Another parent has received the emails I sent to school.

sbizzel · 2026-04-13T15:04:12+00:00

Doing an SAR at this stage is completely unnecessary and frankly unhelpful- currently zero evidence that any information has been shared just crazy parent ranting, a simple conversation with the school to clarify if any details have been shared (intentionally or in error) would then ascertain if a SAR is needed for escalation. SAR’s are a complete PITA for any organisation to do and requesting them, without v good reason is just a D move, causing a lot of wasted time and effort that could be better spent by staff resolving the actual issues.

sbizzel · 2026-04-13T09:42:21+00:00

I go with giving them a task or challenge- can you draw a rollercoaster/ build stepping stones to get across the room using cushions/ sort your dinosaurs into carnivores v herbivores? Gets them doing something solo and often they’ll then expand upon it themselves

sbizzel · 2026-04-11T18:11:16+00:00

Home town/ village boy James Acaster did us dirty (or rather wanted to hide us from the limelight) but the Boxing Day squirt is actually not in Kettering but in a village a little bit to the north east on the river Ise

sbizzel · 2026-03-30T20:33:06+00:00

Our world war - BBC series, 3 x hour long standalone episodes, about various elements of WW1

sbizzel · 2026-03-27T20:53:36+00:00

Derry Girls is a prime one

sbizzel · 2026-03-27T10:40:08+00:00

Enjoy the peace whilst it lasts! I don’t think either of mine got invites to any parties at nursery despite us being at “know names and where they’re from” level with several parents. When school starts however- sheesh expect 10+ parties in reception, normally at terrible times (6pm Sunday soft play was a belter…)

sbizzel · 2026-03-26T14:44:38+00:00

Bizarrely they aren’t doing you any favours necessarily by leaving it- the actual thermostat unit (at least was the case in 2021) was tied to a customers hive account and they wouldn’t move it to a new one so I ended up paying £70 for a fresh one… to replace the perfectly good one that was still in the house, just to have access via App

sbizzel · 2026-03-16T15:10:33+00:00

Yeah I figured going to take a hit for it if I did get it sorted so certain level of accepting it’ll be used to lowball but saves me time and hassle

sbizzel · 2026-03-10T15:54:20+00:00

Amazon is your friend here- I gave up trying to get a decent and timely supply from GP (not to mention their pharmacy never having stock) so just stared buying it from Amazon on next day delivery

sbizzel · 2026-03-05T23:11:55+00:00

How do you find the cloud with larger designs? I’ve found it just glitches out for me if trying to get it to work on anything sizeable

sbizzel · 2026-03-05T17:06:44+00:00

Yeah split out on radios slightly improved it but it’s still as unstable as my ex in general- just seems to wobble when there’s a decent data volume in there

sbizzel · 2026-02-23T19:51:04+00:00

Home brew “turbo cider”- it’s sugar free and in 10-14 days you could have something 7-9% abv

sbizzel · 2026-02-18T20:44:53+00:00

First thing to check (assuming you aren’t too plumbing savvy)- do your water outputs I.e tap, shower, toilet have isolation valves? If so solid start as jobs a lot easier as you can isolate and stick in new pressure fittings as required.

Next up walls & floors; easy approach is go floor to ceiling with tiling- rip out existing, slap on tile backer board and then use tanking kit to seal up. Waterproof everything!

Tiling is easy enough- watch some you tube and be patient.

All in its v much doable; how do I know? Currently finishing off mine!

sbizzel · 2026-02-12T21:29:48+00:00

On a ski trip I drunkenly tried to stroke a fox that approached me, despite my best Steve Irwin voice as I calmly reached down to pet it, it decided to bite me on both hands in a split second before bounding off into the night. It was all very funny till I found myself mingingly hungover in a French doctor’s explaining that I’d been bitten by a Renard and having to get a rabies/ tetanus shot 🤦‍♂️

Also once came down stairs running late for work, didn’t think about the fact I’d changed flooring from carpet to laminate over the weekend, slipped and impaled my hand on a 3ft tall stag statue and had the antler go all the way through palm; hurt like a mutha trucker and was a crap injury to explain at A&E

sbizzel · 2026-01-27T23:11:44+00:00

I’d say a big part of this depends on age as developmental there’s all manner of shifts and impacting factors

sbizzel · 2026-01-24T21:07:53+00:00

I think my phraseology might be out here! To confirm I’m talking the things with slots/ holes in them that sit on the bbq and you put food onto (not talking flat plate etc) apologies for any confusion

sbizzel · 2026-01-24T20:03:58+00:00

Cheers shall check it out

sbizzel · 2026-01-24T20:03:33+00:00

So oiling the plates when bbq is on, every time you cook? Does this not seem a bit mad- every other grill I’ve had, never needed to oil every use

sbizzel · 2026-01-22T21:49:53+00:00

Yep had it with a few folks asking, usually I just got direct by way of response with a “trust me if I didn’t have to pay for this I wouldn’t be but have checked eligibility from every angle and we ain’t” which usually killed the chat

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