I nipped down to Home Bargains tonight, and when I got back to my car, around 30-40 teenagers turned up only to be stopped from entering by one hero female worker at the door.

I stayed in my car, but kept watch just incase things got out of hand. Noticed another older guy doing the same.

I could see they were shouting things at her, but nothing went any further than that.

They kinda moved away so I drove off.

I'm not saying I'd confront teenagers by starting swinging. It's just about being prepared for the worst to happen.

Anyway, it got me thinking: at what point does confrontation with teenagers become too dangerous? For me, personally, any more than 5 and I'm going to find another way to deal with it i.e phone the police etc.

Tonight had a group far too large and that mob mentality would send a few of them to try to be an "alpha".

Completely forgot about these, it was like a swimsuit type fabric and everyone had one pretty mucn

Hello! My friend and I are debating the ethics of sitting on someone’s driveway wall outside the house for a period of time ~ 20 mins max.

My stance is that it’s altogether strange to be sat in a stranger’s property for anything other than quickly tying your shoes or drinking something. 20 minutes is NOT a short amount of time to be lurking around. The homeowner has a right to be suspicious and it’s somewhat trespassing. I think it’s rude and entitled when you could sit elsewhere or on the floor away from housing. Obviously medical emergencies aside.

Hi! I am friend. I think it’s not that deep to sit there for a little bit, if there’s nowhere else to sit. Think, waiting for a friend for a short time. I don’t understand why it would be considered rude or suspicious. If someone were to sit there for hours or be sitting there regularly, or enter the property and go into the driveway or garden, it would be weird and suspicious, but being there for a short time just isn’t deep and calling it entitled definitely feels dramatic.

Let us know what you think! This is all for fun so please keep it lighthearted.

Over the past year I've heard so many local cases of youths (young boys, usually) killing or attacking pets & wildlife. The other day a bunch of boys kicked/chucked someone's Chihuahua into a lake, the poor thing was elderly and drowned. A couple months a group of boys broke into someone's garden and plucked it's feathers while holding it down, the owner couldn't do anything about it as one of the boys had a knife. Not long ago boys were caught by CCTV attempting to hit a cat with a slingshot.

Also very frequently we have news reports of kids hitting wild animals such as ducks with slingshots, sometimes killing entire families in an area.

Since when were today's youths so insanely bloodthirsty? I come from a poverty stricken area with not much for youths to do, which I understand plays into it, however it was the same when I was growing up. I just stayed inside and played video games, certainly didn't try and hunt down animals...

I'm also not really sure what can be done about it

5am was the ‘cool’ time to wake up for the productivity types a few years ago, but I’m seeing more videos on social media of people waking up as early as 3am (which is the middle of the night as far as I’m concerned).

Social media is obviously not representative of wider society, so what time do you wake up?

I always see the running joke of " I'm self-employed and I earn £12.5k a year" which is obviously a joke and a way to avoid paying tax, but if they do actually earn over that amount and are required to pay tax, even if they don't declare the earnings, will the government/HMRC see the un declared income and tax it anyway? Won't they get suspicious?

I'm genuinely confused on how they do it/how they get away with it for years.

Loft find from my mother in laws. Suspected to be some form of incubator but it has come from the Railway Technical Centre in Derby where my father in law (deceased) worked.

In the 90s/early 2000s a takeaway once a week was almost standard for working class familys. Nowadays people are saying an indian can set them back 50/60/70 quid+ and it isnt as affordable anymore. Just trying to see what the general thing is?

We usually get takeaway about once a month, if not a little bit less.

I know answers will vary depending on male/female responses as I appreciate women probably feel more at threat. I generally feel safe in my area, crime is pretty low compared to other parts of the UK but is definitely on the rise.

If i'm walking behind a lone female i'll always try to cross the road or slow down my walk if that isn't possible.

What about your area, do you feel safe walking alone in the dark?

If I Google the average weight of an adult male in this country, the answer is 86kg (about 13 ½ stone). This is roughly what I weigh, but looking around when I'm out and about I find it very hard to believe that anywhere near half the guys I see weigh less than me. Do you think this data is out of date or am I just overestimating how much people weigh?

I've not seen one since 16th April 2007. Are they a dying breed?

This isn’t funny due to what came later, but you couldn’t write it - Ian Brady was exiled from Glasgow due to petty crime/generally being a bit rough, sent to Manchester with the expectation he’d stop committing crime.

Yeah, about that…

It’s pretty self-explanatory. What’s your favourite UK-based podcast?

As someone in the food industry, I like Dish, but I’m also interested in topics like investing and money in general, history, nature, and self-improvement.

I’d like to stay away from podcasts like The Diary of a CEO, though — I’m not really a fan for a number of reasons.

Any suggestions? Or something completely different that you think is worth listening to?

I'm 36 now and I remember in my childhood block/estate seeing graffiti about 'Mad Mathers'. We all made up bollocks about "him". He was supposedly a nutter who attacked anyone that came close over the woods near him. Me and my friend legit found a cabin with strung up rabbits and squirrels etc and assumed it was him. In. Hindsight it was a weirdo trapper.

My local area's lost its library, community centre is ran by muppets who open once a week to host events to qualify for lottery grants, kids are causing havoc, with graffiti, vandalism and main claim by parents nothing to do, they are bored, bunch of people local craftsmen struggling as recent market closed.

Government grants which would cover it are available, building sat empty nearby with disability access, I've got a 3D printing set up , resin printer that isn't online due to health concerns but got a fdm already in the house I've been teaching kids at my local clubs to use. I've got an old laser engraver and cutter sat in my cupboard needing space to set up.
Do you think setting one ups a good idea if I can get funding? I know it'll be a lot of work, but I don't if it's worth trying.

how’s the economy in the uk? shrinkflation examples? examples of things that used to be free that they charge for now? when I was in my early 20s I remember ever bar had a happy hour. those are few and far between where I’m from mow

Say they are both 15 years old.

The bully’s parents are also pieces of shits, so talking to them hasn’t worked.

Police are unlikely to help unless it’s something really serious.

The bullying is getting more and more physical.

Your own kid is taking self-defence classes, but just isn’t the sort of kid to fight back.

Would you get involved?

How far would you go?

…….hypothetically

I've always been quite up front and straight to the point if something is too expensive for me. Be it a service, or plans to go out somewhere with friends / family. But I've noticed in some situations people will just go along with something and pay what they can't really afford, or make up some other excuse (presumably to save face or to be polite?). Just curious what the general UK reddit consensus is here 🤔

Based on a random memory that just came to me. My dance teacher, Miss Sarah, was lovely, but the teacher from the next door class, Miss Denny, would balance a cup of tea on a saucer on your back, to make sure you had a perfectly flat back. A full cup of hot tea, on a little china saucer, on 8 year old kids' backs.

This was ballet, circa 1986 I'd guess.

We'd also get our feet and knees poked or jabbed with a cane, if we weren't turned out enough!

A few of my personal favourites as a gastropub manager:

- “My fish is too fishy”

- Showing up an hour early for their booking on a Saturday night and acting baffled that they can’t sit at their table yet as a couple are halfway through their meal. followed up with the question of “can we come any earlier?”

- “Your website clearly states your outside area is first come first served, why haven’t you reserved me a table when I asked you to?“

- Menu clearly states we sell oysters, followed by : “it says oysters here, does that mean you sell oysters?”

- Being 40 minutes late for a booking and inconsolable about the fact they can’t get dessert because the table is booked again.

Please give me some of your favourites!

*edit, the fish was smoked mackerel. Not just overripe white fish

* edit 2 to add more:

- “I know you’ve stopped serving now but can I blatantly breach your licence and buy a bottle of wine but you give me a beer instead”

- reading menu that has no pizzas on it: “can you make us a pizza?”

- “I know you said you can’t make this item gluten free, but can the kitchen just do it anyway?” about the singular pasta dish available that is loaded with gluten

I work in the uk in a care home for the elderly, an older guy that works there has come in wearing meta glasses claims they help him to see better. I was aware he had bad eye sight but I don’t think meta glasses are appropriate. When I ask the manager why he had them on she said he has bad eyes and they arnt recording cos there would be a red ligh, like wtf?!? Not really happy with that answer, where should I go with this?

Our cat went missing and broke his leg, he had a fracture repair costing £2700 just for the surgery, and an extra 1k for all the tests when we brought him in. 7 weeks later and the pin in his bone had to be removed because it poked through the skin and now he’s limping quite badly, I’ll be calling the vets tomorrow. We believe the whole thing has failed (plate bent) and he will need revision surgery. A few weeks ago our vet told us that this would be chargeable, and so would an amputation if needed.

We have done everything as instructed, he has been on strict crate rest for all those 7 weeks and we are feeling very upset about the whole thing - we took on debt to get the first surgery done, and now the idea of paying for another is a nightmare, especially when it’s not due to us

Is it normal for vets to charge for revision surgery, or should that be included/done for free since the original surgery failed, not due to us? Please advise!

I know the UK is different than the US where there is a clear popular vs unpopular divide but we still had people we deemed as popular that would look down on us/bully us because we were 'unpopular'/alternative. Just curious if those people know that they were and when they watch films that depict a popular crowd, they were part of it

(Also aware theres a good chance that those ppl wont be on reddit)

Edit: I was reasonably unpopular from ages 11-15 and then became friends with some of the 'popular boys' and that was the only time any of the people I deemed as popular in my head actually knew my name

I don't know how people can eat jacket potato without butter. I put way too much on it and them go back for more butter.