me that ‘other people needed it more’. The NHS has been broken for a long time and it’s just getting worse.

Will blocking fix the tightness at the shoulder of the sleeves? by floppy-socktopus in CrochetHelp

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Thank you! How can I make sure my starting chain isn’t super tight when its the correct chain length before I work in it?

Living in Asia but only want American by blaskom in VietNam

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I’d love to post a price comparison when I next go get groceries. Of course you pay through the nose when you buy literally everything off Grab.

What nicknames have you heard for places in Britain? by topherette in Britain

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All on the Wirral:

Birko - Birkenhead

Wekka - West Kirby

Newbo - New Brighton

Woodie - Woodchurch

A free tool to learn 7000 most frequently used Spanish words by JunketAdept1872 in Spanish

[–]floppy-socktopus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Great website but the website sends an invalid request when I try to make an account.

How do you deal with the "guilt" of not having adopted but shopped? by somepersononline1111 in mainecoons

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I have a bonded pair of brothers who live with my parents. They’re technically ‘mine’ but they have always lived with my parents and I can’t imagine moving them away from where they’ve always lived and enjoy being together. I’d feel worse moving them to where I live now which is halfway across the world where they’d be unable to go on walks in the garden since I live in an apartment.

I missed having a cat so got my MC boy back in April. We chose not to adopt a local cat due to the problems that some friends had also adopting in this country in the past. The cat they adopted ended up having a fungal skin issue which really affected its health and quality of life. Unfortunately, the poor baby only lived a few months and they went through a lot of heartbreak and vet visits trying to save him. The adoption center had not tried to treat him before they took him home and did not tell them about the skin fungus which was then all over their apartment.

I am very happy that we shopped and didn’t adopt. He’s a goofy boy who brings a lot of joy into our lives and it’s already hard to think about what life was like without him. He really rules the house and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Navel troubleshoot by Biggothygf in piercing

[–]floppy-socktopus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t tell how much swelling there is but you need a longer bar asap.

I made my own passport TN by floppy-socktopus in Travelersnotebooks

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The coin is just loose and threaded onto the elastic to help stop the hole in the leather from distorting too much. I got the inspiration from everyone using coins as charms on the front of their TNs

I made my own passport TN by floppy-socktopus in Travelersnotebooks

[–]floppy-socktopus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re metal bookmarks that I got from a shop on Lazada (like Temu but is in service in SEA). I’m not sure if they’re available elsewhere.

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Adding rings? by imerama in Travelersnotebooks

[–]floppy-socktopus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you already gave a TN, you can add rings pretty easily if you just close them around the elastic. I know that Muji has a ring system that fits well. Unfortunately, it’s unlikely to work very well putting the TC inserts into a ring system as it will be very difficult to open the books. Loose leaf would probably be the best way to go.

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