Have the beer once they've voted

It did go out to a few friends at new year!

Mine eats her beds, so this has become an acceptable option

And it's not be underestimated how vulnerable people feel at the prospect of an unaffordable repair bill, esp at this time of year

This sense extends into people's lives.
Spoken to AA man and builder this wk who are both run off their feet with emergency repairs due to poor maintenance.
Ppl can't afford to maintain their lives; crumbly infrastructure enhances the shittiness of their lives.
Difficult to reverse from the centre

People won't/can't prioritise maintenance and then have to deal with an emergency.

This rings true with my welfare advice. People using foodbank because of unaffordable urgent expense

Do they have to be different things every time?

That's a massive challenge if you can't slip in the odd 'this is a bit like that other one, but, OK'

I want it now

This is exactly the evening for something tasty and filling

PJs on, noones going anywhere

Convenience is key.
I try really hard to use shops but I usually go wanting a thing. Honestly, 90% of my requests for help are met with 'have you tried online?'
Is there a disparity where we are particular in our wants and those can best be met online? Shops can't stock every variation of a thing

Ooooo

Just looked it up. So many recipes...

Any tips on ingredients to add in/leave out?

I had one of my dad's for many years. It was the warmest thing I owned.

Then my (then new) husband demonstrated he didn't know what the settings on the washing machine were for.

I forgave, eventually.

Maybe they're cross that they're going to have to pay for it now

Oh my!

Today, I satisfactorily concluded some dealings with the DWP Independent Case Examiner

A hat trick of ice/ICE news

Is that allowed 😳

I flew out of Rome many yrs ago and the Italian passport control man laughed out loud at my photo.
That's definitely not allowed 🙈

The man who will be the 2nd billionaire monarch.

Imagine the offender rehab programs that could be run with £4m pa

I divorced v young with no kids so had less emotional unpicking to do.

I have sat with friends who have been/are going through what you're going through. Your friends want to support you. And, from experience, if my friends leave looking less haunted than when they arrived, it was time we'll spent