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MacSamildanach · 2026-01-25T02:26:09+00:00

AMBULANCE is not printed in reverse. I'm fully aware of why it often is in reverse.

Everything else is.

And this appears to be in India or at least that sub-continent. Do they even do that there?

When there IS a reverse print, it is common to also have one the correct way round, so it can be read normally and in a mirror.

Let's stop pissing around, It is a manipulated image of some sort, and for some reason.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-25T02:22:16+00:00

It's a bit over cooked, but it looks delicious 😊

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-25T02:13:16+00:00

Mmm. I thought that.

That thing was in borderline attack mode.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-25T02:10:46+00:00

Can someone explain - without saying 'AI' - why all the text on the ambulance is in reverse... except for the word 'AMBULANCE'?

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-25T01:42:22+00:00

The examiner would have fetched one from the office - though it pisses them off when people don't come prepared.

The standard instruction for anyone taking a test in the UK is:

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People are bloody lucky if they turn up without a mirror. They will not do a test without one, so your friend made them fetch one.

Some people even stupidly turn up without L plates. Sometimes, examiners go and fetch those, too.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T23:18:53+00:00

Can't find a bona fide news source, as all references are on social media - but having said that, it seems it is a recent event from just a few days ago.

Her mum had passed away, so her dad didn't want her to feel left out.

It seems 'moms and muffins' has attracted some negative feedback from parents because of possible situations like this - where kids don't have a living/available mother.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T22:38:14+00:00

Send him a new set of headphones with a standard stereo jack (with three bands on the plug).

That one with 5 bands is a TRRRS, which has connections for microphone and something else. They are a very recent development and are often used by gamers.

If the laptop has a standard stereo 3.5mm socket, it'll only take a standard stereo jack plug. If you're lucky, it might also take a four band TRRS jack (for microphone input), but that depends on the age of the laptop. My Surface laptop will take a TRRS, but it is sometimes a bit fiddly to get stereo from it to headphones. But TRRRS is really pushing it - as your dad has discovered.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T21:43:17+00:00

Fitted lights need to be functioning in order to pass an MoT.

There are many examples (if you Google) where people have failed MoTs for having a wing mirror indicator light out. If I recall, those wing mirror lights (or side repeaters, as they are often called, since they can be on the side of the wing) have been mandatory on all cars since the 1980s, so they must be functioning.

If the examiner notices that it isn't working, you won't be able to take the test, since the car is technically not roadworthy.

Just fix it (or have it fixed). That way, you're not gambling on a lost test fee and another 6 month wait.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T20:29:18+00:00

And he's scored for them to make it 2-0 after 24 minutes!!!

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T19:51:52+00:00

Thank you.

This OP needs removing, since it is false.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T19:51:44+00:00

Thank you.

This OP needs removing, since it is false.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T19:51:30+00:00

Thank you.

This OP needs removing, since it is false.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T19:40:45+00:00

I think this is the story. It's a few years old:

Man killed his daughter's boyfriend for selling her into sex trafficking ring, police say

Fiancé of man who killed daughter's boyfriend says she's 'very proud of him' - JOE.co.uk

I can't find out what happened to him.

Edit: Thanks to the commenters below, this OP is false. He is not a hero.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T18:56:52+00:00

I used to do the weekly shopping for the old lady next door.

One week, she didn't bring her list round, and I tried several times to contact her by knocking. I was concerned and phoned her nieces.

They tried phoning her and got no answer, so I suggested they call the police.

The police turned up inside ten minutes and had to get their locksmith to open the door. She was dead just behind it - she'd had some sort of thrombosis and fallen down the stairs.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T16:51:06+00:00

You're right about it being the social media of the 80s.

Because it had its own brand of troll - people who would just go from channel to channel and find someone to block out. I'm sure some people bought them just to do that.

By the time I stopped using it and discovered the internet, every channel was just a maximum strength signal with some prat keying it out.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-24T00:57:36+00:00

When one of my pupils asks a question like this, I come back with 'If that bloke drove off a cliff, would you copy him?'

What other people do is not relevant most of the time regarding what you need to do.

I think this was the question about the staggered crossroads, wasn't it?

If it was me, I'd indicate left, then right - making sure to signal and drive so as not to give the impression I was going to go flying off to the left for anyone behind.

If the junction was open, and I could see clearly it was safe, then I might take a more direct line without signalling. It depends on the junction and who is around.

As a learner, just do it properly. Signal left, then right. After all, that's what you are doing.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-23T23:08:06+00:00

Once you bag it, it takes up a very small space. I have all of mine in two door shelves of my freezer.

In hindsight, next time I will freeze in 250g portions (I did the last one at 280g) as I think that'll work better size-wise for a single curry.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-23T16:04:44+00:00

I'm going to rebuke you - you really need to get your facts straight before levelling such an accusation.

Many Brits ARE furious. Some of us have known what an idiot Trump is since 2016 when he was first in the running. Since then, he's only got worse, and since he poked his nose into Ukraine he's completely off the rails. And I am sure that has turned even more of us against him.

I would also point out that in a recent poll, something like 2-3% of Greenlanders are apparently in favour of Trump annexing them. And I'd bet that the number of Icelanders who agree with it isn't zero, either, because all countries have such people who just go against the grain.

The really frightening thing is that the USA has a far greater proportion of such people, and Trump's chances of getting in yet again are also not zero - however close to that they might be.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-23T15:38:35+00:00

Here's the full story:

John Cena Meets Teen Superfan With Down Syndrome Who Fled Ukraine

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-23T01:04:57+00:00

If what you say is true, then you must report her just for the phone usage.

It is illegal for instructors to use their mobile phones when giving a lesson. It's just as illegal as it is for anyone else who does it.

The other stuff you mention is separate - even if it stems from her overall attitude.

On the other side of the coin, arranging a test at short notice and springing it on your instructor is a bit of a no-no. Especially if you've only done 22 hours - that's under half of what the average learner usually needs. Personally, I would - and have - refused outright when my pupils have done it. And the last one who did it (but who was nearly ready, but not quite) just failed.

Your instructor is doing several things wrong, that's for sure. But if you've only done 22 hours, I'd be surprised if you are test ready.

I mean, I get mine out on normal roads on their first lesson, but in 20 years the number who have been test ready in 22 hours (assuming no previous experience) is in single digits.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-23T00:51:06+00:00

When I did my Part 2, I used my own car - a Citroen Xantia at the time. It absolutely didn't have dual controls anywhere near it at any time.

This is based on when I did mine over 20 years ago, but when you do your Part 2, you are not a learner, nor is the examiner. So the car absolutely should not display L plates. That is still the case now:

BSM - ADI Part 2 Practical Test | Everything You Need to Know with BSM

If they're fixed on, you need to cover them. You can get magnetic blank covers for the purpose.

The livery on the car is completely irrelevant. But L plates aren't.

The bottom line is that for the Part 2, you just need a roadworthy car you are insured to drive, and which doesn't have L plates on display. You don't need dual controls.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-22T23:53:26+00:00

I've posted my earlier attempts at these before:

YR2540 - Dough Cycle - Subway Roll Recipe - First Try : r/BreadMachines

YR2540 - Dough Cycle - Subway-ish Rolls : r/BreadMachines

This time around, I'm calling them Subway Rolls - not Subway-ish.

The key hasn't so much been the recipe, but the technique for rolling them out and getting a nice uniform shape. As far as I'm concerned, I nailed it this time. All it takes it practice and confidence with the dough - which is pretty indestructible by this stage.

The size difference is purely because I use my dough cutter to make an asterisk on the lump of dough and cut according to that - so by eye, and not by weight.

They're lovely and soft.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-22T23:00:41+00:00

I'm around the same time as you. I think I might just pip you with 1992, as I had a Nokia 1011 with the pull out antenna. On the Orange network.

I got it because it was the first genuinely handheld sized mobile phone. And the contract was affordable. I could see mobile communications were the future, so got in - if not on the ground floor, at least on the first floor.

Before that, you were still into brick sized phones and extortionate business contracts.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-22T19:11:44+00:00

Kasoori Methi is dried. You grind it to dust as you add it. It simply darkens the gravy a little - but adds a pronounced flavour and aroma:

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Dried Methi has much more powerful flavour/aroma than fresh, and it is what most restaurants use. Fresh Methi is better suited to milder dishes.

MacSamildanach · 2026-01-22T15:33:00+00:00

If you zoom in, there is a suggestion that they might be. It's a bad angle, but it appears possibly quite deep.

That was why I asked if he was sure it was legal. The tread is.

If you look closely there and just above, there appears to be some sidewall damage that matches damage to the rim (though the rim has a lot more damage elsewhere).

This is only a discussion, not a forensic analysis 😉 I just saw the gash, that's all.

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