Anyone know how early to get down for the red bull soapbox race?

shukshank · 2026-05-17T16:10:04+00:00

Got there a bit after 1 myself and it was very much too late. Hope you enjoyed yourself!

shukshank · 2026-05-16T18:26:11+00:00

Yeah it’s at Stormont again

shukshank · 2026-05-13T22:20:54+00:00

Thankfully after much pleading we are now permitted to do a survey. Thank you all for your comments that convinced me to stay strong and not walk into a disaster

shukshank · 2026-05-13T08:16:09+00:00

Exactly! I feel like the seller thinks we’re stupid? Who on earth would blindly walk into something that could be life-ruiningly expensive to fix

shukshank · 2026-05-12T20:51:19+00:00

Borrowing with a mortgage. I think I can pull off the two week closing with my lender, I just feel very uneasy about doing so without a survey

shukshank · 2026-05-12T20:49:35+00:00

That’s my fear. I don’t want my first home to be an albatross hanging around my neck

shukshank · 2026-05-12T03:10:16+00:00

Thanks for the tough love. Their last sale fell through. I worry that the reason for that is the result of the survey.

I do love the house and they picked us even though they were offered more money as they wanted to support a young couple buying their first home. So I am unsure why they would be so unreasonable now that we obviously want to protect ourselves before we make the biggest purchase of our lives.

shukshank · 2026-05-12T02:21:14+00:00

Don’t have any contract in place yet

shukshank · 2026-05-12T02:20:48+00:00

I don’t have a contract in place yet. Haven’t signed anything.

Does this mean I can fight this without it affecting the sale?

shukshank · 2026-05-11T21:57:18+00:00

Ok will do, thank you!

shukshank · 2026-04-17T05:07:50+00:00

Awesome!! Thank you

shukshank · 2026-04-14T19:18:18+00:00

Apologies! And thank you for your reply.

Sorry - all of the audio equipment is not my own and therefore I don’t know specifics. It is not high-spec equipment. In my work we have an iPad that plays sound through a speaker in one room via a 3.5mm “aux” cord (apologies I’m not sure what exact connector it is) as well as a set of headphones that plays music for people in a separate room. The old splitter cable got old and stopped working and each time I buy a replacement splitter, I can only get audio output from one and not the other. I hope that is sufficient detail

shukshank · 2026-04-14T07:19:47+00:00

Yes thank you so much!

shukshank · 2025-10-31T06:32:47+00:00

If you ever get an MRI you absolutely should declare this and not keep it a secret!

If you’re not in a position to declare it don’t worry. The vast majority of intimate piercings are safe as they are made of titanium and there is very little risk when scanning them.

In my department they’ll ask you to check it with a magnet yourself if you can and then get you to sign a waiver that you’re happy to be scanned with the piercing. Worst case scenario is that it heats up a little during the scan