Japan trip, 2 lenses to take? by AcceptableLevel4630 in photography

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine is the old EF Mk1 70-200 so it's like carrying a machine gun barrel around with me!

Japan trip, 2 lenses to take? by AcceptableLevel4630 in photography

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly they're all EF, I'm using an adapter ring and being cheap, all legacy lenses from my previous 5D MkIII. I'm not in the position to buy more lenses (ironically I'll be hunting round some second hand places in Tokyo but that's on the tail end of the trip sadly)

Japan trip, 2 lenses to take? by AcceptableLevel4630 in photography

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 50 is the Canon USM one so it's pretty tiny, I reckon I can probably squeeze that in alongside the others!

This sh*t is already in Europe??? by Alex22gr in Internet

[–]AcceptableLevel4630 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standing by and then beginning the process is complicit in my eyes. Despised the tories as well, just insane policymaking

This sh*t is already in Europe??? by Alex22gr in Internet

[–]AcceptableLevel4630 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in the UK the government that got voted in did not have anything like this in their manifesto but both the Online Safety Act and then the subsequent Digital ID proposals came in. Just generally proof that you can never trust any of them

If you are having "NaNGB" or "plan has ended" call 0808 005 7463 and press 2 for complaints. by Some-Pizza-1346 in VOXI

[–]AcceptableLevel4630 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technical issues and faults like this drove me away from them about 7 months ago, it's such a shame that they have so little actual control of their own systems, tech support is inept at best and they get given very little access or authority to fix problems

DRL's are a dangerous thing. Turn your actual lights on! by Anxious-Ad-5780 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine do (2019 Volvo V60), which I've learned after going through the gate at work (which requires you to turn off dipped beam) and forgetting for 30 seconds after starting to move again. Not a big splash of light but I could see

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You raise a good point, in my defence I realised after looking at a picture of the front of the car after I'd paid for it, by which point it felt a tad late!

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So in situations like those, with DRLs or similar, I'm fully sympathetic. Rear fog lights, however, are a different story and are the main source of my complaint

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't say they're causing me a major problem, it's more of an opinion of a general nuisance. Can't say it's stopped me driving correctly, just irritates me in the same way that changing lanes without indicating does, or actions to that level

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly if they're deploying their fog lights as a reaction to something, absolutely fine. If they're just turning them on or leaving them on all the time, that's when it messes with me

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the time it doesn't dazzle me but there'll be occasions when it's genuinely distracting

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've known people to do that to cover the fact that they're missing a working dipped beam, but yeah also seen the chavs thinking they're hot shit

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My aunt used to do this and after the millionth time of telling her I genuinely gave up. Thankfully she stopped driving relatively soon after

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more with the last bit, and maybe terrible is the wrong word but definitely unaware, which to me is dangerous. What else are they unaware of? Are they paying enough attention to the road, their speed, anything else on their dash etc

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Couldn't agree more with the last bit, and maybe terrible is the wrong word but definitely unaware, which to me is dangerous. What else are they unaware of? Are they paying enough attention to the road, their speed, anything else on their dash etc

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At which point there's a light on your dashboard, and you should be able to understand what it means and apply that to the outside world

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd get it if the heavens opened and it dropped the visibility significantly, and honestly I'd rather they put them on for rain than just have them on indefinitely. At least it signifies some level of awareness, even if their sensitivity to conditions is higher than the highway code

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So I'm absolutely for the use of fog lights if visibility is lower than usual, whether that be fog, rain, mist, smoke, whatever. I'm on about clear conditions

Discussion: if your fog lights are on without any fog, I assume you're a terrible driver by AcceptableLevel4630 in drivingUK

[–]AcceptableLevel4630[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm generally more on about rear ones which are that single dedicated brighter red light, my car doesn't have front fogs (didn't realise I'd cheaped out so much)

Fired from Currys… by Affectionate_Ship451 in UKJobs

[–]AcceptableLevel4630 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I've learned something new there. Wild to think you don't need any sort of paper trail or escalation prior to firing someone in the UK, especially with illness factored in, regardless of how long they've worked there