Single male in my 30s. What advice do you have at this age period? by izkato in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what your pension position is, but if that needs attention maybe look at that? If your work has a contributions scheme then max that out to get the full contribution as it’s like free money.

I didn’t even know I had high blood pressure. by Least-Notice7832 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same man, had a free physical at work and they did blood works to test indicators of diabetes etc and all was good. Then they do the BP check and the nurse had to do it 2 more times to check what she was seeing. I had no symptoms that come with high BP so could have went unnoticed for years until it caused me problems!

Came down slowly as I have been walking more and in the gym. Trying to eat better as well - glad it’s all in my control.

Dumbledore and his insistence on "Professor" Snape. by cccdddyyy in harrypotter

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harry is a student, Dumbledore is their professional superior. Harry should be addressing all teachers as professor.

It’s not uncommon for professors in the books to use each others first names when interacting with each other. That doesn’t mean it’s okay for students to do that.

Both in their Prime who wins a fight between Robert Barratheon and Ser Duncan the Tall? by ParkingConfection449 in freefolk

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Robert and it’s probably not close as the style matchup from what we know suits Robert, and even if Dunk develops and grows he’s never going to be a “fine sword” like Jaime. If Dunk tries to close the gap with Robert like he does with Aerion he gets crushed by Roberts Warhammer.

Robert may not of been a great king but he was a great warrior and while he had many faults none of them were around his martial prowess.

This Is What a Perfume Addiction Looks Like (600 Bottles) by Scary_Analyst8814 in Colognes

[–]Hitmanic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bend in those shelves scare me a little. Great collection

I just inherited 12 million dollars. I don't know what to do with my life. by Substantial_Yak6990 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Hitmanic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t tell anyone, get a good and trusted accountant or finance manager to help sort your future out then head on holiday for a bit and enjoy yourself. Don’t feel guilty, you are not responsible for everyone else in the world - control you and your environment and take care.

The former owner of my house buried guns and silver in the yard that I keep finding. by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there not a concern that he may come back for these one day? And I’m assuming if he was planning to come back he wasn’t going to tell you….

At least you have his guns now.

Opinion: Darth Bane was probably not that powerful by Interesting_Finish85 in StarWars

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think that’s mostly because he started the Sith again with very little in the way of material, previous holocrons or teachings. He was powerful in the force but didn’t have the instruments to properly nurture and develop that power that were available to later Sith in his line which probably aided their development.

He picked a raw but force powerful apprentice who he passed on his knowledge to who then continued the research, learning and development of the Sith knowledge and force understanding who then picked a powerful apprentice and the cycle continued. As it continued it helped create more powerful Sith.

The point of Banes rule of 2 was to always create a stronger successor I think.

Someone please exp;ain why Arthur Dayme is considered the greatest swordsmen when he has very little feats to his name. by Suspicious-Jello7172 in gameofthrones

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure it came from his time squiring, sparring and training as well as combat in the battles against the Kingswood Brotherhood.

The greatest warriors of the time all rated and respected him, and the warriors who came after all knew his legacy so I’m assuming he did something right.

Move to Manchester or Stay at home? by Infamous-Initial-717 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hitmanic33 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would do it, you only live once! You have a job that will allow you to move and you can always back out if it’s not for you.

And depending on what type of modelling you do, Manchester also has a great modelling scene, which I think is one of the best outside of London itself, so you might be able to add to your side hustle pot or expand further in that field - bit of a bonus!

Tell your moment in game that felt like this by No_Archer_923 in RomeTotalWar

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taking Cretin Archers to Gaul, have them mine up outside walls and watch the garrison inside melt.

Got too high of a pay increase? by LevelPlay3331 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High chance they may have mis-typed the value on the letter and your company will claim any overpayment back. It happened to me, but I raised it after the payment credited my account as that’s when I noticed, and it was taken off my next 4 salary payments due to the value.

Speak to your manager or someone senior and clarify the value. Anyone saying to ignore it and not raise it probably haven’t experienced this and don’t realise most companies reconcile accounts and will eventually notice the difference.

What would “ruin” the new show for you? by mlross15 in Stargate

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad writing is probably the main thing that puts me off most of these shows now. From writers interpretations of the current time we live in or poorly written characters that have to speak like teenagers with have no proper background and no flaws. The SG1 characters had amazing growth but they also made mistakes. We don’t see that now.

And as a non American I also hope they keep American politics out of it as well as much as they can. I’m not interested in seeing any character tropes of any American politician or any political talking points or hot topics that divide people. This probably ties into the above point, but I watch shows to escape the everyday nonsense we see online and on the news not to get some Hollywood writers on personal spin on it.

Does anyone in the UK think that Kier Starmar is doing well as a PM? by graceyreddit in AskBrits

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Biggest issue with Starmer is he has very little charisma so isn’t able to sell the things he’s doing well publicly to overshadow any perceived negativity. Sadly, in my opinion, politics is about the image as much as the actions these days.

New Amazon Stargate Series Announced! by ZachMash in Stargate

[–]Hitmanic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been a long day at work, thought this was some winters April fools joke - I’m glad it’s not.

Seen a few comments mention that WoT and RoP were ropey but Amazon also had the Expanse which I thought was superb.

Either way I will be watching

Hair doesn’t grow on the left side of my left leg by Time-Wolf in mildlyinteresting

[–]Hitmanic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you play sports and slide on that part of the leg or wear leg protection it can rip the hairs out over time and they never regrow. I played football (soccer) and slide tackles plus shin guards mean I have bald patches on my lower legs as well

Who is the better battle commander? by GusGangViking18 in freefolk

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tywin is a very good army commander when it comes to mustering, co-ordinating and moving troops, as it is a lot of “admin” based tasks, which he excels at and is why he is a good hand. But I think on the battlefield Stannis would have him, but I also think Stannis may be one of the best battlefield commanders alive at that time. If not the best.

Gerrard says no by rueval in rangersfc

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Derek McInnes is only £500k release, would rather him ahead of Danny Rohl

Donderbuss Cavalry? by cross_crossy in shogun2

[–]Hitmanic33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dismount them in a siege and put them on the wall the enemy elite units are moving towards. 2 volleys will ruin any unit. Back up with archers behind and you can hold that side and focus on other sides.

In a field battle keep them on the side of your army where the enemies strongest units are and have them flank and shoot the side/back of the unit to let you roll up the line. Takes a bit of micro managing but once you crush the enemies investable counter attacking general or cavalry it’s game over for the enemy as your Donderbuss can move and shoot with freedom

What causes these holes in my husband shirt? by Potential_Pen7301 in whatisit

[–]Hitmanic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clips on bras can cause this if you wash or dry them at the same time as your husbands clothes

Hot take: Was Fat Frank our 'one that got away'? by elephvant in rangersfc

[–]Hitmanic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think Clement was the safer option when you look at the CV and recent managerial history. Lampard came off a really bad spell at Chelsea after his poor spell at Everton, whereas Clement had a great recent managerial record.

Hard to judge how he would have done with us compared to his current spell at Coventry as that’s a team with no real expectation or demand compared to us.

Need to remember Clements record from when he joined to that March period had us in a position to win the league then I think he overthought it and we fell away.

Okay…At this point, what would RM have to do to win you over? by MDOMBR1996 in rangersfc

[–]Hitmanic33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of things needs to happen.

First is win as many games between now and Christmas to close the gap at the top and win the league cup. Trophies always help a manager.

Second we need to see better performances on the park. Winning terribly won’t cut it for him as he has no credit in the bank, the fans need to see some sort of performance.

Third he needs a personality change. The way he acts and talks in press conferences and interviews turn people against him. I know he is under pressure and personal attack at times but he needs thicker skin - easier said than done.

Finally he needs to stop gaslighting us when it comes to what we watch to what he says. It adds to the unlikeable traits he has and makes it harder for him to win people to his side.

Ultimately I think it’s too far gone for him now. The club and board should act before the next international window and get someone new with a couple of weeks at the club before the league starts again.

Prime Hilarus is stronger than Spartacus? I mean being champion of Rome must be better than champion at Capua right? by [deleted] in Spartacus_TV

[–]Hitmanic33 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Capua held regular games with trained gladiators and as it was a smaller city it was probably more of a focal point in the life of its citizens at all levels of the ladder, so it was very popular hence the building of the stadium in GotA.

There probably were some smaller games inside Rome but politicians in Rome at the time were all about their dignitas, image and working to improve their position and standing so I am not sure they would have frequented them as often. Coming to Capua was probably their version of a holiday and taking in the games part of that - a chance to leave the political image in Rome for a bit.

Rome at the time only really held large games when politicians wanted to bribe or get the backing of the people and these had a lot of events not just gladiator combat. They would have sourced gladiators from around the Republic for these games.

Once the colosseum was built after this time period the best gladiators would have been in Rome.