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am i really boring for not being arsed to do anything for bonfire night? my dad has invited us round tomorrow night but he lives 90 minutes away. i’m at work all day til 5, toddler’s in nursery all day. i’m in the middle of potty training which is stressful and he’s also having huge bedtime resistance. i’m also 20 weeks pregnant. i told my dad no but feel guilty now
Don’t go. Arrange something nice to do with your dad in the run up to Christmas instead.
 
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Which creatine are you using? I am just about to start as have heard so many great reviews but not sure which one to go for?
I'm so sorry for the late reply. Reading it now. At the moment I'm taking the cheapest thing I can find: precision engineerd. I started with the capsules, because it saves me measuring. But since then I switched to powder

The first week or so you balloon like crazy. But that settles real soon. If I need to look real dry in pictures, I quit a week before. And they say it's best to take it every day around the same time, for at least a month

If you want to know what it does to your body, take it for at least a month or more. And start with less in the beginning. When I was taking capsules I started with 4 (2+2) for three days. Then 5 (3+2) for three days. Then 6 (3+3). If I didn't my stomach got upset. I also took it in the morning, or I couldn't sleep. And never with coffee. I don't know about others but for me it was a heartattack in the making

It did give me more energy during the day. And it made my peri brainfog go away
 
Does anyone have any advice on how to clean unsealed shower grout? It’s grey but is going yellow (I think due to hard water). I was thinking pink stuff and a grout brush?
 
Does anyone have any advice on how to clean unsealed shower grout? It’s grey but is going yellow (I think due to hard water). I was thinking pink stuff and a grout brush?
omg i wish i knew, ours has gone orange/yellow and i hate it. nothing i've tried has worked and i'm so close to just bloody re-grouting
 
i have some of this but it’s made sod all difference. maybe i’m using it wrong 😂
Just when I see someone mention mould remover, we have issues with mould in our apartment in the colder months. We bought a Brillo (like the pads) spray in Woodies at the weekend for 4 euro and it's brilliant. Better than any of the sprays we have spent 3 or 4 times more on previously.
 
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Could anyone put my mind at rest or let me know if this has happened to them /what to do for the best please I'd be so grateful.

I've come home to find a parcel on my door step (that's been delivered by Royal mail card pushed through with instructions of where they left it etc)
Its our address, correct house number road and postcode all spot on but its in the name of a completely random man .

Never experienced it before and my brain has gone into a bit of a worry from looking at our address but attached to some unknown person (dont even like it being here in case someone turns up while OH on noons) 🤦🏻‍♀️
 
Could anyone put my mind at rest or let me know if this has happened to them /what to do for the best please I'd be so grateful.

I've come home to find a parcel on my door step (that's been delivered by Royal mail card pushed through with instructions of where they left it etc)
Its our address, correct house number road and postcode all spot on but its in the name of a completely random man .

Never experienced it before and my brain has gone into a bit of a worry from looking at our address but attached to some unknown person (dont even like it being here in case someone turns up while OH on noons) 🤦🏻‍♀️
Guessing it might be a neighbour an they have just put in the wrong house number for it to be delivered too, happens a few times around where I live, people will scroll down the list an accidental click the number one or two up or down from their own

Do you have a community FB page or anything? That you could say you've had a parcel delivered to you but it's for (name)
 
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Could anyone put my mind at rest or let me know if this has happened to them /what to do for the best please I'd be so grateful.

I've come home to find a parcel on my door step (that's been delivered by Royal mail card pushed through with instructions of where they left it etc)
Its our address, correct house number road and postcode all spot on but its in the name of a completely random man .

Never experienced it before and my brain has gone into a bit of a worry from looking at our address but attached to some unknown person (dont even like it being here in case someone turns up while OH on noons) 🤦🏻‍♀️
It's worth being careful just in case it's not a genuine mix up. It could be a brushing scam (sending unsolicited products for fake reviews) or sometimes scammers create accounts using your address, a fake name, and stolen bank details. The parcel gets delivered to your address, and the scammer will then try to intercept it. Either by waiting for the driver, snatching it from the doorstep, or spinning a tale about an address mix-up to get you to hand it over. Try and get in touch with the sender.
 
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Guessing it might be a neighbour an they have just put in the wrong house number for it to be delivered too, happens a few times around where I live, people will scroll down the list an accidental click the number one or two up or down from their own

Do you have a community FB page or anything? That you could say you've had a parcel delivered to you but it's for (name)
Thanks for replying snippy

Its certainly not a neighbour I know of (either side or immediately opposite) but I'm reassured if its happened to others as its an odd thing, I've had a google and its saying blank out our address leave the name and take it to the post office let them take care of it
god knows what's in it but I want it gone if that makes sense 🙄

Eta Thanks @chickhicks86 yeah my mind went there fast too🙁
 
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Thanks for replying snippy

Its certainly not a neighbour I know of (either side or immediately opposite) but I'm reassured if its happened to others as its an odd thing, I've had a google and its saying blank out our address leave the name and take it to the post office let them take care of it
god knows what's in it but I want it gone if that makes sense 🙄

Eta Thanks @chickhicks86 yeah my mind went there fast too🙁
It's crappy we have to be paranoid about scumbags everywhere. I only know about this because I read a Facebook post about it, I'm sure there are many that don't and get caught out by it.
 
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Could anyone put my mind at rest or let me know if this has happened to them /what to do for the best please I'd be so grateful.

I've come home to find a parcel on my door step (that's been delivered by Royal mail card pushed through with instructions of where they left it etc)
Its our address, correct house number road and postcode all spot on but its in the name of a completely random man .

Never experienced it before and my brain has gone into a bit of a worry from looking at our address but attached to some unknown person (dont even like it being here in case someone turns up while OH on noons) 🤦🏻‍♀️
Does your street also have ‘avenue/road/drive/place’ etc after the initial name and it could have been incorrectly entered?
 
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Does your street also have ‘avenue/road/drive/place’ etc after the initial name and it could have been incorrectly entered?
We live on a road and it does say road ... The entire address including post code is exactly right its just the random male name that is nothing to do will us

I've now followed exactly what Royal mail search is telling me to so ive marker penned our address out completely leaving just the name visable and have written in normal red pen "Name not known to this address" in the space on the label .
If Ive understood it right I can scan it at a near by drop post box thing as it should just about fit or failing that I'll take it in to the post office .

Thanks to everyone who's replied x
 
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I've bought a silent night heated throw. I've had it on for 40 minutes this evening and only half got warm. Surely it can't take longer than this to warm fully?. I don't know if I have a defective product or I'm impatient?!.
 
I've bought a silent night heated throw. I've had it on for 40 minutes this evening and only half got warm. Surely it can't take longer than this to warm fully?. I don't know if I have a defective product or I'm impatient?!.
That doesn’t sound right. I brought one (not silentnight an Aldi branded one) around 6 ago which is still going strong & it heats up straight away. I’d return it for a refund or exchange as annoying as that is!
 
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I've bought a silent night heated throw. I've had it on for 40 minutes this evening and only half got warm. Surely it can't take longer than this to warm fully?. I don't know if I have a defective product or I'm impatient?!.
Sounds like mine, it's a pretty slow warmer, I usually feel a difference after an hour but it's normally on for two hours to be hot enough for my liking, I have it on max setting as well
 
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Sounds like mine, it's a pretty slow warmer, I usually feel a difference after an hour but it's normally on for two hours to be hot enough for my liking, I have it on max setting as well
Thank you, mine was on max!. Not having had one before I wasn't sure how it was supposed to perform. I have a heated undersheet that gets toasty in no time.

I think I might return it and check out supermarket brands thanks @DWASN.
 
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