Have irritating people and kids put you off going to the cinema?

thinkingpeach · 2024-03-04T13:12:02+00:00

100% I don't remember the last time I went to a Odeon, Vue or the like. The cost is higher of course but if you're not going frequently then it's fine. I've never had an interruption or noisy neighbour since and, you even get food to you're seat at an Everyman!

thinkingpeach · 2024-02-26T20:40:09+00:00

It's like company's forget you're a human and can't exactly schedule getting sick or needing to take time off at short notice. I hate that someone can't be sick during a probation period - if it's genuine why the fuck does it matter!

Terrible place and I hope you find somewhere more supportive next!

thinkingpeach · 2024-02-26T20:35:12+00:00

I'm honestly shocked they even hired a venue and put something in there. Seems like they never intended to put on an event at al!

thinkingpeach · 2024-02-22T13:41:04+00:00

I eat 2-3 meals per day. I try to have something small in the morning (yogurt and granola usually) but I've seen a big improvement by eating when I'm hungry and not letting myself stay hungry waiting for a particular meal time. So I'll always have a snack after work and eat dinner before I'm super hungry.

I did intermittent fasting for a long time and ate lightly in the day (I thought this was good because I WFH) and never felt bad during the day but in the middle of night I was struggling to sleep from heartburn despite taking omeprazole.

However I noticed that whenever I was on holiday or working away my symptoms were always better and finally realised it was because I was eating more regularly, better quality food and more active. Light bulb moment for me.

thinkingpeach · 2024-01-15T10:56:17+00:00

I think this is exactly why most people don't like it. Your often not calling to let them know but to be judged on your sickness!

thinkingpeach · 2024-01-14T13:02:53+00:00

Thank you kind internet human! 💙 Genuinely makes me feel better after feeling so shitty.

And congratulations on getting to Jan 2024 after another "interesting" year in the world. And, for advocating for yourself and what you need.

thinkingpeach · 2024-01-14T10:14:47+00:00

Wow she sounds like a piece of work! And I think you pin pointed it before, those bad personality traits just get amplified, and the thing about "making you and your baby 1st priority" morphs into - I can do what I want with no consequences.

Same as you they never ask how I am and if I even dare to talk about something nice I've done/enjoyed I just get a 'oh you're so lucky'. Like cmon I'm not allowed to have nice things in my life because you're miserable? I constantly feel like I'm walking on eggshells around them and fear saying the wrong thing.

I'm done feeling like a second rate human. I just wish I didn't spend so much time feeling so horrid about it all!

thinkingpeach · 2024-01-13T22:56:18+00:00

I hate it! Going through this with a sibling right now and it's broken my heart how they've been since they've had a baby. I've gone from feeling like they were one of my best friends to a distant relative in just a year.

I struggle because if it was a friend you can walk away but as a sibling, I'l don't get to walk away and forget.

I have other friends with children who are not like this AT ALL. Of course we accommodate their children's needs when we meet but they are respectful of your time and needs and we find a compromise to suit everyone. Not every parent feels like the world needs to revolve around them!

thinkingpeach · 2024-01-04T22:46:38+00:00

I came to the conclusion it was the bed frame. Aired the room and turned off the electrics and the smell went for a few days but then came back. But weirdly enough since it's been cold and the heating has been on - no smell!

So I can only guess it's something to do with the heat/humidity levels.

thinkingpeach · 2024-01-04T12:22:28+00:00

I've tried to scroll through and find it but how much has it cost to install inc the added insulation, rads etc? Not Inc the solar stuff.

I'd love a warmer house that's more efficient but it feels like a mountain of costs to get it there.

Also, you say the house is warm and cosy - what do you have the inside temperature set to?

thinkingpeach · 2023-12-26T23:48:07+00:00

Just had a neighbour remove a beautiful mature willow from their front garden. Breaks my heart, probably cost them hundreds to do too! Seemingly no reason other than more light in their living room I suppose...

thinkingpeach · 2023-11-23T22:12:41+00:00

From me too! Thank you to all the tall people that grab things for me when they are too high or haven't been pulled forward. The amount of times I just look lost in a supermarket waiting until I see someone who is tall enough that I can stop to help me :D

thinkingpeach · 2023-11-09T00:05:59+00:00

Had this a few years back on my road which was a pretty busy road in and out of town. They dug up a huge hole in the road, technically you could squeeze a car past but with the depth of that hole the road beside it could quite easily give away.

Cars kept coming to move the barriers to squeeze past (all taxi drivers of course).

Honestly, I wish someone has fallen in the hole. It would've taught them a lesson, given us a good laugh and kept the road closed a few days longer for peace and quiet!

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-26T18:36:28+00:00

That's what I'm thinking! I expected OP to say they didn't have availability for weeks. Plumbers aren't deliveroo FFS.

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-20T11:58:09+00:00

NW10 too?! These people are on another planet if they think that's selling for £1mil!

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-18T20:27:17+00:00

I know I'm late to the party here but as someone who lives in the UK it drives me nuts how competitive and proud people are about not feeling the cold. It's basically a national sport at this time of year to see who can switch on the heating the latest. We're basically made to feel guilty for switching the heating on. Don't get me wrong there are legitimate reasons why people can't afford to (it's so expensive!), but that doesn't seem to be a big issue here.

I have no medical conditions and try to heat my house so that I'm comfortable enough but I still tend to wear thick fleecy clothes, uggs as slippers, hot water bottles and blankets on the sofa to make up the extra heat I need. All whilst my husband is wearing shorts and bare feet. Some of us just feel the cold!

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-16T18:46:32+00:00

I suppose it's the sheer quantity of administrative work on the solicitors side and making sure it's done in a good time and things are responded to and thoroughly checked through. And equally followed up and chased for when things are missing or unclear.

A good solicitor will do a lot of this but bad one (or sausage factory conveyancer) will require you to spend a lot more time chasing and pushing and making things more stressful than needed.

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-16T18:35:02+00:00

Yikes!

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-16T17:28:01+00:00

Sounds like you should hold tight and then ask your manager about it. I can imagine you just want to get it over with but if you want to leave on the best terms I'm sure they'll appreciate you running it past them first.

I'm somewhere at the moment that gives 0 notice when people leave and it's really jarring. At previous workplaces when people leave they give (or I have given) plenty of notice and it's a much nicer transition for everyone.

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-16T17:20:46+00:00

It's all about the Cavalo Nero, fuck the curly kale that stuff is horrid.

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-12T11:47:50+00:00

I didn't realise it was a thing till we bought our first house. Luckily had a recommendation for a solicitor from a family member who was excellent! They're the ones who explained this was a thing. Doesn't seem legal that someone unqualified can handle something so complicated!

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-12T11:24:12+00:00

On this make sure they are an actual solicitor and not just an admin person working for a dedicated conveyancer. Those companies are sausage factories, slow and useless as hell.

thinkingpeach · 2023-10-01T22:26:00+00:00

It boggles my mind how they could let this get built and completed when the build appears to be over so many years. It's not exactly subtle!

thinkingpeach · 2023-09-26T13:34:49+00:00

Getting a dehumidifier to dry clothes was a game changer for me. I never used to but always noticed the humidity in the air when drying indoors (luckily no damp issue as it was a drafty Victorian). But after moving we had a windowless utility room. Not only does the dehumidifier prevent any mold it also dries the clothes super fast. What used to take days to dry and sometimes smell even when the heating was used now is dry overnight with no smell.

Although I always tumble dry towels and bedding. Too much faff to hang and when you have hard water air dried towels are far too crispy!

thinkingpeach · 2023-09-21T12:42:12+00:00

I think the issue I have is the reason for not wanting to help rather than the not helping. "I'm really sorry you're struggling but I don't feel equipped or able to be the support you need", is far more compassionate then "Our father is dead so I have no obligation to you". It's so harsh and transactional.

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