u/tszewski

Had a brief interlude between Teams calls when working from home in my role as a strategic advisor to the cheese industry, when I thought I could pop to the local Marks and Sparks to pick up some inoffensive knitwear. My fold-up bike was folded-up so I put on my favourite gilet, jumped in the wife's mini SUV, loaded up my favourite Rory Stewart podcast, and set off for the retail park. "Do I fancy navy blue, or grey" I thought to myself, whilst driving under the speed limit and giving a minimum 10m gap to any cyclists that I shared the road with. Luckily this Sparkies also has an M&S food, better voice note the wife to see what ethnicity of food we're having this evening. I buy my wears, shame I can't leave a tip as the foreign lady at the counter was very polite. "we're having spag bol" the missus replies back - excellent, I can grab some alcohol free peroni while I'm out (I know it's Friday but I need to be fresh for the park run in the morning). Gosh I love my life as a centrist dad, my only regret is that I pay too little in tax. Quick pit stop for a latte from the drive through Costa, need to get back for the 2pm call.

What's your favourite part of being a centrist dad? Is it the moral superiority for never having too strong an opinion? Or the middle class sensibility to invest in the right cash ISA to see the kids through Uni?

The algorithm™ has latched on to the fact that I've been looking for timber kit houses/prefabricated timber structures for a holiday property. I like the Bunkie system of overlapping timber pieces that are pre-cut to fit, and can just be delivered and assembled at the location. Then these "Volfreda" Chinese adverts and short videos start appearing. On the surface they look like good value, you specify the model and optional extras, they ship it to your location and you just bolt it together. In theory, if it is made from galvanised steel and aluminium cladding, it should have less maintenance and be more robust than treated timber. The design and layout is basic but adaptable, and would suit my needs. It has services pre-installed and just needs a foundation and connection to the utilities. Wondering if anyone has any experience with them? They are marketed towards quick deployed air BnB rentals for developers, I would imagine discounts are possible for bulk purchases for example.