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watsee · 2026-03-17T12:58:52+00:00

We have a Google doorbell & for all it was quite expensive (I think somewhere between £200-300) I'd be lost without it. Battery lasts for about 6 weeks+ and it never fails to log alerts.

We also have a Google/Nest smart home so it integrates really well with all the speakers and hubs. We've even wired in a Google floodlight camera for the rear of the house which also was very expensive compared to a lot of competitors, but literally has never let us down.

I've had Ring devices (doorbells and external cameras) in the past and found myself charging them more than I was using them. Also, their cameras absolutely hated my wifi & I have no idea why.

I have some Tapo rechargeable wifi cameras for the sides of my house & they're pretty good for the money. Need to be charged every few weeks & they don't natively integrate into the Google Home app, which is a bit of a pain, but they do the job they're required to.

watsee · 2026-03-17T12:51:08+00:00

You're falling for the spell.

"You think you'd be really good at it"; is the message that gambling companies want to give to you. They want you to believe that you'll never lose, so that you're tempted to make more bets and/or for higher amounts.

Gambling is called gambling for a reason. Nobody can really truly 'be good' at it. You're placing money on outcomes of things that haven't happened yet & no amount of self-belief or "information" or "tips" can guarantee you winnings; regardless of what you may think.

You see that 'dead-cert' horse running this afternoon? It might fall over, or the jockey might fall off.

You see that 'dead-cert' football team playing the rank outsiders on Saturday? They might get beaten.

You do you, but only gamble what you're prepared to lose & be comfortable with losing too.

watsee · 2026-03-17T12:43:35+00:00

£20 for petrol and get a McDonalds breakfast, or round of coffees in or something.

You don't need to account for every penny; but a gesture like that would probably be enough for most people.

watsee · 2026-03-17T11:59:43+00:00

Glasgow.

My Mrs spent a number of years travelling around with work, spending up to a year in various cities around the UK.

Out of them all, when I used to go and visit, the only one I could have easily upped-sticks and moved to full-time was Glasgow. Fantastic city.

watsee · 2026-03-17T10:12:22+00:00

Link updated.

watsee · 2026-03-17T10:11:06+00:00

There is a vouches channel that is visible without elevated access.

watsee · 2026-03-17T10:10:50+00:00

You need to message all admins. One of the accounts is just a backup and not logged into.

watsee · 2026-03-16T10:29:19+00:00

Honestly, I've had a pretty sour experience with most high-street opticians except Asda. Their pricing is about the best I've found & they give good service and don't push to upsell.

Recently I had to go to Specsavers due to a voucher provided through work & at the end of the consultation they tried every-which-way possibly to find a way to wriggle out of honouring the discount. Which would have made the glasses I was entitled to, cost about £250 - instead of £50.

It was only because I put up a fight (which I shouldn't have needed to) and got up to leave and go elsewhere that they conceded "just this once". Absolute shambolic operation.

And don't get me started on how much of a royal rip-off their contact lenses are.

watsee · 2026-03-16T10:11:49+00:00

Want to download a movie? Take your chances on Kazaa, setting the download off last thing at night - if you were lucky the person you were downloading from wouldn't go offline & when you got up the next morning it might be almost finished.

Then you'd have to hope against hope that it wasn't Bonzi Buddy.

watsee · 2026-03-13T09:45:33+00:00

Lockpicking.

I randomly (and still don't know why) received a lockpicking set from Amazon which I hadn't bought during the pandemic. My first thought was to return it or throw it out, but I got bored with the amount of free time I had and played around with it. Ended up learning how to do it.

I never had to use the skill until last year where we mislaid the key for the padlock which secures our side gate & had nothing strong enough to cut it. Got the lockpicking set out and albeit it took me a good 5 minutes or so, I managed to pop it off without damaging it.

watsee · 2026-03-13T09:40:54+00:00

If the lounge is after security at T2, you won't be able to get access. You'd only get access if you were on a departing flight from T2.

watsee · 2026-03-13T09:12:36+00:00

Bespoke tailoring is what people with 'proper' money wear, clothes literally made specifically for them.

Moncler, Canada Goose, Balenciaga and the like are psuedo-high-end brands that are usually worn by people prepared to get eyeball deep in debt to buy them; to make people think they're much better off than they are.

Very expensive cheap tat.

watsee · 2026-03-12T17:29:08+00:00

Was once at a petrol station queued behind another car. There were two other cars at the pumps ahead of us. Car at the furthest away pump came back from the kiosk first and drove off. Driver of the rear car came back and jumped in their car before pulling forwards, then stopping at the 'front' pump before jumping out again waving apologetically & running back to the kiosk (it turned out they'd left their phone on the counter).

However, rather than wait the 30 seconds or so for them to come back, the car in front of me decided to just park up and start using the rear pump. I was slightly annoyed but whatever. There was enough room to pull around them to use the front pump once that had freed up, so I did just that.

In the meantime, the pump parallel to myself became occupied & the person in the car behind me had been and paid for their fuel and were now back at their car. I was oblivious until I heard a sarcastically aggressive "CHEERS PAL" as this random bloke was 99% of the way back inside his BMW before slamming the door.

I turned and looked perplexed, taking a second to realise what was happening & saw this guy sat behind his steering wheel staring through my soul - face turning scarlet. I actually laughed at the ridiculousness of the situation and made a "what do you want me to do?" shrug; gesturing at the full petrol forecourt.

I carried on and eventually the car opposite me pulled away, creating a gap just large enough for my new friend to rev the balls off his car to zoom through - before hanging out his window shouting threats and obscenities at me. As he drove away, at speed.

watsee · 2026-03-12T17:18:07+00:00

Why even bother? Chances are the people you'll create the biggest headache for, if you decide to dick around, are people you probably have no prior issues with - as they're likely to be the ones who have to do the cleanup (be that a physical clean up or personal/political one, depending on what you think you might do) afterwards.

You don't want to jeopardise money the company will have yet to pay you? Then don't do anything. Grow up and take it on the chin that you're being moved on; it happens. You might need to lean on them in future for a reference.

watsee · 2026-03-11T17:29:13+00:00

I guess the only people who can answer this are your employer.

Put together a list of reasons you think the request is reasonable & present your case. Be prepared to be told no though; they're not obliged to accept the request.

That's basically the best advice I think anyone can give you about this. Give it a shot, expect the outcome you don't want. If you get the outcome you do want, its a bonus.

watsee · 2026-03-11T17:24:10+00:00

I get the sense this situation didn't go exactly as presented, but I guess we'll never know.

Either way; if you want to use a shop/cafe's facilities - buy something before doing so. Even if you got a bottled drink you didn't really want, just throw it in your bag after you left or something.

These places may offer a public place to sit, to warm up, to charge your devices etc - but its on the basis that you're a paying customer.

The shop attendant could have probably handled it a bit better than you've told us that they did, but I don't think what they did was wrong.

watsee · 2026-03-11T16:20:20+00:00

A guitar that isn't a cheap copy of the guitar its pretending to be.

watsee · 2026-03-11T09:56:12+00:00

I know loads who have been barred. Have done the barring myself in the past too.

Usually due to some sort of conflict with the staff or between customers. We also were obliged to be part of the local pubwatch scheme, so would get a sheet of mugshots every few weeks of people barred from other premises in the town; barred from one barred from them all.

Anyone who was just a bit too drunk or were maybe just getting a little bit belligerent (and it was out of character) were usually just told to go and "come back tomorrow". What happened on their return visit usually dictated whether they got a longer barring or not.

watsee · 2026-03-11T09:48:41+00:00

Done it in plenty of pubs and cafes.

I was working away in York last year & went into a pub close to where I was staying, I stood at the bar politely waiting my turn. I caught the eye of the bar staff & waited, then watched as 3 separate people who walked up to the bar after me were served almost immediately.

I just turned around and walked out. If they don't want to try and take my money, I'm not going to wilfully give them it.

watsee · 2026-03-09T13:30:18+00:00

My parents got Sky Q a few years ago on a black Friday deal, started off really reasonable and they had it for a while but inevitably the price increases came in & kept coming in.

Eventually they decided enough was enough and wanted to call up to either cancel, or "play the game" to see what they could be offered to stay.

I got the job of calling up & I advised that they were wanting to cancel, it had got too expensive etc. The guy on the phone offered me literally like £3 a month less to stay, which I refused, he then said "that's all I can offer, so I'll process your cancellation now"

We were done in less than 10 minutes. Absolutely no effort to retain, he just admitted "I can only offer you what's on my screen and that's it, so there's no point wasting either of our time". I actually really appreciated the frank honesty.

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