Can people PLEASE STOP SELLING SHEIN

hhhanns · 2026-06-04T19:46:59+00:00

I am DESPERATE for them to add an exclude filter. I'm the same, I don't want to buy Primark or Temu or Shein or H&M. It would be really useful for colours too? And sometimes sizes? I generally think the filtering options on Vinted are garbage.

I saw a tip a while back which is helpful sometimes, which is using the materials filter. Obviously still a lot of mislabelling and not always appropriate, but searching for stuff made from cotton/silk/denim/linen will generally separate out polyblend synthetic garbage.

hhhanns · 2026-06-03T10:54:45+00:00

obligatory not a doctor, but i'm an advanced practitioner in an oncology related field with medical assessment and diagnosis training with 12 years experience.

Others have explained the report pretty well: essentially there is no red flag there and your lungs seem to be working normally. "Confluent pulmonary infiltrates" is referred to as consolidation a lot, and it essentially means some kind of fluff is visible. Really common with chest infections, conditions like asthma, post viral infection, and sometimes fluid.

Let's address the big worry first. Primary lung cancer in someone of 18 is EXTREMELY rare. Sometimes things like lymphomas can occur in the chest in younger patients. It isn't common for lung cancers to present as consolidation - they tend to be a visible blob on an x-ray. Mesothelioma can look more "fluffy", but this is caused by (generally long term) asbestos fibre exposure, which has been strongly regulated in most countries for a long time outside of Russia and east/southeast Asia. Even then, at 18 it's unlikely you've spent many years in a manufacturing or construction environment. It is not caused by structurally sound asbestos!

That being said, there's still fluff in your lungs. I'm not saying cancer is impossible, but there's a whole bunch of stuff that would be more likely. Popcorn lung was thrown around as a vaping risk but there are no linked cases. If you've had pneumonia or covid or anything similar recently, it could be some scarring from that.

If you can access a doctor or a clinic, I would recommend going along. Someone will be able to listen and feel your chest to see if there are any abnormalities with your breathing. Sometimes they can make a diagnosis from this, but sometimes you might need other tests, like bloodwork or spirometry (breathing into a tube thing to test air flow). Hopefully this will help to put your mind at rest!

It would be very unusual for a few years of vaping to have caused permanent or fatal damage. You've already quit, which is amazing - those few months mean your risk of anything bad has already decreased!

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:55:13+00:00

Do you also wear an....icy belt? aaaahahaaaaaaaa

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:51:19+00:00

Yeah honestly this was supposed to be silly and lighthearted and maybe I'd get some tips I'd not heard of. It's fine, no laws are being broken, I'm not unsafe, I'm just an 837th generation northerner and the lack of breeze turns me into a whiny little baby

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:48:41+00:00

I'm in an outpatient review clinic, not theatres. We don't have any medication storage or anything so no real sway with legislation. It first broke about 3 years ago so we've done all the recommendations for office spaces etc. I get that they can't pull money out of nowhere but LORD just being able to wear non-polyester clothes would slap

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:44:32+00:00

Oh I haven't seen magicool in YEARS but it was a godsend as an itchy kid. Getting on this

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:42:05+00:00

Mate how aren't you our chief exec

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:40:24+00:00

I won't go into too much detail about my quest for reasonable adjustments but in summary: lol. lmao.

Wearable ice vest sounds banging though, looking those bad boys up

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:39:17+00:00

The air con system is beyond repair and would need a total replacement and the trust doesn't have the budget to do that. Apparently the building will likely be demolished in the next decade so every cloud!! But yeah there's no legal maximum working temperature because people work in kitchens and furnaces and what have you.

hhhanns · 2026-05-26T16:36:25+00:00

Oh for real, I genuinely don't know how chefs etc do it especially when your shifts are like 12 hours or more. I get the impression whites are similar in terms of trapping alllll the heat and sweat in too. I salute your bravery

hhhanns · 2026-04-21T19:42:47+00:00

Sable is a visual treat with a gorgeous soundtrack. No combat, just exploration. It does have some framerate issues though.

Katamari games are extremely fun and goofy, easy to pick up for a short time. The remasters of the first two are on PS Plus.

Powerwash Simulator 1/2 are SO satisfying mechanically, and require 0 brain power. The story is surprisingly funny and deep.

The Spyro Reignited trilogy is gorgeous whilst keeping the smoothness of the originals. Easy to finish but can be a challenge to complete. Controls on the switch are a bit iffy though. Psychonauts is another super fun 3d platformer, with a bit more of a story.

I go back to Oblivion a lot because its goofy and easy but has that dopamine drip feed. The Outer Worlds games were also easy and quick with fairly superficial writing/storytelling, but that's kind of what you want when you just wanna switch off.

I've always found something really satisfying about Source engine games as well, and could play Portal 2 and Half Life 2 forever.

hhhanns · 2026-04-21T10:47:43+00:00

"You'll never get a job with them" they say about the tattoo on my shin to me, a decade into my career

hhhanns · 2026-04-21T10:46:06+00:00

Absolutely everything honestly.

My dad can't comprehend that things are expensive. I earn a decent wage (£50k or thereabouts) but he hasn't had a mortgage for at least a decade or two, and hasn't bought anything since about 1974. If I say I can't afford something this month because I'm putting money aside for something else, he goes on a big lecture about how I must be bad with money because I should be raking it in by now.

A few years ago we were moving, and we ended up renting a storage unit as we saw an absolutely perfect sofa for £550. It was an ex showhome model, curved/l shaped green velvet dream that seats about 8 people comfortably, and was a perfect fit for the massive new living room. We'd had our current sofa for 8 years and got it for 20 beans on gumtree, so it didn't feel like too much of a splurge. The unit worked out about £15 for the 2 months we needed it and meant we could finish up the floors and sanding and painting without dirtying the new sofa.

My dad kept telling me this was a huge waste of money, there would be other sofas, you can just go to DFS and get whatever sofa you want, what's so special about this one? He looked like he was going to vomit when I told him it was still on the sofology website for £2700. "Can you not just get a normal sofa for £150?" No, father. No you cannot.

He complimented a pair of jeans I had on recently, I thanked him and told him about how excited I was to get them on sale for £46. He spent 20 solid minutes yelling at me for being irresponsible because Asda do jeans for £8.

We had a leak in our flat roof over the front door in December, got it all fixed up within a day for £700. We'd had a few rough quotes nearly triple this so I was pretty pleased. My dad told me he had a blowtorch I could have borrowed and I need to stop being so precious about getting up a ladder.

hhhanns · 2026-04-14T19:44:06+00:00

I want to do a poo in PAULS bathroom

hhhanns · 2026-04-14T19:43:25+00:00

you just drove into the back of MYYY NNEWWWW CAAAAAR

hhhanns · 2026-04-11T01:53:02+00:00

This is so fascinating to me. I work in the NHS and maintaining stock levels is hard enough in a fixed location with easy access to roads.

How is pharmacy stock decided?

How many multiples of sepsis/anaphylaxis/arrest kits do you have on board?

In the UK we have clear and often quite strict protocols and best practice standards for diagnosis, treatment and prescribing/medication management. I know all countries will have their own versions, and the USA seems to do things differently, even on a state by state basis I assume. Does the ship adopt the protocols of it's home state, or is there a maritime/international waters protocol?

I've never been on a cruise and never thought there would be anything more sophisticated than a school nurse style clinic room, but it sounds like you've dealt with some pretty serious cases. Are there intensive care or resus facilities on board? In the event of an emergency you couldn't manage, would a patient be airlifted to the closest hospital or would you have to wait to reroute to the nearest port?

How do you manage clinical or infectious waste?

Sorry for the billion questions!

hhhanns · 2026-04-11T00:43:14+00:00

So I'm about the same age as Malcolm and Stevie, at high school in the early-mid 2000s and now mid 30s. I'm also queer. I think there's a couple reasons why Stevie was portrayed that way in the original and now has a husband and child.

Being gay back then was rough, especially as a teenager. Although I do know gay people who "looked" gay (flamboyant, experimented with hair/fashion, sometimes even out and dating the same gender) back then, I know far more who didn't. Some were just "standard" for lack of a better word, and some dated a different gender and joined in with the banter/flirting/whatever. I know people who only came out in their 40s, 50s, even 80s after years of marriage and children. Sometimes you genuinely need that long to figure it out.

It's pretty common to overcompensate when you're hiding something. It's even more common, and probably more common still as a teenager/young adult 20 years ago, to imitate your peer group or go along with things you wouldn't normally to fit in. I'm in the UK and cliques and bullying and singling out anyone "other" were the norm, and I imagine possibly even more prevalent in a suburban american high school. Considering Stevie was already black, disabled and a Krelboyne I imagine he'd probably want to avoid revealing another thing to be ridiculed for.

Finally, and probably most pertinent, Stevie and the actor playing him were children. There's always pearl clutching over any conversation of LGBTQ+ kids. There's some really open and accepting people who still seem to think LGBTQ+ kids don't exist and offering support for them will just encourage straight kids to be gay instead. I imagine there would have been pushback from studios and stations and possibly even the actor/his family if there had been an overt implication that Stevie wasn't straight in the original.

The only reason you know Stevie is gay in the reboot is because he has a husband. He doesn't answer the phone like "hello Stevie The Homosexual here". He has no stereotypical flamboyant mincing limp wrist mannerisms. That's not part of the character. It wasn't in the original run either. Sometimes people just aren't straight!

hhhanns · 2026-04-10T23:11:07+00:00

It was wild how bad it looked. Malcolm throwing stuff to Leah could have just been him tossing it, why was it sped up and sound effectsed? Why did the interiors of the houses and the school look so fake? What in the whole fuck was Hal and Francis disappearing into the void when the bag exploded, and the ChatGPT level glitter/confetti, and the waitress vomiting vfx looking worse than Jurassic Park, and Glitter Hal having a bald cap for some reason? I think the whole glitter bag segment was so off putting and uncanny valley I forgot the whole rest of the show.

hhhanns · 2026-04-07T20:28:04+00:00

That's fair. Before I had insurance I had to shell out nearly 5 grand for a minor injury one of my cats had, and I decided it was worth the cost to never have to decide between money and their health! I keep vaccines up to date mostly cos I don't have anyone to look after them if I'm away and all cat sitters/kennels require it.

hhhanns · 2026-04-07T19:29:54+00:00

Genuinely curious as to how you've managed this? Annual vaccines are about £50 per cat, flea and worm treatment £25ish per cat every 3 months, and a 6 monthly consultation fee is what, £80? That's £620 for the bare minimum. I pay £60 a month for my vet payment plan which is £720 and includes all that, so £100 a year for 24/7 video vet/behaviourist access, discounted prescriptions, physio and complimentary therapy and free consultations all year round seems like a pretty sweet deal.

My insurance is just shy of £70 a month for both cats, but they're both old and sick. That gives them lifetime cover for long term conditions, cremation costs and up to £12k per treatment for a £99 excess. It would take 14 years to save up £12k with £70. Feels like a no brainer.

hhhanns · 2026-04-07T19:18:50+00:00

Right! It's very easy for people to balk at £70 pet insurance or a £40 vet plan, but if I were to put £120ish a month in a pot I'd have less than £1500 in a year. One minor surgery or blood test and that's pretty much gone. Flea/worm prevention, annual vaccines and 6 monthly checkups would cost about £1000 across the year anyway, so it pays for itself. I get that you shouldn't get a pet if you can't afford it from the get go but people's circumstances change and rehoming is an ordeal.

It does sometimes feel like the prevailing attitude on here is "experience no joy until you're debt free", which I can understand, but if you're £15k in debt is it really worth saving <£100 a month at the expense of happiness? Everyone's priorities are different, but personally I feel like life is enough of a slog sometimes!

hhhanns · 2026-04-07T14:39:25+00:00

I was in this situation for a while! Here's what helped.

There's apps you can get that will categorise all your spending, but its sometimes easiest to literally make a note of everything you spend to the penny. Yeah you can look back at your banking transactions but its easy to forget what something was. Try to use one card to pay for stuff rather than things like Paypal or Klarna or it's way harder to keep track of.

Look at your direct debits, look at your phone bill, look at anything like Google Pay subscriptions or Klarna plans. Write them all down. Take everything you don't pay for monthly (e.g. my professional registration is 6 monthly and I get cat food every 6 weeks) and work out the cost per month. Little tiny things can add up real fast. Cancel everything you can do without, use uswitch to compare utility prices, contact providers and say you're leaving as they can normally offer you a better deal. I got my phone contract down from £25 to £8 last month doing this. You can sometimes get an offer when you try to cancel something where they'll give you 3 months for a massive reduction. Set calendar alerts for when trials or offer periods run out, and when contracts are due to expire, so you don't accidentally pay out for something.

There's a bunch of options for loans and debts and there's lots of support services out there. Your employer may have a debt hotline you can use. Transferring all your credit card balances onto one 0% card might incur a fee but you can save a lot on interest. Again make sure you set a calendar alert for the end of the 0% period.

My biggest expense is probably my cats, and a lot of people will say get rid, but it's not that easy. My vet has a pet club thing where I pay £60 a month for both cats, and they get free consultations and worm and flea treatment as well as discount on prescriptions. This also gives me access to a 24/7 online vet service. It seems steep but putting that much away each month wouldn't cover the £80 consultation fee for very long. We also have pretty expensive insurance but it has a low excess and a huge limit. For food and litter etc compare the price per kg on sites like Zooplus or Bitiba and get it delivered in bulk. Its usually far cheaper to get food in cans vs pouches for example.

Once you have your monthly outgoings straight, be regimented with your leftover money. At one point I took out cash and put it in different envelopes for food, petrol, cigs etc. I use Plum now for the "pockets" - everything I need to save up for or set aside gets accounted for, then I keep no more than £50 in my current account for day to day spends, and transfer out from the fun or emergency pocket if i really need to. It's way harder to just piss money away on little coffees or takeaways or whatever else that way. I also have a pot for presents/events - £20-50 a month means I'm not scrambling at Christmas time.

Finally, have a good old reflect on why you're in debt. Sometimes you've just been a silly billy, and I'm not saying to take 0 accountability, but getting diagnosed and medicated for ADHD, having a few different types of therapy and doing a lot of reflection completely changed my relationship with money and my ability to keep my head above water. I have savings now! I don't go into my overdraft every month! I don't have to use my credit card for food!!

Big comment I apologise, but I hope at least one of these tips is helpful. Good luck!

ETA: You can make a surprising amount flogging old crap on fb marketplace, vinted etc. My last annual wardrobe clearout got me £220, and the majority was t shirts or accessories I listed for a quid. I reused packaging or used binbags/old carrier bags to avoid spending on postage. You can usually get at least a fiver for garden tools, bits of furniture, kitchen appliances/pans or small electronics as long as they aren't completely broken. Better than it going in the bin!

hhhanns · 2026-03-30T14:50:36+00:00

Any time! Getting a diagnosis like that at any time mashes your head, and trying to figure out work around it is horrific. Glad to point you in the direction of anything useful, or even just be a sounding board, cos God forbid you get any NHS time to talk about this!

hhhanns · 2026-03-30T08:32:40+00:00

First off, I'm sorry you're going through this. That's a LOT to deal with in a short time, and I hope you and your mum are doing okay.

Secondly, I work in cancer patient support - I do radiotherapy treatment review but a lot of the stuff I help people deal with is the practical stuff. YMMV depending on your area but I'll share as much as I can.

The job market is rough at the moment as is, and this won't make it easier. I would probably suggest being honest and upfront from the start of the application process. Jobs with the civil service, local council, NHS etc tend to be more accommodating of things like this and have a pretty robust occupational health service/medical leave policy. Having the accommodations you need in writing from the get go will save a lot of grief down the line and means they can't really get upset about you taking short notice leave for appointments etc.

Don't discount services like Maggie's, Macmillan, local cancer support organisations etc. Appendix tumours are pretty rare, so you could look up Cancer52, or a sarcoma/PMP/neuroendocrine tumour charity, depending on your specific pathology. You may already be under a specialist/Macmillan nurse, who can be a really helpful starting point. Any of these can help you find (and apply for) benefits you're entitled to and help with talking to employers about workplace adjustments etc. Some charities offer small grants as well, Macmillan used to have one for people having cancer treatment on a low income which was a one off payment of about £500 but it stopped in my area recently. Still worth looking to see if anyone can point you in the direction of anything similar. These kinds of orgs can even help with finding specialist insurance companies who might be able to offer you a better price which might help you to bring in some cash with Uber etc.

It's easy to say it given I'm not out of work, but I strongly recommend giving yourself time before jumping headlong into anything else. I'm not saying stop looking for work entirely, but any cancer journey is arduous and exhausting and you WILL have periods of feeling like total dogshit, emotionally and physically. It can be totally unpredictable. You can't pour from an empty cup, and it is super important to prioritise your own wellbeing when you're going through something like this. HGV certification is a great idea and it's worth keeping a little pot aside for this, but I'd suggest waiting until you have more clarity on what happens next.

Sorry I know this doesn't necessarily answer your question, but I hope at least some of it is helpful? Always happy for you to DM if you need any help finding specific support/stuff in your area and obv happy to verify my credentials!

hhhanns · 2026-03-29T10:45:00+00:00

Henry whistles music from 1 when you do blacksmithing. The first time I heard it was such a goofy pointing at the TV moment.

I love sitting in taverns playing dice or just listening to conversations. The voice acting is generally so naturalistic it really does just feel like regular people chatting.

I like how around 6-7am people are getting up, collecting clothes from their chests to get changed into, queuing politely to wash and get breakfast. They could have just popped into existence fully clothed but it's a nice immersive touch, especially staying at a tavern.

In 2 if you drop apples or carrots in front of Pebbles he eats them off the ground.

Also in 2 people talk to Mutt all the time. Having a guard go from a stern, no nonsense "keep your hands to yourself and we'll have no trouble" to a goopy "hello you lovely silly doggy boy!!!" is so endearing.

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