What's your cautionary tale?

[BrightInMyNorthernSky]

Having just got through the most stressful week ever due to a nightmare situation of my own making, I thought I would share a previous and current cautionary tale.

1. Always remember to change the address on your V5 and not just your license. I didn't. DH got caught speeding twice on the same day on the same stretch of road (33 in a 30) in my car. Both fines went to old address. Didn't answer them, obvs. The whole sorry mess played out without me being aware and by the time it all caught up with me it was had been banned from driving for six months and fined £2k - five months earlier! So had been driving while banned for five months!!!

Oh my goodness, unscrupulous people use the pretence of the death of a grandparent, to claim days off work, hence make sure to say you have four grandparents to claim for their deaths and get days off, when you start a new job, to maximise the days you can falsely claim.

It’s horrible, I wouldn’t advocate it, nor would many of us, but there’s the explanation, again.

So sorry, but so many people have asked what this means.

Aren't you just fantastic ......🙄!

I wish I could thank this post multiple times

Never attempt to home wax between your bum cheeks unless you really know what you are doing. You may end up sticking them together and not actually removing any hair.

Indeed. Wise words x

I'm sorry for your pain, but genuinely laughed out loud at this.

When buying a house don't use a good solicitor, as the purchase / sale only moves as fast as the slowest in the chain!

This is horrendous @Hungrycaterpillarsmummy

what's in a strepsil that 'burns'?

Also how did you fall asleep with something like that in your mouth? I would have thought that bodily swallowing reflexes would stop you from doing that to avoid choking.

Also you are lucky you didn't choke.

I bet I’m the 100th person to write this but there is not a 10% tolerance. I did a speed awareness course just last month - we were all within 2-5 miles of the speed limit.

The first thing the facilitator said was ‘sooooo who thought there was a 10% tolerance?!’

Same if you are going on to a university course, though at a pinch you can kill off an aunt or a pet.

@ClosedBookType I am a university lecturer and I knew EXACTLY what it meant.

Guess who spoke about all those things together, and more, before getting married?

Guess who used to support other couples having these important conversations before getting married?

Guess who is divorced after being married for over 20 years?

The conversations matter little when one person decides they no longer want to keep their promises.

Nor do they matter when you have two people who never had these conversations who are utterly devoted to each other and making things work together for their relationships' best.

Open your eyes a little and stop being so naive.

My exact experience too! The facilitator made it clear there is no tolerance, as most of us on the course could testify to.

Don't throw good money after bad money

Don’t let your dh book flights without you double checking - yes he booked the wrong month 🤦‍♀️ annoyingly couldn’t be changed and we had to rebook. Luckily they weren’t too pricey.

Now I book and he double checks!!

Never read or let a friend read your teenage diary (when you’re a teen - or warn your kids against doing this).

😮😲😱

I've rarely read every single response on a thread, but this one has kept me going all afternoon! Absolute gold, some of these. And I've actually just gone online to change DHs V5 with the DVLA online - we moved two years ago, changed everything else but this slipped through the cracks😐
But just to add my own wisdom to pot, when looking for flights/hotels etc don't keep searching for the same dates online whilst you decide as the algorithm will push the prices up if it sees you're keen. Instead search Incognito on Google and don't allow Cookies.

Book your travel insurance as soon as you pay for flights/hotels. It's supposed to cover you for unexpected calamities before you go away too, not just while you're away.

Intriguing. This may need a thread if its own, but out of pure nosiness curiosity, what’s in it for them to lie?

So I suppose a carbonated soft drink such as 7up would be a reasonable substitute?

The longer you stay...the more they wear you down...the harder it can be to find the confidence to even apply for another job. Get out as soon as you can. Don't stay too long and end up seriously considering hiring a hit man!

Depending on your driving patterns, you can separate the non-food and the food/drink items and renew the food and water weekly or daily. You can rotate them like you would do rotation in a pantry, use the bottle from the car at home and take a fresh one with you. That saves you having to throw out ages old stuff and saves your money.

When I'm in a hurry and don't get everything repacked, I take at least a water bottle. Usually the time-out is not that long that you can't survive without food, but no water will be pretty bad.

To add to the car-list, a torch can be helpful, too, but it requires regular battery checks. For example if you break down and need to walk to get help. That saves your mobile phone battery (light) as well.

I bet I’m the 100th person to write this but there is not a 10% tolerance. I did a speed awareness course just last month - we were all within 2-5 miles of the speed limit.

The first thing the facilitator said was ‘sooooo who thought there was a 10% tolerance?!’

There is in many counties. In all the ones I have lived in it’s 10% plus 2 miles so no prosecution under 35 mph in a 30.

https://advanced-driving.co.uk/driving-blog/tolerances-for-speed-cameras-in-the-uk/#:~:text=Speed%20camera%20tolerances&text=A%20few%20examples%20of%20how,mph%20before%20getting%20a%20fine.

https://www.confused.com/car-insurance/guides/speed-camera-tolerances

I could not go on holiday all year and still not save a FOUR FIGURE sum in one month, crikey!

Get a job or course you like so you don't have to fake any deaths

Pudmyboy
Ive actually no idea?! I just remember there was a summer a few years ago where they started doing ads about it on the radio telling people not to keep bottles of water in their car overnight and then drink out of them. A ton of my colleagues (all microbiologists;)) were giving out even though we all agreed it made sense😅