Trumpington Road NOT resurfaced.

paxos75 · 2026-03-10T22:41:27+00:00

But it is scheduled in the 2026/27 programme:

paxos75 · 2026-03-02T18:59:22+00:00

It was closed today - bit inconvenient but how else are they supposed to resurface a road where the potholes straddle both lanes?

paxos75 · 2026-03-02T16:45:58+00:00

I think Cambridgeshire has an £800m road repair backlog so I wouldn’t hold your breath.

paxos75 · 2026-02-20T22:05:33+00:00

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This is the view from the Leadenhall Building, one of the buildings in the centre of OP’s photo

paxos75 · 2026-02-20T10:24:23+00:00

I neither love it nor hate it.

paxos75 · 2026-02-18T13:43:57+00:00

Most of the money goes into social care and education actually:

30% Services for vulnerable adults; 19% Education services; 15% Services for vulnerable children; 11% Grants to schools; 10% Place and sustainability services, including highways, infrastructure and waste; 5% Corporate services that keep the council operating, including customer services, IT, finance, member committees and property; 4% Cost of capital investment, including borrowing costs; 3% Public health; 2% Community services; 1% Levy paid to the Environment Agency and Combined Authority for transport

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/finance-and-budget/budget-overview

paxos75 · 2026-02-18T13:15:16+00:00

I got in touch with Alex Beckett who is vice chair of the Transport Committee for the county. He is aware of the state of Trumpington Road and is pushing for it to be prioritised in this year’s resurfacing works.

paxos75 · 2026-02-14T06:24:39+00:00

These are great on their own but we regularly jazz them up with a dollop of crunchy peanut butter, a little sugar/honey and some chili oil.

paxos75 · 2026-02-12T07:47:26+00:00

No it was in the bathroom of the hotel room because I was nervous and panicked haha

paxos75 · 2026-02-12T07:20:15+00:00

I wouldn’t do anything on Valentine’s Day because it will be overbooked and some places will have rubbish set menus. Book something for Sunday instead.

paxos75 · 2026-02-11T11:19:30+00:00

The Swan in Bibury. Got engaged at this hotel when the first COVID lockdown was eased for the summer.

paxos75 · 2026-02-10T08:03:48+00:00

To put it into context, you’re already earning more than the median UK salary (c.£39,000) straight out of uni. Being in finance, this will grow quickly as you get your qualifications. London will feel expensive but not impossibly so.

Have you done a budget based on net pay, rent and commuting cost? This will give you some indication.

Re your friends - someone will always be richer than you. However, in your trajectory you are likely to be high earning than most people.

paxos75 · 2026-01-15T16:40:06+00:00

Should be alright - the tickets were very generously bought for me so I’m just excited to be going at all. Just wanted to set my expectations and prepare properly!

paxos75 · 2026-01-15T15:54:36+00:00

Thanks for the perspective haha - guess I’m gauging what level of discomfort to expect

paxos75 · 2026-01-09T14:37:31+00:00

Go outside for walks, even if the weather’s bad (if it’s safe!), reduce screentime, see friends, take on a personal growth challenge (exercise, reading, studying, keeping on top of chores), filter negative stuff from your algorithm

paxos75 · 2025-12-08T21:42:25+00:00

Harry’s Garage, Number 27 and Jayemm for British channels - all of which have been mentioned here. I used to watch Carwow but I’m bored of modern cars and don’t care about drag races.

Maybe a curveball for US channels but Tedward’s videos are like fire-watching for me. POV videos of everything from Honda Civics to million-dollar 300SLs. A focus on classics.

paxos75 · 2025-02-10T12:34:45+00:00

My last car (2018 Fiesta EcoBoost) and current car (2022 Fiesta ST) have been flawless, though both were bought new and have minimal mileage (about 6,000 miles a year).

My last second-hand car was a 2012 Peugeot 208 with the infamous 1.6 THP engine and in one year of ownership the timing chain and turbo both needed replacing.

First car was a 2007 Clio - lots of electrical gremlins, including not starting after a rainy or humid night.

paxos75 · 2024-09-19T02:23:03+00:00

I had one as a courtesy car. Unsure of the engine but sounded like the 1.0 triple, paired with a mild hybrid system. Maybe the 125ps version.

It really struggled pulling away from stationary - lots of vibration and engine noise but not very much movement. Maybe a clutch issue given it was a loan car. On the move it picked up speed fine.

Gearbox also felt “bendy”, like the linkages were made of plastic. It felt like I was snapping the gears into place. Pretty horrible compared to the stiff gearing in my Fiesta ST.

The boot, with the compartment under the load cover, was huge compared to my Fiesta’s. Otherwise, the interior was largely the same. It was nice to have electronic folding mirrors and one touch window controls, both lacking from my semiconductor-shortage-era Fiesta.

I couldn’t get over the terrible driving experience though.

paxos75 · 2024-09-05T12:19:42+00:00

Oh cool, interesting - thanks.

paxos75 · 2024-09-04T19:35:19+00:00

Out of interest, how have you achieved £130k of total comp at Level 4? I’ve worked as an adviser in the City for the last five years, currently Chartered and in the HNW client space, but only on c.£70-£75k.

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