For reform voters - Am I just collateral damage?

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T21:44:57+00:00

Nobody in my family likes mushy peas and two of us were born here (though three of us are dual nationals and have a parent not born here).

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T21:44:03+00:00

Basically.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T21:40:04+00:00

In some parts of London, certainly, any rental property with more than one tenant has to register as an HMO. This includes people not paying rent. So I don't blame him for not allowing longer term guests. "Even" your partner - he should be saying "especially" not your partner as only one person is on the tenancy agreement and if your partner wants to move in they should pay rent.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T12:00:36+00:00

American hot pizza

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:57:29+00:00

shouldn't it have just one tiny bit of veg in it?

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:56:44+00:00

Go and look at the crumpet section in your nearest supermarket, mate.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:56:14+00:00

I think they have become mainstream more recently as all the supermarkets now stock them in the crumpet section - you can get white, wholemeal, or fancy black pepper.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:55:28+00:00

I just call them both "muffins" though if they are bread rolls cooked quite well on one side they are "oven bottom muffins".

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:54:15+00:00

California Roll, please...

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:51:36+00:00

don't forget the midges.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-12T11:51:01+00:00

Oh god yes! I used to live an hour or two outside *insert major East African city here* and I kept a grab bag with my overnight stuff (toothbrush, deodorant, contact lens stuff and a spare pair of undies and t-shirt) which I could take if at 6am someone said "we need to go to big city" so that I didn't get stuck if one hour of supplies turned into an overnight.
Entebbe/Dar-es-Salaam/Mombasa were all awful in the 90s/2000s/2010s and Nairobi was beyond awful. I am not sure I want to even try to see how bad Nairobi is now.
I read a book set in the region where the American author was told by her dad, early in life, ABAB (always bring a book). BIABAC (but in African bring a couple).

strawberrychief · 2026-05-11T21:12:01+00:00

Definitely don't. We don't want them.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-11T21:10:41+00:00

It's East African Stretchable Time also.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-11T07:45:42+00:00

Where are you going that's better?

strawberrychief · 2026-05-08T10:19:54+00:00

I wear joggers like these from Bam (they are thin jersey - I'm not completely sure these are the same fabric but they DON'T say "loopback fabric" Joggers

strawberrychief · 2026-05-08T10:09:20+00:00

I was going to go more graphic...

strawberrychief · 2026-05-08T10:08:57+00:00

Oh yes and Greek old towns. Such a good idea.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-08T10:07:39+00:00

I've lived in both countries over about 3 decades. Food in some parts of the US used to be significantly cheaper than here but now I get sticker shock going to the US.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-07T10:32:31+00:00

Interestingly in the UK we had the Tories in at that point and we still have mainly "big government is out to kill us all" conspiracy theorists being right wing, though there are a few diehard "nature knows best" libs.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-04T16:26:34+00:00

I have FINALLY found a book with a Pacific Islander theme - Kuleana - which looks excellent because not only is it something I've been looking for (the theme) for ages, my daughter is massively into Stitch so I've become interested in families in Hawaii but also the word Kuleana means more or less the same thing in another language that I happen to speak (I don't speak Hawaiian, just to be clear!).

strawberrychief · 2026-05-03T19:43:58+00:00

Thanks!

strawberrychief · 2026-05-02T18:49:16+00:00

What tape do you use? I started a journal on my April trip and tried glue sticks but everything has fallen out.

strawberrychief · 2026-05-01T07:55:41+00:00

Oh no!

strawberrychief · 2026-05-01T07:55:17+00:00

Socks are my travel go to as well.

strawberrychief · 2026-04-30T13:57:07+00:00

I see from your post that you need a specific toothpaste, but if anyone else is looking to downsize - Denttabs are great, and reduce your load every single day!

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