• jimp@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    Got a mate who lives in Singapore stopping over for a couple of nights. I’m working nights so I won’t get to see much of her but it’s great to catch up no matter how briefly.
    Installed a water filter under my sink. I now have a third tap which dispenses delicious cold water. My water stinks of chlorine most of the time so it’s such a treat to not be drinking swimming pool water anymore!

    I hope your week is going well. And thank you for asking

    • GiveOver@feddit.uk
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      1 day ago

      I never noticed the chlorine in tap water until I went on holiday somewhere that didn’t chlorinate their water supply. When I got back, my water absolutely reeked of chlorine. Just one of those things you get used to I suppose.

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Had a call from my daughter to spend a day with her before she moves away for a new job, so I showed her how to responsibly deal with corp. life… by taking a sickie to go shopping with her.

    That’s what office jobs are for…

  • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Was supposed to continue bricking up the other half of the wall. Weather was bad and social life was (somewhat blissfully) nonexistent, so I played Project Zomboid for a bit.

    You quickly get used to the idea that fighting off a horde with a frying pan is better than using a gun (it just draws more to you). You also get really good at changing, disinfecting, and applying bandages. I wish there was more to the game - but that’s it: frying pans and bandages

      • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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        2 days ago

        well the zombies of the 80s were a bit before my time, but I’ve learned that they buried Thatcher and her cohort deep as one possibly can

  • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    yeah alright mate cheers, how was yours?

    I’ve got into a right shit habit of getting home, doing a couple of little jobs, and putting the youngest to bed at 8 or 9ish… only to fall asleep with him.

    I’ll get up at half eleven for an old man piss, and that’s me then - I’ll go down and chat to the better half for a bit until she gets bored of the telly (and my epic banter) and goes to bed, and I’ll be up then until half one or two before going to bed again until 5am.

    Net result is that I’ve been giving it the nodding dog at about half ten in the morning, and taken an early lunch to go out for a run to wake myself up a bit. Nightmare.

    I know research suggests that two lots of four hour sleep sessions is better than one eight hour monster, but my god I’d love one right about now!

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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      3 days ago

      8:30 - 11:30 = 3 hours +
      1:30 - 5:00 = 3.5 hours = 6.5 hours

      Not the worst to be honest, but you might need to sneak in a few power naps during the day

    • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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      3 days ago

      My sleep’s been terrible for ~2 years now… basically got down to stints of 2~3 hours at a time.

      It’s getting better, but I’ve been fretting that I need 8 hours (or at least 7.5) in a single block… didn’t know about the 4 hour thing.

      Got any info on that? (I’ll take a look on t’interwebs, but can’t trust half the crap on there these days)

      • PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk
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        2 days ago

        As always, context is key. I seem to remember this BBC article discussing it as a sleep tool used generations ago.

        It would appear that humans in winter months - when there are fewer hours of daylight - seem to favour splitting into two shorter sleeps with a productive waking period in the middle, where people are now encouraged to do a task (read, do the dishwasher, load the dryer, whatever) before returning to sleep.

        It doesn’t quite fit my setup there but there are some interesting points raised.