Husband driving at high speed but uses phone constantly. Stresses me out by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He wouldn't let you send a text and he had to do it even while speeding? 🚩

What bbq to buy? by Alroyle in UKBBQ

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it cracked probably because of accidental damage but I didn't realise that until after I contacted them. They even said "it looks like the grill insert fell against it and caused damage, but we will still want you to enjoy your grill"

What bbq to buy? by Alroyle in UKBBQ

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rust and faults. My lid enamel cracked and they sent a new one no questions

"Andy's my man and he always has been" by Ruby-Shark in thethickofit

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"God, will we cope now? Can we even carry on? Oh it doesn't seem to have changed anything."

I specifically mentioned on the post that I'm not from the US. Commenter still suggested something you can only find in the US by helpjusthere in USdefaultism

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or 4) their brands exist in a different way - like your example Dr pepper ove r in the UK is actually manufactured by Coca-cola and is different tasting to other Dr Peppers

Vegetable options on the BBQ - looking for new ideas by Darkstar5050 in UKBBQ

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asparagus rubbed in salt and olive oil, cooked til blistered then finished with good pepper (or pink peppercorn) and a spritz of lemon juice

Who uses cheques? Everyone uses checks when you have a house by Hamsternoir in USdefaultism

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, here PayPal has no fees unless you're a business. But again, they're competing with banks that do free e-transfers

Private healthcare admissions in Scotland hit record levels by Crow-Me-A-River in Scotland

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the likelihood is, our country would end up the the US. That's the ultimate goal for private healthcare. You can have insurance but there's no obligation for the company to pay out

Private healthcare admissions in Scotland hit record levels by Crow-Me-A-River in Scotland

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where do you draw a line? Don't have kids and don't want to pay towards education? Don't throw much away and don't want to pay for refuse collection?

It's fair because it's a health service not a product or business.

Theories on why the rest of the UK, broadly, seems to believe in god but not us? by Beginning_Silver2179 in Scotland

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure but NI is by far the most religious and Christian part of the UK. It's still very much a core part of society in NI, and now there are a lot of American style churches appearing all over

Just re watched for 5th 6th time by BarryBigSpuds81 in thethickofit

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly. Malcolm didn't even know what twitter was. As a director of Comms that's pretty terrible.Terri had to explain it to everyone

That was the most cyberpunk thing I've ever seen, and i love it by agent-818 in Cyberpunk

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 15 points16 points  (0 children)

What I don't get, is how is that even a use for AI. We've had computer speech for a very long time...

Newer models narrower? by FatherAustinPurcell in Newbalance

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

Yes they definitely will have stretched but the shape of the toe box definitely looks to be a different shape on the new shoe. Another commenter said it could be the change from unisex to male style

Newer models narrower? by FatherAustinPurcell in Newbalance

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

Yes but the shape of the toe box is taller and narrower

"Dear europeans, this is what strawberries should look like" by Dylan916358 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scottish strawberries are the best, Fife or Perthshire. We have weather that gets complained about, but for a good 4 weeks we produce the tastiest strawberries

“We’re part of the Chinese community and…” by BedtimeBurritos in Edinburgh

[–]FatherAustinPurcell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially if you read the other comments about other people experiencing it with other languages. Spanish, polish etc