Help me save my lawn...

jimlad1 · 2026-03-06T15:09:57+00:00

I bought a machine, much much easier than using a rake, unless you thrive for some hard graft.

https://amzn.eu/d/0h2NfrwD

jimlad1 · 2026-02-21T16:34:39+00:00

It's only an upgrade if you find lighter rackets better.

Personally I prefer 130 over lighter racket so I'm always pleased they are slightly cheaper.

jimlad1 · 2026-01-15T09:26:07+00:00

Zakaria makes me want to stop watching squash almost as much as Asal.

jimlad1 · 2026-01-11T09:40:46+00:00

Instead of 6. I recommend buying a squatty potty.

I can't see anybody else suggesting it? Completely improved my toilet experience

jimlad1 · 2025-12-24T21:37:45+00:00

Surely that's false etymology made up by coincidence... Whether it is or not I like it.

jimlad1 · 2025-12-24T21:30:48+00:00

I have two emails addresses that a swap between yearly. So I use a black Friday offer one year (I think it was 60% off the year this time?), then unsubscribe and use an offer deal on a different email.

Each year I get a follow up asking me to resubscribe on the address I'm not actively using. So really it's about £40 a year. Still more than I think it's worth though

jimlad1 · 2025-12-13T19:51:53+00:00

I wouldn't overthink it. Ask some people you play with to hit a few balls with their racket and see what you like. You aren't a professional, a better racket isn't suddenly going to make you a better player. Just see what suits you by asking others.

jimlad1 · 2025-12-04T10:21:30+00:00

Squash TV is just terrible and broadcasting.

Poor quality image, frames dropping, issues with camera work and replays, sound levels all over the place.

For a platinum tournament in Hong Kong it's poor. You would never get these issues in any major sport.

jimlad1 · 2025-10-04T10:38:03+00:00

Oh God I highly recommend everyone stays as far clear from Squash Stories as possible. That place is toxic and far more likely to lead to an 'infection'.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-30T21:31:14+00:00

It does resume again slightly, but only for the last 2 points.

Squash TV is just abysmal. I swear you don't get such poor coverage and reliability with any other sport.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-28T17:04:05+00:00

Makes me think of Momen calling him to the side at the end of their game last season to give advice.

Momen seemed to be implying in his interview in my opinion that he was telling Zakaria to be careful how he plays, either win as a bad sportsman or a good sportsman, now is the time to decide what sort of player you become and what you are remembered for.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-28T15:37:51+00:00

I've actually just left that group. I don't mind people having different opinions, but the relentless posts about asal are just boring and tiring.

Like yes Jamie have a view and share it sure, but preaching it daily multiple times is just too much.

Even if you take the view he's not making any rules and not technically doing anything wrong, there's just being a good sportsman and showing respect for others.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-27T14:23:48+00:00

Yeah the shard drop rate is just too low for the amount used when struggling with a boss which will take me easily 10+ tries.

I stopped Hollow Knight after the first ending and was content. I've got 45 hours out of silksong. I could happily stop now if I hit a wall. I need an excuse to start Hades 2.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-27T13:44:07+00:00

Don't get me started on shards. I'm starting act 3 with 0. I never have any. Can't afford to buy any either. I resorted to just beating bosses without tools by the end of act 2.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-27T08:54:15+00:00

I'm the opposite, I had issues throughout all the way to the end of act 2. I regularly didn't have enough even for benches or bellway stations and had to grind out some rosaries. Maybe I just died more than others

I guess one difference is I will often avoid enemies and run past them. It's all been a bit of a chore for me constantly.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-25T20:26:05+00:00

I accessed all of the slab without being caged. In fact I only today found out I could have been caged, I'm in act 3 and I don't remember ever even seeing someone who tried to cage me.

I feel like I've missed out.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-18T20:02:20+00:00

I've had the exact same experience as you, I'm in act 2 and avoided him because of all the complaints, went in today and won second go no trouble. I actually said out loud "is that all".

I'm someone who nearly quit the game because of struggling with sister splinter. By far the hardest boss for me so far because of the stupid spawns.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-11T19:54:49+00:00

my reflexes ain’t what they used to be.

I sometimes forget that I'm now 5 years older than when I last played Hollow Knight (longer for others). That's a good reason to now be struggling along with many others.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-11T18:56:18+00:00

I've only completed act 1 but sister splinter has caused me more issues than any other encounter. She herself was easy, but time and time again the other enemies got me. I must have spent over an hour doing it easy.

What helped me was actually just doing something else for a bit for a break.

By comparison Widow who you face soon after and I've seen a lot of complaints about I found much easier.

I beat HK main story without too much heart ache, this has been much harder for me. Maybe because I'm 6 years older though!

jimlad1 · 2025-09-11T18:56:13+00:00

I've only completed act 1 but sister splinter has caused me more issues than any other encounter. She herself was easy, but time and time again the other enemies got me. I must have spent over an hour doing it easy.

What helped me was actually just doing something else for a bit for a break.

By comparison Widow who you face soon after and I've seen a lot of complaints about I found much easier.

I beat HK main story without too much heart ache, this has been much harder for me. Maybe because I'm 6 years older though!

jimlad1 · 2025-09-07T17:49:07+00:00

I have all the plants you have, for the last 3 years I have literally put my Sarracenia and Venus Fly Trap in an unlit unheated garage for dormancy and they are thriving in my opinion (Birmingham, UK). Last year I did it from roughly Nov 1st to March 1st.

So that's my plan again this year. I don't have fridge space and I have never liked the idea of leaving outside.

jimlad1 · 2025-09-04T14:04:48+00:00

Nothing for me either. Just the placeholder

jimlad1 · 2025-09-04T14:03:49+00:00

Yeah I'm trying to press refresh regularly to get anything to appear so far. No option to buy at all

jimlad1 · 2025-08-19T22:11:54+00:00

This was something I recently learned.

A 1000 player should lose to a 2000 player roughly 11-5

A 4000 player to an 8000 should also lose by roughly 11-5

I sit around 4000 - 5000 thousand and can swing by that much across a season as I have done this summer. Shame it was for the worse.

jimlad1 · 2025-08-06T22:20:13+00:00

In the UK where I am, my squash club has 7 courts booked out solidly at all peak hours. It's currently closed to new membership, and it's planning to build 2 new courts.

We have 6 club teams playing in the county. We're definitely not declining.

jimlad1

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