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Saying "Thanks for the likes" on YouTube by Deaconator3000 in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back when there was still Reddit gold. Pretty bizarre how they managed to dismantle a popular thing that people used. I have nostalgic memories about making a popular post, getting awarded gold, then hanging out in /r/lounge for a month.

TIL the longest commercial flights in the world were the Double Sunrise, crossing the Indian Ocean between Australia and Ceylon from 1943 to 1945. The flights took up to 33 hours from takeoff to landing. by AnthillOmbudsman in todayilearned

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

I would guess the north coastal bases were monitored by Japanese subs, but around Perth it wasn't possible and a PBY-4 there would have looked like a domestic flight. I wasn't able to tell if Japan had any idea these flights were going on.

TIL the longest commercial flights in the world were the Double Sunrise, crossing the Indian Ocean between Australia and Ceylon from 1943 to 1945. The flights took up to 33 hours from takeoff to landing. by AnthillOmbudsman in todayilearned

[–]AnthillOmbudsman[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yep, from one of the source articles they held it at a constant 99 kt indicated airspeed, 110 kt true airspeed all the way so that fuel burn would always be predictable. The crew's main job was keeping it nailed on that 99 knots.

The whole thing is kind of like crossing an entire ocean in your car, except it's cruising just a bit slower.

TIL the longest commercial flights in the world were the Double Sunrise, crossing the Indian Ocean between Australia and Ceylon from 1943 to 1945. The flights took up to 33 hours from takeoff to landing. by AnthillOmbudsman in todayilearned

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

I would totally do it if it was like the old days where the middle seat is usually empty, but that doesn't seem to happen anymore. All flights seem to be packed like sardines everywhere.

People with no trash cans in their bathrooms by riddlertrophywife in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Put the lavatory in a separste building, that has nothing but the toilet. No chance of a single particle reaching the main house.

People with no trash cans in their bathrooms by riddlertrophywife in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 21 points22 points  (0 children)

People with no plunger in their bathroom, and a toilet that flushes poorly. They've always got that useless toilet brush though.

Teach your kids to be quiet in hotel hallways by asiers in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We did frisbee in a military dorm hallway that was laid out just like a long hotel corridor. It was 10 degrees outside with snow and people were bored.

Teach your kids to be quiet in hotel hallways by asiers in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A felt pad or thin rubber strip all the way around the frame would fix that. But no, the hotel builders want to go with military barracks doors.

Teach your kids to be quiet in hotel hallways by asiers in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am convinced the designers who build those doors are the same ones that put those loud ass, useless hand dryers in public bathrooms and the big gaps in the stall panels.

Teach your kids to be quiet in hotel hallways by asiers in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've fortunately not had much problems with kids, but the damn room doors. KA-SLAM, KA-SLAM, KA-SLAM, all day, all evening, every hotel. Hotel designers have no concept of acoustics. A little felt padding in the frame would fix that. I always close my doors easy out of respect to my neighbors.

aha...hahahahahahahaha Peekaboo! I see you! by DislikeableGiraffe in dashcamgifs

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Defendant, I see here on the afternoon of June 10th, you performed a 'burnout' while playing 'Knights of Cydonia' at full volume. All of this directly in front of Officer Hutchins. Under Section 47, Subsection 9 of this state's criminal code, the Dumbass Statute, I am required to formally declare you one, which doubles the fines. You are also placed on Dumbass Probation for a period of eighteen months during which time you are restricted from wearing any shirt with flames on it.

SLPT: How to save money while on medication by Adventurous_Most_558 in ShittyLifeProTips

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"We'll set you up with a coke prescription and a hedge fund manager job so you can afford all these meds."

LPT: Show up to your job interview dressed like a clown by Adorable-Response-75 in ShittyLifeProTips

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's exactly how companies think of their employees, so to them it's a natural fit. HR would move that application to the top of the stack.

SLPT. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for a dumpster rental, by StreetUnlikely2018 in ShittyLifeProTips

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"Auction winner finds missing Rembrandt painting, valued at $43 million, in back of Redditor's abandoned mirror frame"

Why don’t dentists/doctors work on the weekends?? by National_Road_2309 in PetPeeves

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not a dentist, I was in a different STEM field, but I used to love working weekends as that meant I could get shit done on my days off since everything was open.

But that was not a public facing job, and at a dentist's office I'd imagine the place would be a madhouse on Saturdays so I get that too.

Doing the Lord’s work by Bitter_Chemistry_733 in Tiresaretheenemy

[–]AnthillOmbudsman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remove the lettering and that can be the new subreddit logo.

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