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!!!

1. Get it in writing. Even if you have to follow up a conversation with an email. Keep it somewhere safe.
2. When travelling, don't pre-order seafood from a restaurant where you haven't had a chance to see what their hygiene standards might be.
3. Get it in writing.
4. Nothing will cost you in the end like someone doing you a favour free of charge.
5. Don't drop the end of a charging plug in liquid then try to suck the liquid out while the other end of the cable is still plugged in.
6. GET IT IN WRITING.

On this occasion it was the room/hotel and not me.

Unlike yesterday when l went in the Gents by mistake 😳.

Yes, I've learned this one the hard way too (in a place where I won a holiday in a charity auction! And I was not the cause of the issues to a piece of furniture).

I would also add, to put everything back as close to the same place as it was on arrival - so if a blanket or cushions were on the bed, return them to that room. Don't put anything where it can't be seen on a scan of the room.

It was 98% milky water, given more so he 'joined in'

And no it didn't give him the squits! It was rare, at a family event like Christmas, certainly not as often as the humans had tea!

Or if you think you will love teaching do some volunteering first...
It will soon change your mind
(Wished I had pre PGCE)

I did for doing 33 in a 30..

I think it is supposed to cause dramatic post birth wind, as opposed to pooing yourself and having everyone peering up your canyon.

Ahhh, thanks! 😂

Or if you think you will love teaching do some volunteering first...
It will soon change your mind
(Wished I had pre PGCE)

Everyone who goes to university for a career based course should be very clear what the actual role they are training for entails, and whether it would suit them. Also, checking out some of the role limitations. Students spend far more time checking the small print on a £50 purchase than they do on their degrees, in general.

At the time it was terrifying. We were stuck on a straight road with no gates, no other way home other than back the way we'd come, and those wasps were angry. They were flying around in a cloud, following us and landing on us where they could. Fortunately neither dog nor I were stung really badly, I got about five stings and the dog a few more, none in vital spots.

This was a couple of years ago and I can find it funny now. The dog still turns and runs from wasps (she can tell the difference between wasps and bees, which is quite some feat). But I'll never forget that feeling when we saw the combine clip the hedge and this mass of wasps come heading our way....

No much worse

Never ever accuse someone of theft or similar unless you have solid proof. Had a situation where it was alleged a new boyfriend of our circle had stolen medicines. Shit hit the fan, months later it turned out he was completely innocent. Years after that had a similar situation where a friend suspected theft. But I said hang fire until you know. He was also innocent. Always been glad that second situation was saved by my caution because of the first. Still miss our friend from the first debacle.

Always remember that if you edit your MN post......we can still see what you originally wrote.

Some of them have been hilarious compared to the edited post.

If you find you're regularly having to work at your marriage, then you're in the wrong marriage. Life can be really hard work, so your marriage should always be your easy, effortless place.

On a similar theme, if someone tries to kidnap you or bundle you into a van or get you to get into a car, resist with all your might and scream loudly. Do everything to avoid getting in even if you are being assaulted. If they get hold of you, the end result is likely to be much worse than a violent assault - ie. torture/rape and then death.

#cheerful

How?

In a very similar theme, if you're driving and someone forces themself into your car and threatens you with a gun/knife whatever............spot the nearest, large inanimate object and crash your car into it. You're far more likely to survive the crash than whatever the nutter has in mind.

Please can you link to the product you are talking about?

Just click on the word edited

Edited to demonstrate

I got mine from Ebay. 20 mule team borax. It's the only one that isn't mixed with other cleaning products. There's a seller on there selling 100g or 200g pouches. It has made an incredible difference to my nails.

Before leaving the house always check yourself in a full length mirror.
Especially if you are wearing a dress/skirt made from light weight material and a thong.

Not RTWT so someone may have probably already responded but the 10% “rule” is a recommendation in some guidance that not all police forces adopt. You can literally get a ticket for being 1mph over in some areas.

If you eat a lot of fruit and veg, there's no real need for boron supplements, pulses are particularly high in it and probably the best dietary source is buckwheat / bulgar wheat.