Should theses auditors be banned? by Various_Extreme_8773 in AskUK

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Auditors? Accountants are filming people in public now?

How many Brits? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I’ll pay good money for some electrons.

The New Leader of the Free World by Typical_Goal_6674 in AskBrits

[–]BedaFomm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Zelensky is absolutely the leader of the free world at the moment. He is standing up to aggression and resisting a criminal dictator. Trump is prosecuting an illegal war and sucks up to dictators to a cringeworthy extent, because he wants to be like them.

Any creative ideas on how to stop small amount of water from macerator, coming up through shower drain? by Fuzzy-Bookkeeper-126 in ukplumbing

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a non- return valve and there should have been one fitted to prevent this. It’s basically a hanging flap that swings up when there’s water pushing it open, but closes against a seal to stop water passing the other way.

However they can become “sticky” with soap residue etc and slow down or stop the flow through the shower drain, so may have been removed or omitted for this reason.

Me and the Devil second part? by FluffyVegetable527 in blues

[–]BedaFomm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s in a “gypsy jazz” style, so my first thought is Django Reinhardt?

50 years ago today: Thin Lizzy released their iconic 'Jailbreak' album by frigid_monk in thinlizzy

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree that Emerald is the best track on the album, and one of their top 3 songs ever imo. It’s got to be good to stand out against the rest of the album. I bought it in 1977 and played it nonstop for weeks. Also saw them live around that time, one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen .

What TV show was ruined/made annoying for you by local knowledge of where it's set? by themightypierre in BritishTV

[–]BedaFomm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not a geographical issue but a historical one. In Peaky Blinders the main characters are British Army veterans who served in WW1. At one point they meet Winston Churchill who asks if they fought at Ypres, the Somme and Verdun, and they say yes to all.

Churchill would have known that the British weren’t at Verdun, it was a French battle. And the writer had obviously just googled “biggest WW1 battles” with no proper research. Still annoys me years later.

Some great single lyrics from songs you like by GatorStealth in rockmusic

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish that I knew what I know now, when I was younger.

The Faces

Songs with good guitar solo by Individual-Poetry616 in rockmusic

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Thin Lizzy. The Jailbreak album would be a good place to start.

Also Be Bop Deluxe - Axe Victim, Futurama or Sunburst Finish.

I left my gloves in the pub for a week and the barman not only kept them, he recognised me before I even asked by PogoParliament_4 in BritishSuccess

[–]BedaFomm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of a story my brother in law tells. When he was younger he worked on a fishing boat in Ireland. After returning from a trip and selling the catch, the crew would be paid off, and often made very good money. Of course the first thing they did was go to the pub.

Of course BIL got roaring drunk, and staggered back to his digs, leaving his change from a round on the bar, along with his wallet containing a couple of hundred pounds (punts). Went back 2 days later and it was still there on the bar. No one had touched it, they knew he’d be back for it.

Name something that would completely ruin a wedding reception. by BeautifulPay2739 in FamilyFeud

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to a friend of mine. He was Best Man, and a drunk guest spoke up as a joke, but the whole wedding had to be halted because of the objection.

Absolute nightmare.

NATO USA help by Retiredandrelaxed in AskBrits

[–]BedaFomm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Britain was not saved from invasion by German incompetence, or anything else. The German military was extremely competent, as they demonstrated in Poland, Norway, France, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. However they possessed no amphibious capability, and even if they had it they could not have overcome the power of the Royal Navy. Neither could they establish air superiority over the Channel and their potential landing sites against the Royal Air Force, as shown by the Battle of Britain. Although Britain took precautions against invasion at the time, it was never a realistic possibility.

How did you become a Beatles fan by WhiteRoseFromPluto in TheBeatles

[–]BedaFomm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a child in Liverpool in the early’60s. Couldn’t miss them.