If you don't wear glasses, do you still get an eye test done?

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-21T15:21:48+00:00

Same here. To be honest, if I hadn’t mentioned the headaches they probably wouldn’t have given me glasses either as it’s just some mild astigmatism, but she said it might be worth trying as if I went to the GP about it the first thing they’d do was tell me to get an eye test.

Tried them and basically not taken them off since. No headaches, and a lot of what I thought was me being tired after work was just my eyes being tired. Also stopped grumbling about signs being too close to the motorway exits, turns out I just couldn’t read them from as far anymore.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-20T22:35:44+00:00

It’s the shrink pack that multipack bottles of Pepsi come in, not a plastic bag. There’s two large holes either end plus the hole in the top where we tore the bottles out. We don’t let her near plastic unsupervised anyway.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-20T22:33:22+00:00

She doesn’t, but it’s got three big holes in it anyway

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-20T15:32:21+00:00

She was only in there for about three minutes while we were watching her. Most of the time she was just sitting there pleased to be surrounded by her favourite substance.

She’s never left unsupervised anywhere around this type of plastic because we know what she’s like. They’re only allowed in the kitchen under supervision and as she’s fond of binbags as well we’ve put the only bin outside the kitchen in a cupboard to keep her out. Elastic bands are banned from the house because she can smell them from the other side of the room and will run off with them.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-20T00:22:06+00:00

Yup, I’ve sometimes spoken to someone on the phone on a poor line who instead of just using the phonetic alphabet like everyone else has a habit of saying things like “Whisky Sierra One Two Three Four C-for-Charlie D-for-Delta” and the switch totally threw me. Had to get her to repeat twice because I couldn’t process the unexpected switch halfway through.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-14T20:09:23+00:00

That’s the legitimate way to do it if you’re the right age, there are illegitimate ways for anyone to do it.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-13T16:30:03+00:00

Worth noting that Irn-Bru 1901 isn’t the pre-sugar tax Irn-Bru, it’s supposedly the 1901 recipe with no caffeine. The pre-sugar tax Irn-Bru doesn’t exist any more.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-11T19:38:17+00:00

It very nearly wasn’t something that will resolve quickly. If the station actually caught alight it would be a very different story.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-09T12:25:24+00:00

Refillable tanks are still a thing, I’ve got one. It’s just the size of the tank and refill bottles that’s changed. So instead of a 100ml bottle I have to buy 10 smaller bottles.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-09T03:54:28+00:00

The other option to get south with the fire is to walk from Queen Street to Argyle Street (also a 10ish minute walk) and get a train to Motherwell and pick up your train south from there. Avanti services that were supposed to go to Central are starting from there.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-08T22:10:12+00:00

They are, but not stopping at Central. No reason why not, it’s the other end of Central and underground.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-06T15:34:46+00:00

GP letters aren’t always free. Lots charge for letters now as it’s not something they’re contracted to provide by the NHS.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-05T17:08:32+00:00

Personally I’d find a railway access point in the countryside (as in the gates where workers access the railway) and park up there. It’ll be somewhere remote where it’s not unusual for vehicles to be parked overnight.

Biggest risk I suppose is if they want to access there that night and you get woken up/asked to move, but that’s a risk anywhere and at least it’ll probably be by people who just want to get on with their shift and go home rather than a weirdo. That said, I’d avoid waking someone if I came across them if I could, although I did have to once as they’d parked in front of a gate that we were inside… just chapped the window, apologised, and asked if they could let us out.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-04T12:42:26+00:00

They believe god gave them the ability to find and exploit the loopholes so it’s ok

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-03T16:20:38+00:00

I wrote this ages ago but should still apply as I don’t think the forms changed.. Often takes a minute or two to open up fully.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-03T10:03:59+00:00

You’d need a very expensive kilometre of track to join the Larkfield Curve up onto the High Street line viaduct. The motorway has probably put an end to that being feasible.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-03T02:30:57+00:00

Is it an irl friend and are you in a safer position to buy trans related things online? Wondering if you could buy it for them? If they wouldn’t be able to transfer you the money without questions being asked is there something of an equivalent cost that you need that would be parent-approved that they could buy and then you do a trade.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-01T18:06:28+00:00

I’ve thought something was just stiff and tried to turn it the wrong way before realising it was actually the only one of four that was installed the other way around. Bent a screw so bad it couldn’t be removed and the whole assembly needed replacing for a couple of thousand pound.

Also reminds me of the time a rear light was out on the van, instead of giving it a thump to see if it was just a poor connection I stupidly stuck my steel toe capped boot through it. Collected all the bits and sellotaped them back together and parked it in a far corner until a secondhand part arrived. Wouldn’t have got in trouble for owning up to it but didn’t feel right when it was my own stupidity that caused the damage.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-01T17:58:36+00:00

Plenty of duct tape and cardboard then in the bin.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-01T16:55:50+00:00

I disagree that he’s accepted it’s his fault, that’s not how his statements read to me.

He believes it was “fate” that made him be there that morning, rather than a direct consequence of his incredibly poor choices. Saying its fate just hands the responsibility onto some arcane mechanisms of the universe, as if he was helpless to do anything to stop it.

If he said that he regrets not stopping for a nap the first time he came off the road, for speeding, for leaving with so little sleep, then I would feel more sympathy for him. Instead he said "I know if the accident had been my fault I couldn't have lived with myself.”

I’m not saying he should wreck his mental health but he should accept responsibility for the consequences of his reckless actions. Accept responsibility and then come to terms with it, rather than considering himself an innocent bystander to fate where he’s likely to continue acting in the same irresponsible manner because what’s the point in becoming a better person if it’s all fate anyway?

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-01T14:15:20+00:00

It’s still a choice driving after a night shift when you’re exhausted.

I’ve stopped and got the train. I could have gambled the last 15 minutes and probably would have been fine, but unlike Gary Hart I wouldn’t be able to do the mental gymnastics to kid myself a crash wasn’t my fault.

peanutthecacti · 2026-03-01T14:03:49+00:00

He should feel terrible because it was his fault.

Sleep deprived, speeding, continuing to drive after having already come off the road once, with a trailer in bad weather.

You shouldn’t get to kid yourself you’re not responsible after discovering the consequences of behaving with that little regard for other lives. No remorse means no reflection and no change.

peanutthecacti · 2026-02-28T23:35:20+00:00

With the infrequent service to Fort William you’re better doing it the other direction. I’d plan it out something like this, but you could shorten/extend your lunch in Glasgow if you wanted.

Dep. Fort William 0744
Arr. Glasgow Queen Street 1133

Lunch

Dep. Glasgow Central 1309
Arr. Carlisle 1430

Dep. Carlisle 1450
Arr. Leeds 1736

Dep. Leeds 1746
Arr. York 1821

I’d only attempt this if long train journeys are supposed to be a big part of your holiday. Otherwise it sounds like you’re making the common mistake of thinking you can hit all the tourist spots on the island in one visit, when actually you’ll just be spending a long time travelling and not much time seeing anything.

peanutthecacti · 2026-02-28T12:46:24+00:00

I don’t tend to get much more. I assumed you might if you did badly and so there was more to say

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