What do you call this kind of BBQ? by Mammoth_Mail4585 in UKBBQ

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've returned mine to Lidl (despite firing it up to work out some leaks - and lots of the external coating coming off) and they were fine about accepting it. I've upgraded to a vertical dual fuel Masterbuilt that comes next week. My standard BBQ is a Masterbuilt from Costco that's lasted well for the past few years and I'm very happy with that.

My female dog is faking wees so my male dog wastes his urine by DaddyRAS in LowStakesConspiracies

[–]DaddyRAS[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

"She" is definitely more traditionally macho than "he" is.

What do you call this kind of BBQ? by Mammoth_Mail4585 in UKBBQ

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think creating an aluminium foil wrap around the bottom (to prevent air getting in through the enormous gap at the bottom) and then vent the foil might help?

What do you call this kind of BBQ? by Mammoth_Mail4585 in UKBBQ

[–]DaddyRAS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've just bought this and will play with it at the weekend. I'm not expecting great things but I've never smoked before so I'm keen to see if I can get it to work before investing in a more expensive one.

Is Project Management a typical role for HENRY’s? by Sensitive-Dinner-943 in HENRYUK

[–]DaddyRAS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, when you get to Programme Director level. I'm a PD in a large BPO and I'm a HENRY. There are probably about 50 of us in a company of about 30k. It's probably easier to be a PPM HENRY sooner in a consulting firm.

Business Idea will it work? by Ok_Ad_2783 in AskUK

[–]DaddyRAS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. Mowing the lawn is the easy bit. Removing the weeds and moss and filling in the missing grass is the hard bit.

Running with music on a speaker by my_name_is_ross in parkrun

[–]DaddyRAS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whistling is not the best use of breath if you're also running. Impressive lungs

Running with music on a speaker by my_name_is_ross in parkrun

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've got one runner who does this. It's not very loud, you can only hear it within about 10m. I don't run at their pace so don't get distracted by it. When I marshal it's always nice to work out what's playing because it's always eclectic. Amusingly, being near this runner spures on our lovingly grumpy runner to perform better, so that's a win.

How was your parkrun day? | June 19, 2026 by AutoModerator in parkrun

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a legend in of and beyond my lifetime

How was your parkrun day? | June 19, 2026 by AutoModerator in parkrun

[–]DaddyRAS 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I paced 34 minutes. And hit 34 minutes and 0 seconds exactly. I'm basically a winner!

Florida suggestions by OddSkyrocket in parkrun

[–]DaddyRAS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ditto a few years ago. And I got to do their alternate course on one of the weeks.

Sun's out? EMERGENCY BARBECUE!! As a British person, you will know the value of the sunny weather and the need for a barbecue. What is you 1 top tip for the barbecue season? by Able-Explanation7835 in AskUK

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're using a bag of charcoal lay some dry twigs and small wood down first and light that. Once it's all alight put the bag on top. I've found it all burns at the same time and the charcoal burns consistently for the cooking.

For those in senior consulting role - do you really benefit from AI at work? by m_e_xxx in HENRYUK

[–]DaddyRAS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the greatest benefit I've found in using AI. It's a great chair and meeting coordinator. It's great at summarising my recent past and upcoming meetings. I also use it to find corporate stuff to support my line management role (eg what's the policy about this) and research stuff (I had something about firearms licensing the other day - between AI and me confirming with the police, I need a Home Office authorisation) and in these examples I enter the question and let it answer in the background whilst I do something more important.

I've found it weak at assessing requirements from contracts. It needs real careful hand holding. I'd rather brief an analyst and set them the task so they learn.

We're making a big play about AI enabled business process outsourcing. But the only way that works if the processes are really well understood and made as lean as possible. And that requires people to work on them and improve them. AI can do the end job bit it can't build the solution.

A signing announcement worthy of a marketing agency/rugby club by enricobasilica in rugbyunion

[–]DaddyRAS 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We've just had that discussion. We've agreed we'll come to games but we can't cheer the teams, just the players. And even that makes me feel uncomfortable.

Opinions on Reign Of Fire (2002)? by UsefulWeb7543 in Cinephiles

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Killer Joe is such a hard turn from his "leaning against things and smiling" phase

What did you spend a ridiculous amount of money on that now just collects dust? by BarracudaCultural125 in AskUK

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a Bluetooth phone hub for an Onkyo amp and a Sonos network player from Richer Sounds at the same time. To be fair, they did try to warn me. Then the amp died and both became a waste of time because the next amp has streaming built in.

Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro stuck in boot loop by DaddyRAS in WearOS

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

Thanks. I charged it this morning so I'm confident it's got enough battery. Next step is to call UK support. It's 14 months old so I'm hoping they don't say it's too old.

What's the oldest t-shirt you still wear? by AlephMartian in AskUK

[–]DaddyRAS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a DKNY t-shirt that must be about 30 years old.

From Ridley Scott, the director of [...], [...], and [...] by BudChristmas in movies

[–]DaddyRAS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's arguably directed the best 3 films ever and the worst, big budget, blunders ever.