United Kingdom chat thread V4: lamb rogan josh, £3 meal deals, and brexit - General

[QUOTE=geogzm;52979288]do GP prescription slips have an expiry date? I've been so busy/unorganised over the past month and I'm not sure if I can still collect what I need[/QUOTE] Prescriptions are valid for 6 months from either the date it was signed, or the date that it states the medication can be dispensed from. Prescriptions for controlled drugs must be used within 28 days from the date provided. Imaging request forms (x-ray requests, US requests and such) do not have an established deadline to my knowledge, I believe it varies by radiology department. My department will probably take one up to around 10 weeks after, but it really depends on the clinical information.

[QUOTE=Doozle;52979362]I ain't that thick, our heating comes on at 6. I normally wake up at 7, and lay there for half an hour before I've got enough courage to get out of bed. Our house is just shite and cold[/QUOTE] my apartment is insulated well enough that I managed to scrounge heat off of my downstairs neighbours til late November before I started having to use my own heating. I used to be such a tight arse when it came to turning the heating on, and I'd usually just wrap up real warm to save money (cold hands and feet 24/7). but, it turns out you barely save anything by being a tight arse. I went from paying £57 a month to like £50, and £7 a month ain't worth freezing my balls off every day. utility companies make most of their money from standing charges that are a fixed monthly cost. sucks that your house doesn't have good insulation. getting out of bed when it's cold is the worst. I've got a swanky Google Nest, if I tell it I want the house to be 21 degrees at 7am, it kicks on at the right time so it's exactly 21 degrees at 7am. it's boss.

Downstairs my flat can get pretty cold, but living on the top floor and in the end room I basically live in a heat trap, my room is lovely and warm this time of year. South facing windows with nothing blocking means the sun is beaming through sunrise to sunset, being a fat walrus fuck also helps me stay warm highly recommend. :ok: That said, summer can get unbearable at times. I'd rather be too cold than too hot.

yeah, cold you can just wrap up, but when it's sweltering in the summer, it's fucking atrocious. sleepless nights, always feeling sweaty af, opening windows just lets all the bugs in. [editline]15th December 2017[/editline] that said, we're not even two months into winter and i'm already sick of it.

Tbh I'm loving winter, although I'm wondering if I'll be saying that once I get myself a motorbike. I think what makes the winters bearable here is the fact most houses have insulation and central heating. Most houses don't have that in Aus so when it's 0 outside it's pretty much 0 inside. Sucked ass. Fuck summer though, can't stand it.

[QUOTE=Animosus;52979653]Tbh I'm loving winter, although I'm wondering if I'll be saying that once I get myself a motorbike. I think what makes the winters bearable here is the fact most houses have insulation and central heating. Most houses don't have that in Aus so when it's 0 outside it's pretty much 0 inside. Sucked ass. Fuck summer though, can't stand it.[/QUOTE] I have literally been in country towns in Winter here in Aus, where it's been so cold you can't take a shit because the toilets were frozen.

[QUOTE=Pickwickian-;52979802]I have literally been in country towns in Winter here in Aus, where it's been so cold you can't take a shit because the toilets were frozen.[/QUOTE] Yeah it's pretty brutal. The worst part imo was that the houses didn't fare very well in summer either. Even badly built British houses are decent by Aussie standards from what I've seen since I've been living here.

[QUOTE=Terminutter;52979528]Prescriptions are valid for 6 months from either the date it was signed, or the date that it states the medication can be dispensed from. Prescriptions for controlled drugs must be used within 28 days from the date provided. Imaging request forms (x-ray requests, US requests and such) do not have an established deadline to my knowledge, I believe it varies by radiology department. My department will probably take one up to around 10 weeks after, but it really depends on the clinical information.[/QUOTE] is sertaline controlled? I was issued some 03/11/2017 and I don't feel majorly depressed or anything but I feel they prescribed it to me as a balancing thing or something. either way, it's been over a month :v:

[QUOTE=geogzm;52982136]is sertaline controlled? I was issued some 03/11/2017 and I don't feel majorly depressed or anything but I feel they prescribed it to me as a balancing thing or something. either way, it's been over a month :v:[/QUOTE] it would take two seconds to go to a Boots and see if the prescription is valid or not. if it isn't, it'd take two seconds to call your GP and ask them if they could re-issue you with a prescription as you let your previous one expire.

Thanks for the advice about ISPs, I ended up hitting the box on the wall where the coaxial cable comes out for a bit and now there's next to no lag, so I guess that's a win?

[QUOTE=geogzm;52982136]is sertaline controlled? I was issued some 03/11/2017 and I don't feel majorly depressed or anything but I feel they prescribed it to me as a balancing thing or something. either way, it's been over a month :v:[/QUOTE] SSRI so prescription only

Scottish resident here - currently in the midlands though. Just has my 3rd molar extracted (exposed nerve for the past 7 months. Honestly, had no idea the pain was that bad until now when I know what no pain is like). However the pharmacist required me to pay something like £16 for the course of antibiotics (which was also missing 3 of the 21 pills). This isn't a big deal, however the whole reason I didn't have it removed ages ago was because I literally didn't have the £25 to spare. Anyway, my question is - is there anyway to claim back the expense when I'm back in Scotland, knowing that I'm a Scottish resident in full time education, and we normally don't have to pay for prescriptions etc. This was literally my christmas present :/

[QUOTE=dingusnin;52982822]Scottish resident here - currently in the midlands though. Just has my 3rd molar extracted (exposed nerve for the past 7 months. Honestly, had no idea the pain was that bad until now when I know what no pain is like). However the pharmacist required me to pay something like £16 for the course of antibiotics (which was also missing 3 of the 21 pills). This isn't a big deal, however the whole reason I didn't have it removed ages ago was because I literally didn't have the £25 to spare. Anyway, my question is - is there anyway to claim back the expense when I'm back in Scotland, knowing that I'm a Scottish resident in full time education, and we normally don't have to pay for prescriptions etc. This was literally my christmas present :/[/QUOTE] No.

[QUOTE=dingusnin;52982822]Scottish resident here - currently in the midlands though. Just has my 3rd molar extracted (exposed nerve for the past 7 months. Honestly, had no idea the pain was that bad until now when I know what no pain is like). However the pharmacist required me to pay something like £16 for the course of antibiotics (which was also missing 3 of the 21 pills). This isn't a big deal, however the whole reason I didn't have it removed ages ago was because I literally didn't have the £25 to spare. Anyway, my question is - is there anyway to claim back the expense when I'm back in Scotland, knowing that I'm a Scottish resident in full time education, and we normally don't have to pay for prescriptions etc. This was literally my christmas present :/[/QUOTE] Nope no way to claim back the cost. It's also such a small amount, I don't think they'd even try to be honest.

Thanks guys. It is a small amount, but having been scrapping the barrel for so long, just in the habit of trying to get back as much as I can (haggling gas bills, halving deposits, etc). Thought I'd ask anyway :)

[QUOTE=Doozle;52978968]Our house is so fucking cold right now, every morning is bringing me closer to a nervous breakdown. It's a pretty small thing but I think it's really fucking with me. I simply can't get out of bed because it's so cold. Not even joking, old people would die if they lived in this house over winter. I can't wait to move[/QUOTE] My room is always the coldest in the winter and always the hottest in the summer. I do feel your pain, it absolutely sucks when it's freezing in here in all honesty - the heat is definitely not as bad except for the sweat always starting to drip down my face while gaming in the summer.

Got robbed by some guys with knifes at work about 2 hours ago. That was fun.

where do you live? and that fucking sucks man, I really hope they didn't take everything you had. fingers crossed the police manage to catch the cunts.

[QUOTE=loopoo;52985056]where do you live? and that fucking sucks man, I really hope they didn't take everything you had. fingers crossed the police manage to catch the cunts.[/QUOTE] Uckfield of all places. All they managed to take was like 6 or 7 expensive jackets. I know that they've managed to catch one of them. Funny thing is we would have been closed had the higher ups not decided that we need to stay open for another hour.

ey guys anyone wants some red xmas lights? [video]https://youtu.be/GmIkngC0Sys[/video] I found these at work and yesterday put them all over myself and wore them as a Xmas jumper replacement

Ed Sheeran has released the same song three times. And every version is disgusting and cynical and only exists to be played at thick people's weddings

I just tried a deep fried bars mar and holy fuck I've been missing out.

group projects are wank. people that put barely any effort into their tasks makes it so the other people in the group need to work twice as hard. and I hate the useless "is there anything I can do to help?" shit. twat, if you wanna help, be proactive, look at what we're all working on, and volunteer to take on a part instead of waiting for someone to spoonfeed you stuff. even worse is when they ask if they can help, and you say "yeah there's this bit I'm having trouble with, can you handle it?" and they say sure. then a few hours later, they send it to you and it's like "why'd you even bother, it's so obvious you put 10 mins worth of effort into this". amount of times I've tried spreading my workload with groupmates, but the stuff they end up doing actually makes more work. god damn.

[QUOTE=SataniX;52987410]I just tried a deep fried bars mar and holy fuck I've been missing out.[/QUOTE] Mars is nice, but Snickers is nicer and a bit less sickly

Went to London, bought a belt, drew a picture of a shark, felt low class, solved a two-decade personal mystery, felt the temptations of The One, and walked 10,000 steps so I guess I could climb High Hrothgar, and then came home with a traditional Jewish Christmas dinner.

[QUOTE=loopoo;52987467]group projects are wank. people that put barely any effort into their tasks makes it so the other people in the group need to work twice as hard. and I hate the useless "is there anything I can do to help?" shit. twat, if you wanna help, be proactive, look at what we're all working on, and volunteer to take on a part instead of waiting for someone to spoonfeed you stuff. even worse is when they ask if they can help, and you say "yeah there's this bit I'm having trouble with, can you handle it?" and they say sure. then a few hours later, they send it to you and it's like "why'd you even bother, it's so obvious you put 10 mins worth of effort into this". amount of times I've tried spreading my workload with groupmates, but the stuff they end up doing actually makes more work. god damn.[/QUOTE] I have never had a good group project experience but the high point has got to be when we had to do a PowerPoint presentation on different periods of music. I volunteered to put the presentation together and people sent in their slides. They were all low effort but one girl in particular just sent me the questions she was meant to answer. And no, it wasn't a mistake.

[QUOTE=Doozle;52987612]Mars is nice, but Snickers is nicer and a bit less sickly[/QUOTE] I can give myself an early heart attack by myself, thanks :v:

Possibly one of the best cards I've received this christmas. [thumb]https://i.imgur.com/22SEMpm.jpg[/thumb] Yea, basically one teacher at work got their children to make cards for them.

so i watched this bigclive episode [media]https://youtu.be/mOy7oO2DToc[/media] and i've made about 8 of these in the last 72 hours. They're surprisingly good, puff and sponge up like a proper one. It has made me feel like a slightly less poor student #lifehack

[QUOTE=Doozle;52987045]Ed Sheeran has released the same song three times. And every version is disgusting and cynical and only exists to be played at thick people's weddings[/QUOTE] I am so sick of this ginger prick, he is absolutely the kind of guy who invites a girl round his house and then shows her the hole he punched in the wall