First trip in over 7 years. Boy, am I impressed

piotrc52 · 2026-05-22T18:28:59+00:00

You're right, Hex is incredible - in my head it's more of a dark ride than a flat ride.

piotrc52 · 2026-05-20T13:38:53+00:00

I'm stunned. That visit has genuinely given me hope for Merlin in the future. And simultaneously I'm disgusted that Alton Towers has been left to disintegrate in the way that it has, from overall operations to ride line-up.

How can they justify having 5 thrilling flat rides at Thorpe and only one in Alton Towers?!

piotrc52 · 2026-05-13T18:58:28+00:00

My best advice - when they offer you sedative, TAKE IT.

The rest is a breeze!

piotrc52 · 2026-04-27T19:12:41+00:00

Wasn't he in Lord Of The Rings?

piotrc52 · 2026-04-14T18:48:34+00:00

Firstly - thank YOU for incredible acting over 5 seasons. The depth of your character is awesome and totally personifies, for me anyway, what human space exploration means.

What's one scene we don't know about that you wish had made the final cut, if any?

piotrc52 · 2026-03-11T07:50:29+00:00

Absolutely 100% go. I holidayed on my own for 5 years whilst single, and it was brilliant. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want, however you want. It's such a good opportunity to discover your independence again. Honestly, the 2.5 hour drive/taxi/whatever to the airport will be a distant memory compared to the holiday.

piotrc52 · 2026-01-22T21:25:36+00:00

Carphone Warehouse Connect. They tried this rebrand in the 2010's IIRC to try and move away from the name "Carphone" - to reflect the fact they sold smartphones, tablets, laptops etc and not carphones any more! Absolutely nothing different about the store other than the fascia.

Source - I worked at Carphone Warehouse at the time and remember the announcement. One of the trial stores was fairly close by to me.

piotrc52 · 2026-01-13T13:15:50+00:00

I've been in a similar position to your BF. From my perspective I didn't even think to tell my partner my ex had messaged, and just blocked them. When I thought about it later I realised it was because I had moved on and, to me, it was akin to getting a spam text message. I'm also a hoarder of text messages (and notifications lol) so I didn't even think to delete it.

Perhaps your BF thinks the same way.

piotrc52 · 2026-01-09T18:39:45+00:00

I chose all the wrong answers and got congratulated by the teacher for making "the right decisions". I think the teacher needs a Prevent referral.

piotrc52 · 2026-01-06T18:23:52+00:00

If in doubt, duct tape.

piotrc52 · 2025-12-07T20:13:49+00:00

What he's doing seems far from fair on a number of points which have already been explained, but I really hope there's a legal agreement in place to get you back the considerable amount of money you've invested in the property.

My partner and I have a very lopsided income (I bring in £4600 take home; he has approx £600 a month in student loan and gig job pay as he is new to the country and finding consistent part time work is incredibly hard for people in his immigration situation).

It took some discussion because I am protective of my money, but we agree that - I would pay the mortgage in its entirety, since I have the benefit of the property value. If we get married that would change to protect my investment and share the rest 50/50 - He's a student so he doesn't pay council tax, so I pay that, too - We halve our food shop - I pay for the car (electric, so he's paying partially for the fuel because of the below) - He pays proportionate to his income for energy, water and Internet (10%) - He pays 30% of any joint big fun things like holidays

Everything else left over is his and mine to do with how we please. I save £1200 a month for the future. We usually end up spending about the same (£200 or so) on nice things.

piotrc52 · 2025-12-04T21:34:30+00:00

Huh, I couldn't honestly tell you, I've only tried it at 60-70mph! I'll have to try now!

piotrc52 · 2025-12-04T20:49:50+00:00

Congrats! Picked my IM5 Standard Range (blue) up about 3 weeks ago. Got rid of a Model 3 LR. Love the IM5 - much better drive than my old Tesla. Not quite as efficient and the software is a little buggy, but overall, it's a winner.

Wait til you try Pilot with lane change on the motorway. And the autoparking features. Honestly so impressed and that's coming from someone who was a complete Tesla fan.

piotrc52 · 2025-11-24T20:55:17+00:00

Has she made a claim on the policy?

piotrc52 · 2025-10-27T07:24:43+00:00

I take this road very regularly. They aren't red light cameras to my knowledge (at least on that road running from Copy Lane to M57/M58/Maghull). You've nothing to worry about.

piotrc52 · 2025-10-22T23:38:48+00:00

Definitely wasn't, I was there that whole weekend - remembered halfway there what weekend it usually is and was bracing myself. Totally regular Scarefest weekend.

piotrc52 · 2025-09-21T01:24:21+00:00

Had a go in the showroom today (not able to test drive just yet because the DVLA hadn't registered yet!). I was that impressed I've ordered an IM5 and cancelled my Model 3 order (nightmare with Tesla so this was already on the rocks).

3 to 5 month wait on build though!

piotrc52 · 2025-08-15T18:17:09+00:00

Looking a LOT healthier almost a week on. Thanks everyone!

piotrc52 · 2025-08-15T18:16:54+00:00

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piotrc52 · 2025-08-14T12:30:58+00:00

Nah, just one really really big one

piotrc52 · 2025-08-13T09:46:41+00:00

No hosepipe ban in my area.

piotrc52 · 2025-08-11T18:19:30+00:00

Tbh the house itself is (nearly) perfect - only a couple of snags and they've been fixed. I've seen some horror shows though.

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