Kin posted:

Is there a decent website for totally novice people looking to grow their own veg?

I'm talking a step by step guide with links to things to buy and explanations for any and all jargon.

I basically just wanna try growing poo poo like potatoes, carrots, broccoli etc but have absolutely no idea where to begin.

Prince John posted:

I'll make a small contribution to bird chat. They aren't perfectly focused but these were flying overhead this afternoon!

DesperateDan posted:

winegums posted:

I'm not convinced any of the shitshow of replacements in the tory party would want to take over once boris RIPs outa here. Brexit was bad enough, but at least they could massage things with their extensive control of the media. Pretty hard to bullshit and blame brussels on the massive loving body count but obviously they'll try.

Josef bugman posted:

What? Why?

baka kaba posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/jewdas/status/1247522139080511491

OwlFancier posted:

Yes they have a whole category for it, in fact.

pumpinglemma posted:

Can I just point out that no-one working at a university ever loving wanted to sell education as a commodity to begin with? Credit for that idea goes to Blair, Cameron and Clegg.

e: As for where the money went, I think mostly the government cut the teaching budget to match so we never got much (if any) extra money to begin with. In terms of what waste I can see now, mostly the existence of upper management and their fetish for shiny new buildings.

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Did you roleplay real life and completely shut down the traffic by, well, by doing anything in cities: skylines

Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1248148683822071809

This oval office is such a damp squib.

Jippa posted:

Also

https://twitter.com/RossKemp/status/1248631268549394432

Aphex- posted:

I used to post there years ago until they put the byob theme in, and I just couldn't get past the colours. Is there any way to turn it off? I might just not be byob enough.

mehall posted:

Nestle are awful, but also don't begrudge the little pleasures people can find to make life bearable.


Not sure how I'd survive the grimdark future of Tory Britain if I wasn't allowed chocolate oranges.

Angepain posted:

i keep getting worried about this couple across the street. i usually sit by the window so every now and then, even before the lockdown, i would hear the guy yelling at his kids or possibly also at his wife/girlfriend. I generally can't really make out what's being said but the force of the tone is always kind of suspicious. just now I heard him going off on one with the kids and the woman there, something about how she shouldn't have left the window open and now one of the kids has dropped something out of it, or something, with a whole lot of "loving"s thrown in. I don't know these people at all and I don't really know if there is anything I can do or could do or if i'll ever know if there's something going on or if i just don't like people raising their voice in any capacity. i imagine the lockdown isn't helping the situation any regardless

Aramoro posted:

I see racism is going to be Starmer's Antisemitism. Doesn't really matter what he does, it's going to plague him.

Kin posted:

Piers Morgan is a bit of a prick, but he seems to be eviscerating Matt Hancock just now.

Meanwhile the BBC are fellating an old man who walked around his house.

goddamnedtwisto posted:

12 million now, and fair play to the old bloke.

Personally though I'm angry at the normalisation of the idea that the NHS should be funded by charity rather than taxation. See also - the completely fawning response to the Duke of Westminster giving 12.5 million to the NHS after dodging several billions in inheritance tax.

ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:

HJB posted:

Ah, silver lining, that's alright then, ignore the first bit.

justcola posted:

Which industry were you working in (and where?) - there's a few hardship funds going around right now depending on your sector.

Liverpool - https://liverpool.gov.uk/benefits/help-in-a-crisis/
Manchester - https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200008/benefits_and_support/6302/apply_for_a_cash_grant_if_you_are_in_financial_crisis
Various Creative sector stuff - https://www.creativescotland.com/resources/professional-resources/covid-19-directory
Music - https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/HardshipFund

And the UKMT fund of course. I'll be getting my UC payment next week but have no idea what it's going to be as I'm still getting paid from contracts for last month. Hope you're alright - if you've been abroad are you entitled to any help from that government?

Ben Soosneb posted:

Hey Thread, I could do with some advice for a friend, or more realistically put him in the right direction to get some advice.

Friend A rented a small house, and sublet the spare room to Friend B. B Wasn't on the lease or anything, was very much a month by month lodger arangement.

Sadly A died 2 weeks ago, corona virus. B had been working from home in his room, came down in the evening and found him dead on the sofa. B's been completely self isolating since.

Now the landlord has told him he needs to be out in 10 days. Obviously this isn't your everyday situation, and probably doesn't fit into the current "no evictions" category?

B's from Eastern Europe and doesn't have any family to stay with. I'll put him up if needs be but i'll very much be a crashing on my sofa in an already full flat.

Are there any charity / free advice lines he should ring? Can the Landlord evict him ? Obviously there's no arrangement with B and the Landlord, so I guess he's effectively sqatting at the moment. This is well out of my expertise but would like to at least point him in the right direction.

NotJustANumber99 posted:

How long is the rent paid up for? Also it's not going to be pleasant I'm sure but he'll be able to stay longer than 10 days because you can't just turn up and turf someone out like that? But I dunno wtf. Shelter defo as a starting point. Negotiate with the landlord? Offer to pay the rent if they can?

baka kaba posted:

what a romantic moth

is that a moth? feels like a moth