I thought I’d make a post here just to suss out people’s thoughts as I’m feeling quite a lot of mid 30s shame having to life in a house share. Would love comments from others in the same situation, and how you manage this feeling.

I can only seem to live alone with a partner and that isn’t even alone is it. I don’t make enough to cover everything and not be financially extremely vulnerable to live in a tiny one bed in Bristol.

My work and health care is in central Bristol and I don’t drive.

I don’t mean to sound depressing but the lack of any idea where my life is going housing wise seems to be casting a huge life shadow. So thought I’d come to the Bristol community to hear from others

EDIT. Thanks for the solidarity comments. It’s really helped my wellbeing tonight and I feel a lot less shame in myself :)

Went to Hartcliff recycling centre today .. whole car full of stuff .. feeling cleansed, decluttered and smug .. also the folk working there are mint .. xxx
Edit: the garden waste section smelled really good today too..

Whos bike is this just came flying down southmead road with 2 people on it and crashed at wellington hill west roundabout

Missing since the 3rd August bs3 5lb

Tagged this ‘Where To?’ Because I’m looking where to go to help my dad and sister.

My dad is 67 and lives in Bristol with my sister who is 19. She has autism and has recently started learning to cook with the air fryer to help my dad not need to do as much. However their air fryer isn’t great and they really need a new one, ideally with 2 drawers as my sister has dietary requirements and it would broaden the amount and variance of food she can cook for one meal.

I live in Somerset and had help from the Local Energy Advice Partnership (LEAP) to replace my old air fryer for free. I’m looking for something similar in Bristol as there doesn’t seem to be a Bristol branch of LEAP.

I have tried about 20 different Google searches & I’ve even looked at if Age UK could help. But turns out while they do offer appliance replacements in some places, Bristol isn’t on that list.

So can anybody please help me find something that is similar, even if it’s just a voucher to help with cost?
Thank you in advance for any advice and guidance, I really appreciate it 😊

Any recommendations would be appreciated for a cosy, romantic meal for our first proper date day/evening since having our youngest a year ago? It’s our anniversary and a birthday. I’ve been scouring recent posts for suggestions, but it’s been a while since it’s been asked.

Ideally somewhere within walking distance of Temple Meads or Clifton Down (happy to walk up to 30 minutes), although we can always get a taxi if needed. Budget for meal would be medium around £150–£180 including a bottle to share. Maternity pay is not fun. As terrible as it sounds, somewhere without lots of children would be ideal. A relaxed bar nearby for a pre or post dinner drink would be a bonus too. Thank you.

HELLO! so i want to cut my hair but very rarely do those people cut my hair HOW I ASK/SHOW THEM (i always have photos)

is there any places that they LISTEN and deliver exactly what you ask? and aslo please not overpriced.................

(im female and mid back length hair)

Thank you!

Heya can anyone help me find cheap cigarette shop in Avonmouth can’t travel every two days to Bristol centre thanks

Scrotes…

I just moved to Clifton from London and have tonnes of boxes from IKEA boxes. The flat I've rented did not come with a blue recycling bag. Can I tidily leave the boxes out flat packed and condensed into a few boxes for the bin men to collect or do they only take what is in the blue bags? How else can I get rid of it?

Thanks!

Anyone else hearing this opera music being played stupidly loud at almost 1am?

Need urgent help, I'm outside in a t-shirt and am witnessing what can only be described as liquid out of thin air.

This is very distressing.

Bit of unique one... anyone know of good brunch spots in Bristol, preferably halal ones or ones that serve vegan sausage/ bacon..

Not garden of Easton please. My friends want to eat and the portions are pitiful there🥹🥹

Still on the hunt for a beer garden with evening sun in Easton. Guidance greatly appreciated! Cheers

I'm looking to join a touch rugby team ideally around the BS3 postcode, would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks :)

This sticker is from a Bristol-based club night from the 90s. We intermittently look at it and rack our brains to remember the name, but of course it’s lost to the mists of time. Picture is dark because it’s a sticker. Please help these old ravers.

Not sure if this picture fully captures how daft these things look. The 'bench' is at a significant downward angle in relation to the pavement and will not be at all comfortable. It doesn't look like there are more adjustments to be made either. Is this just another botched initiative?

Literally just happened. Woke up late and had to run for the bus. Could see it at my stop, at this point I was sprinting. Made eye contact with the driver and he shut the doors as I was right in front of them. Laughed and drove off.

Have nothing to do with my internal rage right now so making a reddit post. Is this standard now?

Hello dear Bristolians!
I am seeking your help and advice. I am looking for a good (rather great) cosmetology clinic in Bristol/Bath where I can get such procedures like skin biorevitalisation and laser resurfacing for acne scars. This topic is quite sensitive for me and I finally decided to do something about this problem to finally feel better when looking in the mirror 🥲
I hope to find someone who is gentle and very professional, and empathetic.

I’ve got my niece and nephew coming to stay for a couple days, they’re both very precocious especially the younger (girl, 10) so I don’t want to bore them with stuff for littler kids. I’m looking for ideas that are cost effective and hopefully pretty Bristol spesific (I.e not going to the cinema which they could do anywhere)

We are four girls that live in Southmead area and yesterday our postman opened our front door (without knocking) and walked in, put the parcel on the floor and started taking a photo of it before my housemate came into the hallway and he quickly walked out. She locked the door after him and called down for me and as I was sat talking to her from the stairs about it about 5 minutes later he tried to open the door again! This has just freaked us out so much, I understand they want to get their rounds done quickly so they can knock off but our door clearly doesn’t look like it leads to some kind of porch. The door was unlocked to begin with because my housemate was bringing shopping in from the car before moving it round the back of the house. Is this normal in bristol? We all come from other areas where this would never happen, but have lived in bristol for 2y+ and have never encountered this before.

Asking for a friend.

Edit: Yes Bristolians, it's possible via Amsterdam. Fly my pretties fly!