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whowhatwhywhen.bsky.social
Mrs Cosmopilite
@whowhatwhywhen.bsky.social
Just learning stuff - don't know where I'm heading
Have the beer once they've voted
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
It did go out to a few friends at new year!
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Mine eats her beds, so this has become an acceptable option
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
And it's not be underestimated how vulnerable people feel at the prospect of an unaffordable repair bill, esp at this time of year
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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
January 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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'
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I want it now

This is exactly the evening for something tasty and filling

PJs on, noones going anywhere
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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
January 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Ooooo

Just looked it up. So many recipes...

Any tips on ingredients to add in/leave out?
January 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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.
January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Maybe they're cross that they're going to have to pay for it now
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Oh my!
January 9, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Today, I satisfactorily concluded some dealings with the DWP Independent Case Examiner

A hat trick of ice/ICE news
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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 🙈
January 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The man who will be the 2nd billionaire monarch.

Imagine the offender rehab programs that could be run with £4m pa
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM