Drive Leicester the other day to see some old work colleagues and I have never driven somewhere so shit! Why is Leicester so bad ,there's traffic lights everywhere. Road layout is confusing.
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Hey I’m new to Leicester and recently been doing 10k walk in Victoria park. Was wondering if anyone wanted to join? Hit me up
I stumbled across this book from another post recently that completely changed how I think about food.
We’re so used to fridges, supermarkets, and next day delivery that I honestly never stopped to think about how people actually ate before all that existed. This book is basically a collection of old recipes that were designed to last months or even years without refrigeration. The same kind of food our great grandparents (and great great grandparents) relied on.
What surprised me most wasn’t even the recipes, it was the mindset. Everything was about making food stretch, using what you had, and not relying on systems that could disappear overnight. Reading it made me realize how dependent we are now compared to even a couple generations ago.
I’ve tried a handful of the recipes so far. Some are definitely outside my normal rotation, but a few were genuinely good and oddly satisfying knowing they’d keep without power or fancy storage.
It’s less of a cookbook and more of a little history lesson disguised as one. Made me appreciate how resilient people used to be, especially when it came to food. I wanted to make this post as a bit of a shoutout to the creators for putting it together and the person who shared it here a couple months back (I couldn't find the old post to go back and comment).
Here's the website I bought the cookbook from, it's a pretty niche book so I don't think it's available on any mainstream platforms - survivalsuppers.com
I am always cleanly professional at work but went for drinks with some collegues since we has the afternoon off. One of the girls that works in a different department was holding a ledger so everoyne could chip in for a gift for someone who was leaving, when she was standing at the bar I said could you do me next, and she said 'Oh, i'll do you any day of the week' and gently touched my back, I didn't realise she was a little tipsy, and two of the other girls with her passively giggled and like waited for a reply and I just let off a hesitant laugh under my breath and looked at the floor followed by a brief awkward silence all round before we all moved on. I am no good with this but feel a bit embarassed. She caught me off guard but I don't want to be known as the guy with no bants. How should I have responded?
Can anyone recommend decent training rooms in Leicester or it's suburbs?
I’m looking for somewhere suitable for a one-day classroom course
Main requirements:
Hotels/conference centres don't usually work for us because they want minimum numbers for buffets/day delegate rate. Elsewhere we use sports clubs, golf clubs, business centres etc., but struggling in Leicester. I’ve found a few options online, but local knowledge is usually much better than Google for this sort of thing.
Any recommendations appreciated.
Got a job. Offering £200 per hour. Email me at midlandsmeetup0@gmail.com
So on Friday I was basically arrested/detained (photo taken by mate, my witness, of me wearing handcuffs, hurt really bad). I was detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act 😕
My mum and dad called 999 on me and the police literally came, put me in handcuffs, whilst I was going through a panic attack, and took me away. After going through the process, I got let out on Sunday with a referral to a team to "look after me".
In this pic the cuffs are on my front, but about 10 mins later I was wearing them on the back after I went full panic mode and the officers changed my cuffs round and fucking tightened them like fuck.
Is this allowed under the law? Can the police do that to me when I’m going through a vulnerable time. They spent a rlly long time putting me through the restraint process which only amplified my mental health crisis and struggling.
I'm a big fan of secondhand shopping to find products for low cost. I always found it frustrating that there's no single place to easily find nearby charity shops, thrift stores, car boot sales, antique fairs, table top sales, or vintage markets. Google Maps misses loads of them.
So I decided to build an app to solve that which would be really useful while travelling. You can even share your thrift haul.
It's called Ganddee (free on iOS & Android).
I’d love for you to try it out and hear feedback.
Hey everyone My names ash, im 30 and just coming out the other side of a period of grief and big life changes. Im hoping people in this thread can point me the right direction to meeting new people as my friends all live really far now and I would like people to meet and hang out with locally with shared interests.
Im a big hippie/goth girl - I love heavy music, 90s rock and I love a live band and a good beer! I’m also keen on being outdoors and love to game (big player of cod, Fortnite etc)
I’ve noticed a lot of venues have closed in Leics over the years - monocle and firebug being the only two goth type places I can find.
I’m a little nervous coming out my shell on my own and going to a bar to make friends on my own feels a bit out of my depth atm!!
Hope everyone has a lovely week :)
I've got two beautiful male cats. One is a ragdoll and the other is a little grey boy with green eyes. They're best friends and so cuddly. They don't bite or scratch, they're so loving and affectionate, they entertain eachother.
The thing is, me and my partner are expecting our first baby. We're worrying it won't work for various reasons including that they're indoor cats. They have to be indoor because we don't have a securable garden. Ragdolls have very slow reactions, are very trusting, and move slowly. Its recommended not to let them roam outdoors freely because its highly likely they'll get hit by a car or stolen.
I'm thinking of looking for a home for them. The ragdoll is 4 and the little grey is 3. It would have to be someone with the correct situation who would intend to keep them indoor or had a secure cat proof garden. I wouldnt want money for them but I'd want to be completely assured their new situation would be right. If anyone is interested or knows anyone who might be please do respond. This is a really difficult decision for me as they're my babies and if my garden situation was right it would be different.
⚠️ WARNING: Avoid using Jagdeep Singh / Deep singh and Laly for any building or renovation work ⚠️
I am posting this to warn the local community to be extremely careful before hiring Jagdeep Singh for any projects.
I paid him a significant amount of money upfront for renovation work. The work was never started, and he eventually confirmed he could not continue the project. While he agreed to refund my money, he has completely failed to do so. Despite multiple follow-ups over the last month's, he just responds with constant excuses like "I will sort something" or "I don't have anything right now," all while withholding my funds.
Please avoid getting any work done by him to save yourself the stress and financial loss.
I really love the look and there stuff looks really cozy and well made but I know it's got a reputation for being 'right-wing'. But how bad is that reputation? I don't want to look like an idiot.
So I am coming to Leicester soon and I am a regular poker player.
Now I can’t find any poker clubs or tournaments online. Are there any low stake poker tables in casinos or are there any tournaments being hosted regularly?
Love to hear from the people of the city!
Hi all.
Yet another excellent barber has left Leicester city for greener pastures and they're too far for me to travel to.
I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? Looking for places with a decent atmosphere, friendly barbers and reasonably priced (below £25 preferably!). I normally only go for a short back and sides with a few inches off the top.
Good morning peoplee, I ve bought a welder and a gas tank second hand a few months back and came with some gas but it's time for a refil, according to other local welders, where's the cheapest supplier in Leicester? Thanks!
Hi there, I’m a 19F student who’s recently been on an intense job search which has seemed to make no real progress. So far out of the 50 or so applications I’ve sent out I’ve only got 1 interview for a bar job which won’t seem like enough to cover for my living expenses at the moment. The rest have rejected or ghosted me. I know many other students are facing this problem but I have curated CV’s for the different sectors and jobs I’ve applied to and to my avail there has been no success. I even made it to the second round of a job interview before being absolutely ghosted after.
My main frustration is that I have a decent range of experience in both retail and hospitality positions, I even have clinical experience from the placements I’ve been on yet I can’t even land an interview most times
Is there anywhere that’s actively looking to hire or any better methods I could use to better my chances? I’m not picky, full time or part time employment (preferably part-time) within any hospitality or retail role, I’m pretty quick on picking up new skills so I’m open to new sectors too.