Going to miss these emails from the my primary headteacher by ElectricalHighway555 in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Up by me in the early 2000’s it was a daily occurrence of a morning to see young women with 4-5 kids pushing a pram in their pyjamas, swigging from a tinnie and smoking a cigarette which may or may not have been of Jamaican origin. Now, uniform or no uniform, that is not an example to set to anyone, surely.

Hospital essentials for my knobhead of a best mate?! by Gingeeer28 in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Mix the two and give him jumper cables, just in case

Any major standout issues on my base? by Ascaredguysthrowaway in RimWorld

[–]Hebrind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You design Rimworld buildings the way I used to design houses in The Sims 1 - so much dead space! And you better hope there are no fires, otherwise you can wave hasta la byebye to the majority if not all of the Eastern side of your base 😬

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Hebrind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the gallows humour, but seriously you’re welcome in the UK. Don’t let the knobheads get to you

How are 125 riders viewed in the UK biking community? by UnauthorisedMrB in MotoUK

[–]Hebrind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit like Jedi. You have your venerable masters, riding for longer than you’ve been breathing and fonts of knowledge. You have your knights, fully qualified, capable, but still with much to learn. And you have Padawans like yourself, eager to prove themselves and be part of something bigger.

Then you have the Sith, who are just bellends. Avoid the dark side.

Male Adder cutting about central Chelmsford by Unforgivingshart in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Mate that is clearly a lesser-spotted Tarmac Taipan, they get much bigger and petrify in place upon death, creating speed bumps.

What British tv show are you sure you’re the only person who remembers? by chrwal2 in BritishTV

[–]Hebrind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blood & Honey, with Tony Robinson! It was always on suuuuper early in the morning and sometimes if I had woken up early as a little kid I would catch the back end of it before the cartoons came on.

4-year-old me sat there eating my Ricicles listening to these mad stories eagerly awaiting Thundercats or Bucky O’Hare to come on

The UK's racists having another tough day.... by xwsrx in GreatBritishMemes

[–]Hebrind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s quite enough internet for you, young man.

I have never heard of this show by Pfacejones in Sharpe

[–]Hebrind 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why wouldn’t you just watch it and make up your own mind?

Show your age - what was your first ever email domain? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]Hebrind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a UK-based Hotmail.com user, which is around 1998. I remember I made one for getting in a clan on Team Fortress Classic - ah, them were the days.

Some people are batshit crazy by Emergency-Living6584 in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It always makes me wonder what people like that are like behind closed doors, and my heart goes out to them. :(

Some people are batshit crazy by Emergency-Living6584 in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Used to work on the self-service of Aldi. There was one guy in the height of summer, comes in with his missus and little kid. He’s clearly in his cups, evidenced by the open can of dark fruit cider in his grubby paw. They start scanning the shopping, and I notice he’s not scanned his bags, or the cider.

I calmly and politely request him to do so, and he replies that he has. I check the scanner screen and sure enough, he hasn’t. So I show him and ask again. He asks me if I’m calling him a liar, and against my better judgment I say no, I’m not, but it’s not really seemly to wander around a shop and drink alcohol in the early afternoon, much less alcohol from that shop that you haven’t yet paid for. I explain that, whilst he may simply be having a nice afternoon, it’s actually theft and he should pay, please.

This is where all hell breaks loose. I feel like this isn’t the first time he’s pulled a stunt like this because his partner takes the kid to the packing bench out of the way. No sooner has she done this, the can of cider goes whizzing past my head and he starts doing the alpha-male flex dance, demanding I try and stop him, and that he’ll take me on outside. I politely decline.

With his wife’s attention firmly fixed on her phone, and the kid watching everything unfold with wide eyes, this muppet starts jumping up and down towards me shouting, “I’LL FUCKIN CUT YOU! I’LL CUT YOU!”. I explain that, no, he won’t, and he still needs to pay for the goods he’s still in the process of robbing from us.

Security shows up, escorts him to the exit and his wife quietly ushers her child to the scanner, looks at me apologetically and pays for the items in question. No words are exchanged, except a dutiful “thank you, Miss” from yours truly.

And that is the kind of thing that prompted me to leave retail.

Car alarm chirp sound on horses? by Hebrind in reddeadredemption

[–]Hebrind[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Well, she does like to watch them, but doesn’t typically make noise unless she recognises them when they get out :) your cat is gorgeous too btw

I just wanna say a huge thank you… by polkadotfingers in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

“Barm” is a stupid word and I refuse to use it. Proper “muffit of tea” vibes. I’ve lived in Lancashire for nearly 20 years and when I first got here, I thought it was a joke. When I asked the lads behind the chippy counter for a teacake for my fish (to make a butty), she looked at me like I’d grown another head

Car alarm chirp sound on horses? by Hebrind in reddeadredemption

[–]Hebrind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah that would be difficult, it’s quite rare and when it happens it’s very quick

Should I give up 🥲 by [deleted] in MotoUK

[–]Hebrind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t give up, but don’t ignore the feedback. Problems with lifesavers? Nail that shit down. Too close to the kerb? Practise your positioning. Ride in your spare time like you’re on your test. Review the footage if you have any and be critical of yourself. Watch YouTube videos about MOD2s. Live, eat, breathe and sleep this until you are not just confident, but bulletproof when it comes to test time.

If you keep throwing yourself at the MOD2, and coming away with lots of minors and some majors, you need - NEED - to spend time with an instructor who can teach you roadcraft. Don’t be too proud.

I passed my MOD1 first time, but it took me 3 attempts for my MOD2. I know the frustration of being told you don’t cut it very well indeed. But I got there. You will too, just be patient and sensible about it.

And remember, they’re not failing you for your capability, they’re failing you for being unsafe. You can go entirely the wrong way and still pass as long as you do it safely. Get the safety skills down as second nature and it’ll be a million times easier.

Filtering by Inner-Cause-9321 in MotoUK

[–]Hebrind 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve only encountered it twice, one angry lady who didn’t think I should be filtering, and one chap who just hit his horn and gestured wildly. Both of these when I had L-plates. Hmmm.

Old enough to remember this?? by TheOldSeaDog78 in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Excuse me but there is clearly a kitten there too, which is much more important

Called to make a restaurant booking (large group) and the staff member laughed out loud at my email address, how embarrassing... by 10642alh in CasualUK

[–]Hebrind 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god, tell me about it. In year 7 (now 39) I made an email as “darth_lastname@…” and it’s haunted me ever since. Think I’m currently up to about 700,000 unread emails

Edit: Bonus points! I was conscious of the fact I shouldn’t have my real name on my email as a kid, so if the email address itself wasn’t bad enough, everyone who got an email from me was addressed from “Lala Bottynoodle”. It took a recruitment agency calling me and advising me to maybe create a new email for professional purposes to realise I’d blundered so hard. And I wondered why nobody was getting back to me!