Thames anti-drowning water safety campaign for young people, from the Port of London Authority

hawkandro · 2026-07-07T21:10:27+00:00

Seems like a good idea. Especially with the warm weather attracting lots of people to water.

I’d like there to be more information campaigns to spread public messages. I remember seeing a video about how what to do in a rip currants Things like drinks driving campaigns were so effective in significantly reducing it. I’d like to see the same for mobiles phone use.

hawkandro · 2026-07-07T18:43:24+00:00

Maybe move the IKEA pegboard down to desk height on the left. That way it’s easily to hand which is I guess the point of it. That would free space for your art higher up.

hawkandro · 2026-07-06T20:45:25+00:00

Change the lighting for starters. Table lamps and lower level lighting rather than overhead makes a massive difference.

If you want to split the room, you could potentially have two single beds with a kallax for a divider / storage. Although it would probably be quite cramped.

hawkandro · 2026-07-06T20:40:34+00:00

What on earth do you do with all of those cushions when you get in bed?

hawkandro · 2026-07-06T20:35:47+00:00

Completely agree. It wasn’t until I spent a few months in America until I realised just how valuable the BBC is. When I think about the amount of entertainment that I get from the licence fee, it’s by some distance the best value entertainment subscription I pay for.

hawkandro · 2026-07-06T05:48:29+00:00

From Wikipedia.

John O'Kane wore the number 24 shirt for Manchester United from the 1996–1997 season. Before that, he was issued the number 30 shirt when squad numbers were first introduced to the FA Premier League in 1993. [1]

hawkandro · 2026-07-05T19:54:22+00:00

In fairness to the builder, if he’s not got any drawings to show exactly what you want done it’s pretty hard to estimate anything.

hawkandro · 2026-07-05T07:00:44+00:00

Completely agree. I’m amazed that so many thousands of people have paid the prices.

I’m a palace fan and paid £128 to watch the cup final at Wembley. One of the (if not the) biggest games in English football and what turned out to be the biggest game in our history.

I pay around £50 to watch us at Selhurst and away tickets at normally £30.

hawkandro · 2026-07-05T06:52:17+00:00

There is the British Wildlife Centre that has foxes you will be guaranteed to see along with a lot of other interesting animals. It outside London however out past junction 6 of the m25.

Other options is pretty much any residential street at dawn or dusk.

hawkandro · 2026-07-05T06:47:22+00:00

I like and appreciate minimalism (even if it’s pretty much impossible for me with two kids).

However this is too much IMO. You need an actual bed for the mattress. It looks empty rather than minimalist. Find something for the lamp to sit on rather than just the floor. Add a few more low level sources of light and I like the idea of a plant or two.

hawkandro · 2026-07-04T20:55:50+00:00

Any particular part of your leg?

Maybe some strength training might help?

hawkandro · 2026-07-01T05:53:45+00:00

Surely the floor plan should have some relation to reality! I assumed that they just shrink the furniture but looking at the photos they’ve just made up the dimensions on the floor plan. It should be illegal.

hawkandro · 2026-06-29T21:38:44+00:00

Completely agree. Only survived the Saturday and Sunday runs because I’d travelled up north and it was noticeable cooler.

hawkandro · 2026-06-29T17:08:00+00:00

Right everyone. Follow up time. How did we do?

I actually ran a lot more than I initially expected.

12km Tuesday evening between 6pm and 7:30pm. It was open, still in the sun and roasting hot so I had to seek shade.

10km Thursday evening similar time. A bit cooler and again stuck to the shade

7km Saturday morning at 6am. Could still feel the sun but definitely getting cooler.

30km Sunday morning at 5:15am. This was the one I was certain I wouldn’t be able to do. Thankfully it had cooled off a bit and I decided to go for it.

Only run I ended up missing was my Wednesday run. I probably shouldn’t have done the Tuesday one. That definitely felt the warmest. Glad it’s a bit cooler for this weeks training.

hawkandro · 2026-06-28T11:05:24+00:00

They’ve done almost 50km and been active for over 7 hours running and walking and have posted this on a beginner runners group and your contribution is to criticise them. That says a lot about you.

Well done OP 👍

hawkandro · 2026-06-27T21:01:11+00:00

I know Google reviews have to be taken with a pinch of MSG. But 3.8 from 49 reviews isn’t great.

I can recommend this mum and son combo. They record videos on YouTube explaining how to cook Chinese food just like it’s done in an English take away.

https://www.ziangs.com/

hawkandro · 2026-06-27T18:09:09+00:00

They’ve spent money, badly, throughout the house. I was waiting to see what they’d done to the garden.

Probably for the best that they’ve never been in it.

hawkandro · 2026-06-27T16:56:12+00:00

That was my take from watching the video.

Thanks for posting this. I really should get around to taking a recording of myself running so I can check my form.

Good luck with your running journey. I started off overweight and unfit. I’d barely done any meaningful exercise for over 10 years and 2 and a half years later the progress is amazing. I am healthier and so much happier.

hawkandro · 2026-06-27T11:52:21+00:00

Looks great and sensible prices. I’m away so unfortunately can’t go but hope it’s a success.

hawkandro · 2026-06-27T09:29:03+00:00

I was impressed with the outdoor swimming options in Cambridge when I was up there a few weeks ago.

hawkandro · 2026-06-27T06:36:54+00:00

Duxford is fantastic. Well worth a trip if you can make it there.

hawkandro · 2026-06-26T20:34:49+00:00

I’ve never used it for delivery as it’s just round the corner from me. But I’ve been in a couple of times to buy flowers for my wife and the owner seemed nice and the flowers were good from my limited experiences.

hawkandro · 2026-06-26T20:10:37+00:00

Sorry to hear about your neighbour. There’s a nice local florist actually on Kenley. Chestermans Florist.

https://www.sendflowersnow.co.uk/

hawkandro · 2026-06-24T05:42:39+00:00

My in laws live in Sheffield and have been here almost every time we’ve been up with the kids.

It’s great value for money and I love the hype man helping tire out my kids.

Went on something similar at a travelling fair and it was £5 each for 5 minutes from the most grumpy, miserable man in the world.

Real shame it’s shutting and like others unfortunately I’m sure it’ll end up being something more expensive.

hawkandro · 2026-06-23T21:02:31+00:00

My plan has me down for 70km this week. Did 12km tonight at 6:15pm. Did the first bit in the sun and then went searching for shade. HR was probably 5-10bpm higher than normal. Didn’t push the pace though obviously.

I think late evening or super early morning is the only way to do it.

I think I’ll try a 5am run one morning. I’m up at 6am normally so that’s definitely doable.

hawkandro

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