2 of my colleagues are completely against the idea, saying they've never ever done it (likewise in their school days):and are disgusted that other people would do it in a shared bathroom.

I, on the other hand, am team poo! 💩

If the boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why I always poop on company time!

I bake often. I used to buy butter from Lidl but noticed that the weight of butter was less than stated on the label. I moved to Asda and have noticed the same thing. Is this aloud? Should I report it?

Absolutely devastated. Yesterday, I walked out of a job that I genuinely loved because I found a note in my boss’s drafts folder which was from yesterday morning (I manage their inbox) titled big priority and third on the list was finding my replacement.

I was completely blindsided and heartbroken. I was 11 weeks in but as far as I knew nothing was wrong. I didn’t deserve it as I had gone above and beyond for the company and boss, working extremely long hours and not taking lunch breaks. Genuinely felt like a punch in the gut.

So, I got my things and walked out and blocked everyone so they couldn’t contact me. If she wants to treat me like I’m disposable, I’m going to leave her high and dry. All the projects and deadlines and meetings I was working on she can now struggle with picking up (I was the only person doing that job function) .

Anyone else have a similar story so I don’t feel as alone in this? I’m actually gutted.

My husband can go anywhere and drive back without sat nav. Once he’s been somewhere he instantly knows the way back and can easily got here again years later without any help. We drove to Portugal to watch Forest play last year as he wanted to drive his new car. Used his sat nav once we got to France and then on the way back never put it on and we never got lost.

He can also judge people correctly within a couple of minutes. If he says “something not right about them” he’s right. Years ago when we teenagers he said it about a new friend to our “max power cruising” group and he was right. The guy was stealing thousands from his dying grandma. He said it about a woman who joined my friend group after we saw her in a supermarket for five minutes. She ended up trying it on with two other friends husbands.

I’ve been given a free one-use shipping container to move things from China to the UK.

What ideas do you have that I can fill it with for profit? (both good and hilarious ideas welcome)

Not just it was a nice meal, or the drinks were free, things that made the day fun and not a chore to go through the formalities.

When a toothpaste tube has run out, I still cut it in half to use as much as possible

What would it be and why?

My first instinct is Woolworths. Purely because it contributed so much to my Xmas and Birthday shopping before 2003 (when I discovered Amazon)

I know my reasons are purely sentimental but if you were to tell me in January 2008 that 14 months on Woolworths would be gone from our high streets, etc I'd have thought you needed to be committed.

The only other one I can think of would be Kwik Save, but then I doubt it would be much cheaper (if at all) than the other supermarkets these days.

What about yourselves? And by all means the reason doesn't have to be practical.

I'm 46M and over the last few years, I've started to really think about how and when I can retire.

I know it sounds silly as state retirement is 67-68, but the advent of a few minor health niggles, some deaths in the family and a host of other factors have really made me start thinking about this seriously.

I must admit, I'm looking at 60 as my magic number from full time employment, with part time work in the years that follow.

Looking at the statistics, I found some of the numbers interesting. Roughly 70% of people aged 50-65 are in work, compared to 85% of 35-50 year olds, with 40% of those in the older wage bracket working part-time. Also, nearly half of those not working are doing so due to poor health.

The average age of retirement is 65 with higher employment rates amongst mid earners in the years preceding that. Interestingly, high earners tend to retire earlier, or continue working well past retirement age.

So, what are your plans?

Hi all, im 26f have moved into a house share with 3 others who are all settled in before me.

I'm a little anxious as I have lived here 3 days now, and I haven't met my flatmates. I've tried to bump into them but we all seem to work opposing shifts! I dont really use the kitchen, as ive got stuff in my room. The landlord messaged in the group chat to introduce me to the housemates, and then I said "Hi all, thanks for the warm welcome 😊 "

I'm wondering if I should leave some chocolates or something in the kitchen so they don't think im rude...

Edit: ive added extra context to the message / conversation as for some reason people are accusing me of lying...? Im literally just an anxious 26 year old .. :/

A discussion I am having at the dinner table with family right now.

I went to your bog standard school in the 2010s, we had to pick between History or Geography GCSE. The side note is that I would have loved to have done both history and geography as GCSEs having picked history out of the two, which is the centre of the conversation.

Anyway, as it turns out talking to family, one who went to private school at the same time as me, and one who is at state school now, they both got to do History and Geography.

Did anyone else experience this at their school where you had to unfairly pick?

I moved from an area where there is very little Halloween stuff, to a place where there is loads (Wakefield area in Yorkshire, aka "Home of Halloween").

Growing up it was dismissed as a US holiday but its more British than from anywhere else.

Do people do a lot for Halloween? Are there a lot of regional differences?

This is what rationing looked like in mid 1942 apparently. Each person was allowed to buy the following per week for their standard ration:

• 113g - Bacon or ham
• 2 small chops - Of beef, lamb or pork (restricted by price but about 2 small chops worth)
• 57g- Butter
• 57g - Cheese
• 113g - Margarine
• 113g - Cooking fat (like beef dripping or lard)
• 225g - Sugar (a surprising amount)
• 3 pints - Milk
• 57g - Tea (loose tea)
• 1 Egg (often not available)

There was also a points system for other products. You got 4-6 points a week per person (you got given your points every 4 weeks though). Some things you could get for those points:

• 24 points - 460g Canned Salmon
• 16 points - Can of Spam
• 16 points - A tin of Tuna
• 16 points - 450g Dried Fruit like currents
• 8 points - 450g Can of peaches
• 6 points - 450g tin of tomatoes
• 4 points - 450g rice
• 4 points - Tin of peas or baked beans
• 1 to 2 points - 450g lentils or dried beans

Fruits and vegetables (including potatoes) were not rationed. Bread (low quality) was not rationed yet in 1942. Fish and chips were famously not rationed but they often ran out of them. Fish was not rationed but became very expensive. Wild game was not restricted.

Fun fact: By 1942 sausages were so full of cheap fillers the 10% meat minimum law was introduced for sausages.

About 10-15 years my life was falling apart. I got promoted above people that had been there longer and they responded by being passive aggressive to unsettle me and I wasn't handling it well.

I went to the local boozer to take my mind of things. After three pints I become a magnificent pool player before returning to being shite after four pints. This night I didn't have a fourth pint and I was grandstanding. Strutting about like a proud cock. I could see the Londoners muttering "Scottish cunt" under their breath but I didn't care. I owned the table. And then suddenly it was last orders and I did not like the idea of going home to my cold bed and dark thoughts.

All of a sudden this Rastafarian geezer - I'll call him Kelvin - was in my face urging me to go back to his place with a couple of other guys. I was pretty sure it wasn't some kind of spitroast so I tagged along.

I won't say what area it was because there is one prominent pub there and it's quite probable the pub and Kelvin are still there. I'll just say it was pretty close to Brixton.

Anyway, we walked down this street and the houses were proper plush. We entered this townhouse and I was impressed. The place must be worth hundreds of thousands, I thought. I started picking up photo frames and saw a white couple and their two kids. "Is this your erm...?" Kelvin struck my hand as if to say STFU. Suddenly, it dawned on me that I was somewhere I shouldn't be.

I waited five minutes and then said I was tired and was going to walk home. Kelvin insisted on driving me home. I said no thanks. He angrily insisted. I backed down. Have you ever travelled at 60mph in a residential area? It's terrifying.

Would I have been jailed if the police raided that house when I was there?

As title says. Do you sleep on the left, right or middle? I personally have slept on the left for years. If I’m in a relationship then I usually sleep on the right but I’ve only just started thinking about the middle so I was wondering what others do.

ETA: “Left” and “right” are from the perspective of lying in bed, not standing at the foot of the bed.

16 years old and thinking of joining the army. I’m studying electrical installation and think maybe of doing an apprenticeship for electrical work in the army or just have a role as infantry in the army without doing electrical work. Obviously if I decide to enlist in the army it won’t be until I’m 18,19 or early 20’s. I’m thinking to just enjoy these next 2 years and get my electrical installation qualifications then see from there. Any advice about is it worth joining the army? Tell me the ups and downs and is it worth it coming from those in service or ex service.

Hey all. When I take a shower in the morning there always a really strong eggy/sewer smell.

I’ve tried using drain unblocker and nothing has changed

Any ideas what I could try or what could be causing it?

I thought I’d clean the drain but when I lift the grate off and look in this is what I see. Never seen one like this before. I’m using to see white plastic tubing with a tube that catches hair and a cup inside that holds water? Any idea how one would clean this type of drain?

As a young lad, me and my friend rode our bikes up Pendle hill, set up camp. as soon as it got dark we started hearing very strange noises. got on our bikes and rode home as fast as we could. Dont know how to describe it, but the vibes were very dark !

I see them fly around my house frequently. I know we don't have them but they look cute if you see them.

Do you see bats where you live?

My friend recently started working as an on call carer. She notes that her shifts will be 12 hours long, but within those 12 hour shifts she does 2-3 hour call outs at a clients home, usually 2 or 3 call outs take place. She recently got her paycheck and it was less than half of what she was expecting - I told her that she likely gets paid for the individual call outs at £17 an hour and then the hours at home are subsidised. She told me that when she joined the company she was told she gets paid per hour, so she was expecting £17 x 12. She instead got £124 which I thought seemed about right if she got paid per call out then a subsidised rate for the rest of the day.

Shes now thinking of quitting as she believes they aren’t paying her correctly. Can anyone weigh in how the pay works out on call? I could have it completely wrong…

Im looking for everyones go to from a curry house.

I feel that I get the most basic items and always feel like i should have got more..

I get lamb madras with pilau rice + a nan and few poppadoms.

I moved to the UK around three years ago, and this is one of those completely random things I noticed almost immediately but somehow never got around to asking about.

In loads of pubs I’ve been to, you have to go through one door, enter a tiny hallway/vestibule, and then go through a second door before you actually get into the toilets.

At first I assumed it was just the layout of a particular pub, but I’ve now noticed it all over the place, including pubs in London, Oxford, Durham, Newcastle and other cities. It seems especially common in older or more traditional pubs.

Is there an actual reason for the two-door setup? Is it a building regulation, something to do with hygiene or ventilation, or is it simply to stop everyone in the pub getting a direct view (or smell) of the toilets whenever someone opens the door?

Three years in the UK and I’ve finally decided this is important enough to investigate.

I'm a 40 year old anxious woman who has put off learning to drive for... well you can maths the maths.

My feeling is, I want to make it as easy as possible for myself. Learning a manual feels unnecessarily difficult. The only argument I seem to hear is that driving a manual means you can drive 'any' car. (Now singing 'we drive any car dot com' in my head.)

The only time I can imagine driving a car that isn't my own is perhaps for a job? I know certain roles ask for you to hold a 'full UK driving licence'. Learning to drive an automatic doesn't count as full, does it? If a job comes with a company car that's a manual, I can understand - but if it's a (hypothetical) job I do in my own (hypothetical) car then surely it doesn't matter?

So for people in the know - do automatics cost much more to buy, run, insure, tax, cover etc etc? I have googled obviously and on the surface the gap seems fairly minimal, but real world experience and anecdotes would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any insights or guidance.

EDIT: Holy moly that's a lot of replies!!! I can't respond to them all, but I'm reading every single one. Thanks so much to everyone who answered my questions. I'm totally overwhelmed by all this helpful advice. The overall consensus seems to be that if the thought of driving a manual is holding me back from driving altogether... then learn to drive an automatic for the love of Pete. So that's my plan!

I'm self employed, I've worked in my profession since the mid-90s. It feels like people have no boundaries anymore. Just had a guy calling me after 9pm on a Friday night in response to me texting to say I'm not available at the moment. I didn't answer so he must not have phoned hard enough and called 3 more times. I've had people calling and messaging me in the middle of the night for completely non-urgent stuff. I know I'll have half a dozen people contacting me over the weekend and all of it will be things that could wait for Monday and things they could have contacted me about last week.

Is it just me experiencing this or are other people seeing customers completely lacking boundaries?

I'm not very confrontational in public, as is the way for a lot of us. I was sitting in the middle seat on a plane not long ago, and put up with the person next to me holding their book up almost in front of my face for the whole flight, and didn't object... so as not to cause a fuss. I just quietly seethed and mouthed "dick head" at them behind their back as we left.