GreatAlbatross
@GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk
- Submitted 1 day ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 12 comments
- Comment on Busses with LED advertising on the side. 2 weeks ago:
Like the arena in my area that keeps lights on all night (apparently to help the grass grow), while causing shitloads of light pollution. Why are there even regulations for grass quality? A bit of random pitch variance might make football interesting.
- Comment on We've increased our subscription from $9.99 to $29.99 a month 2 weeks ago:
“We realised we could use the same neural pathways that rabies does. Isn’t it lovely when nature saves a large corporation development money?”
- Comment on Not enough teachers, children turned away: Schools 'can't cope' with population boom 3 weeks ago:
100% agree on this. The societal backstops get underpaid, then every other resource comes crashing down on them.
Honestly, I’d consider teaching, and probably wouldn’t even mind doing the pastoral side of things, if it just paid OK, and wasn’t treated like “wow, you get to teach? And you get 6 weeks off in summer? Lucky!” - Comment on WH Smith in secret talks to sell historic high street arm 3 weeks ago:
Smiths own a lot of their commercial property, so they can often hang on to a location when other stores on lease agreements might have closed up.
It’s been talked about for a while, when the vulture capital firms would eventually be in to squeeze all that real estate juice into billionaire pockets.
- Comment on Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin blames 'dinner party classes' for pubs crisis 4 weeks ago:
For me, the price difference between chain pub food and nice resturant food is now too small as a percentage.
If I’m going out, and the choice is £20 a head in a half decent local restaurant, or £17.50 for something mediocre in a pub full of sports fans, it’s not a hard decision.Same as happened with a lot of the fast food places: When you’re approaching “proper food” money, people will spend a couple of quid extra for something nicer.
My local does decent cheap food, and does well because of it. (And in this comparison, it’s the £12.50 option)
- Comment on Driver stopped in Tesla Cybertruck banned in UK 5 weeks ago:
I think Brum lives in the Cotswolds.
CT would never make it there, too many A roads. - Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination 5 weeks ago:
Always nice to have a silver lining!
I really don’t want to think about a 10 year future where everyone has to go through this. - Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination 5 weeks ago:
The bioaccumilation of PFAS in mortal blood is concerning for me and my colleagues.
It would be very sad to live for 600 years, only to be killed off by rain fire suppressant. - Submitted 5 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 17 comments
- Comment on UK ‘one of world’s least work-oriented countries’ claims BrewDog founder - as he slams obsession with 'work-life balance' 5 weeks ago:
IIRC, the owner chose to support brexit because it might mean the UK implemented minimum alcohol pricing sooner, which might have increased his trade when the gap between supermarket and pub drinking got smaller.
It really rubbed me the wrong way that was his reason. - Comment on UK ‘one of world’s least work-oriented countries’ claims BrewDog founder - as he slams obsession with 'work-life balance' 5 weeks ago:
Spoons and BD have been on my “do not drink at” list for a while.
This underlines the BD one for me. - Submitted 5 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 18 comments
- Comment on UK lawmakers slam Chinese fast-fashion company Shein for refusing to answer questions on its cotton supply 1 month ago:
#JAM
- Comment on Elon Musk wants the U.S. to “Liberate the people Britain from their tyrannical government” 1 month ago:
Adrian Binnmann will be straight over as soon as you let that nice billionaire run the country.
- Comment on Elon Musk wants the U.S. to “Liberate the people Britain from their tyrannical government” 1 month ago:
Maybe they’ll bring some friendly bombs for Slough.
- Comment on End of an era as Radio City tower hosts final live broadcast on Christmas Eve | Liverpool 1 month ago:
They’re mostly very, very, very automated.
Any human that can possibly be replace with a server, or multiple humans replaced with one central one, they’ve done it.
- Comment on Vegan drink Oatly can’t call itself ‘milk’, judges rule 2 months ago:
The barista grade stuff works pretty well in builders tea, honestly.
You just have to get in the habit of shaking the carton. - Comment on Vegan drink Oatly can’t call itself ‘milk’, judges rule 2 months ago:
They see younger generations moving away from dairy, and claim it’s because non-dairy stole the words.
When in my case at least, it only took a week milk-free to realise that having mild discomfort in your stomach all the time isn’t normal.
And that drinking MOMA instead left me feeling lighter and happier. - Water firms push for higher shareholder returns as Ofwat considers bills increasewww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 2 months ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 1 comment
- Comment on Who stole all the pies? Michelin-starred chef 'gutted' at theft of 2,500 pies. 2 months ago:
- Comment on Who stole all the pies? Michelin-starred chef 'gutted' at theft of 2,500 pies. 2 months ago:
I think I’ve found footage of their getaway: Pastry
- Comment on UK government announces tender for live facial recognition technology 2 months ago:
You just know there is a room full of MBA types about to pitch GPT written code for this tender.
GPT written pitch, naturally. - Comment on Typhoo Tea to be rescued by vape maker for £10m - BBC News 2 months ago:
Something, something, businesses getting replaced with vape shops.
- Submitted 2 months ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 26 comments
- Comment on New plans to ensure the BBC’s financial sustainability set out by the Culture Secretary 2 months ago:
I failed my TV test last year.
Accidentally held the channel change button for too long, ended up on babestation.
Instant end of the test.
- Comment on Typhoo Tea falls into adminstration 2 months ago:
My friend, while you may be correct, what you’re doing is a bit like walking into spoons, and telling a larger lout that his Carling is pisswater.
Not necessarily wrong, but possibly not tactful. - Comment on ugh i wish 2 months ago:
I like to moovid, moovid.
- Comment on ugh i wish 2 months ago:
Damn.
I didn’t have “Raw Milk encouraged by the US govt. causes second pandemic in 5 years” on my bingo card for 2025. - Comment on France publishes new provisions making solar mandatory on parking areas 2 months ago:
I remember when they were announced, everyone with half a brain and not directly linked to the companies making them thought they were stupid.
Similar to the company that is super keen to put fibre optics through the UK water pipes :|
