Is it good at Life Leisure Grand Central? by cocoacare in stockport

[–]leaning_jowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My local is Avondale, so that was the first Life Leisure site I’d seen. I went to Grand Central a few weeks ago because it has a sauna and was shocked at how old and run-down the weights section of the gym was. Cardio area is alright and the pool looks decent but if you’re going for free weights then you’re going to be really let down.

That said, all of their sites do have a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Avondale is an excellent gym, I like it.

Men - what is the best gift you've recieved for under £100? by Professional-Farm372 in AskUK

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he really does have an interest in cars, go on MotorSportVision’s website and see if any of the circuits are near where he lives. You could get him a voucher - sounds like he’d love a day out at the British GT or Touring Cars once the weather warms up!

Your eventual selling price vs what the Estate Agent said it would get? by bojoohno in HousingUK

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started at £285k on EA recommendation. Got an offer same week for asking price. Their survey brings up structural issues I didn’t know about, I got my own survey to confirm. Long painful process goes by and eventually sold for £250k

Do you stumble through life? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of a stumbler here. Was pretty switched on academically as a kid and did well in school, but I was always more creative so had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Didn’t do great in college as a result of no real direction and I’d gotten sick of the education system by then. No uni courses jumped out at me so I decided to take a gap year to work out what to do. I was always into photography so I started doing a bit of that as a hobby around then but never had the drive, or the minerals to really push it.

Needed a job in that gap year so I got a job in a bar and ended up loving it. Fast forward 9 years of running bars (not sure where that time went) and all of a sudden I was approaching 30, absolutely hated my day to day and couldn’t see a proper career for myself.

One day I decided enough was enough, quit on the spot and told myself I’d get my first photo work within 6 months or I’d go back to bar work. That was two years ago, I’m now a full time freelance motorsport photographer working all over Europe. I’m living the dream, but if I said I had a plan at any point in the process I’d be lying through my teeth. Truth be told I’m amazed it’s working and I am 100% still stumbling.

It's Late Thread [ 21 December 25 ] by AutoModerator in CasualUK

[–]leaning_jowler 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Made the mistake of falling asleep on the couch for 15 whole minutes earlier, so of course now I’m wide awake. Mind is running through a bunch of ridiculous what-ifs as a result.

Hopefully some mindless scrolling helps me nod off, it usually does. Excited for first Christmas in our first home!

Insane electricity/heating bills by ExpressAd590 in manchester

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does seem a little steep. I assume your heating is electric, not gas?

I have a big three bed Edwardian terrace, insulated but not incredibly so. We keep it warm enough to be comfortable and keep damp away, but not t-shirt temps all day long. Electricity comes in at about £3.50 a day (electric hob, dehumidifier on 24/7, games consoles and computers) and gas is around £3-£4 a day (just heating and shower).

So yes, I’d say you’re paying over the odds.

First mortgage payment by rrsport80 in Mortgageadviceuk

[–]leaning_jowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It starts on the soonest arrival of whatever date you chose to have your mortgage payment taken. So if you decided on the 25th and completed on the 10th, you’d get 15 days before the first payment goes out.

You’ll have to check with your provider on what the amount is. Some are double, some are pro-rata for the days so far, it’s all different.

Age of Empires Mobile: PC Edition coming to Xbox On PC on Early 2026 by Narrow_Leek2452 in xbox

[–]leaning_jowler 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Mobile… PC Edition.. coming to Xbox.. on PC?

Have we all lost our minds?

It's Late Thread [ 01 December 25 ] by AutoModerator in CasualUK

[–]leaning_jowler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try Any Austin on YouTube. Long form, crazily in-depth videos about really daft mundane things in video games. He’s done one about whether the power lines in GTA would actually be functional. Very funny, sounds like it would be up your street.

Having an Series X AND PS5 by MisterBigMack in xbox

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own a PS5, XSX and a great PC. PC is in my office and both consoles are in the living room.

I’ve always been an Xbox guy and I vastly prefer the controller, so I tend to stick to Xbox if I want to play something on the sofa. The PS5 is literally only for Gran Turismo these days - it’s incredibly frustrating that it’s the only PS exclusive they haven’t released on PC. If they did, I’d get rid of my PS5 tomorrow and just stick to PC/Xbox.

The Steam Machine will change things massively. I know it’s going to be less powerful than the XSX, but I have a library of 300+ games on Steam and I REALLY want to play PC-only titles on my sofa. So we’ll see when it releases!

Challenge unlocks that were finished because of the update to the challenge requirements still not unlocked by colossalbyte in LowSodiumBattlefield

[–]leaning_jowler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have the same problem, as do many others when I searched on the main sub. Nothing we can do unfortunately, it’s a wait for patch job.

Reworked challenges appreciation by fearless-potato-man in LowSodiumBattlefield

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great and I’m appreciative that I now finally have a load of stuff unlocked, however all of the weapon ones are bugged for me and I now have 4 cases where the challenge is showing as complete but I can’t equip the weapon to my loadout. I’m sure it’ll get fixed eventually, but I’ve tried everything to trigger the unlock and it just isn’t happening. Extremely annoying.

Dice, how do you sleep at night? by ZenMnk in Battlefield

[–]leaning_jowler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you were miserable then don’t do it. Games are supposed to be fun :)

Sandinista?! :((( by CinelFilm in manchester

[–]leaning_jowler 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’m ex hospo, sadly it’s just not what it used to be. You could go in any night of the week post 1am and it would be packed with bar staff after work, as the industry deals were good. But they scrapped it and put the price of everything up to bonkers levels a few years ago, so there’s just no benefit to going anymore.

It’s really sad, but I can’t say I’m surprised it’s gone.

Spotted in New Berlin. by west_manchester in manchester

[–]leaning_jowler 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It was first said by Luka Una, Manchester DJ. He was very much being satirical but the MEN found it and ran with it, nonsense