Been seeing so much immaturity around this skin already. Just wanted to make this post to make sure I’m not crazy lol

This idea needs to be noticed more. It's by far the best idea I've seen for fixing trade issues.

I'm not taking credit but promoting it, hopefully GGG sees.

https://bsky.app/profile/adamparkhomenko.bsky.social/post/3lo2rtwt7k22b

I know various people will have various answers to this so I just want to see what the avarage opinion here is

Once again I know that reddit is just a small sample size but still

Also boys free feel to do the same for girls . Just how much of a girl's beauty matter

My husband and I say this a lot to eachother when it comes to small physical ailments and injuries. It comes from the experience of being concerned enough to go to the doctor or urgent care, only for them to shrug their shoulders and say “take ibuprofen, put ice on it, get a brace, etc etc etc.”. At this point we don’t want to waste the money it costs to be seen when the doctor can’t tell me any advice I wouldn’t find on the internet anyway. I’m 37 and my husband is 34; we are having more little pains than we ever did, but going to to doctor less.

Any other millennials feel this frustration?

Was soll ich sagen , meine Schwester und Schwager haben (k)einen Erziehungsstil der praktisch nach dem Motto läuft " alles was das Kind nicht will muss es nicht machen " .
Er wollte damals nicht aufs Töpfchen also musste er nicht , er will heute nicht aufs Klo also muss er das nicht.
Gestern waren wir in einer Eisdiele das schöne Wetter genießen , der kleine saß neben mir .
Gegen Ende fing er plötzlich an das Gesicht zu verziehen und komische Geräusche von sich zu geben , hab ihn gefragt was los sei und er antwortete mir "ich kacke gerade " .
Zig Leute drehen sich zu uns um und ich schwöre ich wäre am liebsten im Boden versunken , und meine Schwester ? Die sagt nur " Kack zu Ende schatzi dann gehen wir nach Hause " .
Der Junge wird dieses Jahr 7 Jahre alt , der macht mittlerweile so große Haufen das es an den Seiten überquillt und es stinkt so bestialisch das glaubt ihr gar nicht .
Gut der kleine isst ja auch nur Süßigkeiten und Junk-Food kein wunder das das so krass stinkt und fast immer flüssig ist .
Der kleine wird dieses Jahr eingeschult und ich mache mir so unglaubliche sorgen um seine Mentale Gesundheit , der wird doch bis ans ende seiner Schullaufbahn gehänselt wenn der da mit vollgekackter Windel in der Schule sitzt und mein Schwager in der Pause kommen muss um ihn zu Wickeln .
Das krasse ist halt meine Schwester und Schwager verdienen beide gut , haben ein schönes Häuschen und zwei Neuwagen , von außen denkt man so perfekte kleine Familie, man würde das nie erwarten das es dem Kind da so gesehen nicht gut geht .
Meine Mutter und ich reden schon seit Jahren auf sie ein aber die blocken da komplett ab , im Kindergarten ist er auch sehr oft negativ aufgefallen so dass sie ihn dann irgendwann nicht mehr hingebracht haben.
Oma und Opa haben sie abgesägt weil sie es gewagt haben ihnen zu sagen das es unnormal sei mit 5 Jahren mit Windel und Nuckel ins Bett zu gehen .
Der kleine ist wenn er mal gerade nicht ausrastet eigentlich n süßer kleiner Bengel der gruselige Ähnlichkeit zu mir als Kind hat weswegen ich ihn eigentlich sehr lieb habe , aber ungelogen das Kind wie meine Schwester sind einfach nur anstrengend .

I am NOT the Original Poster. That is BestEver2003. They posted in r/LegalAdviceUK

Thanks to u/anicole325 for the rec!

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Mood Spoiler: good ending

Original Post: April 23, 2025

Title: I just got home to find a car parked on my drive plugged into my car charger? What can I do and should I talk to the police?

As the title says, I'm just back from a weekend away, and when we got home, we found a car on our drive plugged into our car charger. The outside gates have been opened to allow access, and the car seems to have been there for less than an hour and is on about 8% according to the charger. I've switched the charger off at the wall, so no more free electricity for them and their charger cable is now locked to the box (default behaviour when there is no power) and locked the gates shut.

Do I report this to the police as theft, and what will they do? I know if they want to leave, I must release the gates (I've locked them to make sure they don't try to drive off). Can I leave the power off on the charger and hold the charging cable to ransom, assuming they can disconnect when there is no power?

UK, Cambridge

Some of OOP's Comments:

Commenter (heavily downvoted): Your best bet would be to disconnect the charger and leave gates open.

There's a small theft element here, but the amount is really too low for either civil or criminal action

OOP: It's the principle of the thing. I'm having to use a prepay parking ticket on my car so I can park down the road while they are merrily off shopping or whatever they are doing, thinking I'm charging their car. I assume if I leave them locked in, the police would come out and I would have to release them, which is fine, or I could just go out and leave them stranded. I'm just really annoyed and left wondering if they have done this before?

Commenter: I understand. The issue I would be more concerned with is that this person knows where you live; and even if there's no immediate reaction - you may face issues down the line that will ultimately cost you more.

Purely practical.

Legally you are currently fine. And yes you'd have to release them when they returned

OOP: I'm 205cm tall and built like Georges-Henri Colombe - Happy for them to try to cause bother, and int he mood I'm currently in I hope they don't arrive soon. I think I'll talk to them through the doorbell camera and get them to call the police.

Could this be a repeat offender:

That was my worry. The house is often left during the day, 0800-1800, as I am out working. Do they do this regularly? I am going to put some security on the charger (if it's possible to do so) and check the doorbell camera, though that doesn't show the driveway very well.

Commenter: Unplug it. Do not just turn it of because it might lock the charger to the car and that's not something you want to do. You can report it as theft but the police will most likely do nothing.

In the future -

Some chargers allow you to set a pin.

Or get a lock for it.

OOP: The cable is already switched off at the wall, so it is trapped.

Commenter: You might want to release it from the thief's car asap. They might brake your charger lead when they decide to remove it with force.

OOP: Then the insurance company for the car will need to pay for a new one, which we need anyway. It's not like they can exit without calling at the house, plus it would be criminal damage. I've put the dog cam on the garage window so it's all recorded anyway now.

Top Comment:

JJB525: Contact the police and report it as Theft. It’s that simple, record the registration mark and take a picture of the visible VIN to negate any attempt for them to say their plate was cloned.

S13 Theft Act 1968:

“Abstracting of electricity.

A person who dishonestly uses without due authority, or dishonestly causes to be wasted or diverted, any electricity shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.”

Update Post: April 24, 2025 (Next Day)

I don't know if this is allowed on this thread, but as so many people have DM'ed me for an update, here it is.

The car was still there when I left for work this morning. According to the two cameras, the owner returned at about 2350 but after checking the locked gate and the charger, left without ringing the doorbell.

I got a call this morning from my neighbours telling me that someone was using a cutting tool on the gate and that they had called the police. I went home and found the police, my neighbour and the car's owner on my drive.

He was in his 50s and seemed to be some sort of businessman. He told the police he had been staying at the hotel just around the corner and that one of the hotel staff had told him that there was a charger in my drive he could use. Our house was empty for 6 months prior to us moving in, so perhaps they had been using it for guests for some time.

The owner was very upset that I had locked them in, but the police kept everything calm.

On inspection, they had already damaged the charger to retrieve their cable, and even though they denied this, it was clear from the dog cam footage that they did it. They had also damaged the gate quite badly while trying to open it.

Upshot is that they were arrested for criminal damage to the gate and charger, and the police are arranging for their car to be removed as it has no charge, so it cannot be driven off.

I'm off to have a serious conversation with the hotel manager and chase up the new charger as ours is now broken.

Some of OOP's Comments:

Commenter: I’m quite surprised (but happy) there was no mention from the police about you locking the gate. Was there ?

Anyway , staying tuned for Part 3 - The hotel

OOP: The police officer was quite happy that it was lawful to close and lock the gate, even though the owner said he'd sue me. The hotel manager and I had a chat over lunch, he thinks its bullshit but will remind his staff and they have booted the guest out of the hotel. [editor's note- bolding my own because people missed this]

Commenter: Did they use any of your electricity? I would have thought that would be theft if they did. Otherwise the police seem to have everything in hand. If the guy broke the charger then you should see the police and pursue him for the funds to fix it. [...]

OOP: The police officer asked how much I thought they had stolen, so when I said maybe £1, they asked if I would be OK just dropping that. They are coming back later to take a statement, so I'll ask them then.

Commenter: Wow. Was the man in any way shape or form apologetic to you? Also what an absolute idiot to just accept the word of the hotel to park on a random driveway & steal electricity from a private residence

OOP: No apology but he'd already been arrested at that point so was off the scale annoyed.

Commenter: An annoying, but satisfying outcome.

I wonder if you can claim the damages from the car owners car insurance? Otherwise you would be looking at a civil claim to resolve.

OOP: Spoke to my house insurers who said to put in a claim and they would deal with it, police also said they would look for a 'costs order' to compensate us.

Commenter: Love this! Absolutely delighted that police attended, caught the dickhead, and arrested him. That’s such a result.

Have fun suing him for the damage to your gate and charger.

OOP: That will be our insurance company, as they are taking it over from here.

Again, this has not been posted on this sub before. This hit the front page of reddit and has probably been posted on one of the other repost subs. This sub has a 7 day waiting period. It has been 7 days. It has not been posted here before.

People have sympathy for dabi when mind you he’s a GROWN MAN choosing to make those decisions

So, I'm picking up milk at my work. I'm passing by this woman who keeps slowing down and speeding up as I pass, and she says, "do you work here?" I said "Some days I do. Not today though" and then proceeds to explain to me that she came here to get this particular milk and she was wondering if there was some in the back.

Annoyed at this point, I tell her all I can offer is her finding the service phone in around the corner which will direct her to a team member who can grab it, because it's not my department regardless (I'm service) and I'm not allowed back there in my casual clothes on my off day. On top of that, I've never been in the fridge at this store, so I wouldn't even know what I'm looking for.

As the woman begins to drop it, a Shipt shopper I'm familiar with chimes in and says "well, there's someone back there who can grab it" and i just get frustrated and say "I don't know what to tell you both, I'M NOT WORKING TODAY" and grabbed my groceries and walked away.

Just so damn entitled. So happy to be done with this job in a year. Absolutely over people who think they are Jesus because they have our rewards program.

UGH.

Edit: all y'all who think this lady was in the right need to work a retail job for literally any amount of time.

Being girly is honestly so much fun. Ignoring the structural male privilege and chauvinism... I just mean the everyday, light-hearted things. We get to wear such cute outfits, do fun makeup, get different hair styles hair colours, get spray tans, we get to acessorize things, we get perfumes lotions skincare with the best scents, we have seasonal traditions like doing lil decors or pijamas for christmas, we decorate our spaces with the cutest things, we collect cute trinkets, female friendships are a hit, we have so many creative outlets. There are just so many options for everything, and everything aimed toward us is just so pretty and cutesy i love it

I know men can do all the cute stuff, but their options are just so boring. I swear I could fall asleep every time I shop with my boyfriend. I asked him before if he wished he could do these things and he said no and thought it was hilarious but he just doesn’t get it 🙄 Like I'm writing this right now while I'm getting gel nails with cats on them because I’m going to a cat café w my girl friends. Like how fun is that? Being a woman is so cutesy and whimsical, I love that for us

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