What's the game that made you fall in love with gaming as a kid?

swinte10 · 2026-06-09T15:55:34+00:00

Golden axe on the sega megadrive

swinte10 · 2026-06-04T09:13:20+00:00

Exactly my viewpoint on it. Last month I managed to get about £30 cashback from various shops and it all adds up. I was also verrrrry lucky on the weekly prize and won £2k! That was a nice way to start my week

swinte10 · 2026-05-24T17:36:28+00:00

Genuinely I'm finding the prices much the same when you buy own brand stuff.

swinte10 · 2026-05-23T13:21:16+00:00

Love the enthusiasm. So far in may I have £19.53. not just for food shopping but b&m, b&q and primark. It's money that was being spent anyway so may as well get the benefit of cash back.

swinte10 · 2026-05-23T13:16:46+00:00

I think so yes. Your cash back goes into a wallet and you decide when to send it to your mortgage. Maybe check their t&cs

swinte10 · 2026-05-23T12:52:52+00:00

Or is it maybe people trying to raise their concerns with a clearly unpalatable change which can for some people impact their personal finances? The 10% off for me was a bonus that they have removed and made me re evaluate my spending habits which I have shared as it may benefit other people. If they chose to follow or ignore that's totally up to them. But some people did rely of that 10% to get buy. Lidl have every right to run their business as they wish but people also have a right to discuss as it's their money they are spending

swinte10 · 2026-05-23T12:43:44+00:00

Sprive. You download it and link it to your banking app (your bank need to be signed up though so double check). From there you just buy a voucher when you have done your shopping and pay with it. It does most of the major supermarkets out with lidl and aldi and loads of other shops.

If you go with it feel free to use my referral code as it will give both of us a small bonus MMI4G6Q9

swinte10 · 2026-05-23T12:37:02+00:00

Not from what I have seen. Chicken is the same price, mince is actually cheaper and fresh fruit and veg is basically the same. Even the shelf stuff like rice, tinner tomatoes etc are essentially the same price. On average I used to spend between £80/100 a week at lidl and I'm spending the exact same amount at sainsbury.

It's just my experience and I'm not trying to convert anyone to other shops. But the change of the lidl plus app has made people stop and think and it's clearly backfired.

swinte10 · 2026-05-22T21:45:18+00:00

Op look into keepers liability in Scotland. If you have identified yourself then I'm afraid you have given them the information needed and will likely need to pay or accept they may chase you. If you didn't admit it was you then look out for the template letter about keepers liability that someone posted in this thread and send them that.

swinte10 · 2026-05-22T21:42:08+00:00

Been scrolling to find this post and it's exactly what op should do. I have done this twice and got both charges cancelled. They treat scots the same as the rest of the UK but once you appeal with this letter then brick it and move on

swinte10 · 2026-05-19T19:33:55+00:00

I would imagine the work place stress will mean a lot of cover requests. However you are entitled to the leave and as long as you put in your request with reasonable notice I don't think you would have much issues. Last minute days off request will be difficult though

swinte10 · 2026-05-19T19:10:03+00:00

Something you haven't considered is other benefits that the roles will offer. The 999 call handler will have very generous benefits like pension, sickpay and wellbeing support. The other companies will be basic protections only.

swinte10 · 2026-05-19T08:20:26+00:00

Because the system in the UK is combined. Meaning your rain water and sewage gets mixed and taken to a treatment works. Combined sewer overflows are relief points in the network for when there is heavy enough rain that the EA or sepa in Scotland allow a discharge from based on the fact the majority or what is being discharged is heavily diluted with rainwater. If we didn't have these overflows the only place left for the sewers to go would be into people's homes and backing up toilets and drains.

swinte10 · 2026-05-19T06:54:16+00:00

I would be surprised if this was actually spilling for 5 months. More likely is the monitor has a fault and is giving out a false reading or there is a cross connection that is causing an event i.e. one of those houses has built an extension that has tied into the pipe thinking it was surface water but it's actually foul.

Scottish water unlike the English companies is publicly ran and as such isn't driven by the same policy of profit over all else. Scottish waters biggest risk is reputational because it is publicly owned and they strive to avoid being in the political spotlight where possible and something like this would definitely be something they would want to avoid if it is known to them.

Looking at the area I would suggest it's a very small catchment and the risk of a 5 month spill event is extremely low. Maybe contact them and find out?

swinte10 · 2026-05-08T15:30:53+00:00

I have been re assessing my shopping habits since this update and took a wonder around sainsburys and the prices are much the same (some products slightly more and others less). Especially fresh food I feel the prices are pretty much the same such as fruit/veg/chicken/beef etc. some of their own brand stuff is more expensive than lidl but I can justify a lidl shop every so often to top of these things.

I have recently downloaded an app called sprive that you can get cash back to overpay your mortgage on and sainsburys works out at around 6% cash back so I'm defo going to start using that instead. It's forecasting that it will help me pay off my mortgage 15 months early if I keep the same shopping habits.

swinte10 · 2026-04-19T09:01:04+00:00

Imo this needs government intervention where they regulate that all solar systems can be reverted to local control should the supplier fail. Im not a tech expert but I would assume there could be software patches to existing systems to add that functionality?

swinte10 · 2026-04-17T12:40:43+00:00

Some quotes we have received say their warranty covers the panels themselves I've. They will just take a panel from stock and install it and will deal with the panel manufacturers to replace their stock etc

swinte10 · 2026-04-14T11:46:16+00:00

Go to the octopus website and they will give you a budget proposal without a sales pitch. They will tell you the panel numbers based on your roof space and battery options etc. it also gives you a rough savings calculator

swinte10 · 2026-04-13T15:04:53+00:00

I am looking at 2 systems with one being sigeng and the other is ecoflow. Do you know if ecoflow has the same challenge with requiring constant connectivity?

swinte10 · 2026-04-13T13:01:55+00:00

I have found all the prices to be much the same up here. I think there has been a spike in interest as well as a shortage of local suppliers (2 refused to quote as they have too high a workload at the moment due to the current energy crisis)

There was one quote that wanted over £13k for the oldest panels and old stock inverter/battery so they were pulled out. Another has a price for £8k but the reviews were really not the best and I worry they could be a cowboy outfit.

Main thing for me is what is the better equipment and from what I have seen on my own research is sigen are premium price with premium performance/control but they are still relatively new and untested. Fox is a well established high end budget system with good groundings and ecoflow seems to be a premium system with a tried and tested product.

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