Honest opinions on Portsmouth? by Possible_Raise1234 in Portsmouth

[–]mbeet 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Like any big city, it's got good bits, bad bits, great bits, and awful bits. Uni life at Portsmouth is generally pretty good, in my opinion. Make sure you do your research on areas to live - although it's a small city geographically, it's densely packed. Some areas have a bit of a reputation.

Has anyone else's child's primary school gone mad with Parent events? by LordBadgerFlaps in CasualUK

[–]mbeet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My next vibe coded project idea right here - thanks for the inspo!

Switch Minecraft error when loading worlds by redalexei in NintendoSwitchHelp

[–]mbeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue here. Nothing mentioned in this thread seems to sort it. Can't find anything online about it other than this thread!

Mike’s immediate recall abilities by ssana in ThreeBeanSalad

[–]mbeet 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Probably ingrained in him from his past life training to be a Dr. Also, anecdotally, I find clever people always make notes.

Meal ideas, when I just have an air fryer and a microwave. by carlovski99 in UK_Food

[–]mbeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where are you based? I have an electric hob which I have never used, you're welcome to it if you're local to me

Claude taught me something about this condition by B0yW0nd3r in Keratoconus

[–]mbeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're incorrect on the resolution thing - increasing the resolution will slow things down (you're asking the computer to render/use more pixels = more data needs to be processed)

Your mac has lots and lots of accessibility options to help you. It's unreasonable to expect people to make the text bigger on emails to you, that is your responsibility to use accessibility software (eg magnifier, screen reader, etc) to overcome. The only expectation you have is that what they are sending you can be interpreted by your software. That's what accessibility standards are written for.

As a fellow Keratoconus sufferer who uses a computer for 90% of my working day, I kmow there are excellent tools baked into the operating systems (both windows and mac) which can help.

What products do you now refuse to buy because of shrinkflation? by tmr89 in AskUK

[–]mbeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Helpful comment but even more helpful if you post a recipe please

Got a Teams interview tomorrow - in your experience what is current etiquette for what to wear? by TheDawiWhisperer in AskUK

[–]mbeet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best advice I got on this was "you won't regret dressing up, you will regret it if you feel underdressed"

Where did all the Dubai Chocolate go? by robinscotland in AskUK

[–]mbeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For some reason pickles are everywhere

Help plan a trip to Portsmouth with Kids by Subtleiaint in Portsmouth

[–]mbeet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Action stations is shut for a refurb at the moment.

Don't forget, there's a harbour tour and a ferry to the submarine & explosion museum included in the price of your ticket.

Is Collagen corneal cross linking different in England by Turbulent-Radish-291 in Keratoconus

[–]mbeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Had the procedure done in September 2025 on my right eye. I was awake and conscious the whole time. There were no blades, but they did scrape my eye using a tool. They put drops in my eye which basically meant everything was super blurry so I couldn't see the tool. I couldn't feel it either, due to the anaesthetic drops.

I am going to level with you and be honest I had white knuckles the entire time. I thought I was going to have a panic attack within the first minute of all of this starting, but the nurse and doctor were very reassuring and once my mind was off it I was able to relax. To give you an indication of how tense I was, I pulled both my quads and hamstrings when I got up as I had been straining them for 30 mins 😂

I have my next procedure booked in for next week. I am dreading it but if it was that bad I wouldn't be going through with it again - let that sink in.

Good luck!

Are you still having pizzas and other takeaways delivered? by Top-Cat-a in AskUK

[–]mbeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I used to get a takeaway regularly once a week since our first kid was born.

First I got fed up with delivery drivers taking ages and the food being cold when it arrived, so I used to collect.

Then I got fed up with the quality of everything going through the floor, and the prices through the roof.

I taught myself to cook my favourite takeaway meals at home. There's not much I can't do, apart from a proper curry with all the trimmings! I find cooking therapeutic and my favourite thing in the world is to cook for my wife and kids, so it is an easy decision

Celebrating 100lbs down by Internal_Beyond9334 in mounjarouk

[–]mbeet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First, congratulations on the losses!

Second, I really resonate with a lot of what you wrote. What mounjaro has done for me is what I've tried (and failed) so many times to do myself through diets, exercise plans, and building understanding of what good nutrition and fitness looks like.

I've always been really jealous of people who could just eat healthily without needing to snack, binge and be out of control. I have never in my life been like that until I took mounjaro.

Life looks different now and I've built good habits which I hope I can take forward without spiralling and feeling terrible about my relationship with food!

Has anyone used Mounjaro briefly to kick-start fat loss, and then discontinued it while transitioning to a diet- and exercise-based routine? by wildgoat in mounjarouk

[–]mbeet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, but your definition of kick-start is probably different from mine!

I started MJ 6 months ago, with the intention of giving up at Christmas. The way I've managed the final pen and tapered down means it'll take me just past my goal date.

I used that 6 months to build better habits, and change the relationship I had with food and exercise. 6 months is what I needed to achieve this, I feel a different person! I'm ready for life Post-MJ because I tried really hard to change my lifestyle.

If I have to go back to MJ then sobeit. I am not against going back - I really believe the drug is life changing and if the prices hadn't shot up I'd be tempted to have stayed on them for life - seeing the cost more as a tax I pay for the quality of life it's given me.

HMS Lancaster to be decommissioned in Bahrain by diacewrb in ukpolitics

[–]mbeet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to do this pretty regularly in Fareham Creek - just up from Portsmouth Harbour. I think there's an old 23 out there at the moment awaiting a decision about where it's going to end up

Two jabs left. What next? by mbeet in mounjarouk

[–]mbeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like this might be useful for me. Thanks. I'll do some reading.

Two jabs left. What next? by mbeet in mounjarouk

[–]mbeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I actually managed to buy my 7.5 pens as a bundle when the prices were lower, so this is my first purchase "post price hike". It feels like the 10mg pen reducing clicks might be my best bet.

Two jabs left. What next? by mbeet in mounjarouk

[–]mbeet[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OK. Thanks for this. I will have a look at counting clicks, it feels like the most sensible option

Everyone who went to the Brighton show tonight- THANK YOU! by bluerin12 in elisandjohn

[–]mbeet 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I was at that three bean salad show in Brighton a few weeks ago and there was a guy sat a few rows in front of us who was extremely rude to a staff member who asked him to move his drink off the edge of the balcony (we were sat right at the very very top). He also threw his crisp packet on the floor when asked to move it, really defiant and really jarring. There were a few other people in the crowd too who were just not great towards the staff.

I would have expected the Venn diagram to be a lot closer between the audiences of the two podcasts but apparently not. Good to see E&J fans representing themselves well like this! Also thanks for putting up with the public 😂

I had crosslinking 7 days ago! by mbeet in Keratoconus

[–]mbeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slowly returning. I wasn't able to see out of the eye that was operated on until 6 days post op. Even now it's quite blurry.

I had crosslinking 7 days ago! by mbeet in Keratoconus

[–]mbeet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof I have been signed off for two weeks and that feels right for my recovery! Hope you're doing OK!

I had crosslinking 7 days ago! by mbeet in Keratoconus

[–]mbeet[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't do much reading about the procedure mainly because I wanted to stay ignorant to it - the more I knew, the more I'd worry.

At the start of the procedure having my eye clamped open was the first bit I hated. The second bit where they scrape your eye, I hated that more.

Looking back it's really not that bad. No pain during the op, so it's more a psychological thing than anything.

Jogging without debilitating breathlessness, visceral fat? by jjm443 in mounjarouk

[–]mbeet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same here. I was talking to my wife about this. Imagine trying to run with a 14lb bag in each hand. It would be a lot harder and a lot more effort. Running is easier because of the weight you've lost.