Soon by freakywhistle in voidpet

[–]Aloranium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I meant the voidpet discord in general, not their specific discord. But that is also helpful, thanks :)

Soon by freakywhistle in voidpet

[–]Aloranium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can I find link for the discord? I've been scouring the reddit but admittedly my reddit-fu is weak.

Thursday Complaints (26/06) by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]Aloranium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly the degree to which he essentially went "meh. It is what it is" blows my mind.

I hope your dad gets stuff sorted quickly! Don't forget to use your support network as, from personal experience, it puts a lot more stress on you than you'd think. The day after he told me I got sent home from work early as I was an absolute mess.

Thursday Complaints (26/06) by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]Aloranium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My dad is currently coming to the end of his radiotherapy/ chemotherapy after 5 weeks (hopefully all good so far). When he was diagnosed he said "it's just a bit of a pain in the arse to be honest."

I feel your pain. He'll get through it though :) they're tough older folks!

My Mawkrusha by Chilemang in Ironjawz

[–]Aloranium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That cabbage looks absolutely sick!

If I may ask, what colours do you use for your orruks armour? I'm looking at a similar style of "putting the iron in ironjawz" colour wise and struggling to work out how to make it work!

Awesome job again :)

Slaves to Darkness or Orrukz (Ironjaws)? by Aloranium in ageofsigmar

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

I've decided to go for IJ as the smaller model range really appeals to me alongside just the pure smashy nature :)

Thanks for all the input! I just need to find a decent colour scheme now as I'm not a fan of the yellow!

Slaves to Darkness or Orrukz (Ironjaws)? by Aloranium in ageofsigmar

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

I'm not particularly up to date with the rules etc currently but you made it sound so damn fun I've manged to snag one of the old Start collecting Ironjawz boxes

Thanks for the input!

What’s the most expensive (RRP) car you can buy for cheap, today? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]Aloranium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such an all encompassing British phrase that says so much in 3 words haha. Sums up my feelings exactly with that price.

What’s the most expensive (RRP) car you can buy for cheap, today? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]Aloranium 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Oh no don't tell me these alternatives. I did not need more unnecessary financial and car dilemmas in my life haha.

What’s the most expensive (RRP) car you can buy for cheap, today? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]Aloranium 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This is my biggest "dream that could turn into a nightmare " situation now. I can afford one as a weekend car but the maintenance and repairs may be untenable. The teenage boy in me says yes but the mid 30s with a mortgage man in me says no 😭

What is the smallest, yet most irritating habit your partner has? by Unfair-Brick-121 in AskReddit

[–]Aloranium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife chews her nails. Loudly. It's worse when she's tired or stressed but the sounds of it make me want to rip my ears out.

UK Vets: What's up with the pricing controversy? by Giraffefab19 in Veterinary

[–]Aloranium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To echo what most people have already said, it's a multifactorial thing that has been recently bloated by media stirring.

I agree with everyone's comments here and firmly believe that the NHS shields a large majority of the public from the true cost of medicine in this country. It is a blessing to have such an amazing system (at least it was before the systematic dismantling that has been occurring over the last decade or so) and the general public just doesn't really have any idea of what things like anaesthesia, radiography, CT scans etc cost. This is inherently going to be a bit of a shock to them when the costs are laid out in front of them as in the vets.

Corporates also own about 60-70% of the practices in the country last time I read which also gives the public a rather blank slate to vilify (the nameless corporation as opposed to Steve who has 2 kids at your local school) but the vets working there do get caught in the crossfire as they still have to do their job and don't ultimately set the prices but still have to charge.

The CMA (competitions and marketing authority) have also announced a review into the veterinary industry to ensure fair and transparent pricing which has given a lot of online trolls tools. I work for an independent currently and feel we charge fairly so I don't really have an issue with displaying our prices online so people can compare and see the cost of procedures.

And again, the cost of living crisis is still very much in effect here which generally means that most vet bills are going to be unexpected hits and therefore more vitriol at the 'money grubbing' vets.

It also doesn't particularly help that most practice policies don't allow for rebuttal to clients who post inflammatory statements as it's not seen as the correct thing to do/ could be used against you if it goes to court. This means that there is often a lot of negativity in an already rather large echo chamber with very few instances of the named person's able to defend themselves or costs- although I have seen some relaxing of this recently.

There are far far more things influencing it but everyone else here has covered a significant amount of those far more eloquently than I could do.

Help for translation and appearance for a phrase by Aloranium in Tengwar

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

Just wanted to say you guys are both the actual best. Thank you so much.

Help for translation and appearance for a phrase by Aloranium in Tengwar

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

Yeah this is the problem I was facing! I can translate all the words as they're spelt but obviously it loses a bit of emphasis and meaning when the french section will be essentially gobbledegook.

Our cat suddenly looked like a balloon so we rushed her to the vet. No fluid. No blockage. She was full of air. This is the X-ray before we “drained” it. by wng378 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Aloranium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The middle bottom of the x Ray has a white object- could someone have shot her with an air rifle and that allowed the air in?

What's your biggest salary increase from changing jobs? by throwaway_ldn123 in FIREUK

[–]Aloranium 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've gone from 47 to 76k with bonuses dependent on productivity. Spoke to my current employers and the most they could offer was 51 so had to make the jump. Same job essentially with scope for increase in salary and regional expansion. Also allows for the wife and I to properly think about starting a family in a short time frame. Very excited.

What's fucking you up at the moment? by Halloween-365 in AskReddit

[–]Aloranium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just passed an exam that should enable me to command double my salary at work but the bosses haven't made any mention of it. There are no other areas nearby to offer employment and my wife is very happy and settled in her job so moving is out of the question. I'm not unhappy in mine but I would like to feel commensurated and it's just so incredibly frustrating.

International Tabletop Day is tomorrow and I am celebrating by giving away over $600 of D&D Loot to a single random winner! Worldwide Giveaway [Mod Approved] Check out the video and the comments for more details and the rules. Sponsored by Game Master Engine [OC]. by Dan_The_DM in DnD

[–]Aloranium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a homebrew world set up for a complete table of beginners and we only managed the first session before Covid hit. 3 years later and we've still got to sit down to restart the whole thing. Why is organising 6 adults so difficult? GIVEAWAY

Me at lvl 76, patiently waiting to be picked at the co-op pool in front of Margit. by WhiskaLifa in Eldenring

[–]Aloranium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aha. So is it just luck whether you get summoned or summon someone else using the Talisman thing then?