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

[QUOTE=Chains!;53074378]Grilled cheese and an ice cream, doesn't take long to make that right?[/QUOTE] This is a McDonalds flurry machine we're talking about, If its not broken it'll probably break while you're using it, also the sound ours makes at the moment is HORRENDOUS.

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;53071017][IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUGpFHLW4AAs3KM.jpg:small[/IMG] [editline]22nd January 2018[/editline] i got to meet the chuckle brothers[/QUOTE] lol I met them too [img]http://i.cubeupload.com/Lw02Ib.jpg[/img]

I almost met them in Oceana in Southampton but I got kicked out

I walked past the little one (Barry?) years ago in Reading when they were in panto at the Hexagon

Why are doctor's receptionists such dicks? I went to ask about injections the other day, she looked at me as if to say "who told you we do injections?". Then proceeded to tell me I won't get an appointment for weeks, i asked to fill the forms anyway because there's a good chance my travel date will be pushed back. I'm sitting waiting for my vaccine right now

[quote]Why are doctor's receptionists such dicks? I went to ask about injections the other day, she looked at me as if to say "who told you we do injections?". Then proceeded to tell me I won't get an appointment for weeks, i asked to fill the forms anyway because there's a good chance my travel date will be pushed back. I'm sitting waiting for my vaccine right now[/quote] Are you in a low income area? My local clinic thinks everyone is a heroin addict so it's hard to get anything above pain killers prescribed.

[QUOTE=Doozle;53077143]Why are doctor's receptionists such dicks? I went to ask about injections the other day, she looked at me as if to say "who told you we do injections?". Then proceeded to tell me I won't get an appointment for weeks, i asked to fill the forms anyway because there's a good chance my travel date will be pushed back. I'm sitting waiting for my vaccine right now[/QUOTE] having to deal with dickheads on the regular takes out your ability to deal with normal people

Had my first portfolio interview today at a uni (London Southbank) Got a conditional offer

[QUOTE=Doozle;53077143]Why are doctor's receptionists such dicks? I went to ask about injections the other day, she looked at me as if to say "who told you we do injections?". Then proceeded to tell me I won't get an appointment for weeks, i asked to fill the forms anyway because there's a good chance my travel date will be pushed back. I'm sitting waiting for my vaccine right now[/QUOTE] I really feel for you. I've moved around quite a lot and experienced this at pretty much every doctor's surgery I've registered with. My current surgery has a new girl working as an apprentice, and she's lovely which is a breath of fresh air. Part of me thinks that they just act that way because of the shit they put up with on a daily basis, as other people have mentioned. But part of me also thinks that the people calling in are sick, and honestly don't need to be spoken to like shit by the first person they speak to.

I'm still registered at my Doctors about 70 miles away because fuck re-registering somewhere else

I really should start going the doctors when I need to, only time I walked in in for about 8 years was for a job medical. I'm also bored of this shite weather, I love the winter, but after Christmas I long for those beer garden days.

[QUOTE=Hezzy;53080209]I'm still registered at my Doctors about 70 miles away because fuck re-registering somewhere else[/QUOTE] I was registered at my old doctors 200 miles away for about 5 years. Only registered a few months ago and that was because my missus made us sign up [editline]25th January 2018[/editline] The thing that pissed me off was the way it felt the receptionist was trying to put me off filling in the form, and only gave it to us when I asked if I could fill it anyway. What if I was old or weak, put off from getting the vaccine and end up contracting typhoid or some shit

yea im registered 550 miles away, thinking next time i fly back home i'll book an appointment for a checkup so i dont have to bother reregistering

[QUOTE=Doozle;53080389]I was registered at my old doctors 200 miles away for about 5 years. Only registered a few months ago and that was because my missus made us sign up [editline]25th January 2018[/editline] The thing that pissed me off was the way it felt the receptionist was trying to put me off filling in the form, and only gave it to us when I asked if I could fill it anyway. What if I was old or weak, put off from getting the vaccine and end up contracting typhoid or some shit[/QUOTE] Out of all receptionists everywhere, NHS GP receptionists seem the worst. A lot of them seem to have this weird God Complex

I worked at a MIU attached to a GP's before I moved to the Netherlands and there was exactly 1 receptionist who was not completely insufferable.

[QUOTE=Hezzy;53080209]I'm still registered at my Doctors about 70 miles away because fuck re-registering somewhere else[/QUOTE] im still registered on the complete other side of southampton to where I am (about a hour and a half walk) even though my house is pretty much directly opposite a doctors.

[QUOTE=Hezzy;53080462]Out of all receptionists everywhere, NHS GP receptionists seem the worst. A lot of them seem to have this weird God Complex[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure they're in the un-enviable position of being "First line of defence" against time wasters etc, which is only going to be getting more stressful with current budget cuts and lack of GPs.

[QUOTE=SataniX;53080757]I'm pretty sure they're in the un-enviable position of being "First line of defence" against time wasters etc, which is only going to be getting more stressful with current budget cuts and lack of GPs.[/QUOTE] As a former NHS receptionist I can say with some confidence it's a shitty job. Granted I was hospital based rather than GP based but I cant imagine their lot being any better. Everything from people ringing in telling me they were convinced they had cancer and needed chemo (yes ok get yourself referred please, we dont just hand it out) to patients relatives screaming at you because their <relative> is sat in the waiting room waiting for a non-emergency ambulance to take them home, when you know full well the relatives have driven themselves there and would be perfectly capable of taking them home themselves. That said, not all of it was bad, I would regularly receive thank you cards and food gifts (which we were supposed to turn down) from the majority of normal, not difficult to deal with people when they finished their treatment.

Back from holiday, got a lot of new(youtube video)s to catch up on.

Heads up for anyone looking at buying a house; PV solar panels can be a fucking headache, lenders hate them

Went to an "unconventional" market. It should have been called historical-and-steampunk market. There were real metal, unsharpened swords for sale, flintlock props, LARP-safe weapons, jewlery, historical outfits and household stuff, mead, and predictably lots of top hats and goggles. Also there was a baby owl at the entrance and he was cute. I bought a fairy necklace and a pocket watch. I wanted to get a cloak but £200+ for a made-to-fit one was just taking the mick. Decided I'll try to make my own with a big-arse woolen blanket and a replica Lorien brooch. Hopefully that's all that will be needed, not sure how much weight the brooch can hold, especially if it rains. [editline]27th January 2018[/editline] I wanted a nice hat but there was little variety and the tophats were rather garishly decorated.

that sounds pretty badass, where was this? [editline]28th January 2018[/editline] I wanna find some sort of club that does hiking / camping or some shit. seems real easy to find in America cause yanks have forests and open country all over the place. would be sick going with a bunch of chill people, hiking, camping, sitting round a fire. but in the UK? doesn't seem like it's really a thing.

They're doing 100-jaffacake boxes now. Fuck me.

[QUOTE=loopoo;53087671]that sounds pretty badass, where was this?[/QUOTE] Milton Keynes, was a one-off sort of thing, maybe annual or bi-annual. Was called An Unconventional Market so maybe look into the Facebook group for it?

[QUOTE=Chris Morris;53088314]They're doing 100-jaffacake boxes now. Fuck me.[/QUOTE] I'd destroy those delicious bastards in seconds. Where was this?

[QUOTE=Thechuz1337;53088565]I'd destroy those delicious bastards in seconds. Where was this?[/QUOTE] My local Iceland have been selling them for years.

[QUOTE=loopoo;53087671]that sounds pretty badass, where was this? [editline]28th January 2018[/editline] I wanna find some sort of club that does hiking / camping or some shit. seems real easy to find in America cause yanks have forests and open country all over the place. would be sick going with a bunch of chill people, hiking, camping, sitting round a fire. but in the UK? doesn't seem like it's really a thing.[/QUOTE] There are a ton of mountaineering clubs int he uk, they just generally arent well publicised.

[QUOTE=Chris Morris;53088314]They're doing 100-jaffacake boxes now. Fuck me.[/QUOTE] [t]https://joeandruth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_6137.jpg[/t] If you ever go to France, you [B]need[/B] to try these bad boys.

[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;53086824]Went to an "unconventional" market. It should have been called historical-and-steampunk market. There were real metal, unsharpened swords for sale, flintlock props, LARP-safe weapons, jewlery, historical outfits and household stuff, mead, and predictably lots of top hats and goggles. Also there was a baby owl at the entrance and he was cute. I bought a fairy necklace and a pocket watch. I wanted to get a cloak but £200+ for a made-to-fit one was just taking the mick. Decided I'll try to make my own with a big-arse woolen blanket and a replica Lorien brooch. Hopefully that's all that will be needed, not sure how much weight the brooch can hold, especially if it rains. [editline]27th January 2018[/editline] I wanted a nice hat but there was little variety and the tophats were rather garishly decorated.[/QUOTE] If it's your cup of tea and you happen to live near Birmingham, there's going to be a vintage weapons fair at the Motorcycle Museum near the Airport. It's going to happen on the 18th of February between 10am to 3pm. They're going to be selling knives, bayonets, war medals and loads of deactivated weapons plus some other cool war items. [url]http://www.birminghamarmsfair.com/index.html[/url] [t]http://www.birminghamarmsfair.com/gallery/content/prevevents/2017-02-19/20170219_123707.JPG[/t][t]http://www.birminghamarmsfair.com/gallery/content/prevevents/2017-02-19/20170219_132838.JPG[/t] [t]http://www.birminghamarmsfair.com/gallery/content/prevevents/2017-02-19/20170219_131037.JPG[/t][t]http://www.birminghamarmsfair.com/gallery/content/prevevents/2017-02-19/20170219_132139.JPG[/t]

[QUOTE=Northerner;53088605]That kind of sounds like something out of brass eye tbh.[/QUOTE] Man dressed as Jaffa Cake falls in pond, dies screaming like a pig in a war, more at ten.