Also kudos to the legend that saw my heartbroken 10 year old drop an ice cream outside his shop and gifted him an envelope with some stickers and a fiver in it to cheer him up. I bought him another ice cream and he was up a fiver so was well chuffed.

Two tiger loaves and a bag of potatoes? Anyone know what this means? Dognappers???

Pity about the cat nose smudges with fur stuck on the window obscuring the view, lol. Location N. Ireland. Now gonna inspect what garden plants have been eaten today 😄

Going to a water park next week with a few mates (dads outing) and the kids. One of the dads isn’t keen on this as he’s rather a big guy - obese. He’s coming as his daughter will love it. He’s alright with us, not super comfortable but knows we accept him as is. He’s ours.
Do those working in the parks snigger at the big fellas (or women) and their ‘shapes and sizes’?
I’d hope not but I’d like to be able to confidently to say him, no one’s arsed.

Cheers.

Just had a random thought pop into my head watching "Brave Wilderness" on YouTube purposefully sting himself with a Gympie Gympie leaf.

I think the last time i was stung by a nettle was when i was a kid, I'm 40 now and presume its just because I don't play out anymore.

When was the last time you were stung and if you have kids, when was the last time they were stung? Do kids get stung less these days because they're too busy being glued to screens?

Clearing out a relatives house my wife found this sealed box of stationary from a wimpy giveaway. I'm sending my kids back to school in style.

Just a sunrise for you all to enjoy

Has anyone found any supermarket/cheaper alternatives that taste similar to Kenco rich instant coffee? I have bought it as long as I can remember, but it has doubled in price in the last 6 years and now they have reduced the jar by 10g but kept the price the same.

I went on my first holiday in a decade last month, and for the whole month ive been looking up good price package holidays to try and go away again next year.

Seems this is pretty common, we went to the north of Tenerife and loved it, felt depressed since coming back, hit me hard this morning as id fallen asleep too early and woke up at 2am. While writing this im noticing its exactly 1 month since we came back.

I can't remember the last time we had any decent rain but I'm at least glad it's under 30°c now.

I have used the lawnmower once this year.

Can anyone else give me some solidarity that I'm not the only one?

2m lengths of conduit and a 5v pump in the bathroom. Guttering to water butt. Now Ive also found out theres a leak in the gutter :(

Morning all!

Hope you're all well. Please use this thread as a place to discuss what you've been reading the past month.

• Have you gotten stuck into any good novels?
• A good bit of non-fiction on the agenda?
• Read anything cool/interesting as part of your studies?
• Or maybe a few good long read articles?

Let us know, and do get involved in a discussion!

It's been visiting the water feature for about a month, but every time I get near, it flies away - this morning was the first time I was lucky enough to be by the window with my phone as it landed and I managed to move slowly enough to not startle it.