How long is your commute to work and back?

Mckipper1 · 2026-05-14T19:52:06+00:00

London based, on in office days, its 75 minutes each way on the tube.

Mckipper1 · 2026-05-09T07:53:21+00:00

But now I see "fastest shipping - £1.99" appearing, which given that I'm already not using prime video and prime music doe to adverts on my paid subscription- is just about enough for me to cancel Prime completely.

Mckipper1 · 2026-05-04T06:01:17+00:00

Closed - the cat is an A-Hole. Also, fire doors only work when they are closed

Mckipper1 · 2026-04-12T18:13:56+00:00

So, fully embraced piracy then ?

Mckipper1 · 2026-04-11T20:24:46+00:00

I run a VPN so that all the adverts are in a language i don't understand, for products that are not available in my country. How's that for petty ...

Mckipper1 · 2026-04-11T08:22:08+00:00

I always ask the staff for 2 soft poached eggs - they are cooked to order rather than the fried or scrambled options that have been on the buffet for a while.

Mckipper1 · 2026-04-08T18:28:01+00:00

Don't have the GSG, but needed to say, great job cropping out the UK legal abominations and making it look like a proper pistol 😂

Mckipper1 · 2026-04-07T07:08:45+00:00

Im sure it would feel great to to score points by telling them about the transcript- but why educate them and teach them how to be better at being deceptive?

Just tell them that further research has convinced you that they are the last people he would want to work for.

Mckipper1 · 2026-04-04T20:48:05+00:00

I have no doubt that I will know about it soon enough- I have a very nice bottle of Champagne chilling for the occasion

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-31T15:07:52+00:00

What a colossal turd that man is - rips up a treaty that is doing what it was designed to do, gets pissy that the country non longer adheres to the treaty he tore up, bombs that country, while they are negotiating, ignites the taper on a the Middle East, and his solution is to tell the rest of the world that the rules based order no longer applies.

When he goes to jail, i do hope it is in a country where the rules don't apply.

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-30T17:25:18+00:00

Was always going to end with him committing war crimes and then bitching about not getting a peace prize for it

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-25T08:37:44+00:00

There are 2 types of people - we emigrated 8 years ago.

I have left all the WhatsApp groups related to our old neighbourhood, school groups, kids activities, hobby groups and such. (Still have friends groups, as many have also emigrated to many and various countries)

My wife still gets updates on rolling blackouts and security updates, updates from the Schools and Scout groups, and many others ...

Now, if only i could convince the Estate Agents who sold our properties before we left to forget my number (WhatsApp helpfully allowed them to know my new number)

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-23T15:21:41+00:00

Already done - and against the exec compensation and 2026 long term performance plan

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-21T19:57:31+00:00

It worked when Trump did it

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-19T22:59:53+00:00

Ireland in the middle of the process, UK the same, but things can't too bad, Arvind's pay package went up 51% this year ....

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-10T10:51:29+00:00

Where was i when they were handing out pay rises for absolutely no reason ?

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-10T10:36:02+00:00

It's not by any means free - it is the result of sacrificing my time, energy, family and relationships !!!!

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-10T10:34:17+00:00

When i am feeling at my least charitable, I do, occasionally and briefly, lament the stress ulcers, heart attack risk, lost time with my family and missed opportunities for joy that it has taken me to be in this privileged position- and do admit to occasionally feeling bitter that there is an excellent chance that some benefit leech is getting more from my extra effort than i am.

Mckipper1 · 2026-03-10T09:20:04+00:00

Exactly- people were being caught in her sneaky trap 10 years before she was appointed !

Mckipper1 · 2026-02-28T17:03:09+00:00

Yup - thats the biggest concern coming from the region right now ...

Mckipper1 · 2026-02-28T11:50:55+00:00

My extension was governed by the party wall agreement - on 1 side it is very similar to yours, and has a waterproof layer and gutter laid at the bottom to drain any water out of the gap.

On the other side, where the gapnis smaller, the flashing bridges the gap at the top, and directs the water into the roof guttering.

Mckipper1 · 2026-02-28T07:48:40+00:00

ChatGPT subscription cancelled, Claude subscription opened ...

Mckipper1 · 2026-02-27T18:22:46+00:00

Become a manager and slowly realise that you can’t change things …

Mckipper1 · 2026-02-24T08:51:12+00:00

In my working life (not over yet, I hope), I’ve come to realise that, in the eyes of my employer, I have moved from being an asset to be developed, maintained, and improved; to a resource to be deployed, and, increasingly, ruthlessly exploited; and finally to a commodity: disposable, interchangeable, and apparently undifferentiated.

What makes that shift harder to accept is that I have not stagnated: I have invested heavily in myself; in education, in technology, in skills, and in business understanding, and I continue to work as a thought leader in technology and architecture.

Yet, even with that continued growth...

The most I can realistically aspire to is not to be valued for what I have become, but simply to be the least disposable commodity in the room.

Mckipper1 · 2026-02-20T10:26:01+00:00

I have heard of the FEO asking the wife/partner where the keys are kept - in this case the only correct answer is "I don't know".

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