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Barry Foster posted:Quoted for truth, with evidence and bonus "I know they sell big bags of solace, but I don't want 'em" is such an amazing line, I think about it around once a month I reckon
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Kegluneq posted:Grand Designs explained: As an architectural technologist, yes, the vast majority of people in the industry and in my company are either quite priveleged or toffs/toff-adjacent, certainly the conversations are 90% about 2nd homes, ski holidays and brand new cars. Our clients tend to be very priveleged too. Personally, I make bugger all and after rent have almost nothing left over. I suppose I am privelaged in the respect that it's a semi-decent bungalow. Love to see them all skirting planning, building and tax regulations though.
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Camrath posted:So, for the next question guaranteed to divide the thread into endless conflict.. Got to go with cheeselets here, although I'm a big fan of a bunch of twiglets crammed into a tuna mayo sandwich. Unrelated, does anyone use Audible? I'd like to get into audiobooks as my hands are a nightmare and I can't hold a book/kindle for long. They have a monthly subscription service that gets you one free book per month but the "Plus Catalogue" you have access to looks kinda limited.
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jiggerypokery posted:The monthly subscription is a book a month. It works out great if you cancel it now and then and catch up. I make the mistake of keeping it running and not listening to everything Thanks for your thoughts. I just wonder if one book per month wouldn't be enough for me, I know they have other stuff but it's a limited catalogue after your free book credit. Although I suppose you're effectively just buying an audiobook for £8 which isn't bad looking at the usual prices.
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Oh dear me posted:I don't, sorry, as I don't take in information through my ears very well, but just wanted to make sure you'd heard of Librivox, which is free. Sweet, thanks! I'll be checking out Librivox for sure. learnincurve posted:Yeh for years and years ama Amazing, thank you. I've gone with the trial, didn't realise you could do those other packages but they sound good too. Will see how it goes and whether the plus catalogue works for me before committing any money to it though. Thanks again friends
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learnincurve posted:Check out Steven Fry’s podcasts on the Victorians and Edwardians as well while you have access to them Will do! Wanted to get his Mythos audiobook too.
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jaete posted:Hello friends, I'm looking for some info on measuring the levels of moist and damp and poo poo (well, watery poo poo) in walls and ceilings and whatnot, with the goal of trying to predict whether a given apartment is currently a mold-infested shithole or about to become one in the (relatively) near future. Is this kind of measurement possible to do by yourself? I know nothing of anything at all, but might be able to buy some fantasy gadget to measure the wetness, if a reliable one exists. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tramex-ME5-Moisture-Encounter-5/dp/B07YDYTYPT/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=tramex+me5&qid=1614604271&sr=8-3 Tramex do some very good moisture meters, we have used them at work when assessing buildings for retrofit. They are very expensive but are good for different materials. There are tons of cheaper options out there but I can't speak for whether they are decent or not, and plenty will come with pins for insertion into bare timber but that's a bit invasive for viewings. I think you'd have to be fairly thorough and you'd have to do a little research on moisture levels to understand what your readings were telling you, but it's feasible.
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Do you guys find that audiobooks affect your sleep? I mean, I read my kindle before bed and supposedly it does help you switch off. I suspect audiobooks might do the opposite?
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Failed Imagineer posted:I find it helps me sleep. Although Roland Deschain of Gilead now makes regular appearances in my dreams, which I guess is a bonus Hah, that's good. As long the lobsters don't show up too.
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Tsietisin posted:Audiobook wise, I will generally go for something narrated by either Nick Pohdell, Ray Porter, RC Bray or Wil Wheaton. That's fantastic. Thanks!
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I'd never even heard of someone trying to take out Cromblyn. Big surprise. Well, this is all so loving bleak. Just all of it really. Some of the very worst sides (and there are many bad sides to choose from) of Britain on display. As expected, outcomes continue to be the worst possible Deketh fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Oct 15, 2021 |
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Syfe posted:When I saw on BBC Boris praising him as kind and always voting for the most vulnerable in society I just had to see how voting record. LOL, the news story should really correct that statement, I hate that death is a free whitewash of being a complete ghoul in life. It's the loving worst. "one of the kindest people in poliotics", get to gently caress. Maybe by tory oval office standards this might even be true but we all have to agree that he was an angel walking on the earth despite how many vulnerable people he voted to screw over. loving decorum Christ I just wish some of it would matter
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big scary monsters posted:Plenty of Tory MPs are doubtless charming people personally, with many friends who will miss them. And lots of backbenchers have their pet topics that they're pretty good on: Amess was apparently big into animal welfare. Doesn't mean they aren't huge pieces of regressive poo poo who do immense damage on the national level. I certainly won't shed any tears for the man being gone. But I think Twisto has it right that MPs getting murdered at random is probably not a good thing in general, and the backlash from this is going to be bad. I do agree with you & Twisto. Just everything about the UK political and media sphere burns my arse
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sebzilla posted:That's... an odd way to describe someone. Maybe from Going Postal? I think someone informs Moist of how many deaths his cons have indirectly caused
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OwlFancier posted:That is Mr Pump yes, he works out how many lives he shortened and by how much, and suggests that this expressable as and morally equivalent to a number of murders. Ah yes, that's it. Amazing quote. Mr Pump being a golem reminded me of Feet of Clay, and the wonderful "We can rebuild him. We have the pottery." Discworld novels are my happy place.
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fuctifino posted:A visual reminder that sick people in the UK can legally have 10g of Ghost Train Haze (Pedanios 22:1) delivered to their home by DX. This arrived a few hours ago, and it's amazing. I have the proper munchies, meaning I've been able to eat my first full meal for over a week Righteous, thanks for sharing. I thought the best you could get was the Sativex stuff. I have chronic pain, a joint condition and the good old anxiety-sadbrains so I will try this. Weed helps a bunch but the worry around it does not.
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Lungboy posted:If anyone here rides a motorbike you might want to contribute to this https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ETVHG5/. Government want to make all aftermarket parts illegal. Then they came for the cans
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Lungboy posted:Cans are the obvious ones, but also screens on naked bikes, better mirrors, different seats etc. Knowing the government they'll word it to cover tyres too. I can understand some of the after market cans because they can get stupidly loud. But there's something very classically ill-informed about the rest. I mean, when I was commuting on bikes, not being able to fit a decent screen would have been brutal. And some stock mirrors were total garbage, so that's 2 safety enhancements right there. Banning things like those would be so stupidly unnecessary.
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Lungboy posted:Yeah it's bonkers. The reasoning behind it is twofold apparently. First, they don't like that bikes are altered so much they no longer comply with the emissions limits that they need to adhere to when they come out of the factory, which I can understand from a legal point. The second is to do with autonomous vehicles, and that modifying them could screw up their interactions with other vehicles or their own software. Simply banning all mods does solve both issues but is a massive overreaction. It doesn't help that bikes and cars are all lumped in together. Interesting, I hadn't considered the vehicle recognition software bit. If that really precluded any aftermarket kit from being usable as they currently exist, the industry would need to collaborate with the vehicle manufacturers to figure out what is and isn't possible. Otherwise that entire market is gone. So yeah, massive overreaction. Anyway, I will Have My Say and do the survey thing
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Clarence posted:Has Queen. 
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keep punching joe posted:Last time I bought 20 richmond for a workmate before all this apocalypse shite they were about £12. 20 Bensons were a cool £5 when I quit. They must be over £15 by now if Richmonds are £12, loving hell Deketh fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Oct 20, 2021 |
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The phrase "levelling up" needs to get in the loving bin already. Neither my bank account nor my barbeque needs to be levelled up. Ok, maybe the bank account, but even then it's only the number that needs it.
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fuctifino posted:I took my 17" ice bong (with ice) to Waitrose today. Outstanding, love it. What's the gizmo you're heating it with?
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fuctifino posted:It's the iSpire Wand induction heater. Its primary use is meant to be a dabbing gadget with specialised dabbing cups, but it works amazingly for the dynavap. It provides amazing 360 degree even heating. Cool. I use a dynavap but the torch lighter is really tricky for me to manage cos my hands are so painful, so it doesn't get much use. That looks expensive as heck but something similar would be useful for me, time for a rabbit hole dive
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fuctifino posted:It sadly is expensive (£150 erk), but I think it's worth it. If you do get one, check out vapefiend and use the code '420' - it'll save you enough to also get the stand for it, so you can have it permanently positioned over a bong. Sweet, thanks. I'll see what options they've got
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