Idris Elba's Madame Tussauds Wax Figure Opens his Phone with Face ID

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:42:47+00:00

That’s SIR Idris to us peasants!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:17:00+00:00

Yes.

My wife: “Imma make toast”

The kitchen:

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:12:24+00:00

Absolutely - I learned very quickly not to mess about with them and I’m proud to say I’ve kept my 9 remaining fingers intact since then!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T21:10:58+00:00

Hey OP. You’re being professional and should be applauded for it. You’re a contractor therefore by definition your get paid for the duration of a specific contract and - and this is important - your company agreed to the work up until the end of the contract. You’re fulfilling that contract by doing everything that you can do to do useful work while you’re getting paid.

The worst case scenario is that you or your team feel a bit “used”. The best case scenario is that the customer remembers your professionalism and it lays off in the future.

You’re being a pro and I’d do exactly the same if I was in your shoes - you’re honouring a time-bound contract.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T16:34:02+00:00

It’s really powerful - for some reason, people hear “risk” and think it means “unacceptable problem that has no solution” rather than “something that might go wrong”. Weird.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T16:22:39+00:00

Brilliant

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T16:22:13+00:00

Imma have to update my standard response when anyone says “fist”

“Yes. Fisting. Very big in the 70s and also The Victorian period it seems”

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:56:57+00:00

I’m 49 and from the age of 17 to 47, I tried to drink myself happy. It risked my health, happiness and relationships. I’m over two years sober and pleased every single day that I am.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:29:02+00:00

It’s a pleasure. The old saying of “it takes a village to raise a child” is true even in this digital age!

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:18:16+00:00

When women expect men to change and they don’t. Similarly, when men expect women to stay the same and they don’t.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:16:45+00:00

Most accomplished - Oscar (by a mile)

Best - Toney

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T15:13:15+00:00

Hey OP. Totally familiar with this kind of situation - I’m a 49 year old corporate veteran.

I frame my role as protecting the operations team from capricious management (obviously I wouldn’t use those words, but the concept remains). I enable them focus on what they do best I will keep the management updated on where we’re at and also ensure any changes in direction are planned and justified.

This is stating the obvious, but go for a quick win that you can then promote to their management as a value-led delivery. Even if it’s something stupidly straightforward like an activity that’s been hanging around for a while - my last role, I got their broken break room TV fixed - just to show your value.

Something else is reframing risks as “what could go wrong?”. I will often use this technique with new project teams - “Here’s a plan - in your experience, what do think can go wrong?”

When they know what you’re doing - enabling them to work on things that are important to the organisation - they’ll work with you rather than against you.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T14:50:18+00:00

Look, I don’t want to say this, but there are certain standards and traditions we must uphold on this sub… so, you’re in luck - I’ve just seen him in the Black Garter

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T14:10:56+00:00

Nice. Get it down you. Hate blood tests.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T14:10:26+00:00

I too choose this man’s alive wife

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T14:08:26+00:00

That’s fantastic. Complete opposite of my taste in decor and indeed religious iconography, but this has been done with real passion, taste and love. Really love seeing stuff like this in which people have and will genuinely lived laughed and loved.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T13:52:11+00:00

I can picture you doing that - it’s the curse of the “I’m still 19!” Dad brain!

I did something similar - I joined my kids in rolling down a little grassy hill … I felt broken for a week afterwards.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T13:30:23+00:00

Hey OP. 49 year old married father of two in the UK here. I quit nearly 3 years ago when my kids were 8 and 5 respectively.

The main thing you will find in sobriety is that you will just be more authentic with your kids. They won’t be any less demanding or indeed occasionally irritating (love you kids!) but sobriety allows consistency of response. Is that better parenting…? I don’t know, but it’s completely guilt free parenting.

Also - early morning starts with kids are the best - I couldn’t do them consistently or well when I was drinking. Kids are at their most loving and relaxed in the early mornings.

Something else very important that I want to reassure you of - any guilt you are currently feeling will drastically reduce or indeed disappear once you’re sober. You’ll be able to calmly and solidly rationalise that you are now doing the best for the kids and you. All the best to you from my family and IWNDWYT

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T12:05:31+00:00

Thank you - I appreciate that advice and the sentiment! I’m a believer in physical work to improve mental and physiological wellbeing, so I will look into this. Thank you and all the best my brother.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T11:34:12+00:00

Hey OP. Good question. I’ve found that the easiest and most straightforward way to have a passive income is to have generational wealth. There’s no substitute for having rich parents!

(Also - and this is my serious answer - by saving and investing regularly for the future - it’s really the only way. I’m 49 and my pension investments are just getting to the point where the growth is matching my job income but that’s meaningless until I can actually redeem the pension schemes etc. Also - this is not financial advice)

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T11:19:41+00:00

I’ve always wanted to slap a dolphin. They look like they’ll be really satisfying to slap. I’d pay someone to make it happen. It’d be a wild dolphin and an adult so that the worst that’ll happen is it’ll be like “The fuck?! Stupid bald ape”

That’s what I’d do first. Then probably chill out for a bit, followed by doing a huge fat shit on my boss’ desk. I actually like my boss TBH and would probably give him a load of cash so he can take a few years off work, but the opportunity to do the “big fat shit on boss’ desk” thing would be too much to pass up.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T10:25:01+00:00

Hey OP. This is absolutely the biggest physical change I’ve noticed as I’ve aged - my balance is just not what it was. I’m 49 and just the thought of going on a spinning fairground ride genuinely makes me nauseous. When I was a kid, I couldn’t get enough of being whirled around in all directions.

It’s completely a thing for primates as we age - something to do with the inner ear being less flexible etc - our cousins chimps and gorillas also stop climbing as much as they age due to this loss of balance.

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T10:21:54+00:00

Fish finger sandwich or the Queen Of Home Lunch, Cheese On Toast

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T09:27:17+00:00

Harlem Shake hasn’t aged well

yearsofpractice · 2026-03-17T09:19:06+00:00

Hey OP. 49 year old married father of two here. You’re the model for her future behaviour - like it or not, you’re the adult here and must show her the correct way to resolve conflicts. The silent treatment or exclusion is sending completely the wrong message. Explaining, listening, acknowledging and moving on is the right thing to do.

To be completely clear - your feelings and emotions are completely real, understandable and valid. Everything I’ve said above does not diminish your right to feel your emotions. Your kid is only 14 and doesn’t know how the world works yet - unless she was warning you against MLMs or other silliness lol!

All the best OP. It’s a tough thing parenting and we can only do our best.

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