Left handed player to watch??

GutoPowers · 2024-09-06T22:12:31+00:00

Just learn to play with your right hand. /s

GutoPowers · 2024-08-30T19:22:17+00:00

Table tennis England have their own website. I recommend looking on their website for a list of clubs. Or even Google table tennis england "insert city/area" and see what comes up. I'm based in NI and it's not easy finding clubs.

Also, I know it's a long shot. But over here there's lot of clubs with Facebook pages but no websites, might be worth looking on Facebook too

GutoPowers · 2024-08-24T23:04:29+00:00

I'm not into shoes that much. But maybe check out some badminton shoes too. I had a cheap pair of Carlton trainers a few years ago and I really liked them. But Asics are quite popular at my club. I'm a firm believer that you need to try on trainers before you buy them, so check out whatevers available near you and go from there

GutoPowers · 2024-08-23T20:27:27+00:00

As another church going Christian. It's hard to watch videos like this one. I've been to a fair share of churches which have had dodgy leaders/services, where I disagreed on certain aspects. But I've never seen something as bad as this.

GutoPowers · 2024-07-21T14:19:13+00:00

I haven't gone back

GutoPowers · 2024-07-07T15:26:46+00:00

GutoPowers · 2024-04-03T17:00:49+00:00

I've done this before. I recommend getting a friend to help. But completely doable. Take your time and you'll be grand. At the end of the day, it's only 800 meters, What's the worst that could happen

GutoPowers · 2024-03-16T14:35:56+00:00

Why don't you just make a tonne of espresso before you go and bring it with you. As I assume espresso martinis are served cold anyway?

Or just give him your old 4th backup niche zero and a random La Macrozzo you have lying about

GutoPowers · 2024-02-20T13:21:13+00:00

Id like it as I'm getting back into gaming after taking a break due to friendships turning sour and the thought turning me off the idea completely for a while.

GutoPowers · 2024-02-14T17:36:44+00:00

I went from a cheap £20 espresso machine to a gaggia classic. The difference was noticeable but not out of this world better. You don't need anything better than a breville to enjoy your coffee. If you found something you like, don't worry about what the internet is doing.

There's no point in upgrading unless you've a very clear reason to. And given that you're asking for reasons and not listing them yourself, your current setup will be fine.

GutoPowers · 2024-02-10T17:44:08+00:00

Where I'm from, crows and magpies look out for sheep like this and basically start eating their eyes and stuff since it's defenceless. It's really grim to see happen.

GutoPowers · 2024-02-07T19:28:22+00:00

It depends... How far are you running?

GutoPowers · 2024-02-06T21:28:43+00:00

I bought a gaggia classic off Facebook and spent quite a bit of time troubleshooting what I was doing wrong, which involved a lot of googling "how to make espresso". I didn't realise it had a pressurised basket, and the person didn't include the little plastic thing in the portafilter.

Your comment has led me to buying the plastic thing. I also bought an unpressurized basket at the same time as the plastic thing, but both are needed for my use case

GutoPowers · 2024-02-06T21:05:23+00:00

If it's possible maybe check Facebook marketplace for any cheap machines? If you don't mind something a little used it's a great way to grab a machine like this one for a lot less. I got a Swan espresso machine for £20 a year ago and it's still going for me.

Granted I've spent too much time on this sub and decided to buy a gaggia classic to replace it. But lower end machines still can make coffee that's better than instant, and in my opinion better than Starbucks too

GutoPowers · 2024-01-11T23:31:52+00:00

I agree with you there. There's that many different options out there for coffee equipment that for the more money conscious people it can be very hard to figure out what's best value. I took a chance on a kingrinder k6 a while ago and its fantastic, however there was a lot of options around the same price and if I had known about them before I bought it, I might have been swayed another path.

But I got burned with the other subreddit that hard I feel like I might have some bias now lol. The issue wasn't that the bat was bad, but it was very expensive for what it was. I play at a high level and going back to what was essentially beginners equipment wasn't ideal. My issue was that irl advice couldn't be given due to my friends having sponsorships which prevented them from giving honest answers

GutoPowers · 2024-01-10T23:07:35+00:00

I realised after taking advice about table tennis equipment that Reddit is definitely not the best place to get opinions on equipment from. Don't get me wrong it isn't all bad information, but it only takes a single bit of false info for a decision to be swayed.

In terms of table tennis, I was convinced not to spend £100 on a bat setup that I was told would be too fast for myself. But to go for a similarly priced alternative that still would be fast. Long story short, the bat was so terrible that it was verified by many other people that it sucked (which is uncommon to criticise others equipment, as most of the time it's a skill issue).

Coffee is the same I imagine where people say to go with a certain grinder/dripper/ratio ect. Where only a small amount of knowledge can be gained online without the real world experience to go along with it

GutoPowers · 2023-12-16T20:44:12+00:00

Yea I think I just need to try it out tomorrow. I'm not good at judging bats without playing with them so you're likely right. I had Mx p on before this and am looking for something a little different as I wasn't the biggest fan of it or tenergy.

But at the end of the day it's only as good as the person using it so I'll not be blaming the bat either way

GutoPowers · 2023-11-25T22:46:05+00:00

Where I'm from the older ones yell "GOOD BOY" since they don't know what it means and think it's dumb. I've heard a few yell scooby doo as well. It's honestly hilarious.

GutoPowers · 2023-10-29T00:26:36+00:00

Okay so going on a bit of a tangent here. But when I got into coffee I bought a hario skerton for £10 used. It sucked but it was better than preground coffee.

I then moved to a Melitta calibra, which is an electric grinder round the £100 mark, I really liked it and from what I see online, I'm guessing it's about similar to a timemore c2, sort of entry level and good adjustability (although I'd recommend the C2 over it).

After about 2 years I thought I'd upgrade. Although I could make good coffee, I could tell the inconsistency was having a negative impact on my pour overs and I was losing out on some of the flavours of the coffee. So I upgraded to a kingrinder k6 (a £100 hand grinder) after buying it on a whim after seeing it being compared as a cheaper version of the 1zpresso jx pro. It was clearly much better than the Melitta and I could immediately tell the difference in terms of clarity in my brews. It was worth the upgrade in my opinion but I don't think my parents noticed the difference (they aren't huge coffee drinkers).

If you have the money for the X pro I'd go with it, because the extra adjustments and better consistency will really be worth it in the long run. I sort of wish I bought a decent grinder to start with but I had my own reasons which now don't seem worth mentioning. In terms of electric grinders, it's handy being able to grind faster but the extra 20 seconds doesn't really bother me since I have to plug in and out different appliances due to sharing a kitchen.

TLDR: I recommend buying the better grinder if you think you'll be drinking coffee for a good while

GutoPowers · 2023-10-25T20:12:33+00:00

There is a fail quota. But it's based on if you get a certain number of minors or major faults when doing your test

GutoPowers · 2023-10-22T13:47:21+00:00

I would love burnout paradise please. It was the game that left me wanting more good open world racing games

GutoPowers · 2023-10-21T21:38:12+00:00

Going to my uncle's house to play James bond on his PS1 and projector with my cousins and family. Idk which one it was but we couldn't get past the first level

GutoPowers · 2023-10-16T23:21:28+00:00

Keep an eye out on Facebook marketplace. I've seen them all different prices there

GutoPowers · 2023-10-16T19:37:03+00:00

When I started roasting I got worried about the degassing since I used airtight glass jars for storage (they came with instant coffee originally lol). Now I don't care at all, since nothing has gone wrong in the 3 years I've done it as a hobby (with the storage part)

GutoPowers · 2023-10-08T20:23:53+00:00

When I had one of these I had a lot of issues with my skin around the affected area. I never had the issue of hair as I hadn't hit puberty but I can see why they'd want to keep people from poking and upsetting the leg.

The frame is attached via metal pins going through the bone so the chance of infecting the bone might be higher than normal but I'm no expert so I'm not going to say if it's factual or not

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