|
My 40th is in a few months. I'm a little sad that there will be no babies. Mostly I'm expecting my birthday present to be an announcement that retirement age is increasing by another 5 years, thus increasing the chances of me dying at my desk and nobody noticing until my sphincter relaxes several hours later. I don't know what joi stands for, and I'm eating so I don't want to Google it. Not to be rude to Welsh people, but if they're searching for ASMR on PornHub, then either they don't understand ASMR, or I don't understand PornHub. Also, can confirm that East Midlands people do not appreciate BBW IRL *wiggles 3rd chin seductively*
|
#
¿
Sep 1, 2022 19:22
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 10, 2024 02:08 |
|
|
Answers Me posted:https://twitter.com/piercepenniless/status/1566180111849848833?s=21&t=Dc09o1JH08MOhFBmz2Op1A The assumption is that they will be forced. If the Chancellor is saying that people on £45k will struggle, when that average full time salary is about £40k, and hundreds of businesses already closing because of energy bills that haven't even been issued yet, people have a touching amount of faith that pressure from the upper middle classes will be enough to prompt some kind of governement action. The alternative view is that the Tories will hold out for as long as they can lining their own pockets, then call an election hoping to lose it and let someone else sort out the mess. How long will the new PM have to be in office to get their pension and lifetime allowance? That'll tell you when the next election will be called.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 4, 2022 15:02
|
|
|
It has been a whole day into the Truss Regime and people are getting nostalgic for Boris. My house has no insulation, draughty windows, and relies 100% on mains gas and electricity. Periodically I look at attempting to tackle this but it's just overwhelming. The house would need so much work and every single improvement is so expensive, incredibly disruptive and messy, and probably wouldn't do much in isolation. The only saving grace is that it's a tiny, 2-bed mid-terrace.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 6, 2022 23:44
|
|
|
One issue with solar panels is that people don't have a right to light, so they're not a reason to stop a developer building a 20 storey high-rise that blocks the light, or even just your neighbour building an extension/planting conifers that completely shade them. The exception is if the panels have been there 20 years, and even then it's on the homeowner to make the objection.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 7, 2022 22:50
|
|
|
feedmegin posted:I used to work for a branch office of ARM and we got active shooter training. Colleague of mine said her primary school aged kids had to do "earthquake drills" which involved the teacher closing all the doors and the children running around the classroom.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 11, 2022 16:36
|
|
|
The Lord of Hats posted:Like, obviously there's people who do care about it to this degree No, there aren't, nobody except close friends and family care 17 days' worth of grief. You don't get that much bereavement leave for your own mother, but the King gets to choose the length of the mourning period, so here we are. A minute's silence? Fine. Day of national mourning on the day of the state funeral? Appropriate. Organisations the Queen was patron of who want to do something extra? Sure, go ahead, it's relevant. But everything else is pure performance and done out of a fear that the Daily Mail is going to make them villain of the moment for insufficient forelock-tugging. Literally nobody cares this much.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 12, 2022 21:50
|
|
|
notaspy posted:A bit of google mapping shows this to be about 4 miles. If you walk it it would take over an hour but queueing will, erm, increase that. No, they won't. Volunteers from the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance have been drafted in from all over the country to do crowd control/welfare/first aid provision, 24/7. If anyone dies it's because they are wilfully sacrificing themselves on the altar of monarchy, there is too much bloody paperwork involved for the volunteers.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 14, 2022 20:16
|
|
|
EvilHawk posted:Watching 5 minutes of the Liz box live stream is honestly loving fascinating nonsense. It's hypnotic. Someone will have an "ASMR Queue for the Queen (inaudible whispering and respectful sobbing sounds)" youtube by the end of the week. Except not the bit where they change the guards every 20 minutes. Everyone in the queue looks OK considering they've been standing outside for 24+ hours and none of them have brought a jacket. When I was a little girl* I thought the Coldstream Guards had to stand still on guard duty for a whole day, like 9-5, except maybe for a lunch break where they could scratch their nose and take the heavy hat off for a bit. It used to worry me that they were really uncomfortable, and whether they'd lose their job if they sneezed or something. And by 'little girl' I mean until I was about 19 or 20.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 14, 2022 23:07
|
|
|
Out of respect for the Queen, all pub fights must take place in the car park of a pub with a Royal-themed name, and all participants must wear an inflatable crown.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 15, 2022 22:11
|
|
|
I got Alex Belfield and Levi Bellfield muddled up and was really confused about how a killer in prison had carried out a stalking campaign. I wonder why the jury found him guilty of stalking four male victims but not guilty of stalking the four female victims. Reading between the lines, the judge disagreed because he's handed Belfield a lifetime restraining order banning him from contacting them.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 17, 2022 15:33
|
|
|
Jel Shaker posted:till the room is cold or just a few mins? genuinely dont know Just a few minutes. You're trying to change the moisture content of the air, not the temperature of the room. It's even more important to do it if you're drying clothes in the house. Brendan Rodgers posted:Yeah mine too. I'm kinda thinking of rehoming my cats, it's not fair to them if I have them live in a cold house this winter. That would be a last resort though. They'll probably just rehome themselves anyway they know the neighbours better than I do. Unfortunately a lot of people have had the same idea and rescues are struggling. If it's not an emergency - i.e. you are homeless - they might refuse take them. The cost of living crisis means fewer people are applying to adopt. Your cats are wearing fur coats and will not feel the cold as much as you will.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 17, 2022 18:23
|
|
|
Brendan Rodgers posted:Btw the police literally laughed me off about that. Apparently Cats are "property" and I need to "secure" them. Yeah, it's a civil matter. A neighbour took her cat to the vet and at first the vet wouldn't give it back because someone else had microchipped it. Fortunately it never escalated to a legal case but that would have been the only option for redress.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 17, 2022 18:58
|
|
|
I forgot to be deliberately silent at 8pm. I was actually silent, because I was eating my meal but it was accidental respect.Runcible Cat posted:I've (mostly) cleared stuff out of the cupboard under the stairs so tomorrow I'll swab it out with dettol and decide which apocalypse emergency stores go on which shelf. Also some stuff from the smaller cupboard can go into the attic too. And piles of books back on shelves so I'll have clear space on the floor. I really need to sort out my store cupboards, and chuck a load of stuff on Ebay, but I never seem to have a good run of time to do it. Seriously contemplating taking a day off work so I can make a start. SixFigureSandwich posted:Because there's a 24-hour queue for it 
|
|
#
¿
Sep 18, 2022 23:00
|
|
|
History Comes Inside! posted:Whoever/whatever is doing subtitles for the BBC is doing a stellar job though. Macron was called out as “President Mackerel” and we’ve just been introduced to “the leader of the opposition, cursed armour”. Nobody does them, live TV subtitling is automated. If it's not too disrespekful, can we talk about charter cities, because that it not my preferred way to abolish the monarchy. Lady Demelza fucked around with this message at 10:47 on Sep 19, 2022 |
|
#
¿
Sep 19, 2022 10:45
|
|
|
Only another few minutes to go. I really want a go with the crown. Reckon it's a look I could carry off.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 19, 2022 16:44
|
|
|
It was her acquiring the 'Princess of Wales' title that angered people who couldn't get over Diana. That's why Camilla was always known as the Duchess of Cornwall.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 19, 2022 21:03
|
|
|
Guavanaut posted:Did we ever get the Festival of Brexit? It's still happening! It was renamed because even the creatives didn't want to be associated with a Festival of Brexit: https://unboxed2022.uk/
|
|
#
¿
Sep 19, 2022 23:37
|
|
|
What in God's name did you make me listen to? Bobby Deluxe posted:It would be hilarious if we lose Charles and William, and 2023 sees the reign of KING BABY. We've had a ManBaby as Prime Minister for the last couple of years. I for one welcom our new infant overlord, and am totally up for having King Baby on all the stamps and opening leisure centres as long as it's not on a school day.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 21, 2022 20:06
|
|
|
Tomberforce posted:Do these zones override planning constraints in national parks too? Yes. By design.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 25, 2022 09:40
|
|
|
Getting chilly now. Considering putting the heating on now before the October price hike, to make the most of the residual warmth in the bricks.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 25, 2022 23:04
|
|
|
JackChat: they once promised to send me a recipe book for my local food bank and it never arrived. I never mentioned it before because it may not have been Jack's fault. But I wonder if it's a pattern of not following through.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 29, 2022 00:27
|
|
|
WHAT IF Liz Truss had never abandoned her Lib Dem beliefs and is bringing down the Tories from the inside as part of the #LibDemFightBack. Would make me respect the Lib Dems a bit, to be honest.
|
|
#
¿
Sep 30, 2022 22:40
|
|
|
Jaeluni Asjil posted:In readiness, I've bought a pair of very bright Spurtar Camping lights 60W 5000 lumen (adjustable settings) rechargeable beasts £29.99 for a pair (they can also act as power packs) and a rechargeable (via solar or USB) power pack Pxwaxpy Solar Power Bank 26800mAh, Solar Charger (Type C & Micro USB Input) under £30 as there is some kind of deal on them so I can keep my phones & lamps charged if powercuts go on longer. I've looked into solar battery packs for my phone and every single one of them seems to be complete rubbish at the solar charging bit. One review suggested that leaving it in direct sunlight over summer causes the battery under the panel to overheat and lose capacity. But if you put it in the shade, it's going to take a week to fully charge, which renders it pointless.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 6, 2022 00:23
|
|
|
I have a job interview coming up and all your posts of bad interviews has been....inspiring? (It's an internal position so any lies will be immediately obvious)
|
|
#
¿
Oct 6, 2022 21:59
|
|
|
Please don't ask the interviewers why the job has become vacant or what happened to the previous postholder unless you're prepared for the answer to be "they died three weeks after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, leaving a young family, and the person who cleared out their desk to send their personal belongings to their partner openly cried whilst doing so".
|
|
#
¿
Oct 7, 2022 21:18
|
|
|
fuctifino posted:I asked a few friends who are heavy in the BDSM scene, and it's not something they recognise. It sounds like someone's shitpost that went viral I think it was Alice from 'Well There's Your Problem', and if she wasn't the first to tweet about it, she was certainly the one who's post did numbers (as I think the cool kids say).
|
|
#
¿
Oct 8, 2022 19:51
|
|
|
What's Miles Jupp got to do with anything?
|
|
#
¿
Oct 8, 2022 22:36
|
|
|
Someone in this thread once pointed out that in every series of the Revolutions podcast, the actual revolutioning bit took everyone completely by surprise, up to and including the protagonists.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 9, 2022 00:05
|
|
|
NotJustANumber99 posted:if you were just really well funded whats to stop you coming up with your own parallel system of justice? Your own courts and lawyers and judges and juries and so on? And like I'm not overthrowing you but heres my very well funded decision as to why you're a crook and its for everyone to see and well lets decide? Isn't this the enterprise zones/free port city thingies the government are introducing?
|
|
#
¿
Oct 20, 2022 00:47
|
|
|
Has anyone ever dealt with the RSPCA?
|
|
#
¿
Oct 30, 2022 03:03
|
|
|
Neighbour has asked me feed their cats as they're away. Three cats are in a cage about 24in x 18in. There is one litter tray, a food bowl and a water bowl in there as well. Neighbour is unhappy that I've let them out, I'm unhappy about locking cats in a cage this small for 10 days.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 30, 2022 09:33
|
|
|
Mega Comrade posted:What's their excuse for needing them locked in a cage? They don't trust them not to get up to mischief. Basically doing cat stuff like knocking things over, and biting or scratching things they shouldn't bite or scratch.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 30, 2022 09:56
|
|
|
NotJustANumber99 posted:or should have used a cattery. The cats are confined to one room. I'm still going in to feed/scoop poop. This is the second time they've asked me to go around when they're away. The last time I opened the cage door and told them it was too small a space for 3 cats. This is why they've specifically said not to let them loose. What's making me hesitate is that a few people have said because it's a temporary condition it may not be worth reporting when animal charities need to devote resources to more serious cases.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 30, 2022 10:27
|
|
|
Cat Owner just phoned me to reassure me they're "trying to get some bigger cages" and that if I "let them run around for a bit" when I go in to feed them, they'll be OK.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 30, 2022 13:21
|
|
|
Cat upate: Thanks everyone, I have reported it to the RSPCA.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 30, 2022 19:36
|
|
|
Libluini posted:When I asked my local animal shelter a couple years ago what they think a single cat would need as absolute minimum space, their answer was "at least 50m²". That would be a rather big cage. This is about the same size as the ground floor of my house. I have two cats (one mine, one a foster) and under this guidance my entire house is possibly not large enough for two cats.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 31, 2022 21:46
|
|
|
Nenonen posted:What do you think your cats are, Albanian immigrants? Hmmm they are young adult males, jobless, have a poor grasp of English, and expect a hardworking taxpayer to support them.
|
|
#
¿
Oct 31, 2022 22:09
|
|
|
Warmchat: it'll be rolling blackouts at specific times, because up to a week without power in an uncontrolled fashion will kill people in all sorts of ways you'd never imagine. Most mobile phone masts have about 10 minutes back-up, so nobody is calling an ambulance when you fall down the stairs in the dark. Hospitals will postpone routine surgery, because although their power might be fine, it's dangerous to discharge someone home if they don't have power, especially if they need mains powered medical equipment or temperature-sensitive medications. Literally everything comes to a halt and no amount of thermal underwear will help. That said, planned blackouts are manageable. I don't have a generator because I don't understand them, but got a power bank that can apparently charge my phone 4 times, and my solar radio as an alternative power source. For lighting, I have a battery powered lantern (with spare batteries), battery powered fairy lights (to wrap around the bannister so I don't break my neck getting to the bathroom), candles, a torch, and LED tealights. In terms of cooking, I have one of those camping stoves with a couple of gas cannisters and a thermos. I always have a few Pot Noodles, Cup-a-Soups, and porridge bowls in the cupboard which only need hot water. They're not the tastiest things but hot food is hot food. Powdered milk is OK stirred into hot drinks if you don't want to open the fridge or the power is off for longer than expected. There's also a couple of those cold packs intended for picnic cool bags in my freezer. If the power does go out, they might help the food last longer, and I guess if you need meds keeping cool then they can buy you some extra time. An honourable mention for disposable hand warmers! They warm up when exposed to air and stay warm for a good 8 hours. Useful for if the power goes out suddenly and you don't have time to make a hot water bottle. Lambs wool insoles will also help stop the cold seeping up from the floor, if there's no room in your shoes for multiple layers of socks. Everything else, people have already covered. Maybe if you have any outside space, keep a bucket of rainwater so you can flush a toilet if the water pumps fail. I'm not even a prepper, this is all stuff I've acquired after experiencing storms that knocked out the power for 12 hours and houses that were appallingly insulated and impossible to warm in winter with only night storage heating.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 4, 2022 00:38
|
|
|
Where do you all find these taxi drivers? The last two in-depth conversations I had was one driver saying that my working for an animal rescue made Allah happy, and that He would reward me for taking care of His creations, and the other driver being absolutely fascinated by the concept of nuns (it made sense in context) and saying that he and his Christian neighbour don't really understand each other's religion but still put each other's bins out.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 6, 2022 12:32
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 10, 2024 02:08 |
|
|
kingturnip posted:But he isn't wrong on the first point - the UK should be training more staff. A lot of this is due to the Tories eviscerating the pipeline for clinical staff (by cancelling bursaries and slashing the number of commissioned places on courses) Additional point: University funding has been slashed to the point where student fees are the dominant source of income. International students pay more, and so there is an incentive to court more foreign students. People criticise fees, which is valid, but the money has to come from somewhere. Healthcare degrees are not cheap and I can't believe the number of people who don't realise that £9k a year is a drop in the ocean. How much do they think it costs to kit out and run a fully equiped anatomy lab? The cold storage, the dissection tools, the X-ray and CT scanners, all the disposable PPE, the up-to-date clinical textbooks? The answer is that humanities and social science students on cheaper degrees subsidise them, and so if the number of English Literature students fall because "it's a pointless degree taught by the Wokerati", it becomes harder to fund the expensive clinical degrees. So yes, train our own students, but recognise that this is going to cost money.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 6, 2022 12:59
|
|