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Probably just me being a little grumpy after getting a phone call from Southern Water, but it feels a little unreasonable that I only get billed every 6 months (I can't make it more frequent), and they expect a random amount to be settled within the week.

I got a bill last week and I'm already recieving phone calls because I'm "late", even though it's only the first, since now it's payday I'll pay it but I'm not happy with the harassment.

Is there some sort of fall holiday that I am ignorant of for the English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Manx, Picts, Italian*, et cetera, to gather and chow with the family over the harvest ?

* i've hears some people in the UK say that their family can traced to the Roman invasion so I count them as Italian.

I've been very hesitant to get one installed as I've heard nothing but horror stories.

All the staff are bloody English! How am I meant to practice German if none of them bloody speak it?!

False advertising.

Ordered on Friday. It's been in the fridge.

Morning people. Quick one. We live in a rental that's over 100 years old and hasn't had any investment since Harold Wilson took office.

We've noticed a few spots of mould around the windows and I'd like to know if there's anything we can do at the tenant level to combat this?

Thanks.

First ever post, so I hope this is structured OK and hello to all fellow Lemmy migrants! Anyway, here's my question: is there a UK News community? I've found world news and of course CasualUK, but it'd be great to have a community focused on genuinely important headlines of the days with a focus on my home nation. Am I missing something obvious or isn't there such a thing on Lemmy.world just yet? I'm still just fumbling my way around.

I'm assuming slum landlord, but if anyone's got any good experiences here I'd appreciate hearing them..

Do you have separate hand and tea towels in the kitchen, or do you use any type of towel to dry dishes?

Myself and my wife have differing opinions 😂

Magic erasers, baking soda? Any tips. You leave the kids unattended for thirty seconds and the hallway has turned into a damn Picasso.

I've put a bit of timber on but this is getting ridiculous. The only ones I've found that don't shrink in the wash are graphic tees from Qwertee and the like.

Any recommendations??

On a slightly more serious note: I really wonder what's going on in your mind when you press that button and cross anyway. Is it just because "I don't care", or is there more to it? If so: what?

EDIT: In case it's because you don't care: why do you press the button then?

So, I was spacing out while waiting for my next class in college and had this idea and wanted to know what a British person would think of it. I wanted to make a T-Shirt with the outline of the Falkland Islands filled with the Union Jack, and on the top, or top-left corner, a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II smiling from Heaven casting down sunrays on the islands. I'm not trolling, I wanted to make something to piss off Argies and supporters alike.

So, what do you think?

A few weeks ago I backed up into a parked car at a new job.

I’m a new driver and wanted to do the right thing, even though the damage was minor, so I left my details.

I get a text about it and we agree to go without insurance and I’ll pay for the damage.

They get a quote from a garage and give me a copy.

I’m just not sure she is getting the work done, but don’t know if she could then just make an insurance claim anyway.

The invoice for the garage has the address and phone number, but the landline doesn’t work, I can’t find the garage on Google (I can find everything online). I texted the mobile on the invoice to see about making payment with CC rather than bank transfer but they’re not set up for that they said.

So my question is, does it matter if she isn’t getting the work done and pockets the money as I have admitted to her in text liability after all so if I question the legitimacy of the invoice she could just decide to go get a real one and have the work done. Or if it’s fake is that fraud on her part and I don’t need to do anything.

Bare in mind this is close to work too so don’t want drama but also do want to keep the £150.

Do you guys think its too late for me to play sunday league football even at the lowest level with some team if I am starting football at age 26?

I haven't played football since I was a kid but I am trying to get back into it now and have joined a local sunday league team. But I feel the others are much better than me.

And its not just because I feel that way, I honestly was messing up so many passes in training the other night. If I was the coach I would not even play myself by the way I was playing. Several times when I got passed to I tried to pass it to another teammate and just gave it straight back to the other team. In a match that just means I am a complete liability because it will lead to conceding

Is it possible to improve at football at an older age? Because it seems like all the others in my team have played their entire lives so I have a lot of catching up to do.

They're named after a town in Dorset, so must be pretty common, but I'd never heard of them before.

So all (that I've bought from) supermarkets sell their salmon fillets with scales on. Do you descale it before pan frying?

Sainsbury's; morrisons; tesco are the supermarkets I've bought salmon fillets from mainly

Edit: Please stop assuming I'm a dumbass who doesn't know what scales look like. We have established that YES, SCALES ARE PRESENT, I AM NOT MISTAKING SKIN FOR SCALES BECAUSE I HAVE EYES. They are on the fillets, and if you haven't noticed them, then feel free to not participate in this post.

Burger here, I've been living in Yurp for a while now but still haven't made it to the UK. As a 'mercan I take it with a grain of salt when Euros tell me transit is "bad" anywhere, but I do hear its supposed to be "bad" outside of London.

Do you guys own cars? Is owning a car necessary to live where you are?

I live in Ware and we have quite a few narrowboats semi permanent and passing through, looking at a couple today and a thought struck me.

How do you get mail or register for a doctor etc? Forget dentists. No one can register with them.

Broadband would be via mobile hotspots etc. Electricity via battery/panel or hookup at mooring. Water in your tanks and what have you. Can't see many postmen trudging up and down a towpath looking for the Dawntreader.

Too old and settled now, but in another life I'd quite fancy a narrowboat.

Inspired by the Asklemmy@lemmy.ml post

We’ve all seen the JSO protests in various events. I’d like to think a good number of people here agree with the point they are making while being uncomfortable about the way they make the point.

I for one would not run into the field in Twickenham in the middle of the final. There is no cause in the world that would make me run into a professional Rugby front row.

Putting that to one side, how would you protest to make people really stop and think without annoying them to a point where your message suffers.

I'm a southerner, but recently noticed I'm the only one who seems to say "tin" rather than "can". I think I got it from my Dad, who's from Birmingham. Meanwhile, my Mum (from Winchester) prefers "can".

Which do you/people in your area tend to prefer and is this a regional thing?

EDIT: It has come to my attention that I should probably have been more specific. I'm talking about the container that beans, soup, and other foodstuffs are sold in, not the many other uses for both of these words. Thanks for all the wonderful comments though, they gave me a good laugh!

Just checked the weather and it looks like it's gonna be a wet one. Any recommendations for things to do in the area (we don't mind driving a bit). Preferably something the kids (toddler and five) would enjoy.

Here's hoping the sun comes out ......

I've been meaning to try out some new roasters recently so looking for some suggestions.