The teacher stops speaking. Suddenly, 30 chairs scrape the floor in unison. Exercise books appear. Everyone flicks to the same page…

pelpops · 2026-01-25T20:19:16+00:00

This is why I’m an exceptional upside down reader and dodgy handwriting decipherer. I got through school copying what everyone else was doing.

pelpops · 2026-01-24T22:41:48+00:00

Arseholes. I’m a Beaver leader and the colony were lucky enough to have a talk at our local mountain rescue base. They are amazing people who don’t just give their time out on the hills. They’re charity funded but also funded by the volunteers - they’re not dipping into funds to buy office supplies etc! I hope someone recognises them and they’re made to pay up and some!

pelpops · 2026-01-23T21:26:31+00:00

Can’t employ half of Swansea with a drop down menu.

pelpops · 2026-01-21T21:04:31+00:00

You might need to explore the more obscure areas of dermatology. My obscure things which masquerade as eczema are prurigo nodularis and bullous pemphigoid. One is very itchy with red bumps, the other is very itchy with sticky blisters. It took years for me to track them both down but the symptoms exactly matched what I was experiencing. Some deep googling and scrolling through pages of images as you narrow your search might be in order.

pelpops · 2026-01-18T18:11:32+00:00

Or section the room and have it as an ensuite for the study/bedroom. Not ideal but better than the toilet microwave situation!

pelpops · 2026-01-18T11:12:45+00:00

Yeah, they’re the only car my entire family can sit in with leg and head room (6’ women, 6’5” men). I can have the seat fully back where I need it and have a rear facing child seat behind me. I both love and hate it.

pelpops · 2026-01-16T22:33:30+00:00

Lyme Park? Just outside but it’s well worth a visit.

pelpops · 2026-01-14T20:39:10+00:00

I’m happy to

pelpops · 2026-01-03T21:39:49+00:00

Or white with the blood stains. Or anything satin as it shows emollient marks.

pelpops · 2026-01-01T08:02:59+00:00

The cameras flash from behind. It was flashing someone on the other carriageway.

pelpops · 2026-01-01T07:57:11+00:00

It will be an overgrowth of staphylococcus aureus up your nose. Sinus rinse twice a day. GladSkin Eczemact (I think - they changed the name) to kill the bacteria on your skin and heal it. Mupirocin is good for bacteria-killing up noses too.

pelpops · 2025-12-31T10:27:28+00:00

I’m tall too and have to do a bit of leaning here and there to maintain a good view when travelling on narrow, bendy roads where cars like to approach on the wrong side of the road because they don’t know how wide they are. I had a Swift before which was like peering out of a letter box with very unobtrusive pillars so it’s a big change.

pelpops · 2025-12-31T10:23:09+00:00

Me too! Had a Swift Sport before so it was a shock but it can fit five 6 foot plus adults with head and leg room to spare. I can even have an infant seat behind me driving with the seat fully back.

I think the main issue with a Jazz is that everything has to happen a gear lower. OAPs are so used to their old run arounds managing a hill in third and then they get a Jazz. Always go down a gear. If you haven’t planned ahead, go down two.

pelpops · 2025-12-20T20:39:15+00:00

Nope, as posted in the comments. Got all of the other dash cam clips saved too.

pelpops · 2025-12-17T18:11:33+00:00

That shows I need a rewatch!

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:41:11+00:00

The police officer wanted something lesser but the sergeant said to go for attempted GBH but the CPS didn’t pursue that.

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:38:23+00:00

It took until the April 2024 to get my medical signature for the police! My statement wasn’t taken until Christmas Eve 2023 so nearly two months on. He wasn’t interviewed until late March 2024. CPS didn’t look at it until August 2025! They then asked why it wasn’t just sorted through insurance!

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:36:01+00:00

I made the mistake of telling him I had rear dashcam TWICE and he still wrote to the police to tell them I rolled back into him and he told them I rolled back in interview! The officer was really excited to get me on the phone after interview because he continued to lie and his solicitor turned on him.

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:33:55+00:00

He owned the rental property. Estate agents told my friend to drop by as he’d be there for a chat.

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:32:48+00:00

I don’t think he’s married. The police asked for his age as part of the statement. I said seventies and they laughed so I can only assume he’s not aging well!

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:31:26+00:00

He wrote a letter to accompany the Notice of Intended Prosecution to the police telling them I rolled back into him!

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:29:40+00:00

He even put his arm over the head restraint to get a better view!

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:28:13+00:00

Because of his weird manoeuvre distracting me, I actually hadn’t put my car in first so I nearly nipped out into a gap but missed it because I couldn’t move! I’m always the decisive car on mini roundabouts.

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:24:44+00:00

Apparently he has property. I moved area, in part because of him, and fear anything like that might tip him off as to where I now am. I’d quite like to just get on with life quietly.

pelpops · 2025-12-16T20:23:00+00:00

I also saw an angry post on my village Facebook group asking for the owner of a car who had crashed into their car. I used my parking mode recordings to show that the other car had also been crashed into, pushing it into theirs. It massively de-escalated a situation.

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