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Colleague at work is going though a rough time with their mums health and just general rotten luck in their personal life. An otherwise honest worker and they're good to be around. I've heard reliable snippets about HR not being happy with their attendance and how that's going to play out for them. From someone who's gone through some family issues in the recent past (I've posted on it here, maybe 18months ago) it's pretty galling to hear the lack of compassion out in the open. Is this how grim people really are? HR - I get it, they're just against you despite the facade. But others amplifying the noise doesn't sit well with me. Workplaces seem to be full of pretty weak characters, you're lucky if you're getting 1 in 10 who have any awareness beyond themselves. No amount of mental health first aider type chat is going to change that. Be that 1 in 10.

Some very honest posts from you, thanks for sharing. The phone thing I think is very important. I'm now off all social media bar Instagram which is pretty much just nice photos. Hobby wise I'm light too. I collect various things and also cycle quite a bit. Unfortunately a lot of the cycling is work commute so not always the big positive it should be. On the meditation thing, I struggle to sleep without listening to some spoken word type stuff. Used to be old Ricky Gervais XFM pods but now it's just any kind of comedy podcasts where there's some good chat etc. That's my meditation. Keeping busy chimes with me also, I'll randomly go to the supermarket and do a big shop just to tick a mental box or completely clean and wax the car at a moments notice. A lot of what you're saying seems to hit home for me so thanks for sharing, you're not rambling.

Alonso staying put continues the disappointing trend of F1 happenings at the moment.

The only drinking caffeine on the weekend is the single most boring thing anyone has ever said

Honestly one of my favourite quotes. Tim just at total break point and doesn't give AF. We should all be more like Tim

I froze your tears and made a dagger, and stabbed it into my cock forever....

Just wait til you realise he's had it made into a neon sign and is hanging on the wall in his house.

Much more Bernie Collins, please.

Awww FFS this will be ages before it gets going again

The DC/MS crash at Spa was either a genuine mistake, or the perfect crime. Arguably it gave Häkkinen the title that year makes it even better either way.

Nice post. I'm not sure anyone will really know what happened between DC and MS at spa, but otherwise agree on everything else

George Russell would probably have crashed regardless.

Have Adidas considered that the random nature of the home top is perfect news for the DH Gate Thai counterfeit good guys. I've ordered one, was £12.30. If it's rubbish I'll donate it to the clothing bank. Based on anything I've had until now, I'd doubt it.

I recently got a new phone. Pleased to say the inexplicable association with my pals contact number and Craig Levein as a display pic remains intact..... an in joke from about 15 years ago lives on. Whenever I plug the phone into the car, oor Avril pops up

Very few are particularly likeable tbf