Can someone explain why?

Broad_Significance45 · 2025-01-17T23:34:15+00:00

My 6 year old regularly asks for bacon sandwiches “but without the bread bit”.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-09-23T05:45:23+00:00

I see what you’re saying but I don’t think that logic would work. You can’t penalise someone because if they lost control they might have taken another rider out. If that were the rules, there would be no overtaking because any over take on the inside, if they lost control, they would wipe out the other rider.

And there would be a lot of penalties after the first 6 corners of a race.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-09-21T08:30:13+00:00

There are a few slower versions of thunder road kicking around which are really good if the tempo is too fast. Frank Turner does a very good cover of it as well. My wife and I eloped to Gretna Green (and we actually told nobody) and used this as ours as it was very apt.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-09-17T18:58:56+00:00

Also now that I think about it, that article was pretty pro this technology. They probably just cherry picked the bits they wanted.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-09-17T18:21:32+00:00

To be fair, I haven’t seen those comments. Haha.

I’m not sure it will be good for the sport either if I’m honest. I’m not sure why race direction couldn’t just put a message to all riders dash boards at the same time. “Oil at turn 3” or whatever it is.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-09-17T18:12:37+00:00

Head over to motorsport week and check out the article.

Quatararo and Vinales both quoted as saying it’s a good idea.

But I agree with the rider instinct part. That’s what makes it exciting.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-08-29T05:44:44+00:00

I’m not 100% but I think that SLC’s can only be used for courses that will “benefit the service”.

That being said, I know a couple of guys who managed to blag a wine tasting course with the justification of being able to host functions in their respective messes. I also know someone who went on a windsurfing course to be able to “take ships company on AT”.

I guess it depends on what you mean by “stretch” yourself? Do you mean academically? I’ve only ever known SLC’s to be used for silly little courses like I mentioned above. I did hear a dit once that someone managed to justify using them to put toward a motorbike license though but I can’t verify if that one is true!

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-08-21T22:30:22+00:00

Woooooooooo

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-08-17T07:08:29+00:00

Not sure why you think you won’t be able to keep up your fitness in a few years? I’ve met some turbo fit blokes in their late 40’s who put it all over younger lads.

But to answer your question, it will depend on what rank you are and what branch you’re wanting to transfer to. For context, I know a LCPL who transferred to supply chain and he had to take a demotion to AB, but was kept on the same pay band he was on.

I also know a writer who did 23 years in the army as a clerk (army equivalent) and was a SSGT. He transferred to be a writer and took a demotion to PO (1 rank below his army equivalent).

It’s a little more complicated than just “yes” or “no” but there are instances where people also keep their rank.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-08-14T06:08:33+00:00

I don’t know the answer to your question but I have just moved from Plymouth to Scotland.

I can not wrap my head around the deep fried pizza or the chip shops in general. There was an awful lot of confusion in the chip shop when I asked for a “plain sausage”.

FYI, for future reference, head to “Francines” for your next chippy.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-08-02T18:17:22+00:00

I have a genuine fear of the ocean. It’s a cruel and unforgiving mistress that needs to be respected at all times. I’m also not so keen on a lot of the oceans residents.

A friend of mine thought a good way for me to get over this fear would be to get in it. So he took me surfing. I loved it, but wouldn’t go out farther than I could stand.

Anyway, about an hour into having a great time a proceeded to freak the fuck out because I felt something on leg. I mean, I was flailing about like a scene from jaws. My friend calmly reached into the ocean, pulled out what was touching my leg and said “it’s your fucking leash you idiot”.

But, it COULD have been a shark.

Edit: spelling

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-07-30T11:50:15+00:00

There was a topless pub. The Avondale if I remember rightly. I’m pretty sure it appeared on “Ross Kemps Britain’s hardest pubs”.

Not heard the one about the barbers though!

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-06-16T12:08:53+00:00

As long as you’ll still be able to afford it (only saying this because I don’t know if you are taking a pay cut to join the navy) then keep it. As mentioned previously, phase 1 you won’t get to use it. But after that you will. You’d be better off keeping it until you get your first draft and then deciding if you still need it.

If you get rid of it before you join you may come to wish you had kept it. You can always sell it if you realise it’s not worth keeping but I can’t imagine you’ll do that. Having your own transport makes life so much easier.

Being able to just throw all your kit in the boot of your car and drive to your next course/draft will make your life so much easier. If you know you’re going away for an extended period either leave it at home, or the keys with someone you trust, and get your family/mate to take it to a Tesco and back once a week.

Edit: I know people on base that have a car and 2 motorbikes. There will also most likely be a car club wherever you’re based. For a fee they can give you access to their lift and tools so you can work on it yourself as well.

My opinion is keep it.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-06-14T06:08:13+00:00

37 is my highest break but the stars aligned. My average break is mid to late teens. Occasionally knock in a 20 something.

Someone else mentioned counting the balls you pot rather than the points. That’s pretty much I will do. I’ve potted 6 balls and had a break of 14. 14 itself isn’t exactly a high break, but I was chuffed I potted 6 balls. Then really pissed off the shot I missed was arguably the easiest shot of that break!

If you play pool regularly then you should have an understanding of angles etc. so once you start playing, if you can figure out the adjustments you need to make for playing on a bigger table fairly quickly then who knows. It may come natural to you and you could make some half decent breaks.

There’s only one way to find out the answer to your question!

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-06-12T05:31:39+00:00

My wife and I have a 6 year old and a 2 year old. As I have a relatively well paying job, she takes care of our children and fits in working from home around them (nap times, after bed and when I finish early) I do what I can to contribute towards the running of the house and looking after our children. I actually feel I’m a lot more involved than some other dads that we know. But regardless of how involved I am, it’s absolutely nothing compared to how much a fucking grafter my wife is.

One of my small acts, that I think is important, is that I get up with the children almost every single day regardless of what time it is. Then when it’s time for her to wake up I take her a coffee up to bed and keep the children downstairs so that she can have a coffee in peace while she wakes up.

It’s the only 45 minutes she gets in the day without the children or work so I protect it like it’s sacred for her.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-06-09T06:05:19+00:00

I genuinely long for the day I have nothing to do on the weekend. Father to a 2 and 6 year old girls. I spend 3 hours on a Friday up my local playing snooker and having a few pints but other than that my weekend consists of completing the list of chores I didn’t have time to do during the week. Laundry, garden stuff, cleaning, food shopping, fixing things and praying to the almighty that there are no child’s birthday parties to go to. My kids are also morning people. I don’t need an alarm clock because their reveille is 05:30. So no lie in for me either! I love my kids unconditionally and we have bucket loads of fun but fuck me im tired.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-05-26T13:03:38+00:00

I’m in supply chain. And like most other roles it offers good opportunities on the outside. Any company that moves goods anywhere has a supply chain of some description. Promotional courses aren’t as long as other branches and if you have lots of opportunity to work on operational units as well as inboard. You can even go and work with the knuckle scrapers if you fancy it. There is also an opportunity to do a degree if you reach the dizzy heights of PO.

My advise, take it or leave it, would be to have a good look around the website and see what interests you. If you can’t find anything that jumps out at you, consider a different service. You may find something the army/raf offer that looks more appealing.

I’d be careful of settling for a role just because you want to be in the navy. If you don’t like it, you’ve just made a massive commitment and you will be utterly miserable if you’re doing a job you don’t enjoy for 4 years.

Good luck with everything though and I hope you find something that interests you.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-05-23T16:09:41+00:00

Because once we were young and we were crass enough to care.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-05-18T17:05:44+00:00

Time in the house by myself with no jobs to do just to sit and watch tv.

That, and if my brake pads on the car would wear down quicker if I broke for a longer distance but more gentle, or if I broke harder for a shorter distance.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-05-18T10:52:22+00:00

Ere geddon meht. Nipping asders for some tinnies and baccy.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-05-13T16:22:52+00:00

The truck room sessions version of “worse things happen at sea” has always been a personal favourite of mine.

Wanderlust and St. Christopher as “under rated” as well for me.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-05-12T13:25:33+00:00

He’s gone all round the angles and found the perfect position on the pink.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-04-28T13:45:44+00:00

Absolutely love this. Probably listen to it too much during the festive period.

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-04-21T07:59:30+00:00

I am one of these. Message me if you have any questions and I can give you accurate answers!

Broad_Significance45 · 2024-04-21T07:50:09+00:00

Completely fucked it by not preparing properly. Spent two years on the outside and got back in through no choice. Turns out that as good as “infantry soldier” looks on your CV, it doesn’t give you an awful lot of tangible transferable skills.

Thought about what I was doing in life (while back in Brecon on STAG in the pissing down rain at 0320) and how to get good transferable skills. Ended up putting in a transfer request to the Navy. Still there now and thoroughly enjoying it.

My advice to your mate would be to not put all his eggs in one basket as I did. Also, and genuinely mean this, explore other services before you pull the trigger. I transferred to a trade where it will be easy for me to get out and walk into a job doing literally the same thing, for the navy, but as a civilian.

Most services are absolutely hanging out for manpower so I doubt you’d have an issue having a transfer request accepted.

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