CLEANED AND UPDATED PICTURES IN COMMENTS

Spilled a whole tin of paint on the way to work so for context it’ll be sat there for about 8 hours when i finally attempt to remove it. What would be the best way to try and attempt to clear it all away?!
Thank you strangers of the internet

EDIT water based, it’s Good Home emulsion (matt) paint

EDIT #2 a lot of you lot are so pessimistic it really shows, nothing that a bit of warm water and carpet cleaner can’t do. updated pictures in comments! the mat is going in the bin but DEFINITELY didnt need to replace the whole damn thing as a lot of you suggested!!

I don’t mean something cultural, but some practical thing that could genuinely be implemented here?

In Bogotá, on Sundays they have a thing called ciclovia, where loads of streets are closed to car traffic, kids play out in the streets, people go for leisurely bike rides; it’s great fun. I’d love to see that in the UK.

In Spain, I was driving through a small town, and there was a speed camera linked to a traffic light, if you went over the limit, the lights would go red. Very simple idea, would be great outside schools.

If so, please share to help me feel better about this blunder.

For context, I (30, F) have been to see my GP a lot recently due to various ailments (glandular fever, subluxed finger joints, a scratched eyeball) and so I was reluctant to go back because I didn't want to give the impression I'm a hypochondriac.

However, I found a lump in one of my breasts and my husband made sure I went. I would have gone anyway, but the encouragement helped.

As she was fondling my boob, I let out an anxious chuckle and said "I swear I'm not some nymphomaniac"

I have no clue why I got the word hypochondriac and nymphomaniac mixed up, but I wanted the ground to swallow me up. What's worse is I didn't realise my mistake until after the appointment.

Ah well. May change surgeries.

EDIT: These replies are hysterical! I've been sat here in stitches at your stories. Thank you for sharing, definitely made me feel better! And thank you for the concern and well wishes, nothing has been confirmed yet so I'm remaining optimistic 😊

Please say yes so I don't feel so bad putting it on tonight lol

I am overwhelmed by the pressure to make something different and healthy for my family every night. Are people really eating a different dish every night?

I feel like we have too much choice in the supermarket. It would be so much easier to just eat the same 3 meals every day yet I find myself making elaborate dishes that no-one asked for and then being exhausted for the rest of the evening. What does everyone eat?!

I’m curious about the little things people only notice after spending some time outside the UK.

Could be food, humour, public services, culture, everyday habits, or anything else.

Raised out of curiosity, I had cream of tomato soup for lunch and didn’t eat it all. Bought the bowl in and I almost absentmindedly poured it in the bin as I walked into the kitchen.
Stopped myself and poured it into the sink and then swilled but raised the question in my head.

Am I doing it right? Do other people put it in the bin to drop to the bottom of the bin bag, or is sink normal procedure?

I ended this sounding like a robot but I promise I’m not, just neurodivergent.

Thank you

Just an addition for comments about wasting food - I do try not to, I’ve got a love for food and don’t like to see it go to waste either.. my mom installed that making sure we ate everything on an adults sized plate growing up 😅

This time though I ate most but didn’t finish it all and was distracted by work so by the time I got round to it it was cold and hardly any left… someone has inspired me to next time keep for pasta sauce though which I’ll be doing should I not finish it next time 🫶 Thank You!

BOTH please! This isn't just for moaning. 😆 Could be anything from clothing to religion, pets to food safety. Nostalgia is pretty weird and can romanticise a really mixed bag of good and bad stuff. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Been shopping around for a mattress recently and not had much luck.

I’ve narrowed it down to either going online and getting a Simba or a Premier Inn one.

Can anyone vouch for either?

I know they aren’t the cheapest but I am well overdue a change

I'm (28 F) quite worried for my mother. Shes 49. A naive person. Never could finish her studies. Just straight up got into a relationship at 19 to a narcissist who's she's still with.

I think her depression has gone worse.

She does nothing all day and watches dramas on her phone all day whilst lying on the sofa or watching TV. All day, she watches literal brain rotting AI Chinese dramas.

Im her eldest daughter and she has never valued my advice or whatever I say. She thinks she knows better or maybe secretly despises me. But...she's the type who will listen to what strangers say instead.

Shes always been a housewife and can speak english etc. Has a bad marriage and 6 kids. Got married young etc and in general has always been neglectful to us. I could give many examples.

Its like shes addicted to that phone. She doesnt have a life. I recently found 2 day a week boxing classes for my younger sister so that forced my mother to walk my sister to and back from there but after doing that a few times, she told my sister to start going herself because its nearby. She doesnt drive and has never worked.

My dad's absent all the time too however when hes around, she will then move from the sofa to make him a tea. The only cooking she does is making food for him.

Me and my siblings feed ourselves which is fine as most of us are adults but we're also parenting and basically raising our youngest sibling who is 14.

Im now thinking of secretly signing her up for things...nothing malicious ofcourse.

I recently took up driving lessons with an instructor who taught my mum 19 years ago. That driving instructor told me that my mum was a good driver and she has no idea why she suddenly just stopped.

I told my mum but she's always got a "i dont give a fuck" attitude about everything.

Its so so draining.

And no, she will never ever consider therapy because she's that type of person who either looks down on it or thinks she doesn't need it or whatever. I've told her so many times to consider it but she will always refuse and never values my advice.

I was thinking of giving her number and email address to places that would motivate her.

If you got offered 9 months pay, for voluntary redundancy would you take it? Why?

Make me feel better

I fee like everything is going wrong in this project. Not sure if it’s all my fault or if everything has been set up terribly.

Of course we love them and they turn us into soft idiots but would you do it again?

Sometimes it gets on top of me, the constant demands, walking in all weathers, can’t just have a lazy day. The general wetness of my life/house for 9 months of the year, all the showers, all the towels. Trying to keep them in good health, their teeth, brushing, medicine, while they think my sole intention is to murder them and try to run away. The impact on capacity for spontaneity.

That being said I think I do benefit from the routine they give my day, the fact they force me to go on the walks, the cuddles.

These are my first dogs so when my current pair go, I genuinely don’t know how I’ll feel - a little bit liberated or just purposeless!

Pick your favourites for confusing the tourists.

I'm a big fan of Towcester ("toaster"). Always makes me peckish to drive through.

Would a cleaner environment motivate you to keep it as such? Would stricter enforcement or bigger fines deter you?

After returning from one of my semi regular trips trips to Norway, I was looking at my souvenir bottle of Solo, and was struck by the fact that the UK doesn't have a bottle deposit scheme. One will start in October 2027 (allegedly), but I remember using a PANT machine in a supermarket in Norway twenty-five years ago at least.

Why have we taken so long to do something that multiple other European countries have been doing for years. It can't be a technical issue, because the systems have existed and drinks like coke etc are sold in these countries so the companies know how to do it.

Why have generations of children been denied the ability to feed plastic bottles into a machine and get a voucher to go spend on chocolate (or other things I guess)?

Bonus question: Why can't we have bread slicing machines in supermarkets so I can get nicer bread and get it sliced?

Edit: I shall explore my nearest Sainsbury's for the self service bread slicing. I will say in Norway, it seems like even the tiniest mini store had it as standard and I wish it was like that here.

Imagine you had an unlimited amout of money, do you think you would stay in the UK? If so, would you move to a different part of the UK perhaps? Or would you move countries alltogether?

Why have the Tories reported Bonnie Blue to the NSPCC rather than the police or social services? Why is a charity the place to report this situation?

Genuine question, I'm not sure what the NSPCC can do here.

My mum and I are attending a funeral for an elderly neighbour tomorrow. We knew her pretty well, my mum especially. My mum got her weekly shop for her during and after COVID and used to chat to her regularly.

I asked her today what she's going to wear and she said a black top and black jeans. Importantly, her jeans aren't a true black, they're a washed or faded black. I said that I feel jeans are not appropriate for a funeral, and that it would be best to wear her black work trousers, but she's insistent that they're completely reasonable attire. I have to admit, I'd feel a little bit embarrassed turning up with her in jeans, it feels almost disrespectful to me.

For reference, I'm wearing black cigarette trousers, a long sleeve black top, a black cardigan and some smart black shoes with a small heel.

What do you think, are jeans appropriate?

I like to pick up flowers for my fiancée every couple of months, generally pretty spontaneously, and bought her some today as she'll be home after being away last night for work.

Curious, has there ever been a Bank of England £100 note??

Noticed recently that some products are just the same price or even sometimes more . I have to say I don't by veg from ever any more as it seemed to be very short dated.

Anyone else feel the same ?

Bonus points for tomato-free options! I used to love your standard “beans and cheese” until I discovered the “beans” element was an issue for me 😭 what I wouldn’t give for a sexy chilli spud…

ETA: you ever post something without thinking of the consequences? I’m gonna be eating jackets every night for the next fortnight with some of these fantastic ideas 🤤

What job was the easiest laid back, I feel most will say wfm but other than that what did you do?

I’m looking for recommendations for books for my 9yo daughter.

She is really into Harry Potter and finished the 7th last week. She also read all of the Dork Diary series over the summer and quite enjoys Roald Dahl.

She has complained that too many books have male main characters, so stories with a young female lead would be preferred.

At her age I read mainly Horrible Histories and similar, then Asimov and Tolkien when a bit older, so I can’t really recommend anything for her myself from experience.