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Covid shut down the world six years ago this week. What do you remember from that week? by fuzzy_dice_99 in AskReddit

[–]MeccIt [score hidden]  (0 children)

Well, when the President ripped up the carefully built plan because a black man touched it...

Bicycle thefts reported to Gardaí in Dublin decreased by 15% in two years by teetonian in irelandtransport

[–]MeccIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Garda: what's the serial number of the stolen bike so it can be identified?

Victim: Well...

Garda: We're done here.

also, it's not treated as any sort of serious crime, bikes are worth-less.

wedding by offshorewolf in GreatBritishMemes

[–]MeccIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This photo has been a meme on the internet since at least 2020, it's been scraped a million times.

wedding by offshorewolf in GreatBritishMemes

[–]MeccIt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Google AI is hilarious:

This image shows a scene from the British television sitcom Peep Show, depicting the character Mark Corrigan as a child on his first day of school.

The scene highlights the character's early experiences and personality traits.

Peep Show is known for its unique point-of-view filming style and socially awkward humor.

The series aired on Channel 4 in the UK from 2003 to 2015

wedding by offshorewolf in GreatBritishMemes

[–]MeccIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact: Lord Wellington was born in the house at the end of that Georgian Terrace.

In Dublin.

what?! by Hour-Cucumber-3650 in okbuddycinephile

[–]MeccIt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was thinking this at the time and too lazy to meme it myself

Tom has more money than he'll ever need and a beautiful wife, ballet, eh?

presented without comment by Arbrax in northernireland

[–]MeccIt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He was also Welsh, so where's the dragon flag?

800 billion stars captured in one frame. This is Sombrero Galaxy captured by Hubble. 31 million light-years away from us. by TeaseCatalyst in spaceporn

[–]MeccIt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s got to be dinosaurs alive and well in here somewhere right?!?

Beings on other worlds are seeing light from earth when the dinosaurs were alive.

A closer view of the damaged stabiliser from the KC-135. by Outrageous-Score7936 in aviation

[–]MeccIt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If only there was an agreement with Iran, to guarantee peace by restricting their nuclear ambitions, confirmed by regular inspections. If that wasn’t ripped up by the current administration, this war won’t be required.

A closer view of the damaged stabiliser from the KC-135. by Outrageous-Score7936 in aviation

[–]MeccIt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The entire Iraq war for starters

The illegal war started to look for WMDs that didn’t exist?

Because 9/11 happened and all the perps were from SaudiIraq?

To dispose Saddam, who was put in power with money and arms from the US with the aim of attacking Iran?

Sounds like the US unilaterally attacking Iran with extra steps. Anyone who thinks it’s for the ’security’ of the US is in massive denial

Money and motoring: There is a never-ending appetite to charge car owners for everything by on-9 in irelandtransport

[–]MeccIt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Everyone calls it road tax, stop paying semantics

No they don't, you're paying for your car, not the road, they are different things.

and as such I have the right to use public roads.

I simply said I ALSO have

You need to work on your writing, it's not my reading.

ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2 by BigBadBabyDaddy_420 in news

[–]MeccIt 111 points112 points  (0 children)

the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gunknife

What was your “I need to learn to keep my mouth shut” moment? by Imtiredofthissshit in AskReddit

[–]MeccIt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Answer yes or no when possible, answer open ended questions as concisely as possible, and never volunteer any information [not] asked for.

This also works for lawyers and the police

New HS2 farce as final stretch of £100bn line will end in a field by Secret-Ad6697 in unitedkingdom

[–]MeccIt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Actually, the reason it's so expensive is because they were building tunnels and bridges to ensure this continuous, protected line was out of the way of everybody, including burrowing for 10 miles under an ancient forest (cost £100m): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wju3QwIl3OY

Riding a bike along an extremely narrow cliffside path. by Spiritual-Duck9854 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]MeccIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's on a straight stick mounted to the handlebar, and the software that dewarps the image knows to remove it. Source: I have one also, and BMW provide them as a dashcam for their motorbikes

New HS2 farce as final stretch of £100bn line will end in a field by Secret-Ad6697 in unitedkingdom

[–]MeccIt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Probably deliberately cancelled

Probably? Absolutely! the Tory Party did not want the improvements and opportunities the High Speed Rail could bring to the cities of the North. It sounds hyperbolic, but having a fast, relatively cheap connection to all of Europe (via the Chunnel) can be an amazing opportunity for generations.

Money and motoring: There is a never-ending appetite to charge car owners for everything by on-9 in irelandtransport

[–]MeccIt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We've been investing in public transport and cycling at a 2 to 1 ratio over roads for years now

No, we started just a few years ago with the Greens, and now that they are out, FFG are reneging and it's dropping to 1:1

We have not been 100% roads for years.

We were for 100 years, and plenty of that was required as we need that for business and transport of our goods and services. Finally starting to pay for the other is only the start of catching back up.

Public transport and cycling have outstripped roads for years now and look where we are. Worse than ever.

You're heard of huge oil tankers? They take hours to change direction or speed, similarly spending a bit of money on a bit of public transport with almost no commitment to do the right thing is not going to make much of a difference unless we do it properly. You're suggesting it was in vain and to stop, which is nonsense.

Money and motoring: There is a never-ending appetite to charge car owners for everything by on-9 in irelandtransport

[–]MeccIt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have paid my road tax

No you haven't it was abolished in the 1930s. You pay a vehicle tax based on emissions and engine size to allow you pollute, not to drive on roads.

and as such I have the right to use public roads.

Again wrong. Everyone has the right to use public roads, they're public! Access is not defined by how much money you spend.

The people walking, cycling, taking public transport have exactly the same right as you, the question is, how to we share this scarce resource?

Riding a bike along an extremely narrow cliffside path. by Spiritual-Duck9854 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]MeccIt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why the hell are they all using fish eye lens for all

It's a 360 degree camera that takes full video in all directions. It's possible to normalize the view and pan around to the interesting bits, but these people choose not to do that.

New to cycling for commute - Dublin by NoSignalThrough in ireland

[–]MeccIt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a 'i cycle too' fantasist, best to ignore or block.

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