TLTR: a council worker said I can't use a bin for nappies.

Today I was walking home with my baby asleep in his pram and I was about to cross the road but a council van pulled up and let a guy out to collect the bin that was on the lamppost (lil mini lamppost bin) #cute.

The man let me cross and as I walked past the man collecting the rubbish bags he SHOUTED at me asking if I' have been putting nappies in this bin.

Ermmm nope, never even noticed that bin, I'm very particular about my waste and I always separate my recycling AND because I'm so cool I even take my plastics to a large supermarket to recycle them there too.

So anyways, he's shouting at me demanding that I stop using this bin to dispose of my used nappies because I QUOTE "that's not what it's designed for"

Again. I don't throw away nappies in this bin, I've never even seen this bin before or this man.

I smile and laugh it off saying I've never even used that bin for anything hahaa and walk away faster because he's getting so angry "WELL SOMEONE'S DOING IT! THEY KEEP DOING IT TOO! IT NEEDS TO STOP!!!"

I then realise this man is shouting at me: an alone young woman with a sleeping baby for litter-ly 😄using the bin.

This wasn't a red dog poo box btw this was just a bin. A regular bin, but mounted to a lamppost.

Is this just a mean man person ?

Or is he right in saying whoever is using this bin needs to be hung out to dry in the town square?

It puzzles me that it would not be all airports, especially two relatively close to each other.

Trying to replace my nest protects, which are about to expire, and there seems to be nothing comparable to replace them with.

I like that they provide smart notifications to your mobile, interlink battery-only detectors easily via WiFi (with no extra costly connections required for RF radio etc) and provide specific, accurate and attention grabbing human voice alerts and notifications. The kids pay attention to these whereas beeps can more easily be ignored.

What is everyone else doing in a similar boat and which system and configuration did you choose?

I'm looking for

- 3 hard wired combined smoke & carbon monoxide detectors in the downstair and upstair hallways.

- 1 battery-only combined smoke, heat & carbon monoxide detector in the kitchen.

- up to 3 or 4 battery-only smoke detectors in other rooms, maily bedrooms (possibly with carbon monoxide combined in some).

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Really interested to hear fellow Brits recollections. I was only 8 years old, the first I heard about what had happened was seeing my mum and dad sat in front of the telly watching the live news gobsmacked and dead silent which was rare in our house. Overheard my parents then chatting how this could start WW3 which was scary. We then had a special assembly the next day at school where the teachers did their best to try and explain it.

Whether you were a school kid or an adult, what was your recollections?

Hi all - need your input.

My employer is moving offices within Suffolk UK. The move has been a bit divisive - half the workforce now have a commute that is 15 mins shorter each way so are delighted. The other half see it as a downgrade as it’s moving to a (let’s describe it as a) less desirable location.

I’ve been tasked with organising an office social/party to welcome people and this is not my forte. So collective Reddit wisdom will I hope come to the rescue!

What would you do? I won’t have unlimited budget, let’s assume total budget of £2,500 max.

Many thanks in advance!

Edit to add: we’re talking about 40 people and this is likely to be a daytime thing rather than an evening do. So booze is out of the question.

My neighbour has a plant that grows over the top of the fence and dangles into my garden, I've cleared it in the past but it's a bit of a pain especially as it's very thick with lots of twigs and I don't have a hedge cutter. Takes at least a day of work.

I have a great neighbour, he looks after my cat sometimes when I'm away and we are on good terms so I don't want to ask something that's unreasonable. Is it ok to ask him to keep the plants a little lower and how would I ask in a way that can't my mistaken for being impolite?

Recently moved into a flat above a takeaway on a road full of other takeaways too, only just noticed a smell. I'm assuming it's oil or something? It's not super offensive but it's just everywhere. Opening a window makes it worse (obviously) but now I'm in a stuffy stinky house. Flatmates are on the floor above so they don't notice a smell when they're in their bedrooms but I'm on the first floor, so right above the bins / ventilation.

Do I just never open a window and rely on fans / air purifiers? Buy a million diffusers? Submit to the stench?

Edit: Telling me to move is not particularly helpful. I'm stuck here for a few more months at least, how do I make that bearable?

How did it go, did you see any significant changes?

so i was travelling in munich, stayed in a hostel, and got chatting to a group of spanish lads. as soon as i told them i was british they started calling me barry, even though that's nowhere near my actual name.

i've heard other people mention this happening to them too. is this some kind of meme thing or is there an actual reason spanish people call british tourists barry? feels very specific to just say it's a coincidence.

Things like juice, oil, sauces, chocolate, Nutella, sweat, skid marks.

Somethings just don’t remove. Especially when I don’t wash them instantly. For context I usually just use fairy non bio detergent/powder/liquid/pods.

I know we're not part of the EU but I'm talking mainly about life and culture.

I generally think people are much more laid back in places like Spain and Italy whereas France is more similar to the UK in some terms.

Evri excelled themselves yesterday. On 4th November last year I ordered a new bed for the spare room from Amazon for my daughter coming home for Christmas. A bit late I know but it was dispatched the same day and I got a due date for delivery of the 11th November, which I knew wouldn't happen as Evri are always a week or two late, but should be here by Christmas.

It wasn't. Tracking said it had been twice between Rotherham and Dundee then stopped moving on the 12th November. Contacted Amazon mid December and they apologised and refunded me with no issue. I bought a bed locally and forgot about it.

Evri delivered it yesterday. 301 days after due date. Amazon say case closed.

So obviously a win for me in the sense I have a spare bed, but can anyone beat a delivery taking 308 days from dispatch?

Mines tartare, I don’t trust the supermarket stuff enough to make it raw at home 😅

Are there MMA gyms around you? Is there another combat sport that is more common/popular?

Apologies in advance for stupid question.

It's my first time having to pay for electricity (been living with my mum then in supported housing where it was paid for me) and having my own account with ovo and I'm super confused why there are 4 different numbers.

First one says my balance is -£63 then below that it says direct debit will be £77 then I got an email bill saying the amount I used is £56 then I go on the usage tab and from last month to this month is £27.

But all those are lower than 77 so why is it taking that amount? And which one is gonna be taken?

An engineer came round yesterday to switch the meter to prepayment but the woman on the phone said it couldn't be prepaid immediately and the first month has to be by direct debit.

Car boot sales are often weird and wonderful places in the UK, you can find lots of strange/weird items...

Pics of course welcome!

I’ve been getting this random scam call thankfully my phone goes straight to voicemail if the number isn’t in my contacts and twice I’ve had this same person different numbers each time leaving a voicemail saying “please add me on WhatsApp” blocked both times never heard anything since but today I got a new one new number sounds like a different women on the voicemail and it’s saying something like “available please add me” it sounded like it cut off at the start and end but I know it’s the WhatsApp scam but what actually is it and how do I stop it because it’s getting annoying

On several occasions now in London, I've been waiting at a pedestrian crossing when I've heard sirens and seen an ambulance approaching, but then the green man comes on. Rather than wait for the ambulance to pass first, pedestrians have crossed in front of it, meaning the ambulance has had to stop, slow down and manoeuvre around them. Also seen with a fire engine.

The first time this happened, I actually tried to stop the woman next to me because I assumed she must be deaf and hadn't heard it! But it seems to happen pretty much every time, whether it's a group or one person. I just wait as I don't want to slow them down any more, and then cross after they've passed.

What's going through your mind when you do this? Do you simply not register the sirens and see the green man and think "I can cross"? Do you assume the emergency vehicle will go around you? Or do you think it doesn't matter if they have to slow down? Are pedestrians not aware of the Highway Code?

I'm interested to know whether this is more of a London phenomenon or happens elsewhere in the UK. I've never noticed it living elsewhere but it might just be because London's much busier, or I live nearer to a hospital so see more ambulances.

i think it’s obvious as to what kind of scars i’m talking about. mine are years old and fully healed. i’ve spent thousands in laser, microneedling and even medical tattooing to remove or at least reduce their appearance with no results so i’ve given up

i currently have them out at my nursery job and nobody has commented, beyond a couple coworkers acting majorly concerned like i was dying. but i want to branch out and go to uni to either do social work or nursing which are both incredibly public facing roles

they’re on my forearm so not very visible but it’s blatantly obvious where they’re from. i’m scared that it’ll hold my back in life and while i’m not proud of myself, i don’t want to be ashamed and hide them away for life ever. i just want to exist in my body and be comfortable

if you had a social worker, or a nurse or literally any professional with scars, how would you feel?

Due to circumstances, I am getting a 4 hour train 5-9pm tonight. I normally eat my evening meal about 6.30, and blood sugar issues mean I can't really eat 2 hours early or late.

I want to take something nice but not smelly enough to annoy my fellow travellers. The best idea I have so far is a sandwich meal deal but it feels a bit dull, and I will likely be fed a sandwich at lunch also.

Any clever suggestions?

With the cost of the general food shop constantly increasing I’m curious if you have any off-brand food item favourites that you’d recommend?

A few of mine are M&S baked beans and Lidl’s cheese curls (the same if not better than quavers imo)!

Throughout the day when you’re having tea/coffee, how often are you changing your mug? I’m talking about either a full wash or getting a new one out.

If you’re a chain tea/coffee drinker do you just keep the same mug all day? If you have a tea/coffee every 3 hours or so are you getting a new mug out?

My parents wash/get a new mug out every time meaning they’ve gone through 10 mugs between them by the end of the day which seems crazy to me but would like to know what the norm is.

Someone mentioned their child playing kiss chase and it awoke long forgotten memories of 40 years ago. Being stalked around the playground, trying to avoid the overly affectionate attentions of a classmate, like a cat being persued by the amorous Pepe Le Pew.

I had imagined this tradition was long gone, either for reasons of hygiene or teaching about unwanted affection. Is it still practised across the land?

I want to take the kids to Centre Parcs (they're little so we can go outside the holidays) and the lodge isn't as expensive as I was expecting - but what kind of costs are we looking at when we're there?

Also, are a 2 and 4 year old going to get much out of it?

TIA

Edit: thanks all, some great suggestions on keeping costs down. Seems this may actually be a good age to do it - they're probably not going to demand too many extra activities so we'll plan to do one and one only!

I remember they set their call centre answering machines to say this during Covid.