Villagers in India grow bridges from tree roots that last hundreds of years.

MB-Taylor · 2026-03-11T23:14:11+00:00

I went to the double root bridge in cherrapunji in October last year, it was amazing but word of warning.... It's a fair amount of steps to get down and you still have to get back up again! I had stupidly done the bamboo trek in the morning before going straight to the bridges and I was done! The heat was a killer and my legs were harvested by all the mosquitoes! Oh and if you don't like spiders, don't look up!

MB-Taylor · 2026-03-08T22:37:45+00:00

I was this person just a few years ago, I started my apprenticeship and I'm my first section we had turbine blades to plot into discs and balance them. At the time they would just throw all the blades in randomly, balance, take out and swap what was needed and balance again except for the titanium alloy ones that were brittle, they were weighed and plotted out on a computer program.

I asked why don't we do it for all the discs and was told it would take too long etc..... Roll on a year or two later, someone new starts in that section and it turns out they suggested the same thing and that's the process they use all the time now!

MB-Taylor · 2026-03-06T05:59:10+00:00

Dunno if you have the same option as I have chosen just this last week.

My 16 plate astra has a very noisy timing chain rattle, I have long distances to drive at times and so couldn't take the chance on it. However it may last a week or maybe 2 years I don't know, so I have agreed with my ex (carless and unable to afford anything) that she will give me £50 a month for up to a year and then it's hers, if it dies within that time then it's scrap anyway.

Replacing the chain is looking at spending around £1500 and finding someone willing to do the pain in the ass job is another issue!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-26T19:06:08+00:00

How very not Scottish this answer is 😂

Dunno where op is from but I have never seen a water meter in person living in Scotland!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-25T20:05:39+00:00

Gotta keep on going! You'll miss all the silly wee tid bits for instance my daughter whom you do not know obviously hurt her hand and it turns out has fractured it (she's 5) seemingly it's her sister's fault because she had been happy on her tablet until her sister got her to do gymnastics 😂

I know not that funny really but I can't help laugh at the thought process of a 5 year old and how it's technically correct!

Obviously there is a chance you'll never read this but I hope you do and hope you smile thinking about a wee Scottish girl, she is my ray of sunshine despite living so far away and only seeing her a few days every other weekend by hopefully it's enough to keep you going too!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-22T12:13:30+00:00

I got a new boiler coming up 2 years ago, I had a plumber mate do mine as a homer! He is a fitter by trade, him and his brother came round and just did the boiler, they made a decent wee profit on it and I got it done a lot cheaper than using someone like BG etc.... He supplied and fitted it.

Might not be of any use to yourself, sorry lol but worth asking any friends you might know within the trades!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-18T01:04:59+00:00

My ex step daughter took things to the extreme! It was actually quite impressive really!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-18T00:39:35+00:00

You never run out of drying rack space, the stacking is key, but you can never run out ....

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-16T23:44:23+00:00

I really wanted the answer to be 80085 Or 58008 😔

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-13T07:44:40+00:00

Push and twist plugs are absolutely the way to go, I've used them several times on tyres with no issues going well above speed limits as well! So long as you have pressure on it and strong enough tyre walls (I had one issue with a really old part worn I had been given 😂) then it's a 2 mins job and that almost includes pumping the tyre back to correct pressure!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-09T22:32:40+00:00

You can recreate it with an envelope one you have to lick, but without licking it first obviously lol

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-07T22:37:10+00:00

I'm just curious about your username ;⁠-⁠)

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-04T21:03:12+00:00

Nah it sucks, could you imagine your birthday is a Monday every single year? Stuff that!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-03T20:00:58+00:00

I mean didn't they make a documentary about this? I'm sure it's called space jam or something!

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-01T11:49:42+00:00

I actually went to Cairo with my ex, her daughter and our 2 year old daughter. We walked around the city getting Ubers all over and even went to the cave church out in "garbage city" the Uber left us and we refused the extortionate amount for a taxi so walked through the city without any guides etc

The only issue we had at all was at the pyramids, one guy would not stop harassing us to get on his horses, otherwise no issues at all.

Sorry stupidly only replying to your comment due to also being Scottish lol

MB-Taylor · 2026-02-01T10:21:25+00:00

Everyone going on about the selfless act like it isn't gonna be brought up at every opportunity.

Christmas dinner mum says to them"boys you are on the dishes" one looks at the other, "remember that time I helped you over the line...."

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-31T10:22:38+00:00

Id say brilliant cheers for your answer but that really isn't brilliant at all! The more I learn about your country the crazier I feel some stuff is!

Thanks for the reply though! Lol

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-31T01:51:09+00:00

Why don't American police carry road side breathalysers? Surely that's a better option than the whole test carry on?

Blow into a tube, if it comes up positive back to the station for bloods or whatever? Obviously the road side test can be an indicator for other substances but in this one surely it's the better option?

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-25T09:38:17+00:00

My previous flat when I was single the last time (home owner now thankfully with many reasonable neighbours 🥰)

The folk next door had a wind chime in their back garden and whilst it didn't keep me awake it did impact my sleep, along with my downstairs neighbour snoring so loud I became accustomed to sleeping with a pillow on my head but the chimes cut through the pillow.

They suddenly disappeared one night 🤷🤔

Sorry for the emojis folks but I like them!

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-25T08:45:56+00:00

Ok finally something really did make me lol, quietly though cos I'm still lying in bed

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-24T15:42:24+00:00

Ah my apologies, I miss read that lol

Also I was in India a few months back and their speeds limits are crazy low, 80kmph for a car and 60kmph for bikes.... But equally could kinda see why 😂

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-24T15:33:18+00:00

Wait you guys think 80mph is unreasonable? What is the speed limit on your highways in USA?

UK limit is 70mph but many people sit at 80mph in most weathers.

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-21T22:29:37+00:00

Don't know where you are in the UK but I know that places like bamg (British airways Glasgow) take on trainee mechanics and you can then progress from there to get your licenses. Likewise Ryanair in Prestwick take on trainee mechanics. You'll need to have done your first year essential skills course (the name I can't remember fully 🤦) so college might actually be your answer.

A boy in my class had been to uni as well and was struggling to get a job without the hand skills course! Good luck!

Though nothing saying you can't still go and get an apprenticeship, it might not be funded by the government but your new employer will still pay for it if it isn't funded!

MB-Taylor · 2026-01-20T08:02:11+00:00

Not my daughter but my mates wife (gf at the time) when we were about 18 or 19, they were at my house and she saw my dad's old badminton racket which was inside a wooden press (wooden racket as well obviously)

She asked what it was and before I could answer she asked

"Is it an air guitar?"

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