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Hi fellow Brummies,

I have been living in the Stockland Green area for a couple of years. There have been rats here for most of that time. Especially since the strikes. Now its gotten so bad that their droppings are the size of almonds and they’re the size of cats. All night I cant sleep because they’re chewing on wires in the attic. I once saw a squirrel above my upstairs window trying to find its way in. Also, the washing machine has leaked twice due to them having chewed up the pipes. Does anyone have any experience with this? Which pest control companies are good? How much should this cost?

Hi fellow Brummies,

I have been living in the Stockland Green area for a couple of years. There have been rats here for most of that time. Especially since the strikes. Now its gotten so bad that their droppings are the size of almonds and they’re the size of cats. All night I cant sleep because they’re chewing on wires in the attic. I once saw a squirrel above my upstairs window trying to find its way in. Also, the washing machine has leaked twice due to them having chewed up the pipes. Does anyone have any experience with this? Which pest control companies are good? How much should this cost?

Hey guys,

I recently bought a Cat N 2014 (64 plate) Audi a3 8V 1.6 tdi with 175k miles off Copart. It has the DSG DQ200 gearbox. It had minor cosmetic damage. It has part service history. I bought a jack and 2 axle stand off halfords and I plan on servicing and maintaining it myself. I also need to replace the O/S wing mirror and both front headlights.

Are there any common issues I should be aware of regarding this particular model?

Any advice for someone new to DIY and servicing and messing around with cars in general?

Anything to be aware of regarding lifting the car and getting under it? It seems scary. 😟

I’m just gonna be watching videos off youtube to try getting it done. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Is this the right sub to post this on?

TIA

Hi everyone,

I'm a first year med student. I am resitting first year as I failed all my exams last year. I procrastinate way too much and can't find the will to study. i've never had to study hard. I crammed for GCSEs, A levels and UCAT and got away with it. But med school is just too hard. There are no past papers and no detailed material that covers everything. Its not as clear cut anymore.

I passed the attendance requirement the first time so wasn't required to attend in the resit so I decided to start working full time as finances weren't great. That was a huge mistake and I totally own up to it. I somehow managed to pass the semester 1 exams. For semester 2 i deferred them by applying for extenuating circumstances as I hadn't even covered a quarter of the content. Now I will be sitting those exams in the resit period and it is my last attempt.

Does anyone have any useful advice? Is there any uni specific tutoring for med school? Has anyone else ever been in this situation?

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