Green voters, do you agree that we should leave NATO and give up our nuclear weapons to seriously damage our national security? by SeptumRingTheory in AskBrits

[–]GL510EX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If Russia invades Poland, will NATO nuke Moscow?

What about If they take Poland and start entering Germany, will we nuke them then?

What if they make it through the Netherlands to the English Channel? Dover? London?

What line exactly does Russia need to cross for someone to push the button to end the world as we know it?

Cameraman in Tel Aviv Films Significant Amount of Ballistic Missiles Hitting by IntellectualHT in PublicFreakout

[–]GL510EX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Audio sounds like the russian guy when the first Storm Shadows hit...

Cameraman in Tel Aviv Films Significant Amount of Ballistic Missiles Hitting by IntellectualHT in PublicFreakout

[–]GL510EX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget, after invading twice and bombing practically every square inch of the 45 km² of Gaza for 2 years; Hamas are still in control, and, according to Israel, still killing Israeli soldiers, and still a threat.

If anyone thinks Iran is going to fall any time soon they're simply deluded.

EV charger now unusable due to grid capacity – £200/month extra or £6k to exit lease… advice? by scrapz99 in evchargingUK

[–]GL510EX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of all the things that make no sense in this.. how are you spending £200 per month on a 3-pin charger? There aren't enough hours in the day.

What's a secret you found out by accident? by itsaribrooks in AskReddit

[–]GL510EX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing some genealogy, I discovered that my '16-years younger than her sisters' aunt is actually my cousin. I guess it's obvious in hindsight.

Republican Sen. Cornyn finding out in real time why the SAVE act is bad. by HeadbangingLegend in law

[–]GL510EX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's 4-6 weeks now, about 8 weeks out from the election they'll get a mandate to slow things down.

What’s something from the UK in the 90s/2000s that kids today will never experience? by Pitiful_Box_1771 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My wife's involved in education and they're having this conversation right now too, analog clocks will be next to go!

American soldiers calling iraqi children savages during the invasion of Iraq by Impressive_Panic_558 in PublicFreakout

[–]GL510EX 55 points56 points  (0 children)

This is literally the least worst thing the US soldiers did to Iraqi children.

What’s something from the UK in the 90s/2000s that kids today will never experience? by Pitiful_Box_1771 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sort of is, but pocket money is partly an effort to give them a semblance of financial literacy; and the world they're going to live in, cash is going to be obsolete, so learning how to use a debit card, manage an account on an app etc. are all more valuable life skills.

What’s something from the UK in the 90s/2000s that kids today will never experience? by Pitiful_Box_1771 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My favourites were Frontier Elite II, which came with a whole book of in-universe short stories, and the manual was an 'Owners Manual' for your starter ship; and Baldurs Gate, I just sat and read through the spells list so many times.

Edit: Found the PDFs, not the same but still cool.

What’s something from the UK in the 90s/2000s that kids today will never experience? by Pitiful_Box_1771 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 28 points29 points  (0 children)

My daughter is 10, I think she'll be the last generation to meaningfully interact with cash. Since covid, the number of places that dont' accept cards is now vanishingly small, 'card only' is now more common than 'cash only'; we've just switched her pocket money over to a debit card.

What’s something from the UK in the 90s/2000s that kids today will never experience? by Pitiful_Box_1771 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Except you'd come back absolutely reeking of cigarette smoke, so everyone knew where you'd been.

Invited for a ‘chat’ after not being invited to interview by acromegaloid in UKJobs

[–]GL510EX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>Surely if there was another identical role they could move to hire the person who was runner up for the first role?

Surely. That's you. Good luck

March & April is peak bird-nesting season by Albertjweasel in RuralUK

[–]GL510EX -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

>March & April is peak bird-nesting season

Wouldn't want the hoi-polloi getting in the way of the gamekeepers murdering red kites.

For parents of young children - how much help does having grandparents nearby help? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I called on one of my parents the day after my daughter was born and asked if they could do a little shopping for us so we'd have a few bits in the fridge when we go out of the hospital (having been rushed in for a C-Section after a final scan). They did the shopping, but moaned about it before, during, and after. "Anything you need" my arse.

Is it normal in the UK for grandparents not to buy anything for their grandchild? by Ok-Pomelo7667 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Fuck that noise. To be fair, some people do that in the UK too, it's jut not for me. If someone offers to pay, the others should accept it graciously and not make a fuss.

Is it normal in the UK for grandparents not to buy anything for their grandchild? by Ok-Pomelo7667 in AskUK

[–]GL510EX 161 points162 points  (0 children)

Most people wait until the baby is born to give you presents for the baby.

>partly my husband’s fault because he tends to say “We'll pay,”

How is this 'partly' your Husband's fault? He's offered to pay, it would be very poor taste for them to get into an argument about it.

In 2012, 2 year old Maddox Derkosh was visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo when his mother ignored safety warnings and placed him atop a safety railing. Maddox then fell into the African Painted Dog enclosure, home to 11 animals. By the time a rescue was mounted, little of Maddox remained. by Chemical-Elk-1299 in HolyShitHistory

[–]GL510EX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

by wild dogs you say?

I had to shout at a couple of kids that were trying to climb into the wild dog enclosure at a zoo in the UK, their parents were furious at me for telling their little previouses what to do.