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[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 points 5 hours ago

I can imagine that would have gone down well with Boris' biggest fan base.

Followed swiftly by everyone else burying their faces in their palms, on both sides of the channel.

And probably everyone on the ground contracting covid during the raid for bonus "yes minister" points.

 
[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

"Odd, this saveloy is a bit rubbery"

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

Kinda like the BeltBox, but less brightly coloured.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Building wide generating and averaging absolutely makes sense.

It needs tighter regulation though. As when you have apartments that are effectively tied to a provider, protections need to be in place to stop ridiculous energy price hikes and maintenance charges.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 9 points 3 days ago

Bring them home from 2010 going by those prices!

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 5 points 4 days ago

It's getting to the point where the only saving grace for Tesco over Aldi is the delivery vans.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

Someone the other week was talking about something similar to DB's monthly ticket (all non-fast trains for £50 a month).

And that got me thinking just how awesome it would be. TOCs get guaranteed income, people get easy travel.
£600 a year, to just hope on a train whenever you want (so long as it isn't fast).
Hell, give it to the over 60s/under 30s/jobseekers free too.

 

Following Mr Farage's claim that he had been advised not to hold in-person surgeries by the Speaker's Office, the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he would advise MPs to take advice from parliament's security team and "do so safely" if they asked him for advice on holding surgeries.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The great thing is though, it's completely up to you to choose: If you want to carry a child to term, and have the requisite equipment, you can do so.
If someone else doesn't want to, that's their decision too.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 13 points 1 week ago (21 children)

Alternative take: People should be able to undertake one of the hardest personal decisions/actions of their life without the chilling effect of others.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

I think it's time for me to get into the soundproofing and triple glazing business.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

A dark gritty reboot, complete with "BWAAAAAHM" noise in the trailers and TV spots?

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 9 points 1 week ago

I see no downside: If they crash and burn, it's free black pudding!

 

Anybody else on here on the 3D train?

Having recently finished setting up the projector (bin rescue), screen (£20, gumtree), and working out the glasses required (£20, eBay), I finally got my first taste of home shutterglass 3D.

We watched Pirates!, as I happened to have the disc in 3D already.
3D lends itself well to Aardman's models and physical sets.
I like 3D best when it's like looking through a window, or onto a stage.

It also turned out that my steelbook of The Hobbit contained the 3D copy too.
We're only 30 mins through it, but there are some nice shots (I particularly liked the one of Bilbo watching Gandalf through the window)

I checked with CEX, and 3D discs are now mostly quite reasonably priced. So we went and bought about 70% of the local branch's stock, for the princely sum of £20.*

While yes, it is a novelty, and a bit of a gimmick at times...It's fun.
And gives me a bonus inexpensive collectable hobby!

*(Pro-tip: If you're going to do similar, go when it's not busy, and apologise to them in advance. The 3D discs are all mixed in with the standard ones, and the poor guys spent about 20 minutes hunting)

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