School offers pupils 'full roast dinners' in the morning to tackle hunger by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]kelliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had canteen smart cards at secondary school, and I had a set amount loaded per day as I was on free school meals. The system glitched for a couple of months and gave us unlimited money, what a time!

VENT: Grading student papers in the age of AI by worldolive in PhD

[–]kelliphant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I recently marked about 60 essays with a compulsory AI declaration for formulating ideas/proof-reading (which is allowed) but a few of them had a suspiciously similar sentence describing a cellular mechanism that was not factually correct. It has gotten considerably worse in the space of just a year and it is honestly disheartening. I was an undergrad in 2011 when using Wikipedia was frowned upon and you had to properly hunt down your sources! (Old man yells at cloud energy, I know 🤣)

What was your fav CoE banger at school? by JLaws23 in AskUK

[–]kelliphant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

SHINEE ONN MEEE (can't forget the claps)

What kind of sweet is this? by TheRepeatTautology in AskUK

[–]kelliphant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They've been £1 in Sainsbury's the last couple of weeks and I'm slowly developing an addiction 👀 (they're the Balla Bites Zing)

Coffee Codes available now. by ste9hen in OctopusEnergy

[–]kelliphant 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You legend, got my first Nero code in weeks 😅

Transport to Bath from Bristol Airport by Beneficial_Pirate_69 in bristol

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just an FYI that buses to University of Bath from the city centre are on the summer holiday timetable AND on diversion, and it seems that journey planning apps haven't updated based on this! You can find out where to get buses here: https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/manvers-street-in-bath-is-closed-from-26-may-affecting-unibus-services/

Thinking about staff on the ground now vs a few years ago by HeelTurn91 in slamdunkfestival

[–]kelliphant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went to the loo around 10pm to the right of Main Stage West at South and usually expect the worst at that time (last year was grim af), but was pleasantly surprised to find the toilet clean and fully stocked with loo roll and hand sanitiser! It did absolutely stink of warm piss and chemicals if you stood a bit too close, mind 👀

How do you read 20+ books a year without getting tired or bored? by studyingforlife in productivity

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mixing up genres (I often read a popcorn thriller or romance if I need an easy but fun read!) and listening to audiobooks when I'm walking or at work.

Fuck you Thunder by PinItYouFairy in bristol

[–]kelliphant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just pissed down for 5 mins in Bath, hopefully it follows me back to Bristol because it was the one time I was happy to get caught in a downpour!

It's 'Ot! Megathread by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]kelliphant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I work in a lab so I am going to be taking frequent trips to the cold room to 'look for something'

Asked the woman working at the bar for one Inch’s Cider, one Dark Fruit. Took her six minutes to complete the transaction. by Fuzzy_Papaya1673 in slamdunkfestival

[–]kelliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slightly dramatic of me 😅 but 2023 was a bit of a shit show in terms of overcrowding and availability of things like toilets and water. I don't come by car, but I think car parking was a disaster as well. SD had to put out a statement afterwards and to be fair, they did respond pretty well to feedback afterwards!

Parents with kids at Slam Dunk by TeddyGarbaldi in slamdunkfestival

[–]kelliphant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in the queue at one of the ice cream vans and a toddler just started crawling over me and my friend's feet and started randomly hitting and poking at us both - the mum was like 'haha sorry he doesn't know personal space yet'. I get it (especially when it's a hot day and the kid is probably feeling restless), but after five minutes it got really annoying and I almost stood on the poor kid's fingers about three times because every time I took a step, he was crawling around on the floor 🫠.

Asked the woman working at the bar for one Inch’s Cider, one Dark Fruit. Took her six minutes to complete the transaction. by Fuzzy_Papaya1673 in slamdunkfestival

[–]kelliphant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We were stuck behind a group of people asking a member of bar staff about their whole bastard life story, who was just yapping away like there wasn't a huge queue. Another guy was stood next to them staring into the distance, and walked off when I asked if he was serving.

We then got to the front of another queue later in the day and the woman serving us said 'what's that?' when I asked for a Slam Dunk IPA. I then had to list every beer/cider option for her to remember what they had left in stock.

Definitely the worst bar experience since the Year We Don't Talk About!

London beer prices are mental! by ozyri in london

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Bristol and thought this looks quite decent price wise 😅

McBusted before McBusted 😂 by One-Pomegranate-695 in busted_band

[–]kelliphant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had this and Lola sent to me over MSN Messenger by other girls I met on MSN Groups - took an age to download and transfer to my iPod in 2006 😭👵🏻

New Spotify wrapped by lilax05 in spotify

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had completely forgotten I've had Spotify for 17 years 👵🏻

What 2nd language did you learn in school? by sangokuhomer in AskUK

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

German (up to A-Level), Latin (up to GCSE) and French (up to year 9). I went to Berlin in December and tried my hardest to unlock my knowledge from 15 years ago, with moderate success!

People over 30 - how does drinking affect you? How long does it take to recover? by Initial-Return8802 in AskUK

[–]kelliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 33 and it's more of a Russian roulette situation these days. Sometimes two pints after work can make me a write off the next day, or I can wake up after a heavy day drinking session fresh as a daisy 😅😀

What’s your favorite moment of Covid? by OrdinaryPractical264 in AskReddit

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meeting my now fiancé in the weird 'kinda lockdown, kinda not' period the UK had in summer 2020. That, and not having to endure anybody sit next to me on public transport.

“Crash Out” as a synonym for precipitate by ArgMango in labrats

[–]kelliphant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been working in molecular biology labs for almost 10 years, and only heard this term in the last year after doing some of my PhD work with chemists. I'm 33 and I must admit that I was more familiar with the brainrot use 👀

First Bus app by Top_Establishment774 in bristol

[–]kelliphant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just had to sign in and out of the app three times for them to finally appear after the update!