£2,000 extra to move holiday to August
Moving Josh's pre-booked summer holiday from July to mid-August would cost an extra £2,000 in flights alone, making it financially unviable.
Snapshot · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
S12 EP51: The Ransom Is My Ego
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Jun 30, 2026
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Mid-Roll Ads: Carvana, Peyronie's, Home Depot, Choice Hotels, State Farm
At 31:58 · chapter starts 24:10
A substantial mid-roll advertisement block covers five separate sponsors: Carvana's 7-day vehicle return policy, a second Peyronie's disease awareness read, Home Depot's storage sale, Choice Hotels' Comfort Inn direct-booking offer, and State Farm's home-and-auto bundle pitch. This block runs for approximately 15 minutes of total runtime before the hosts return with the Park Run segment.
Rob's Accidental Swimming Pool
Rob bought what he thought was a big paddling pool for £500. It is 12 feet across, comes with a ladder, requires chlorine and a filter, and holds 20,000 litres. He now owns a swimming pool. He has no plan for draining it.
20,000 litres in the pool
Rob's inadvertent garden swimming pool holds approximately 20,000 litres of chlorinated water, which he plans to drain by siphoning onto his lawn over two days.
Josh's Holiday Booking Nightmare
Josh's daughter has broken her arm, and their upcoming swimming-pool holiday is suddenly a disaster. Moving to August costs £2,000 extra; next year is refused; October has 21-degree weather. Rob's solution: buy a waterproof cast cover and go anyway.
Summer Holiday Tips: The Chesney Hawkes Principle
Josh's single best summer holiday tip: don't take your big holiday in week one, or you're Chesney Hawkes opening and closing with I Am the One and Only. Rob's tip: never go camping. Also, pool your childcare with other parents and split the week.
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