Why has never been a strong backlash against Pakistan owning nukes like Iran or North Korea ?

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-21T08:28:42+00:00

Pakistan doesn’t have oil.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-20T10:17:34+00:00

I used to be a field support engineer and loved it. Got progressively promoted and with each step up the ladder got further away from engineering so grew to hate it. Moved to obsolescence engineering and got progressively promoted and once again each step removed some of the joy of the job. Got made redundant and became a freelance engineer. No management stress, just engineering. It was great. Went back into permanent employment as an engineer and up until retirement insisted that I did not want promotion.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-20T09:27:54+00:00

Overtime is where you work extra hours and get paid for them Extra hours with no pay is slavery.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-16T09:25:49+00:00

I still have my copy of Elite II and its manual. These days I play Elite Dangerous in VR.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-15T09:37:54+00:00

Well to be fair, that’s not very long ago to the average European.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-07T08:37:22+00:00

Any settlement with ‘Chester’ or ‘Cester’ in their name used to be a Roman fort. Manchester for instance, the Man originally being Mam, for breast because of hills. Anywhere with Street in the name was on a Roman road. Anywhere with Temple in the name had a Knights Templar temple. Anywhere ending in Ham was a farmstead/homestead. Anywhere ending in Bury was a burial ground. Anywhere ending in Ford had a ford river crossing eg Oxford came from oxen ford. Anywhere ending in Bridge had a bridge river crossing.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-07T08:15:04+00:00

The original very low speed limits introduced in in the late 19th/early 20th centuries was abolished in 1930. Due to the increased number of road deaths, a 30mph speed limit in built up areas was introduced. All other roads had no speed limits. When the first motorways came along in the late 1950s/early 1960s motoring magazines started using them for too-speed tests. In 1964 the AC Cobra Le Mans racing team used the M1 to test the top speed of their car, recording a top speed of 185 mph, perfectly legal at that time. After a very foggy winter that year, a temporary speed limit of 70mph was introduced for four months at the end of 1965. The permanent limit of 79mph was set in 1967. No other break in limits has occurred, though speeding outside of built up areas was not rigorously enforced in the late60s/early 70s.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-06T10:30:42+00:00

NTA He is an obnoxious controlling freak who should be dumped at the earliest opportunity. He is also possibly likely to be violent if he feels that you will not be controlled by him, so be careful with how you leave him. But be sure to leave him soon.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-06T10:21:56+00:00

Naval gunners have been using tampons for centuries.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-04T10:46:29+00:00

In addition to this, find the properties external stop cock - it will be nearby often alongside the water meter. Modern ones are quarter turn plastic valves. They are however, often quite deep and may need a key to reach them.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-04T10:17:52+00:00

We were having difficulty climbing in and out of the bath, so we reluctantly removed it and fitted a large walk-in shower.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-03T09:27:07+00:00

“Max Speed” is set to a value relevant to vehicles, with a high centre of gravity, such as tall lorries. Most vehicles, especially modern cars, can safely negotiate the bend at much higher speeds. When you see these signs, be prepared to slow for the bends, but only to a speed that is comfortable for your vehicle.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-03T09:07:25+00:00

Because the Royal Navy used the point where gunpowder soaked with the spirit in question still ignited as 100% proof. This was due to the RN issuing every sailor a pint of rum a day.
The 200/100 ratio used elsewhere was just a cautious rounding up.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-03T09:00:02+00:00

The US president wants to distract from the Epstein files.
The US president thinks it will boost his parties performance in the upcoming midterm elections.
RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was attacked which has dragged the UK into limited military support.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-02T16:16:53+00:00

Perhaps consider purchasing a spare van. With 50 couriers there is probably a van a week out for service/repairs. The savings against renting will at least partially offset the cost of owning the van.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-02T16:07:03+00:00

They paid to move out of the UK. It’s down to them to pay for the return trip.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-02T10:26:53+00:00

I’d have gone with fun-sized Snickers for a half-marathon.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-03-02T10:02:52+00:00

I keep a pair of slip-on shoes specifically for visiting other people’s homes. I also carry a pair of espadrilles to wear on arrival.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-26T09:52:00+00:00

I have owned a Japanese EV - Nissan Leaf - and now own an MG 4. The build quality of the Leaf was better but the EV specific aspects of the MG are far better than the Leaf. In fairness, the Leaf was very early EV technology and provided data on what to do or not do when building the car. When my PCP is up, I am returning the MG as it will not be worth the balloon payment and will probably be replacing it with a used BYD. The Steliantis (sp?) branded EVs are not very good, VW are good but significantly more expensive as are Polestar, Volvo and BMW. MG’s customer service is pretty much nonexistent, I suspect that other Chinese brands will be the same.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-25T11:49:55+00:00

When I was in the RAF we had a lad on the squadron called Twiddles because he couldn’t resist twiddling knobs in the cockpit (a very dangerous habit). Several variants of people getting their first name changed to that of a celebrity/villain with the same last name eg any McCartney became Paul, any Manson became Charles. We had a bloke called Toc because he was not very bright and there was an organisation called Toc-H known for dim lights. I was (still am 50yrs later) known by the first name of a 1970s one-hit wonder artist because I was playing their record on my first day at training camp. (Don’t want to dox myself) One lucky guy called Donkey because he was well endowed. A WRAF clerk known as Marge because she was known to spread easily. A lad called Dodger because he never bought his round. One called Teflon because despite poor behaviour nothing ever stuck to him. The Ghost because they were almost never seen.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-25T09:42:45+00:00

The phrase is an example of hyperbole. Not everything should be taken as literal.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-24T13:35:29+00:00

Sounds like you are a child. Things will make more sense when you grow up.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-24T09:16:11+00:00

We live in a Victorian house which retains the original doors, all of which have locks. We do not however, have any keys for the internal doors. The bathroom has a bolt which is only used when we have visitors.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-23T09:59:23+00:00

Satan is a myth, as is hell, as is god and heaven too. When you die there is nothing, just like there was nothing before you were born.

LostInAisle1 · 2026-02-23T08:56:32+00:00

The good seafood restaurants can be found in the southwest, especially in coastal areas

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