im attending my first full day and night wedding and am unsure what is an acceptable amount of money to give the couple. they don't have a gift list and have asked for money toward their honey moon.

they are family, but not immediate family. thanks!

Hi, hoping someone on here might have a bit of info on where I stand with this one?

Driving to work yesterday, i passed by a farm that runs along the side of the main road. The boundary between the farm's edge and the main road is a waist high wooden fence, mostly covered in brambles and other thick greenery. This sits about a foot back from the curbstones at the edge of the road. One of the fence posts has failed causing it to tip towards the road. As I moved to the left to let a Luton van pass comfortably, my wing mirror met the failed post.

My mirror housing is now scuffed, but the mirror itself smashed and was knocked from the housing.

Its a demisting mirror, so sadly I suspect the replacement won't be cheap

Have i got any recourse here? Will contacting the farmer and informing them of the failed post and my damaged mirror get me anywhere? If the post had been vertical and intact, i would have missed it by a foot

I noticed when i went back to work out what I had hit, another driver's wing mirror casing was lying in the road, presumably having met the same post.

Any advice welcome

The idea is that we drain the water from the clouds and thus remove all the water from the clouds so that the rest of the year we get the sun and so we have 4 months of winter and the rest of the year of summer.

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I work at haven, and though we haven't been open long I've noticed that less and less people have been staying. Am I paranoid, or is this actually a thing? I'm not the only one thinking about it.

Haven't had a drink since NYE. Work is really testing me and Thursdays are the weekly shop day. Last week, I bought books to keep from chucking a bottle in my trolley. Any suggestions for this week's shop?

I (30M) find myself in Liverpool on 19th May and have 1 week unplanned from there before going back to London. I’m solo. How should I plan a 1 week backpacking trip?

Must see cities, national parks, experiences?

I have seen many series and movies where they mention gas lines and I was wondering if you really have them installed to supply gas to your houses ?

We buy LP gas here in bottles and then connect them to our appliances .

Asking for interest. What are your conversations like when you speak day- to- day? Is it always work related? Are you on your best behaviour? Informal? Hostile? Banter? Friendly?

Require for a job application (promotion within existing company). I've already completed in house safeguarding training, but would like to attach a certificate to my application.

So the question is which is the most reputable online provider, where I can complete a free (hopefully quick!) safeguarding course and end with a certificate?

Thanks all!

(FWIW I did Google this, but many of the results looked a tad 'scammy')

Was the role well paid and highly respected?

What were entry requirements like?

Did teachers go on strike often?

Discuss…

Hi all, I have some Ray Ban sunglasses (non-prescripted) but I need prescripted ones. I don’t fancy forking out for a brand new frame since mine are absolutely fine and they’re way too expensive now! So I just want the lenses replaced from the current non-prescripted ones to prescripted ones cos my eyes are going bad (they’re at -1.50 at the moment which is a shame cos I had laser eye surgery done 8 years ago when I had better than 20/20 vision but my eye sight started to deteriorate after 5 years of having the surgery done and is gradually getting worse) :(

Has anyone done this before? I’ve done a Google search and a company called Lensology came up. It seems as though you send em the frames and they replace the lenses.

Has anyone used this company before? Or have any recommendations on where I could get this done?

Ideally want this done within 2-3 weeks.

Thank you in advance to everyone that responds.

Hi guys! I work in a call center and have the typical scenario that they want us logged in at our start time in order to receive calls. In my case, the systems that we use take more than 7 minutes to log into, and even longer half the time cause the system is so unstable. It messes up and then I have to restart everything, causing me to lose so much time.

Because of this, I have to sit down at my desk 15 minutes early, just in case the start-up sequence doesn't work properly. I know this is not legal, and I want to do something about it.

The problem is, we have to log into the time management page which logs our clock-in time and breaks. If I put my foot down and say I will not sit down at my desk until I am actually meant to start, that means I can't log into this system until at least 10 minutes into my shift. Meaning, I will be docked pay. My manager specifically said we have to log into this every day or we won't be paid.

I'm not sure how to handle this. Do you have any advice for me?

EDIT: in England

I left my old job last summer, and got a P45 from my ex employer.

I've been unemployed since then. I filed my self-assessment in January this year.

Do I need to file any taxes to get a P60? To I need to fill in a P60 myself and send it to HMRC?

Because I've been unemployed, I'm expecting a very significant tax rebate. How can I claim this? Will it be given to me automatically, or do I need to take some action?

I'm new to the UK and it's difficult to understand how things work. Calling HMRC is useless as you're put on hold for 3 hours, then the call breaks off (has happened to me 2-3 times after which I gave up).

I am currently 10 weeks pregnant, and currently had my final interview with one of the largest asset manager. I want to know what’s the implication of me moving over if I end up getting this offer? Will they withdraw the offer when they find out I am pregnant? What’s the implication of changing jobs during pregnancy?

I'm an American in England and one of the things that sticks out to me about the eggs, other than the lack of refrigeration (I know it's because the American system is to take off the layer outside the egg that protects it from bacteria and the British system is to leave it on) is that the egg yolks are orange and they taste buttery. Ours are yellow and taste different but it's hard to describe how. American eggs are like a brighter, less rich taste.

Hello everyone

I'm currently on the job hunt and would love to receive your tips and advice on how to do it effectively (Any kind of job). I just moved here 2 weeks ago and I love it.

I'd like to hear about your experiences and suggestions on how to stand out in the job search process, from crafting resumes to preparing for interviews. What have been your most successful strategies? Are there any online resources you recommend?

Thanks in advance! Cheers!

And I don’t mean things like clapping when the plane lands. I mean outright unhinged stuff that’s hard to believe when you tell the story.

Unfortunately I haven’t seen anything particularly insane. The worst I’ve seen so far was two young lads having a ‘headbutting contest’ (?????) on a train in England.

Why has motorway driving got so much slower in the UK over the last 10 or so years?

I remember 15+ years ago everyone used to do 80-85 on the motorway, but these days it's more like 60-65

As per title. Would you be supportive or not supportive?

It could be another commonwealth country you have either lived in or visited.

I told my employer in the interview about pre booked holiday and they agreed that it would be honoured BEFORE I TOOK THE JOB. Now I am there and the holiday is approaching and I've been put down to work with no one wanting to take responsibility. Is there any recourse for me given they agreed before I took the job and therefore influenced my decision to accept employment and leave my old position by telling me I would get the holiday?

Hi everyone, I’m due to leave the UK for 6 months next year, to the US.

I’m currently on a rolling contract with Vodafone, paying monthly for my allowances after finishing an 18 month contract.

My concern is that during the 6 months obviously I won’t be using UK allowances hence it doesn’t make sense to keep paying monthly for phone my plan. I don’t want to lose my UK number and want to return back to a similar contract once I return to the UK.

Any ideas on the best/cheapest thing to do? That won’t result in me losing my UK number?

As the title says my 15 year old has shown an interest in going into 3d design / manufacturing / potentially engineering .

He has pretty decent maths and English and overall good grades .

I’d like to know what 3d design software I could possibly get him started on as a head start ? Or other things I can do to support this interest and help him find a career path

i went to the gp and got a sick note for work-related stress. i got the note from day 1 because i wanted to avoid the call in every morning company policy- my absence is work-related and i need to fully distance myself for a while, i don't need the extra stress of calling them in everyday and hear possibly passive-aggro remarks.

i sent my employer the note and today they replied asking me to follow the daily call procedure. do they have the right to do that even if my gp advised me not to?

i still want to get my company sick pay because this is fully on their poor management. do they have any legal grounds to request that daily call from me even if i have a doctor's note? or would the gp override their request? thanks in advance!

I work in textiles, It’s only started happening for the last month or so. We will come in and everything will be left to start or to finish a particular job that they say isn’t their job to do. So the work is left for hours without being completed. What they’re leaving is the Jacquards. To be fair it’s not their job but neither is it mine but I always cop for it, as my team leader asks me to do it and he also helps, so how can I refuse? Instead of growing some balls and getting the people who’s job it is to do it they just leave it. The main boss is so weak he’s trying to get people from a whole other department to do the job.

My team leader is also so weak, he just won’t say anything. He just lets it all happen, that we get all this work piled up every single day. Yesterday was a joke, 8 jobs to start where it’s normally 2 or 3. I’ve seriously had enough, just because they’re being stubborn and won’t grow balls to tell people to do their jobs. I used to get along so well with my team leader (I’m deputy leader) but now I can’t help but just lose respect for him. I went mad the other day and refused to do the job. He went up to the people who’s job it actually was and said I wouldn’t do it can they do it today. It’s their job anyway not mine!

I don’t want to leave but I’m so annoyed, I feel like I don’t want to go in today. For the first time in 3 years I don’t want to go to work here.

I know its a bit early but I'm pushing my local village to have Christmas lights put on a few big trees for December. I've asked the parish council but they have asked me to look for some and they will support from there. I have no idea where I can source them from or where local councils get them from. Can anyone point to groups or companies that can help. Or any advice on it? I guess it will be plugged in and will need local support to provide electricity, solar powered ones are never very bright.

Taking the family to Disney Paris at the end of may, any advice on the best place to buy park tickets, we need 4 x adults for 2 days.

Not sure where to ask this, so deepest apologies if wrong!

I had a job interview where they asked me this question, and I admit, I didn't know how to answer. I currently work in the private sector, but don't really see much of a difference between the 2? I slightly stumbled through the answer, but now they want more clarification on it before continuing with the interview process.

If anyone could offer any help or insights I would be very grateful!