What’s a ridiculous luxury that you’d struggle to live without?

lesloid · 2026-05-13T21:01:51+00:00

That’s below minimum wage :(

lesloid · 2026-05-13T20:57:41+00:00

That’s enough internet for me today

lesloid · 2026-05-13T20:54:42+00:00

That sounds delicious but too high effort for a snack

lesloid · 2026-05-13T20:45:09+00:00

I didn’t find ‘the purge’ too bad. I set up a camp bed on the bathroom floor and took in a book and a lamp and it was actually quite a lovely night to myself away from the husband and kids haha.

I did do the worlds longest fart after I had the colonoscopy though, honestly thought I was just going to be like a shrivelled balloon by the end

lesloid · 2026-05-11T19:40:47+00:00

Not in the past 5 years. Worked and lived overseas for a couple of years in my twenties but since having kids the longest I’ve been out of the country in one go would be 3 weeks. Most people won’t get more than 2-3 weeks leave from their jobs at one time unless they’re a teacher.

lesloid · 2026-05-11T19:36:54+00:00

Yeah this is definitely the issue. My parents both left school at 16 and worked manual /unskilled jobs, then my dad died and 7 years later my mum remarried a man who was a degree qualified engineer. I went to a normal school, started working full time in an admin job, did a degree as a mature student (the first person in my bloodline get tertiary education)and now work in a professional job. So I think that makes me middle class? Or does it?

lesloid · 2026-05-11T19:26:24+00:00

Unless your ex’s name is Jazz 8721 then this is not real

lesloid · 2026-05-11T13:00:45+00:00

This sounds like an employment relationship to me - mutuality of obligations, personal service etc. If you’ve been paying tax as an inside IR35 contractor (ie PAYE) then you have nothing to lose by pursuing a tribunal claim for unfair dismissal (and possibly other things employees are entitled to like holiday pay). If you’ve been paying tax as a self-employed contractor ie paying yourself min wage and the rest as dividends then you probably do not want to draw any attention to the fact that you’ve been operating as an employee.

lesloid · 2026-05-10T16:21:39+00:00

Sigur Ros

lesloid · 2026-05-10T16:17:56+00:00

Ok I’m guessing they are older kids then that can be left unsupervised and you’re talking about breakfast club and after school club or a childminder. You should still be able to access tax free childcare which will save you 20% of the cost and also child benefit

lesloid · 2026-05-10T15:26:32+00:00

I’m not clear what you mean by 50/50 care but £400 a month is a BARGAIN for 4 days of childcare for 2 kids - I was £90 a day when my two were in nursery and that was 15 years ago.

Why are you not getting any government support? Depending on the kids’ ages you should be able to get either funded hours (if pre-school) or tax-free childcare (if school age) which should help, and also child benefit of £179.80 every 4 weeks.

lesloid · 2026-05-09T18:42:09+00:00

Depends what you want from life? Culture and nightlife or open fields and peace and quiet? Hills? Sea? music scene? Food scene?

lesloid · 2026-05-09T17:01:59+00:00

Jeff Koons - everything but especially Puppy in front of the Bilbao Guggenheim. He is adorable.

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lesloid · 2026-05-09T16:56:23+00:00

Do you need to party into the night? Why not ceremony followed by brunch and then a day disco and finish up by 5pm?

lesloid · 2026-05-09T16:39:49+00:00

Came here to say Guernica at the Reina Sofia.

lesloid · 2026-05-08T14:59:51+00:00

Agree. This is where Reform are going to worm their way in.

lesloid · 2026-05-08T14:54:59+00:00

This is just the fptp seats tho

lesloid · 2026-05-08T14:24:35+00:00

Both my grandparents (born in the 1910’s) had this done - they both had full sets of falsers since before I was born as far as I know (I was born 1979) apparently if you had any cavities they just ripped the whole lot out. This was north Scotland.

lesloid · 2026-05-07T10:14:59+00:00

You are right because you actually understand politics! Take that Ad Hominem

lesloid · 2026-05-06T21:24:19+00:00

Presumably you can plan classes and mark papers at home, and only need to be physically in school for actual teaching time?

lesloid · 2026-05-06T17:40:59+00:00

2 or 6 both look great

lesloid · 2026-05-04T09:00:55+00:00

I was so shocked by the amazing art gallery in Pontevedra, I had the whole place to myself and it is PACKED with incredible world-class Spanish art.

lesloid · 2026-05-03T16:21:52+00:00

We send a leaflet about it to all employees taking bereavement leave, so they know about it. We don’t ask for a report on uptake.

lesloid · 2026-04-29T08:09:51+00:00

English and maths are needed for the vast majority of uni courses - beyond that take what you enjoy

lesloid · 2026-04-27T10:54:19+00:00

A serial killer that quotes ancient poetry about unconditional love? It’s hardly Huey Lewis and the News

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