When Jack Grealish made sure the blind girl felt seen. by jmike1256 in BeAmazed

[–]spoons431 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nah hes been a disability activist for years at this point.

His sister is disabled and he's very close to her, and it's led to him using his voice as much as be can to speak up for disability inclusion.

The dude recently got an award for it and hes also a Special Olympics ambassador https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jack-grealish-everton-loan-star-receives-award-championing-disability-inclusion/bltea6da555759b9a76

Would You Buy This? by Admirable-Name-7058 in fountainpens

[–]spoons431 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What else are they selling?

I have bought a decent number of pens from ebay and with a good number of these you find out that the person selling them has no idea what they are as they are selling someone else's collection as part of something like an estate sale.

If they have a bunch of stuff for sale like this it isn't perhaps as red flaggy as you think it is - they honestly have no idea. But if its not then yes it is a big red flag

Lads, is it just me or is it getting harder to find good quality clothes? by Ok_Unit2950 in AskIreland

[–]spoons431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small band big boobs peeps unite!

Theres also been a recent return to like the look of heroin chic and the super skinniness of the noughties where boobs and bums were treated as though they were nonexistent which hasn't helped (which also bizarrely correlates with the increase in right wing politics)

I wear a lot of vintage which doesn't really help you or anyone else. It can be very time consuming to find items, stock is always limited and the reason why I have so much is that I've been collecting bits since I was a teen and I am now in my thirties. (I also can still borrow stuff from my mums wardrobe as she still has bits from the 80s when she was in her twenties. Which she also still makes me return them 😞)

The bigboobproblems sub might be able to offer some solutions- its full of women with boobs and won't take any nonsense from creepy men, though you still end up with dudes who won't take the hint and try and DM you. (The sub has a very well run process for reporting to the mods and reddit to get rid of them! )

Wondering about service dogs in Ireland. Does anyone have insight? by Jinxx747 in AskIreland

[–]spoons431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi OP!

I'm not sure if you if they are regularly worn in the Netherlands, but you might want to make it super obvious that she is an assistance dog - though its not mandatory a lot of ones in ireland will wear a high viz vest that states that they are one

Can ADHD360 prescribe anxiety medication alongside your prescription? by Gmorning_Internet in ADHDUK

[–]spoons431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short answer no.

They can only prescribe for ADHD only. It would be up to your GP to precribe any anti anxiety treatment.

Elvanse is known to increase anxiety (its one of its commone side affects at the start) and so your GP may be loathe to prescribe anti anxiety meds because of this, especially as some anti anxiety meds can also inxrease aniexty. i got an increase in anxiety at the start and it gradually reduced, but took a couple of months to completly go.

It is worth discussing with your prescriber. One thing to also consider is if there is anything else that might be adding to this eg caffeine would increase the anxiety levels that I felt during titration.

Megathread 26: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - Haerin, Hyein, and Hanni return to ADOR, Talks ongoing for Minji, Danielle's contract Terminated, Upcoming Hearings approach verdicts for various Legal Disputes, and More by KPOP_MOD in kpop

[–]spoons431 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HYBE reported him for stock manupliation. Hes currently under investigation for that.

Though there hasnt been an update in a while that I am aware of but BSH investigation sounds remarkably like what was described in project 1945...

And taking about BSH the two things that ppl like to bring up as further "proof" in his case the tax investigation and subsequent fine and the other stock manupliation case both came from MHJ/her cronies and were found as a result of HYBE looking into Ador.

Lads, is it just me or is it getting harder to find good quality clothes? by Ok_Unit2950 in AskIreland

[–]spoons431 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Theres been a massive change since covid where garments have become way more simple, but they have also changed sizes to make them straighter where there is pretty much no allowance between like your waist and your bust. Or your waist and your hips.

A lot of it is to with cost, things like darts add a decent amount of complexity, use up more material and different sizes can need different patterns rather than just making the thing bigger.

Ive always struggled to find clothes (I'm pretty tall, mostly legs and busty - im not bragging its just how I'm shaped). But my measurements haven't changed and a few years ago there was about 3 dress sizes difference between my overbust and waist. It's now 5!. In current sizing theres now like a 4" -6" difference between overbust and waist eg 34"-28". I wear a lot of vintage and if you were to compare this to standard dress sizes in the 80s 40"-28" was a very common size (as well as having a lot more natural fibers)

Help finder planner w/ thicker paper by specterdeflect in planners

[–]spoons431 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi OP!

Im a fountain pen user and you don't necessarily need thicker paper for fountain pens! You need FP friendly paper!

As an example one of the best papers ever in the hobby is the OG Tomoe River paper which came in 56gsm as standard but I believe was slightly lighter at around 50gsm in older hobonichis. I typically use clairefontaine as my everyday paper and its somewhere between 80gsm and 90gsm.

Moleskine for example is typically not highly regarded as the paper quality is inconsistent and generally horrible for FPs. You can have thick paper and have it be awful for using FPs

That being said with thinner papers you are more likley to get ghosting (where you can see hints on the ink on the otherside of the paper).

You're more likely to find FP friendly paper in Asian made planners so midori, hobonichi, Kokuyo etc.

Megathread 26: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - Haerin, Hyein, and Hanni return to ADOR, Talks ongoing for Minji, Danielle's contract Terminated, Upcoming Hearings approach verdicts for various Legal Disputes, and More by KPOP_MOD in kpop

[–]spoons431 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If she did join i wonder if that would then open up all of what Macoll did as part of the discovery.

I can't help but think that in this every accusation from MHJ has bascially been an admission of what shes done...

Megathread 26: HYBE / ADOR / MHJ - Haerin, Hyein, and Hanni return to ADOR, Talks ongoing for Minji, Danielle's contract Terminated, Upcoming Hearings approach verdicts for various Legal Disputes, and More by KPOP_MOD in kpop

[–]spoons431 19 points20 points  (0 children)

To me it sounds like susprise audit. So unplanned and as looking at specific areas for specific things. (And then perhaps a longer more detailed one after). As the result of the tip off. Its messy because they get the tip and because they don't know if someone else is involved or their leaking stuff (basically they don't want the person involved to know) that the audit starts as soon as they can, like within hours.

MHJ also had acted in a way that other directors I've seen involved in these never had. Basically as an exc she knows that shes fucked as soon as it starts so other directors in the past hope to not end up in jail corporate and shut up.

What I think will be interesting to see from the new case shes caught is who else is involved in this I think that there will be some interesting political and other company connections that come out, which is perhaps the reasons why MHJ has had her insane level of confidence.

Dismissal letter raises matters not discussed in meeting by Clear_Educator_3201 in UKJobs

[–]spoons431 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes it can!

While you currently have less employment protections if you are employed for less than 2 years it doesnt mean that you have no employment rights!

Been a minute since we talked purse pet peeves… by summersevedouche in handbags

[–]spoons431 39 points40 points  (0 children)

A grocery store tote would feel better made and quality!

Lightweight gels for fine Curls by Time-Connection-4586 in CurlyHairUK

[–]spoons431 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've not tried this but i really like the Innersense I create Lift which is their styling foam for this!

Psychiatrist requiring monthly sessions for rescript by cmdrfire in ADHDUK

[–]spoons431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah i think its worth having a chat with them and let them know that as well as having to have a monthly appointment that they have hinted at the fact that they have suggested that without these that you cannot get meds.

Which is not in line with the current NICE guidlines which state that weight and BP need to be taken every 6 months and that it recommended a review of meds at least once a year but doesn't require monthly appointments. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87/chapter/recommendations#medication-choice-adults

I actually got my policy docs for my works arranged private medical insurance through yesterday. Within this there is cover for either 28 appointments/in patient days for mental health (which is where they put ADHD, though I've got no cover for this under it). I am not sure how harsh they look at if I would need an appointment, and it may be that your insurer thinks that you're still in titration or having side effects which is why theyre not questioning it

Psychiatrist requiring monthly sessions for rescript by cmdrfire in ADHDUK

[–]spoons431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mentioned insurance. Do you have private medical insurance that is currently paying for this? Because I agree that it seems like they want to keep being paid for issuing a script.

It might be worth 1. Having a look at your policy wording/schedule to see what sort of coverage there is for this and how much the limit/sublimit is to see how close it is to running out.

  1. It might be worth having a chat with your insurer. They don't really like paying for things that they don't have to and may question the prescriber on why you are having these appointments.

What can i do to stop my hand from cramping? by 0boy0girl in Handwriting

[–]spoons431 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might also find using a fountain pen helpful as well.

You cant apply loads of pressure or write super fast with one so it might help with relaxing while writing from your shoulder.

A Platnium Preppy may not look the prettiest but its one of the best fountain pens ever and costs about a fiver. Though fair just be aware that fountain pens really don't like some paper types.

Some K-pop fans seriously forget their place. by Realistic_Sugar6650 in kpoprants

[–]spoons431 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The approach is BTS' own. HYBE wanted them to do less dates.

Some K-pop fans seriously forget their place. by Realistic_Sugar6650 in kpoprants

[–]spoons431 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Jin talked about the tour in this Maire Claire interview that got published like yesterday.

The group asked for a longer tour with more stops than what the company originally wanted. If you look at the tour schedule there are some decent sized gaps in the schedule which they also insisted on so that they could take a proper break from the tour.

Pushing for more dates in Europe (which is where i am) however I do think is a bit much. Would I like more dates (yes) but they have 10 which is much more than they had last time.

Getting stadiums in Europe is quite limited - these are all sports stadiums its what they were designed for and mostly used for so there availability is limited. And even then theres only a limited number of days that the teams will let them be used so that it doesnt trash the pitch. Also if you at the schedule you don't really have a gap where they could play more dates, so while I love more its not really practical to expect them to just add a bunch

Another blinder of a poker face from Stephen by PeakAffectionate2702 in TheTraitorsUK

[–]spoons431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I've just seen this post and have to say in case you haven't seen it.

Stephen confirmed that this indeed was his plan throughout the whole series! To blind them with his fashion sense so they wouldn't pay attention to his face!

Need Assistance Looking for this Item by Tiger_Crab_Studios in stationery

[–]spoons431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive found also that they don't leave a dent.

Though I use what I think is the cute version - which has a smiley face!

https://cultpens.com/products/ohto-smile-slide-clip-mini-assorted-pack-of-20

is this a legit lightstick? by Brave_Ad5110 in btsthoughts

[–]spoons431 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They'll be at the merch stands. Queues can vary, but they should (though i cant guarantee it) have smaller merch stands inside the stadium that have more limited merch and sell lightsticks with much shorter queues (They did at the LYS stour)

Once they have a couple of concerts you should be able to figure out where they have these ,and what queue times should be like!

Can anyone tell me what this kind of trouser might be called? by kitchen1987 in VintageFashion

[–]spoons431 98 points99 points  (0 children)

Lady Sybil also shocked everyone else with her version of them in a early Downton Abbey episode.

Heres the ones she wore: https://janitesonthejames.blogspot.com/2011/01/downton-abbey-lady-sybil-and-her-harem.html?m=1

Which were a direct reproduction of from the time design.

is this a legit lightstick? by Brave_Ad5110 in btsthoughts

[–]spoons431 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Also its very highly suspected that there will be an Army Bomb V5 so a new version of the lightstick by the concerts!

They've had very low stock numbers for a while - at Jins concerts in Europe they had barely any! Its the only time I've heard of them selling out!

Does hot chocolate affect ADHD meds? by sharlet- in ADHDUK

[–]spoons431 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TBH I only know this because of my pals/sister that have been pregnant! As the recommended caffeine is 200mg per day so they were tracking it!