permanent russophobia

Its not a phobia if it is completely rational. I hope Ukraine kills every bastard who marches over that border.

When the clock strikes 5:30 we usually tell each other to get the fuck out the office. Ensure no one ever accidentally does any unpaid overtime.

With increases in prices then surely there would be increased support for improving energy efficiency? Which you get with heat pumps and insulation.

My total energy bill is like £85/month with a heat pump and likely to drop soon from increasing efficiencies in my house like new internal doors. Its not even a new build, pre-war.

I like having it as one of the tools though, so I use the Swiss army knife which doesn’t require justifying to a police office who is having a bad day.

Because motorways are famously never going to leave you stuck in traffic…

Why not a city car EV and just rent another car when you need to make long journeys?

Or for me in the UK, why would I want a car, you can’t even drink in it. Trains have staff to sell me a drink.

UK version: instead of waiting for hours in hospital with a hurty hand

Sounds nice, though its over double the price of my current ones and the ones only held in place by being wedged inside your ear don’t really appeal to me, they can fall out easily. I use over ear ones instead as they allow you to hear a bit more of what is going on around you.

Trespassing isn’t a criminal offense where I live. If you leave when asked by the land owner the worst they can really do is try and charge for damages which they have to prove. Of course you don’t have to tell them who you are either and if you are leaving when asked the police will laugh at them.

There are a few exceptions like military bases and railways, but otherwise its a civil mater and the police don’t care unless someone is refusing to leave when you have asked them to.

In the UK it is. Sewage is routinely dumped on beaches and in rivers as a result to boost shareholder profits.

In response to this I support jury nullification to anyone who causes any harm to CEOs or execs of sewage companies.

So what? Most people aren’t driving a Ferrari either. Just get a normal car instead.

UK version.

999 - Ambulance please.

Is the patient breathing?

Yes. But its quite heavy.

Find native plants in your area. Meadow flowers are probably a good place to look for cheap sources of seeds.

Mix the seeds with something that you can form into a ball. Garden soil might work well but it depends how much clay is in your soil. If it is too crumbly you could try adding clay or just use clay on its own.

Once formed into balls, yeet them to deploy! Optionally you may want to let them dry out a bit first. Could throw them, or a staff sling could be fun. I suspect it would help to make and launch them shortly before heavy rain so they get a good start with moist soil.

I like mine but its not legal for general purpose carrying in the UK because of the safety lock on the blade. Yes I know UK knife law is dumb, but that is what I have to live with. They do make ones without it but mine is from before those laws came in.

Its not illegal to own or carry, but you require a good reason to carry it and that is somewhat vague. Swiss army knife has a soft “lock” where you just need a bit more force to start closing it which is fine as its not a locking blade.

IIRC the TLDR of the law is that a knife is illegal to carry. Unless you have a good reason OR it doesn’t lock and is under 7.62cm. So Swiss army knife doesn’t require convincing a police officer that your reason is acceptable.

At least gamers have a hobby. I know a few people that just don’t have anything.

My bike light is about 800, I don’t really know what I would need 6000 for… But I kinda want it.

You do have different sorts of prepping though. Some act like they are preparing a fallout shelter and equipment to continue for years afterwards. If you are buying a freeze dehydrator, you are going too far.

But far more reasonable is stuff like being prepared for a power/gas/water outage or local shops can’t get restocked for a few days.

Also being prepared doesn’t have to mean having equipment to replace those functions. It could also just be something to keep you going for a few days without it. Tinned food that can be eaten cold for example.

We have enough dry ingredients to last a few weeks if necessary and rainwater collection with water butts. Not ideal but if there was an emergency we could boil and drink it. Camping stove and I keep a tub of sticks as fuel for it and to leave them to dry out.

I got to make use of my Swiss army knife at work. With the fucking awl! I and I alone knew what it was capable of.

What is wrong about gaming and marvel? I don’t really know much about marvel, gaming is surely such a wide thing how can that be a problem at all?

Outside of memes I genuinely don’t know anything about Thanos. Is he good or bad? What does him being on a poster mean