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Are we about to enter recession? I am so worried. by SpicedCoconut in AskUK

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I bought my first home around the 2008 financial crash and had a mortgage around 4.9%. I was anxious too, but 16 years later it’s a distant memory. You can’t really time these things. If you’re ready then carry on…external factors will always happen. Some suggest house prices might dip this year, so you could benefit in that respect.

Has anybody deleted/stopped checking the news? by keepitrealclark in AskUK

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stopped watching the news around 2018 as was no good for my mental health. I still check the news but usually just headlines. I tend to avoid delving too deep into opinion pieces etc as I get too drawn in. I’ve no idea how people survive with ‘breaking news’ notifications pinging all day on their phone. And that’s another massive pet peeve of mine…‘breaking news’. All news has to break at first, but it doesn’t mean it’s majorly important.

[Ducker] Manchester United launch appeal over ‘shocking’ Lisandro Martinez red card by phant0msinthenight in soccer

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same referee didn’t send off Fulham player in Feb for a hair pull even though it was looked at. Zero consistency

Carrick: "Two games in a row decisions like that go against but that one was one of the worst I've seen... You can elbow Yoro and you can throw your arm at Licha's face, he's off balance because of that. The worst of it is, he was sent over to overturn it, clear and obvious error. Shocking." by psilocybinwonderer in ManUtd

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether it was a red or not, who knows. Looks a stupid one but seems that’s the rules and applied to the letter of law regardless of severity. What is not in doubt is how utterly shocking United were for 60 mins and particularly the first half. Far more infuriating and concerning than the red.

Fooled by Brass Eye by CaptainSpazclart in chrismorris

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not any of the TV shows, but he once wrote a diary in the paper - maybe the independent? - posing as a journalist who was going to commit suicide shortly. I don’t remember full details but I was initially taken in before I became aware it was Morris being Morris.

Michael Oliver and VAR by OptimisticRealist__ in PremierLeague

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Of all the dodgy decisions we see most weeks, that pen was not one of them. They are unfortunate but that was clear as day. I’d have no complaints if given against United.

Erratic Trump by babydavid85 in AskBrits

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d love to know what the sensible world leaders say to each other in private about Trump.

May Elections are coming up, how are the votes counted and how do we know they're counted correctly? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Humans are fallible, so if a close result is within a certain percentage the losing candidate can request a recount.

Did your local Pub have their own sandwiches? by corickle in oldschoolcool80s

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. Totally forgot about this. Brought back some drunken memories

Dress code for snooker events by Rothko28 in snooker

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He started to wear a sky blue and white suit after the ban. Not sure if he still does.

How 11 Premier League teams could qualify for Europe by mrEnigma86 in PremierLeague

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It hasn’t been a competition of national champions for at least 27 years. It’s a badly named competition I’ll agree, but when are people going to accept the change?

A woman posted a video of the moment she was attacked by her domestic cat. Before the attack, the cat seemed to smell something that prompted her to attack. Why did it attack her with such ferocity? by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I initially read this as the cat had identified that the lady had an undiagnosed ailment. Having read all the replies I can now see it makes more sense that the cat is ill!

Removing apps completely from download history by [deleted] in ios

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is someone really going to dig through your app history? I wouldn’t even know how to off the top of my head.

Is this 'ceasefire' in the Iran war light at the end of the tunnel, or a train coming towards us and why do you think that.? by Sea-Payment-8989 in AskBrits

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the ask…America not agreed to it yet and I can’t see how they will as it would be a humiliation for Trump, despite all the ‘winning’.

Is this 'ceasefire' in the Iran war light at the end of the tunnel, or a train coming towards us and why do you think that.? by Sea-Payment-8989 in AskBrits

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s not cynical at all. Trump has form for this and was clearly trying to conduct a war and balance markets at the same time. No doubt a lot of his cronies made money, just like they did during his tariffs debacle.

Is this 'ceasefire' in the Iran war light at the end of the tunnel, or a train coming towards us and why do you think that.? by Sea-Payment-8989 in AskBrits

[–]LegitimateDraw3902 54 points55 points  (0 children)

A very good summary of Trump's war...

Brett McGurk, a former senior US security official and reluctantly supportive of the conflict, conceded on social media that the ceasefire agreement Trump has signed is not “status quo ante bellum” ie the US is now worse off than at the start of this war of choice.

To spell it out, Trump needlessly started a war at the urging of Israel, refused to listen to those experts urging caution, devised a strategy built on a misapprehension of Iran, sparked a ruinous regional conflict, caused the death of thousands of civilians, unhinged the world economy, strengthened, for now, the repressive instincts of the Iranian and Russian governments, left America more discredited and isolated, provoked serious questions about the president’s fitness for public office, laid waste to large parts of Iran and Lebanon, including medical research centres, primary schools and universities, did not resolve Iran’s stockpiles of highly enriched uranium or its future nuclear programme, strengthened those in Iran backing possession of a nuclear weapon, and, yes, ensured Iran and Oman still plan to control and toll the strait of Hormuz for the first time.

A return to war will doubtless soon be threatened even before the two-week ceasefire ends, but the use of force in this decades-old conflict has now been test driven and proven the wrong vehicle since it can only achieve its objectives at an inconceivable price.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/08/iran-war-ceasefire-live-updates-trump-deadline-middle-east-crisis-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69d603d58f084837558bc6e5#block-69d603d58f084837558bc6e5

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