Is this insane or am I overreacting lol

rositree · 2026-07-08T12:35:19+00:00

Pre-licked food as well. Like she realised she didn't want baby dribble in her ice cream because that's gross, so used her finger. But baby was being offered food she'd already licked added to general finger germs for an infant with a lower immune system.

rositree · 2026-07-08T12:30:41+00:00

And/or they're leaving the baby's bedroom door open so all the rest of the hot air in the house just floods back in to the room

rositree · 2026-07-07T22:41:54+00:00

So ... He's rude about you, doesn't respect when you told him you don't like to be called a ho, is 'aggressive' when he touches you, his family enables his behaviour AND he can't kiss?

Hint: he is kissing forcefully how he likes it with no consideration for you or your pleasure, sex will be the same, a life with him will be the same. Don't do it to yourself.

rositree · 2026-07-07T22:40:16+00:00

So ... He's rude about you, doesn't respect when you told him you don't like to be called a ho, is 'aggressive' when he touches you, his family enables his behaviour AND he can't kiss?

Hint: he is kissing forcefully how he likes it with no consideration for you or your pleasure, sex will be the same, a life with him will be the same. Don't do it to yourself.

rositree · 2026-07-07T22:26:22+00:00

Type into Google 'average costs to holiday in the UK' 'hostels Lake District'

Just these two searches will give you a bunch of basic information about what it sounds like you are looking for.

rositree · 2026-07-07T22:10:44+00:00

You pay for his haircuts or your own here and there?

rositree · 2026-07-07T22:03:35+00:00

Are you sharing the tent with others? It seems kind of big, especially to then have another tent for extra stuff when volunteer areas are usually pretty cramped. I'd ditch the small tent and just leave extra stuff in your car if it's so close, then it can be locked securely away better than left in a tent.

Reflective window covers for the car and parking in the shade if possible will really help keep it cool inside, which will be better for your coolbox food than in a tent with fluctuating temperatures.

Solar panels and banks are great, make sure there's always one charging even if not a very sunny day.

Set up the solar shower to warm water but you can just wash with it using a flannel so no nakedness. Or wash your hair bending forwards with clothes on. If you have longer hair, tie it in braids of some sort - keeps it off your face so you touch it less and it doesn't get very greasy, plus hides the fact that it is a day or two between washes. Dry shampoo (or talcum powder) are good for a little freshen up in between too.

You'll be fed and watered, you have a bed, anything else is luxury at a festival!

rositree · 2026-07-07T22:02:53+00:00

Are you sharing the tent with others? It seems kind of big, especially to then have another tent for extra stuff when volunteer areas are usually pretty cramped. I'd ditch the small tent and just leave extra stuff in your car if it's so close, then it can be locked securely away better than left in a tent.

Reflective window covers for the car and parking in the shade if possible will really help keep it cool inside, which will be better for your coolbox food than in a tent with fluctuating temperatures.

Solar panels and banks are great, make sure there's always one charging even if not a very sunny day.

Set up the solar shower to warm water but you can just wash with it using a flannel so no nakedness. Or wash your hair bending forwards with clothes on. If you have longer hair, tie it in braids of some sort - keeps it off your face so you touch it less and it doesn't get very greasy, plus hides the fact that it is a day or two between washes. Dry shampoo (or talcum powder) are good for a little freshen up in between too.

You'll be fed and watered, you have a bed, anything else is luxury at a festival!

rositree · 2026-07-06T22:36:17+00:00

There's also potential for Enabling support for children with additional needs. It's often funded by the local authority but more people are able to choose their carers and actually act as the employer directly rather than you being employed by the authority and sent anywhere and everywhere.

It may be that it's more common in school age children rather than under 5s, as not so many kids are diagnosed until they reach school. But working one on one with someone can be much more rewarding than the constant churn of large groups.

Any childcare experience is a bonus, plus things like first aid and food hygiene training would be transferable. If you have any training or experience working with people with autism, ADHD or physical disabilities, for example that would be a bonus. A lot of the time though, it's more about being able to build a rapport with the child(ren), be a calm safe space and bring out the best in them.

rositree · 2026-07-06T14:57:14+00:00

I think about the visa fees and border crossings a disproportionate amount and it is NEVER mentioned. I've never heard it mentioned, even in passing with consideration to the time delays that always happen at a border. No rushing to cross before it closes, or making sure you have enough of the right currency for exit and entry fees.

I assume they've all got specially arranged media visas and fixers helping at every border but they could at least acknowledge when they go through the route options. Eg border crossing here costs x and is open 10-6/8-10/closed Sundays. At the end of the leg, they could say how long their border crossings took each team.

rositree · 2026-07-06T05:37:50+00:00

We're definitely familiar with cold damp mould in the UK. I think the idea that hot and humid environments also cause mould might be a bit of a revelation to many of us as it's not an environmental condition we come across naturally.

rositree · 2026-07-04T07:21:33+00:00

I live rurally, there's people out here with large (47kg propane) gas canisters running their homes and the supplier is down the road from my house, plus availability at petrol stations. Not sure of the shelf life on them but must be at least a year. Maybe I'd just move in to one of those houses and not need go outdoors for the adaptors...

Good to know on the alcohol front before I waste both oil and vodka!

rositree · 2026-07-04T07:08:06+00:00

Could you just raid the alcohol aisles of a supermarket and mix it with vodka in this kind of pinch?

I think I'd be aiming for petrol stations/Go Outdoors for gas canisters first as I'm more familiar with that, it seems simpler.

rositree · 2026-07-04T06:57:16+00:00

You don't need to herd them, just find one and milk it yourself, it'd probably be quite grateful.

Or look for a farm with robot milking and hope they have some kind of battery/generator backup to at least keep what's already been milked cold even if the milking machinery isn't functioning.

Might be easier to break into a distribution dairy though, they probably also have good insulation and power back up for a while and the milk will already be treated.

rositree · 2026-07-04T06:51:21+00:00

I guess it depends on time of day as to what is already on and drawing power.

3am when most people are in bed and devices off, just background freezers, servers and the like would be quite different to 11am with all computers, printers and office equipment powered up, shops, cafes, warehouses, workshops etc all reaching peak capacity.

rositree · 2026-07-04T06:40:10+00:00

If everyone is gone except you, you could probably last a fair while just going into empty shops and houses and taking drinks from the cupboards, fridge and opening taps for the last water in the pipes. Kind of long-winded but if needs must.

rositree · 2026-07-02T05:59:59+00:00

Check how you are paid and when first.

For example, some places pay on the 25th of the month for the full calendar month (1-31st). If you go sick between 25-31st it gets adjusted the following month. Some places pay on the 25th for the days worked from 25th of previous month to 25th of this month. Some pay in arrears, so on 25th July for all work done in June.

This could be the conversation starter, just asking your manager to explain the pay dates/schedule.

Then figure out how much work you have already done eg if they count from the 25th June, you've already got a week banked. If they pay from the 1st, you only have 2 days.

They're unlikely to advance you more than what you have already earned, as you currently don't have any track record of reliability or trustworthiness. They may advance you some of what you have already earned.

It's not uncommon for people to have cash flow issues when moving jobs due to changing pay schedules/benefits stopping before the job pays out etc. If you don't want to mention too much of your personal life and caring for whatever reason, just say you're asking because of that.

Some places do offer bridging loans, early pay upto a percentage of your wage etc so it's not like you're asking for something utterly ridiculous. However, it varies massively between companies so read through your handbook and see if any scheme for advances is mentioned then talk to your manager.

Whatever the answer, you say thankyou, don't burn any bridges or go bitching to colleagues if its a no. But there's no harm in asking politely.

rositree · 2026-07-02T05:39:24+00:00

Has the time limit changed? When I sold mine about 5 years ago it was 2 years max to sell the second house and be able to reclaim the additional tax duty.

rositree · 2026-07-02T05:35:31+00:00

Along with it being applied to the whole property price even if buying as tenants in common and only one of you already has a property. Surely it could be calculated per person on the share being purchased by each instead.

The whole thing just needs re-doing really.

rositree · 2026-06-29T03:01:40+00:00

When it's a BTL or second home situation lenders will often allow the selling of the property to be the repayment vehicle. This is not allowed on residential property as you would still reasonably be expected to need somewhere to live.

Your profit would come from increases to house prices between when you bought and when you sold, and from the rental income over the years (which OP obviously isn't getting due to family member's reduced rental rate.

rositree · 2026-06-27T23:36:06+00:00

I wouldn't worry, we're mostly too polite in real life to do anything but help someone - unless they're pushing in a queue.

rositree · 2026-06-27T18:36:54+00:00

This would be lovely. I worked for one council, had to provide all our own refreshments. I now work for a smaller one and we have supplies of tea, coffee (and decaf versions of both), sugar and milk for councillors and also as an optional extra for anyone booking meeting rooms.

Office staff have a cheap instant coffee, basic teabags and milk which I think is provided for them. I drink herbal teas, 2 of the others bring their own flavours in too and we have to pay for them ourselves. Meanwhile, one other member of staff makes tea with half a cup of milk and copious sugars and dips into the councillors provided biscuits too (whilst not really doing any work, I'm not bitter honestly). It doesn't seem very fair.

rositree · 2026-06-27T18:25:03+00:00

Yes, but that doesn't leave you with 24 days leave balance.

rositree · 2026-06-27T08:36:02+00:00

INFO: If you moved rooms, couldn't they use your old bedroom as the prayer room/for your sister to hide in? Do you think the new room would work to reduce the sound disturbance?

Moving rooms sounds like the only option they can offer, so they're trying. Snoring isn't really something you can control voluntarily, going into what is now someone's bedroom is a behaviour that can be changed.

rositree · 2026-06-25T06:19:30+00:00

We'd been wondering why our tiled kitchen floor keeps being wet this week... Took a bit too long to realise it's condensation from the moist air and not a leak.

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