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What tips do you have for keeping your house cool in these temperatures?

Posted by Effective-Project-49@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 288 comments

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If you have an outside space, take your air fryer outside and do the cooking there.

Are bathrooms without windows as bad as they sound? Extractor fans can only do so much surely, without actual fresh air? (pic is detached house!)

Posted by nfoote@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 152 comments

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Pro tip for anyone renovating their forever house, use a corrugated solid pipe for the extractor hose. The supplied plastic covered paper tube is good for about 6 years of daily showers. Then it perishes and you are just venting into your ceiling rather than outside.

Those who have completed Jury Duty in the UK - what aspects about the process surprised you?

Posted by izbiz88@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 255 comments

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So I just need to take a copy of that book with me...

What's your favourite unit of measurement?

Posted by YetAnotherMia@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 353 comments

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"An Olympic Swimming Pool".... I'm guessing very few of us could tell you if their local swimming pool is Olympic sized or not.

Morrisons Supermarket, where do you rank it?

Posted by RagingMassif@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 113 comments

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Number 1 for me because mine is 2 minutes walk away, if I don't support it then it might close down. No queues at self checkouts, great music, staff seem quite happy in their jobs. I just hope they survive the mountain of debt that private equity loaded them with, if not then they'll be another Wilko.

A friends wife is divorcing him.. they have kids.. he’s just given up and sacked them all off. Don’t know what advice to give him?

Posted by PuzzleheadedCarob921@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 189 comments

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If he wants to change and improve then sounds like it needs to come from within himself. Just be a mate and a listening ear. Men can get a bit funny when they lose absolutely everything and then they do stupid things, the irreversible kind of things.

What is this thing that has appeared in a nearby public green space?

Posted by TheMadHistorian1@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 1117 comments

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Portable urinal, hence the hand sanitiser dispensers on top.

What's your best tabloid headline for Kanye ban?

Posted by IllustriousBoot4319@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 76 comments

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"Jesus Walks", Ye can't fly.

Why is Channel 4 censoring words ?

Posted by Due-Resort-2699@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 126 comments

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Interesting Wikipedia article is [Algospeak.](https://share.google/c4tnXCqT25P6wWdt6)

Advice regarding how to soften up a brick hard sofa you just bought by being really, really stupid?

Posted by WhatSheSaid__@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 9 comments

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Invite someone with young kids round, couple of hours with them jumping up and down on it should be enough.

What are some clothing brands that are a bit pricey but long lasting?

Posted by boppy78@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 235 comments

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I've got a pair of their beige jeans I wear constantly, even for for indoor climbing and they are only just starting to look a bit worn.

How to solve low-level banging driving me insane?

Posted by -ellen-degenerate-@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 42 comments

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Boat owners normally put an old tyre between the hull and the bank, stops friction rubbing the blacking off. Suggest it to them, or put one there yourself and see if they remove it.

Oven broke and estate agents have explained we can’t use the hob. How long is reasonable to expect repair?

Posted by Kikideedoodling@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 45 comments

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I think 90% of my food is cooked in the air fryer, they only need a plug.

How to get a passport if you don’t know anyone who can verify your identity?

Posted by Loud_Refrigerator325@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 73 comments

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Easiest is anyone who is a director of a limited company. Personally I ask a registered nurse on our street, and give them a little Amazon voucher as a thank you.

How do I get paid council tax refund?

Posted by Any_Set_8916@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 7 comments

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Normally it's just a credit on account. If you request a refund then needs to be approved by each person whose name is on the bill.

Do you have locks on your children's bedroom doors?

Posted by booyahhey@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 543 comments

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I don't need locks just a bolt on the outside.

Who is the older British actor with a lazy eye?

Posted by Round_Engineer8047@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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Didn't realise that [Tom Brooke](https://share.google/nMKHoqpyqmuPWJRVp) was his son. Both excellent.

I have literally no one who can countersign my passport. What can I do?

Posted by TheRegularBelt@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 216 comments

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I tried to but he had his fingers in my mouth.

Can i get away with 3 adults staying in Premier Inn (Heathrow terminal 4)?

Posted by akPokey@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 104 comments

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Two of you walk in bouncing a basketball between you, counting each bounce out loud. The third person wears a gorilla costume.

What's the oldest tech that you're still using?

Posted by AlephMartian@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 364 comments

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I would tell you but I don't want to jinx it.

What sacrifices would you make for a dream job?

Posted by H1ghlyVolatile@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 46 comments

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Maybe a goat or a sheep. Something bigger than a chicken but smaller than a cow.

How do swimming pool wave machines work?

Posted by BackgroundCookie752@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 28 comments

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Really big bloke on the other side bobbing and down quickly.

Men of Britain, where do you buy your t-shirts?

Posted by squeakybeak@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 777 comments

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If you work in tech then you probably get given some by your company, then you wear them till they fall to bits.

How do corner shops/independent off-licences manage to stay financially afloat when so much money seems to be tied up in large quantities of unsold stock?

Posted by Exotic_Bug3885@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 186 comments

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In my 50 years, I've bought brand name spirits from a corner shop about 5 times, last minute house party invite etc. Each time it's been knockoff quality. Probably explains the profit margin.

Is everyone afraid of having a child?

Posted by Eastern-Move549@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 65 comments

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I'm terrified of having a child but football practice finishes in 10 minutes so I better go and pick him up.

What's the best GoApe in England or Scotland?

Posted by ikudontlikeit@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 6 comments

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Go-Ape with the clip on system is a bit meh for me. Once you realise that it is impossible for you to fall more than 1 metre then the height you go is both much safer and less thrilling. The Phoenix Zip line in Zip World South Wales was quite good fun.

For anyone who has closed a business in the UK, were you confused about what to do?

Posted by Thebestrob@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 17 comments

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I know it sounds obvious but don't leave money in the bank account when you strike the company, otherwise the funds are forfeit and go to The Crown. To recoup the funds you then have to re-animate the business. Save the hassle, remove funds (if any) first.

People in the UK where do you reglaze your glasses?

Posted by AdPale8270@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 50 comments

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Sounds like a drunk wedding toast.

Curious foreigner here, what do middle-class Brits brag (or humble-brag) about to their neighbours?

Posted by wtiawtiaw@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 1208 comments

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The British flex is mentioning a good deal that you got on your holiday / or mortgage rate if close friends etc. like the opposite of being rich, we were careful with our money.

Is this fake? Found on the floor in the rain, it’s got some weird purple like bleeding on the top right corner?

Posted by PieDecent6521@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 559 comments

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And how do you wipe your arse with those nails? I'm getting 3 seashells vibes.

Is this fake? Found on the floor in the rain, it’s got some weird purple like bleeding on the top right corner?

Posted by PieDecent6521@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 559 comments

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Reddit spelling bot - I believe you meant to say 'dyeing'

Microsoft heading to Australian Federal Court for misleading 2.7 million Australians.

Posted by albosoulja@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 77 comments

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Great, can we do Google Workspaces next.

How many nights is customary to stay at someone's home in the UK?

Posted by ProofDazzling9234@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 186 comments

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Look for the telltale signs that it's time to go, lot's of thigh slapping and your hosts standing up and saying 'Right' or 'Well then'.

Who are your favourite UK comedians?

Posted by IsyABM@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 440 comments

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A Brit who had to leave to truly fulfil his potential, [Chris Turner, the Manchester spawned freestyle rapper.](https://youtu.be/L4TJFAWKtkM?si=G0kfstTyOTqm9KJr). Great crowd work, highly intelligent and then finishes with a freestyle rap that knocks most recorded and planned raps into a tiny hat.