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!!!

It's the carbon dioxide which makes the water fizzy, it expands in high heat, and the liquid may expand in high temperatures, too. At some point the pressure inside the can or bottle becomes too high. I'm sure there will be some "experimental" footage on Youtube about that effect.
Though your original idea was true, as both the carbonation and the sugar will make the drink last longer.

Never occurred to me.

I had a kid in my class who swung, fell backwards and knocked herself out on the back wall.

Have you tried enzyme spray for getting rid of cat/dog pee? Worth a shot if you haven't already x

Judging by your username I think you don’t find very much funny, even jokes 😂

Don’t rock on a wooden dining chair whilst you’re on a call with your MD - or it will break and trap your thighs and you won’t be able to scream and he won’t know whether to ask you if you’re ok or ignore the noise and carry on.

Also, make sure you enclose your driving licence for your latest speeding fine or you’ll be pursued and they will force you to pay pointless court costs even though you appeal. It went from £100 to £270.

If you have a rental property and you get a bad feeling about your tenant, but your partner tells you you’re being over zealous and to leave them to get on with their tenancy, trust your instincts.

Don’t finance anything, don’t use credit cards and certainly not cash advances. Lease cars are expensive trophies that nobody gives a shit about.

Put your spare cash in to a stocks and shares managed fund with fidelity or Vanguard. Do this as soon as you earn a wage.

Pay your future self first. Every month.

pay your

Same. Wiser words were never spoken.

This! I had a car accident a few months back, no legal cover on my car insurance for personal injury claim (other party admitted full liability) but luckily I checked my home insurance and legal cover was included - they took on the claim and are sorting it out. Much better than engaging a no win-no fee firm.

Also, never ever mistake a tube of hair removal cream for a tube of toothpaste.

You're not mature for your age, that's why he's interested. If that creep wanted a mature woman he'd date someone his own age not chase teenagers.

Good advice - I also got a pre skin cancer condition on my right hand from driving - now I put spf on my hands too.

So, I own my own house out right and have 2 adult children. My partner has no children and lives with me. Are you saying I definitely shouldn't get married? Can't I just have in my will that my house goes to my children? Can he over rule this if we are married?

Please advise me as we were planning on getting married at Christmas 😣

@MaidOfBondStreet I think you'll need to check what happens if you get divorced. If the house is yours but it is seen as an asset of the marriage you could be stuffed.

@MaidOfBondStreet if you divorce, he will get half your home. And possible half your pension
Live with him , don’t marry him

If you are married, the rule of thumb the courts seem to use is that you can’t leave someone worse off on death than on divorce.

If you leave the house to your children and that would leave him homeless he can absolutely challenge the will and probably win. If he has savings that mean he can easily rehouse himself, maybe not.

Our families were clearly cut from the same cloth!

Never tell anyone something in confidence that would cause you problems if it was shared. If you have to report something, do it anonymously.

I reported a child safeguarding incident to social services and was stunned when they told the perpetrators exactly who had reported them. I got death threats for that. 🥺.

I wish I knew this at fourteen and didn’t think I was a disfigured creep that no one could ever love.

Don't change your login information to your online bank account after drinking alcohol.

Don't have kids when you are still a kid yourself - get to know yourself first. The time for finding yourself and travelling is when you are young and relatively carefree and that time will not come again

When removing shopping bags from the car boot, make sure that no packages have slipped out.

Especially fish. In summer. When you won't be using the car for a while.

Great thread.
If you are in the position to buy a freehold property - NEVER buy anything leasehold.

When you meet the man of your dreams make sure his family aren’t arseholes before you progress the relationship.

I had a can of drink rolling around my car for ages under the seats. I can report that when i eventully drank it i was absolutley fine