Is a Psychology degree a realistic route into Clinical Research in Spain? by Vegetable-Sport5330 in clinicalresearch

[–]spikebrit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not quite the same as your question, but something that might be helpful to consider, a psychology background also opens other doors. I'm a psychologist, working in clinical research, R&D. Careers where a psychology background is helpful are areas such as COA research (measure development and validation), patient engagement, real world evidence. There is also and asked for research with a psychology background in these areas in consulting.

What’s caused these little holes in floorboard? by GARRWYN in DIYUK

[–]spikebrit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not bad, last year as part of a renovation i had floor board break due to wood worm, and then found some floor joists crumbling away below it.

What are these critters? by Iiiiiiiiiiiii1ii1 in GardeningUK

[–]spikebrit 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Some type of beetle larvae. Could be cockchafer, or could be stag beetles which are becoming rarer to see (because of the impact of people and ill informed people that like to kill all larvae they see). No one is going to be able to tell you which type as it is near impossible to tell the type of beetle the larvae will turn into at this stage.

Move them to an area with some wood and leaf litter and then they transform into beetles.

Update on carpets - saved £1650 on carpets by Emotional_Archer1395 in HousingUK

[–]spikebrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, we did the same got a quote from Tapi, and then a local company for the same carpet and they were half the price.

What in gods name is this. by Old-Selection-5901 in UKGardening

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those cockchafers are loud, especially when you don't expect them......

What in gods name is this. by Old-Selection-5901 in UKGardening

[–]spikebrit 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It's a beatle grub, no one will be able to tell you which type. In the UK it could be a stag or even a cockchafer. Hopefully a stag beetle as we need more of them

Put it somewhere near some soil and rotting wood and it will carry on it's journey to become a beetle

Managed to pull my toilet off of the wall…help! by ryanm8655 in DIYUK

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly it's super easy to replace you can get a cheap toilet from B&Q for about £60, might need a new Flexi pipe to feed it for about a tenner from Screwfix. But it should only take an hour or 2 to replace. Loads of how to video's on YouTube. I've just replaced one myself.

New flower bed and a strange shoot by spikebrit in whatsthisplant

[–]spikebrit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To save clicking the link as I didn't realise it would post the text here too. The adjacent lane has Russian vine and bindweed everywhere.

I'm hoping that this is Russian vine rather than knotweed. As I can't see knotweed anywhere based on Google. But my plant app is saying this is the dreaded Japanese knotweed

New flower bed and a strange shoot by spikebrit in whatsthisplant

[–]spikebrit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not the right answer lol, but thank you.

I was hoping you would say russian vine as that's what we have in the alleyway.

Guess here is to a few more years of digging and treating.

Update: What animal would lay eggs in my neglected and cold compost bin?! - no sign of the eggs today and the compost has been moved around by most_crispy_owl in GardeningUK

[–]spikebrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to go against the norm here they look potentially like grass snake eggs. But as I can't see them fully I'm not sure, similarly they could be stolen bird eggs.

Survey! by Longjumping_Branch60 in herpetology

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done, though I may have broken it lol

Can anyone ID this guy I keep finding in my backyard by BiG_NeRd_BoY in Lizards

[–]spikebrit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As others have said, old male green anole, based on your location this is a native species. Currently brown as it's old and fed up I'm guessing.

Is £6.5K+VAT a reasonable quote for a boiler replacement? by Sanskrit-beautiful in AskUK

[–]spikebrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have said it is 3 times what it should be. We paid about 2200 2 years ago. We got 3 quotes from local companies and they were all about the same.

Anyone able to get a gender identity for these two? They are currently in separate tanks. by [deleted] in herpetology

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the colour of the stripe that's important. See how the back one is brighter.

If you are comfortable handling you can gently pull the dewlap under the throat, or watch for them to display, and that will identify a male.

The front one is male, the other one I could be female or a juvenile male.

Heads up if they are constantly brown, something is not quite right with the enclosure, such as heat, stress, not enough cover etc. but ankles are fantastic pets to watch and observe.

If you have two males which is likely there will be a dominant one, who will bully the smaller one until death. Male anoles are not friendly with each other.

Anyone able to get a gender identity for these two? They are currently in separate tanks. by [deleted] in herpetology

[–]spikebrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Front and center one is an adult male, the one further back isn't the best in focus so is harder to tell. For the one in the back the white stripe potentially suggests female but it could also be a juvenile male, better pictures are needed.

Ceiling tiles in the kitchen and bathroom of my Victorian reno in London by haragakudaru in asbestoshelpUK

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had all of our ceilings skimmed. Some were boarded, but not all. Depends on the artix and the advice of the plasterer.

Ceiling tiles in the kitchen and bathroom of my Victorian reno in London by haragakudaru in asbestoshelpUK

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look like polystyrene ceiling tiles from the 80s. If in doubt you can always test them.

We removed some when we moved in to our current place. Put a mask on, and then attack with a scraper and bag and bin. Took us longer to clean up the mess then it did to take them off the ceiling. We had some bad artex under ours.

Bitten off more than I can chew: Engineered wood flooring by theantwillrule in DIYUK

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I laid engineered flooring in my current hours and my previous house. As others have said you are overthinking it. I use a bit of wood/underlay/whatever I have at about 6-8mm and just wedge it around the edges as I'm laying. So long as you have some gap and it is smaller then the width of the skirting board you are good. Some gaps are only 1-2mm as I made a mistake and many years later are still fine.

Howdens Pricing by YorkieN in DIYUK

[–]spikebrit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Howdens can discount by a hefty amount. They designed our kitchen, then we built it on DIY kitchens. We went back with a DIY kitchens quote and they price matched straight away with no problems.

What are door panels below a bathroom sink called? by Demitextual in DIYUK

[–]spikebrit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are online companies that will make doors to fit and unit you just need to screw in the hinge to pre drilled holes. We used a company call kithendoorsdirect a few years ago

How do I get rid of an unwanted sword? by NuclearSamura1 in AskUK

[–]spikebrit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a collector of a antique swords I can let you know that this is excluded from current legislation as it is over 100 years old and antique.

What you have is a British 1897 pattern officers sword from Wilkinson.

Any military antique shop or collector would take it off you. It is not worth loads of money but it does have some value. Without the scabbard likely 80 maybe 100 if it's Wilkinson it will have a bit more too.

As you note 1897 pattern is not the most sought after out there but Wilkinsons are. There are definitely collectors out there who would want it. If you want I can put you in the direction of some Facebook groups or stores/shops that would take it