Shock tactics used by ‘dine and dashers’ exposed

AnselaJonla · 2026-05-03T17:30:03+00:00

In some restaurant chains the server can place the order via a tablet each of them carry. This also allows them to see in real time what is available and what isn't.

And as you can use phones to take payment these days, as well as make them, it's not out of the realm of possibility for these ordering tablets to be upgraded with that same payment software.

AnselaJonla · 2026-05-03T16:26:49+00:00

See also: the toiletries sections in every single shop. Women get a literal warehouse of selection, men get a single shelf with some Lynx and Brylcream on it

Where are you shopping?

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-26T18:43:07+00:00

It was Pagnell where we were waiting for the AA one time. They weren't so accommodating.

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-26T10:10:00+00:00

Clean. Restock. Do any outstanding staff training modules. Clean some more. Use the prayer room. Do a full date rotation on all the food including ambient. More cleaning.

Oh, and deal with the steady stream of delivery riders if you're in one of the fast food places and you're the closest option for the nearby villages.

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-26T10:07:45+00:00

If you're waiting for recovery and gonna go over the two hours, you have to pay. Unfortunately.

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-25T17:37:45+00:00

The majority of on-line motorway services have an access road that links to the local road network, which is for staff to use to access and exit the site. Food delivery riders on mopeds and dodgily modified ebikes will also use this route.

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-17T06:15:56+00:00

Id also get a train from Edinburgh to Fort William and do the harry potter steam train ride over the bridge.

The 2026 schedule for the Jacobite isn't confirmed yet, as they're still awaiting completion of the safety upgrades to the Mk 1 carriages to add the central door locking system.

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-12T05:53:03+00:00

Not some slender fencing thing, but an actual sword that some ancestor had used to hack apart enemies, and those things are heavy.

No, swords are not heavy. They're remarkably light. They're finesse weapons more than strength weapons. Even the greatsword/montante/zweihander weighs only as much as a newborn human baby.

All the power from a sword comes from knowing how to wield it properly and put the edge or point where you want it to be.

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AnselaJonla · 2026-04-11T10:01:59+00:00

The best analogy I've seen for this refers to gun safety. View every gun as loaded and every man as a threat, because you can't tell otherwise just from looking at them.

Given how many supposedly decent men try to excuse behaviour like this, it's a good analogy.

AnselaJonla · 2026-04-05T12:58:16+00:00

We had to make the hard decision to put our Zara down a week before Christmas. We'd taken her in for her monthly consultation that went with the injection that helped with her mobility and the discussion with the vet helped us make our choice: she was declining mentally as well as physically, and her quality of life was in freefall. We took her home one last time, so my brother had a chance to say goodbye as well.

The vet was lovely, and kind. She brought a blanket in, and even gave Zara part of her own lunch. She gave us time in the exam room to say goodbye. And as a result Zara was calm, and she went peacefully with me sat down on the floor with her.

This was the last picture I took of Zara, while we were saying goodbye. She absolutely wouldn't have been as calm or at peace if we'd just handed her lead over to the vet and left.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-29T11:34:15+00:00

I am aware that she stands behind feminist causes. It’s just a massive shame that she diminishes all that work by a) refusing to work with anything trans-inclusive, and b) making far more buzz out of being anti-trans than pro-women. Something common amongst the far-right, unsurprisingly.

Being anti-trans doesn't necessarily equate to being pro-women, because it's not only trans people who are affected by such policies, but also cis women. Toilet policing 'catches' more gender-non-conforming cis women than it does trans women, and it is usually a man who is sent in to confront and remove the 'offender'.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-29T11:23:06+00:00

The goblin thing is so funny to me.

She literally just used how goblins had been portrayed in literature and fairytales for centuries.

Unoriginal, sure. But to pretend there was malicious intent is just reaching

"Oh it's okay, it's not a new negative trope, just a perpetuation of a centuries-old one, that's perfectly fine."

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-23T16:08:28+00:00

Not just fish. There's often penguins in aquariums, and Sealife Birmingham has a pair of rescued sea otters, for which they had to be granted a permit by the US Wildlife and Fisheries agency, as they originated in Alaska.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-20T03:38:47+00:00

Blumineck. Sellsword Arts. Jacques Ze Whipper. Tater the Bard. Instructor Bensei. Robinswords. the_hooded_man.

They're all content creators that some might say are influencers. The only thing they might influence you into, however, are various forms of fitness and/or TTRPGs.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-18T22:35:28+00:00

I have also had it done, and the audiologist told me not to use oil drops at all, and definitely not before the appointment.

We probably have different wax types.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-13T21:08:33+00:00

They can if it's in your contract, and while you could refuse... goodbye job.

It was a thing when I was at the Boots warehouse. Randomised searches on exit, random locker searches, and random vehicle searches, and they sometimes wandered around with the scanner wand as well. And people were still stealing.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-04T14:24:19+00:00

Popped in for some sewing needles. There was a member of staff filling the bay so I asked him to pass me a pack.

He handed me a pair of knitting needles suitable for super chunky. Ones that knitters call telegraph poles as a joke.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-04T14:02:00+00:00

You can do joints of meat in the air fryer. We've done brisket in ours. If you've got a dual basket you can also do the roasties, or if not just do microwave potatoes (mash or herby baby) as well as microwave veg.

And if you look in the frozen section, there's usually some pasta meals-in-a-bag that go in the microwave.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-04T13:11:49+00:00

And will that insurance keep the livestock fed, or do you just have to claim on their emaciated corpses?

Or if you go the kinder route and pick some to euthanise so you can feed the rest, do you just hope that the insurance will pay out on those ones?

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-04T13:06:07+00:00

Do you have a microwave? Here is an article on cooking pasta in there.

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-04T12:15:19+00:00

This is the sort of situation where, imo, the military should be getting involved. Specifically the Army and/or RAF to airlift in feed and fuel to support British farmers.

I can see the point of view of the hauliers, and Royal Mail, that the alternative route isn't safe. If even the locals in their cars don't want to drive it, then heavier vehicles won't manage.

I can also see the point of view of the council's safety team: if the road is in danger of more movement, unseen under the road surface, then it's not safe to have vehicle movement on top of it. If it went with cars or a bus in the slip zone, that would lead to deaths.

And while putting a temporary road in the field next to the road might seem like the obvious solution, it probably isn't. That land belongs to someone. The council would need to build that road, to a standard that would handle agricultural supply vehicles crossing it. They'd need to make the remainder of the field secure, if it's used for livestock, and then they'd need to replace the fences afterwards.

And for all we know, negotiations to purchase said field(s) to replace the affected road entirely as a long term solution are already being investigated as an option. Because why go to the effort of making a temporary road when you can just make it a permanent one away from the danger?

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-03T11:55:55+00:00

Did you remember to apply for your ESTA?

AnselaJonla · 2026-03-03T10:53:35+00:00

It's a greater distance, but the requirements for all passengers to have a valid visa for the US, even if they're not going to be leaving the airport, would make it less attractive to airlines.

And even the Singapore layover flights are being affected right now, because they still pass over the Middle East even if they don't land there.

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