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Seconding the multiple layers of clothing, i won't go extreme and start wearing tights (even if builders do swear by them) nylon & my skin is a bad combo. Two pairs of thin socks & two tracksuit bottoms are really good for warmth if you don't fancy moving around a lot, i sit beside two computers so they warm things as well and if you don't like that a blanket covering your feet & legs is also wonderful. As per kyojin going outside for a walk is mandatory for health & sanity (barring shite weather). I also open all my windows once a day for an hour or two when the sun is warmest to get some fresh air in the house, i know you lose heat but breathing the same air all day makes me too lethargic and non thinking. Just checked my oil tank and it's surprisingly sitting at 1/3rd full... i must have been much stingier on the heating than i thought, i'll buy another 500l and that should be me set for another year.
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Oh sorry if I came across as a dick, wasn't implying you'd gone private! Was just glumly looking at how big companies are heading down that way. And yeah, I've got further self-referring to specialist NHS clinics (where that's an option) than trying to get a GP referral to them over the last year. Oh you wern't being a dick I was just making sure other readers of the post didn't think I was talking about private healthcare. Z the IVth posted:30 years ago they'd go crack open a textbook. Wiki is faster. Yeah it's a weird one. If taking patient advocacy at face value was NHS policy then you'd have lots of anti-vaxxers coming up with their "research" and demanding special treatment.
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Are they googling stuff themselves in front of their patients in a performative way then? what? i’m saying when doctors ask if patients have googled it’s because a lot of people end up at the doctor convinced of the wrong thing sometimes because they’ve googled. so it makes since for doctors to ask sometimes imo to recognize the agency of a patient regardless of how much trust they put in the research it seems a healthier way of bringing people into their own care is all
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mediaphage posted:what? i’m saying when doctors ask if patients have googled it’s because a lot of people end up at the doctor convinced of the wrong thing sometimes because they’ve googled. so it makes since for doctors to ask sometimes imo to recognize the agency of a patient regardless of how much trust they put in the research Ah yeah, I see what you mean now and I'm sorry.
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kyojin posted:I didn't have the heating on at all last winter to save money - I live alone so gently caress it, no-one to judge me. Here are my learnings: If you'll excuse the pertinence, are you really skinny?
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I'd free my family from the tyranny of indoor heating, comfort, and affection for me this Winter if not for this question: how on earth do you get your washing dry?
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Trickjaw posted:If you'll excuse the pertinence, are you really skinny? Yeah, my build is best described as "racing snake". Probably doesn't help? Idk As just another lurker said, I also cracked the windows to prevent moisture build up, I have problems with mold at the best of times and obviously not helped by being being off.. Washing: just patience I guess? It wasn't something I noticed tbh
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Chubby Henparty posted:I'd free my family from the tyranny of indoor heating, comfort, and affection for me this Winter if not for this question: how on earth do you get your washing dry? Oh you sweet summer child. Poor people aren't walking around in clean clothes. Best case scenario I wear my t-shirt for only 2 days.
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Aug 21, 2022 19:37
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Also depending on the scenario, sometimes you put on your clean wet clothes and let your body heat dry them (don't do this in the dead of winter). You would have washed them in the sink in the first place so clean is a relative term anyway.
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Just Another Lurker posted:Seconding the multiple layers of clothing, i won't go extreme and start wearing tights (even if builders do swear by them) nylon & my skin is a bad combo. If you can afford a couple pairs of merino tights/leggings/long johns (the type for hiking) they are really good. When I lived in the Arctic I had some that I'd wear every day in the winter under my normal trousers when I was out, and they made a huge difference. Hands are tricky as kyojin said, as a poor student I'd wear fingerless gloves indoors but I don't really like them either. Jumpers with thumb loops help a bit, or a buff or something around your wrist (not too tight). Or learn to type with gloves on.
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Yeah this power thing is going to knock us from comfortable enough to 'oh hell this is really going to affect us'. I'd joke that the wife is never going to accept that but it may come to it. Have finally cancelled all of my bullshit goony subscriptions except for the iww (sorry PIP) which was liberating
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Bobby Deluxe posted:Self employed tax is such a massive loving scam, the amount of things you can get tax free or get the government to just straight up pay for is insane. The more I learn about it, the more I think it should all be shut down, it's just that when people find out how bent it is they tend to claim it for themselves instead of complaining to others. So who will they work for? (And yes there are some scammers out there). Things you need to consider though are: if you work in an office you get stuff like stationery, phone, heating, maybe microwave to heat your lunch, kettle, maybe coffee/tea/milk, training courses, you get employers' national insurance paid (which is a big chunk on top of what you pay), public liability insurance paid, work provided for you instead of having to go out there and advertise / market yourself, probably pay for website hosting (costs me £150pa and while I'm not self-employed at the moment as I am employed, I'm on temporary contracts and can't afford to not keep these things going As self-employed I claimed an element of utilities, insurance, professional body membership, certain CPD, stationery inc printer ink / laser cartridges which ain't cheap, phone calls, stamps, legal advice on setting up contracts and various policy documents, advertising, and I could have claimed accountancy fees (nb tax relief ON, not the cost OF) if my affairs got more complicated. Couldn't claim for cost of training to be able to do the job in the first place. Oh and if you're too sick to work, tough. No pay and probably no help from the DWP either. I never earned a great deal from self-employment mainly because I am a cowardy custard on the advertising/marketing front and having seen people I know get lovely public reviews on facebook or whatever for reasons outside their control (eg bride giving wrong address for makeup person to travel 40 miles to makeup the bridal party and being over an hour late getting there and makeup person subsequently getting crap all over facebook for 'letting the bride down' when it was entirely the bride's fault) makes me even more reluctant to put myself out there!
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OzyMandrill posted:If it was the one I posted a few weeks back, it's this one. My daughter won her first PTA cake competition with it (she helped a bit, honest). She won a spoon. Most expensive wooden spoon I've ever had. Absolutely brutal. The "Wooden Spoon" is the traditional prize for worst entry
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My doctor currently just says they’ll ring you back at some point in the next week, tries once then closes your ticket. I’m effectively feeling like medical care no longer exists in the UK.
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Aug 21, 2022 19:56
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big scary monsters posted:If you can afford a couple pairs of merino tights/leggings/long johns (the type for hiking) they are really good. When I lived in the Arctic I had some that I'd wear every day in the winter under my normal trousers when I was out, and they made a huge difference. Hands are tricky as kyojin said, as a poor student I'd wear fingerless gloves indoors but I don't really like them either. Jumpers with thumb loops help a bit, or a buff or something around your wrist (not too tight). Or learn to type with gloves on. Over the years, I've now reached the conclusion you're on the run from the law. Where are they buried BSM? You can tell us.
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Aug 21, 2022 20:01
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Microplastics posted:Absolutely brutal. The "Wooden Spoon" is the traditional prize for worst entry Yeah it's specifically a metaphor for the failure's compensation.
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Aug 21, 2022 20:02
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Jakabite posted:My doctor currently just says they’ll ring you back at some point in the next week, tries once then closes your ticket. It exists as an illusion. A big charade that even tories take some kind of undeserved national pride in. But yes once you try to actually access it you become entrapped in a kafkaesque nightmare that could be instantly alleviated by going private.
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big scary monsters posted:If you can afford a couple pairs of merino tights/leggings/long johns (the type for hiking) they are really good. When I lived in the Arctic I had some that I'd wear every day in the winter under my normal trousers when I was out, and they made a huge difference. Hands are tricky as kyojin said, as a poor student I'd wear fingerless gloves indoors but I don't really like them either. Jumpers with thumb loops help a bit, or a buff or something around your wrist (not too tight). Or learn to type with gloves on. me posting rn 
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Dear big scary monsters, how do you type with boxing gloves on?
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Trickjaw posted:Over the years, I've now reached the conclusion you're on the run from the law. Where are they buried BSM? You can tell us. OwlFancier posted:me posting rn Bobstar posted:Dear big scary monsters, how do you type with boxing gloves on?
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Brendan Rodgers posted:Ah yeah, I see what you mean now and I'm sorry. all good posting pal
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Tbh I just see people trying to deal with things that are normal for me. I guess I'll be heading to a new extreme.
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fuctifino posted:I'm thinking about making a survival cocoon in my flat using a tent, and insulating the bottom with cardboard and the outer with old duvets, and basically spend most of my time in there. It would be cheaper to heat that tiny space than an entire flat. I was wondering about the possibility of bodging together one of those foam/foil lined sleeping tents they were giving out to the homeless in France a couple of years ago - these things: https://mashable.com/video/igloo-shelter-homeless-france
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Trickjaw posted:Over the years, I've now reached the conclusion you're on the run from the law. Where are they buried BSM? You can tell us. Traditional goon location is the patio.
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Apologies if it's been said already but the £6 tax rebate thinger for WFH was just the max you could claim without any receipts. If you can show your usage has increased due to WFH and have receipts to that effect you can claim whatever extra you're using. VVV it's just like claiming any other work-based expenses. It's worth doing because the system was designed with old energy prices in mind, and £6 was enough to cover the odd bit of WFH, but with the new prices most people are likely to blow past that level in no time. e2: looked it up and they changed it so you can now only claim it if you *must* wfh, not if you choose to for a day a week or whatever. Lungboy fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Aug 21, 2022 |
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Lungboy posted:Apologies if it's been said already but the £6 tax rebate thinger for WFH was just the max you could claim without any receipts. If you can show your usage has increased due to WFH and have receipts to that effect you can claim whatever extra you're using. Ah yes, means testing.
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Brendan Rodgers posted:It exists as an illusion. A big charade that even tories take some kind of undeserved national pride in. But yes once you try to actually access it you become entrapped in a kafkaesque nightmare that could be instantly alleviated by going private. I’ve had to point out to a number of pharmacists as I try to access emergency prescriptions that me continuing to not have my medication will result in withdrawals, a big symptom of which is killing oneself.
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Jakabite posted:I’ve had to point out to a number of pharmacists as I try to access emergency prescriptions that me continuing to not have my medication will result in withdrawals, a big symptom of which is killing oneself. Tch that's naughty behaviour. We always give emergency loans out for antidepressants. Not really allowed for painkillers or controlled drugs though.
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HopperUK posted:Tch that's naughty behaviour. We always give emergency loans out for antidepressants. Not really allowed for painkillers or controlled drugs though. I once got an emergency inhaler delivered by demanding it. Took a big argument though. Brendan Rodgers fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Aug 21, 2022 |
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Brendan Rodgers posted:I once got an emergency inhaler by demanding it. Took a big argument though. Yeah that'd depend on the pharmacist. I have as a non-pharmacist now and then just silently forgotten to charge someone for a 'non emergency' prescriptionless supply. Just like I sometimes forget to charge them the prescription fee. But you can only get away with a limited amount of rule-bending. e: I heavily lean in favour of 'sort the patient out, deal with the doctor/prescription/paperwork afterwards' but giving the wrong medication out to someone with no prescription on hand and sometimes no record of what they need is a huge liability issue and could land me personally right in the poo poo even if I'm not the pharmacist :/
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Microplastics posted:Absolutely brutal. The "Wooden Spoon" is the traditional prize for worst entry In a kids cookery competition, it was the only prize. Everyone else got nothing. However, until 1909 in Cambridge, the person who got the lowest mark in maths had to sit in a chair while a giant wooden spoon was lowered ceremonially during the graduation ceremony: 
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Chubby Henparty posted:I'd free my family from the tyranny of indoor heating, comfort, and affection for me this Winter if not for this question: how on earth do you get your washing dry? I use a dehumidifier to dry my clothes (got one from B&Q for £90 years ago), lowering the moisture content of my house also makes it feel warmer (Northern Ireland is a moisture rich enviroment). big scary monsters posted:If you can afford a couple pairs of merino tights/leggings/long johns (the type for hiking) they are really good. When I lived in the Arctic I had some that I'd wear every day in the winter under my normal trousers when I was out, and they made a huge difference. Hands are tricky as kyojin said, as a poor student I'd wear fingerless gloves indoors but I don't really like them either. Jumpers with thumb loops help a bit, or a buff or something around your wrist (not too tight). Or learn to type with gloves on. Merino for an obese person is tricky both size & money wise.  I love my fingerless gloves so i'm already well sorted there. edit: i got Wrist Gaiter Gloves off Amazon that go well past the wrist, i just checked and the bloody things went up £7.50 since 2020. 
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HopperUK posted:Yeah that'd depend on the pharmacist. I have as a non-pharmacist now and then just silently forgotten to charge someone for a 'non emergency' prescriptionless supply. Just like I sometimes forget to charge them the prescription fee. But you can only get away with a limited amount of rule-bending. My local pharmacy seem to regularly assume I’m not going to pay for my prescriptions when I go to collect them, so there’s a 50/50 chance on any visit that I have to stand there awkwardly for a few seconds and then ask them to charge me for it. As much as I’d love the odd freebie it feels like a dick move when I can actually afford it. My wife has one of those prescription exemption card things due to a permanent lifelong medication requirement and even when I collect her stuff I’ve never been asked for any kind of evidence that she’s actually exempt.
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Bobstar posted:Welcome to Wales, 47. Janus is holed up in a block of flats... Please explain as if I am 5! Chubby Henparty posted:I'd free my family from the tyranny of indoor heating, comfort, and affection for me this Winter if not for this question: how on earth do you get your washing dry? If you have a room where you could open a window and shut the door for a few hours, hanging washing on an airer, get a long length of nylon cord from a hardware store and hang it across the room (I always take one on holiday so I can wash clothes in hotel rooms), from curtain poles and door frames and setting up a desk fan to blow at most of the washing - pointing under an airer in particular so stuff dries underneath - can hurry things along.
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History Comes Inside! posted:My local pharmacy seem to regularly assume I’m not going to pay for my prescriptions when I go to collect them, so there’s a 50/50 chance on any visit that I have to stand there awkwardly for a few seconds and then ask them to charge me for it. As much as I’d love the odd freebie it feels like a dick move when I can actually afford it. I don't even tick the box or sign the line, they tell me to not worry about it, I have some cool pharmacists now. But I've had some dickheads in the past.
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Am spending the night in Yeovil and jfc this place is weird. Went out to the newsagent and got hassled by three separate people on the way there and back.
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Necrothatcher posted:Am spending the night in Yeovil and jfc this place is weird. Went out to the newsagent and got hassled by three separate people on the way there and back. 😐 Hassled in what way? Threatened, or just stopped & talked to? I've got some mates from there, does seem like an odd place.
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HopperUK posted:Yeah that'd depend on the pharmacist. I have as a non-pharmacist now and then just silently forgotten to charge someone for a 'non emergency' prescriptionless supply. Just like I sometimes forget to charge them the prescription fee. But you can only get away with a limited amount of rule-bending. Thankfully, I only do the very occasional locum shift these days in shops I know and I'm quite happy to "lend" a few days tablets out and then knock them off your next script. That said, anyone who comes in acting the giddy arsehole because they can't be bothered to take any responsibility for themselves can go and sort out their own prescription through 111 or whatever. Gambrinus fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Aug 21, 2022 |
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Mourning Due posted:😐 Hassled in what way? Threatened, or just stopped & talked to? I've got some mates from there, does seem like an odd place. One asked if I needed anything, another wanted the bottle of beer I bought, and a third guy just followed me back to where I'm staying yelling something at me. Fortunately he couldn't move too fast so I got inside quick and shut the door. Been reading up about Yeovil online and the consensus is yes, it is an odd place.
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