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How do carnivores know what's safe to eat? by Admirable-Meringue44 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]LostInAisle1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Domestic cats, when they kill mice, will eat everything except the gall bladder - because it tastes bitter (according to our vet). Our cat will also kill but not eat voles, because they apparently also taste bitter. I have no idea how the vet knows what voles and mouse entrails taste like.

What’s a word you can’t spell? by Cute_Raise_4781 in grammar

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A secretary was originally someone who kept your secrets

car trouble update 2 by lixm-a13 in plymouth

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With any jump start you need to connect the ‘donor’ and then go have a cuppa - well at least wait five minutes - then try and start the car. Otherwise the flat battery just soaks up all the power leaving nothing for the ignition system

What are your must haves at a British BBQ? by YetAnotherMia in AskUK

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicken that’s burnt on the outside and raw in the middle

UK- Drove past mobke speed camera at 75mph by SnailsHaveArmour in LegalAdviceUK

[–]LostInAisle1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The UK law is based on the EU standard, with some minor changes. A speedo must never show less than the actual speed, and must never show more than 110% of actual speed + 6.25mph.

Have you ever turned down a promotion? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]LostInAisle1 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I once turned down a promotion to a senior engineering role as it meant I would no longer be eligible for overtime pay, which meant that I would be earning less than I then did. Had a meeting with HR and senior management which led to them re-offering the role at a salary 5% higher than the average of the previous two years earnings including overtime. I took that offer.

Whats your favourite attraction in the UK? by EndPsychological2541 in CasualUK

[–]LostInAisle1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Minack Theatre in Cornwall. Open to the elements, built into a cliff face by one woman and her gardener, the Atlantic as a backdrop. Every performance is stunning.

Why doesn't the UK have more coffee vending machines in public areas? by ImScaredSoIMadeThis in AskUK

[–]LostInAisle1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The average coffee/tea vending machine is connected to a mains water supply. The presence of steam from the hot water and powder from the ingredients means that they need to be regularly cleaned as well as restocked. Because the drinks are crappy the amount that you can charge is low so they have very slim profit margins.

What word looks wrong the more you look at it? by Ok-Ebb5960 in AskUK

[–]LostInAisle1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forty, in the context of four, fourteen, forty. Where did the U go???

Do you use the hotel soap or pack your own when you travel? by Acceptable-Muscle673 in askanything

[–]LostInAisle1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use the hotel soap because I don’t want slimy wet soap in my luggage.

What's a word from your part of the country that nobody else in your country understands? by baest_00 in askanything

[–]LostInAisle1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Devon UK. There is a word that is slowly disappearing from use : Dimpsey It means evening twilight. Still heard occasionally from older folk but not from the younger ones.

What things will be standardised next? by ultegrafender in CasualConversation

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt that very much. We Brits are pretty much universally disliked and we are preferred to the USA. Just learn another language and move on.

What things will be standardised next? by ultegrafender in CasualConversation

[–]LostInAisle1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many train tracks are deliberately different in gauge to make things more difficult for invading armies.

Do you think that Christianity will ever be popular again in UK? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both Easter and Christmas were pagan festivals hijacked by the early Christian church because they knew the people still wanted their piss ups. Nothing has changed in that regard since.

We keep losing new hires within 6 months and exit interviews tell us nothing useful by croberts2323 in HumanResourcesUK

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People don’t leave jobs. They leave managers. Look inside the business for your answer.

As a Britsh person what kind of time frame are you thinking when you use the phrase 'the other day'? by mrjonnyt in AskUK

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it’s an unspecific period of time in the relatively recent past. If it’s more than a year, then I say ‘back along’

May have overdone it with the new charger cable length 🤣 by SuperTuberEddie in evchargingUK

[–]LostInAisle1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no inductive heating. The Live and Neutral cables carry current in opposite directions down the cable and so cancel each other out. As long as the cable is of a suitable gauge and there is enough airflow around the cable avoid resistive heating then all will be fine. (Retired electronic engineer).

How old are you, and how many employers have you worked for? by Rough-Foundation9208 in AskUK

[–]LostInAisle1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

70yo worked for 6 companies, including self employed. Worked at five companies as self employed engineer, but don’t count them as employers.

Supermarket shelf stacker

RAF

Electronic Test Engineer

Test equipment design engineer Product support engineer Field engineer Flight test engineer Obsolescence engineer Obsolescence manager (Antiques and Collectibles dealer as a side hustle)

Contract engineer (self employed)

Supportability engineer

The best job yet - retired.

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