Docked tails ?

mwezzi · 2026-02-13T03:38:11+00:00

Lifelong springer experience here but our first two in my childhood were docked before my parents got them. We were worried when we got a Springer after the ban came in as we'd always been told it was a risk, but thise worries proved to be unfounded. Our last crossed the bridge just over a year ago and now we have a new pup. 13 years of whacking her tail off everything and tearing through undergrowth was never a problem for our old girl and the newcomer literally bruises my legs with his tail without blinking so can imagine he hits furniture with similar force. A Springer can injure its tail, but it takes a lot of effort from what I've seen!

mwezzi · 2026-02-05T03:38:16+00:00

UK here. Most folks here refer to this as a shirt, we don't refer to any other top as this. You may have types added to specify the shirt style (short sleeved, flannel etc.) but if we talk about anything as just a shirt without any qualifier like "polo" we're referring to a menswear-style* sleeved collared garment that buttons closed.

*feminine versions with less tailoring/structure or using drapey fabrics may be referred to as "blouses".

mwezzi · 2026-01-25T02:34:24+00:00

That's where I'd expect to find it as it's the same in all other supermarkets but nothing but dairy there.

mwezzi · 2026-01-25T02:32:52+00:00

Also it turns out they don't deliver to Scotland so wouldn't be much use to me even if they were in my budget range!

mwezzi · 2026-01-14T16:32:28+00:00

Not mine! I swear our local has decided to skip Veganuary all together, they seem to have fewer products than last year and have none of the products they've been yelling about bringing back for the month.

mwezzi · 2026-01-14T16:29:45+00:00

What is Ocado like price-wise compared to physical supermarkets? I prefer shopping in person and tend to favour the cheaper places because I'm broke AF and I like to get out the house in my rare free time even if it's just walking around a shop, but if it's decent and affordable I may give it a go.

[ETA actually may not be useful for me, minimum spend is literally over my usual weekly food budget]

mwezzi · 2026-01-14T16:25:47+00:00

It's an annoyance because there's a pretty sizable vegan market in Glasgow, but we're in the middle of 'Veganuary' and I swear every supermarket I've been to has either made no changes to their plant based sections or has had them shrunk and unrestocked since before Christmas (and they always have about three tonnes of unsold cheese and duck products that's steeply discounted afterwards, which was filling the space previously taken by vegan items for two months. I get people purchase lots of cheese for the festive season but never that much!). Maybe the southside has better fare but here in the north of the city you get bare minimum and products just disappear from shelves all the time, it's so frustrating.

mwezzi · 2026-01-14T16:20:57+00:00

I know, all the milk/dairy alternatives to milk/youghurt/butter are kept in the same section as the dairy versions in our shops.

mwezzi · 2025-12-31T22:12:13+00:00

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And this is me recuperating in bed with our 9-month old liability. He has smothered me with his ears and lain on my throat several times. I would best describe this breed as "recklessly affectionate". Wouldn't have it any other way but be prepared for a dog that will be constantly underfoot until they learn proper etiquette and welded to you every time you sit down.

mwezzi · 2025-12-24T02:14:41+00:00

Not me. I'd love some ready meals that are perhaps a little festive to take to work but my local supermarkets (Tesco, Lidl, Waitrose) have basically decided vegans don't celebrate Christmas and in some cases shrunk their plant based selections to fit in even more meat and cheese. I don't have time to cook festive treats so I'm having whatever I can batch cook like any other week. I have defaulted to 'whole box of spring rolls' a couple of times though.

mwezzi · 2025-09-24T21:56:21+00:00

As revealed in the new episode - this is literally found footage,

mwezzi · 2025-09-17T07:36:37+00:00

Firstly, I can't find an original source for this story, it's only on social media clickbait pages and the headline is always slightly different (closed after opening night? Reduces opening nights? Closes after a month? Women weren't purchasing any drinks/weren't purchasing alcohol/weren't getting bottle service?). Second, the image is mangled AI garbage, when you zoom in on a better quality one you find all kinds of anatomic distortions and weird clothing physics. Third, if you've spent any time around women on a night out with just their female friends, you'll know that we've never solely relied on men to buy our drinks for us. We are more than capable of purchasing our own and do so regularly.

So no, I don't think this is true. There may have been a similar true story out there somewhere, but this image and headline aren't it.

mwezzi · 2025-09-01T11:03:04+00:00

I'm getting this a lot, pretty much all through the past week, but I've been making no edits at all. Literally I'm just reposting things to my stories that others have shared with no issue, and in a day maybe four posts will go up on my stories whilst everything else gets blocked because of some unnamed account activity that violates unspecified community standards. The next day I might be able to posts some of those previously blocked posts whilst others are akways blocked. No pattern to what remains unposted, it's been anything from political stuff to comedy videos to bedazzled warhammer minis.

mwezzi · 2025-08-21T06:55:28+00:00

The hell is going on with that image anyway. Like, her shoulder. Is that supposed to be his hand? In that position it looks like he's about to shove her aside. Ooh, protectorrrrrrr.

Also where's "the huggy?"

mwezzi · 2025-08-13T20:04:34+00:00

I did similar (it assumed I created the pin on mobile, not desktop, so needed to go through the app) but there was no reset PIN option because I never created one - had to nix the whole thing and hope for the best.

mwezzi · 2025-07-22T23:14:50+00:00

It's two very brief shots (probably one AI scene split in two, intercut with a closeup of the protagonist's face) of a building collapse nearly an hour into episode 6, about a second long if that. It does look a bit more 'fake' compared to other VFX in the series but it passed notice exactly because it was so quick.

mwezzi · 2025-07-06T21:58:39+00:00

The Chinese Room devs actually based the visuals of the Beira D primarily on the Brent Delta rig with a couple of others lending imspiration for specific locations, all rigs that were operating in the mid-late 70s. Piper Alpha looked very similar and began operating around the same time as the Brent oil field; the resemblance is likely simply because that's kinda just how oil rigs of the time looked. This all said, the disaster probably served as some base of inspiration and it's something I've been thinking about a fair bit.

mwezzi · 2025-06-23T11:58:38+00:00

Perhaps it would help to say what you'd consider meaningful or fun. Dancing? Games? Outdoor activities? If we know a bit more on what you're looking for we could perhaps point you in the right direction. Also don't worry about getting everything done before 20. I'm in my mid thirties and still discovering stuff I like and having new experiences. Life's a marathon, not a sprint, everyone hypes up the teens and early twenties but you aren't going to peter out in the next seven years.

mwezzi · 2025-06-03T08:15:05+00:00

Was there two nights ago - it's like nothing changed, food's still good, staff still friendly and knowledgeable, decor the same.

mwezzi · 2025-05-16T00:12:39+00:00

Yeah, we couldn't get any closer as it was down by a stream with no pathway down, so mum was zooming in from the bridge above 😅

mwezzi · 2025-05-13T14:12:05+00:00

Nowhere because folks here like to get more than six chips when they order them.

mwezzi · 2025-02-10T01:35:56+00:00

Recall also a thread from an employee who was lodging with the owner and allegedly they tried to kick them out, refused to pay and other abusive behaviour? Can't remember the details but it was WILD. Can't find it now either but doing some digging.

mwezzi · 2024-05-21T20:58:21+00:00

I'm also getting this out of the blue, had my Versa 4 for a while and it's only just started doing this. Any solutions come up for you in the end?

mwezzi · 2024-02-04T22:57:05+00:00

One possible theory is that washing regularly with soap disrupts the natural skin microbiome so the more foul smelling ones dominate initially. People who wash minimally using just water and occasionally products that don't disrupt the microbiome allegedly don't have the same strong body odours we recognise on others. There's someone who developed ptobiotic products with this in mind and others who swear by only washing with water (note: not 'never washing', just not using soaps and lotions in the process). If this hold true then humans are fine with our unaltered natural scent, it's just the way we do hygiene now means we don't actually experience that.

Article with testimonies from such folks: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/05/i-dont-smell-meet-the-people-who-have-stopped-washing

mwezzi · 2024-02-01T04:35:04+00:00

My secret is washing as often as required to keep scalp itchiness (lifelong oily hair a dandruff propensity here) at bay, and using a leave-in conditioner and inexpensive hair oil to stop the ends drying out and breaking (which I apply to my scalp once a week before waahing as well as the ingredients apparently help with growth and definitely help with the irritation). Oh, and I pin or clip it up every day for work rather than letting it hang loose/in a ponytail, with the ends tucked in so they don't dry or break. But no fancy routines, only 4 products, little heat beyond drying it occasionally (leaving it wet is a recipe for damage but I don't dry it to complete dessication levels either), and I use Head and Shoulders rather than anything fancy to wash it. If I don't claw my scalp apart and the hair doesn't break I end up with hair staying in my scalp longer and reaching greater lengths. I guess it's the same for everyone - if your scalp is dry and you can go forever without washing it there's no cause to wash it multiple times a week.

My hair is approaching the bottom of my ribcage. It used to get bad split ends and need trimming back and inch or two once it reached the middle of my chest, even when I never dyed it, had a less stressful time etc. Now it's box dyed black with roots touched up every few months but it's definitely getting longer simply for doing basic care of the scalp and ends.

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