The Sand Trap

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mathcat

6:11 AM

@Ginger this is a masterpiece

@Ginger noice

lyxal

7:02 AM

Wanna know what's always annoyed me about the "Escape to the Country" TV show? How you can get to the end of all the house tours and end up with the couple saying "actually we ain't getting any of these lol" and everyone just has to be chill about it like "oh okay lol" and not "then why'd you waste everyone's time?!"

Like you're better off watching House Hunters where they pick a house 99% of the time, even if it's somewhat scripted or staged

At least then you get a satisfactory conclusion to the show

Not "thanks for showing us all these houses in the British countryside but actually you failed at showing us a house we actually like"

That's basically every episode too btw

It's not like house hunters or the international version where no house is chosen like 1% of the time

It's always usually "none of these were good"

Which gets really bland after a while

It should be called "escape to the country but not when the cameras are rolling and only after show production is finished"

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lmao what

lyxal

Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country is a British daytime television reality property-buying/real estate programme first broadcast on 14 October 2002, produced by John Comerford for Talkback Thames, with episodes first broadcast on network BBC One and repeated on BBC Two. It is syndicated internationally. Production was later transferred to Boundless Productions, a division of Fremantle Media. == Format == The programme's TV format follows potential home buyers as they look for their dream home in the rural UK by viewing three houses (including a "mystery property") in the designated area. After they inspect...

House Hunters

House Hunters is an American unscripted television series that airs on HGTV and is produced by Pie Town Productions. Each episode follows people making a decision about a new home purchase or rental. == Format == House Hunters follows individuals, couples, or families searching for a new home with the assistance of a local real estate agent. In each episode, the buyers must decide among three potential houses or apartments to buy or rent, ultimately choosing one before the end of the episode. The show concludes by revisiting the chosen home a few weeks or months later, when participants describe...

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ah, so the participants also engage in local activities
that makes much more sense than just showing houses off

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PyGamer0

2:15 PM

@lyxal how often do you deal with spiders in your house?

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mathcat

6:27 PM

update: I've kinda given up on the maths problems

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lyxal

9:56 PM

@PyGamer0 maybe once a month

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lyxal

11:05 PM

Coffee and chocolate milk. Good idea in theory, kinda not so good in practice

Purely because the two tastes cancel each other out

You'd probably need something a bit stronger than what I have for it to work and be pleasant

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it also doesn't take much chocolate milk to have an effect
i drink my coffee black 90% of the time but when i do dilute it it's with like 5 parts coffee to 1 part chocolate milk

also it's never actual milk
it's usual almond milk

lyxal

@UnrelatedString ah dang. Sounds like I put too much in

My ratio was probably more 4:1 than 5:1