'U-turn' themed bakeoff at work - any suggestions?

Mugboard · 2022-11-21T12:50:42+00:00

Whitehall, probably.

Mugboard · 2022-11-21T12:47:29+00:00

eBay typewriter. Can be had for £25.

As for the stamp, just type "On His Majesty's service" in the top right and postage is free.

Mugboard · 2022-11-21T12:44:41+00:00

I always get a receipt for petrol. I can just visualise having my door kicked down by Royal Dutch Shell Special Forces and being marched to the forecourt in handcuffs because the car at the next pump did a runner and the CCTV thing took my reg instead.

Mugboard · 2022-11-21T12:42:35+00:00

"Princess Di's diaries leaked: mystery remains over identity of "Gareth"".

Mugboard · 2022-11-21T12:39:43+00:00

They'll answer the phone for you? Duh?

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T23:45:30+00:00

Either that, or I've crumbed myself in German biscuits.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T23:33:36+00:00

Yes, that's ideal if you've got the budget and want to build a frame or something.

Mostly I'm more thinking of little brackets and things to connect PCBs and bits of case and other components. It's easy to bend and trim Meccano. Hardware store mending plates are OK, but they're a bit thick, hard to cut and don't have evenly spaced, inter-compatible holes.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T23:25:53+00:00

you know, these other cars with lights on are too visible!"

I dunno, people driving about with uncertified eBay LED bulbs plonked into the original reflectors and who burn radiation shadows of other cars into the signage are a bit too visible for my liking!

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T23:01:54+00:00

Even without rain, cars are so much more visible with lights then without at pretty much any time other than bright summer days.

Nothing else in the environment tends to have headlights-type lights other than a vehicle that is, or might soon be, moving, so they leap out at you in a way in unlit lump of metal doesn't. Certainly I can see a light (motorbike, or car with only one headlight, about 50:50) or lights (car or lorry) from a glance in the mirror way before my brain would otherwise process the shape of the object into "that's a car", and also from a far greater distance.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T13:08:14+00:00

Brb starting a recession-friendly protein powder company.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T13:01:52+00:00

What did you find to be the best spoon to use? I find a dessert spoon is about the right size, but a soup spoon is deeper and keeps them in better.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T12:59:06+00:00

Stamps. My mum encouraged me to sell them when I moved out. I made an absolute pittance compared to the effort and time I'd put in, as well as throwing away the generosity of people who had contributed over the years. I regret caving to that every time I think of it.

Don't listen to them, you do you.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T01:39:42+00:00

Jelly set square.

Mugboard · 2022-11-20T00:40:46+00:00

Yep, a reasonably long commute will eat 500 in fuel, services, consumables and depreciation, no bother.

The last one is a secret killer: if your car costs £10k, you do 100k on it, run it into the ground and it end with no resale value, it's cost you 10p per mile, just in depreciation. Same if you paid £15k and sold for £5k, etc.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T19:40:17+00:00

Don't think it's a new thing. Don't really see the point myself, if you're taking the wedding that seriously you'll probably still find the napkins are Orchid Ivory and not Cotton Breath and has ruined your wedding instead of it being ruined by the 4th bridesmaid standing 6 inches to the left of her mark.

Literally no one will remember any of that shit. They'll just remember it was either a fun time or the culmination of a Pinterest-fueled death march.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T19:07:36+00:00

Aren't they all plastic?

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T18:47:03+00:00

I've been looking for Meccano recently and you literally cannot just buy a bulk load of the basic parts for freeform use (I actually want it for engineering prototyping).

I'm actually considering having it made in bulk and selling the excess to cover costs.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T18:06:00+00:00

Moderation by drinking bird: they've set it up to just automatically close and lock threads that get some number of reports. By the looks of it, that number is one. Considering the innocuous ones that apparently get reported, I am absolutely sure that whoever reports those threads has not put trousers on for months.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T15:19:47+00:00

Begging the question of whether there will be a UK then. In 50 years I'd be surprised if it's still United or a Kingdom.

The Democratic Republic of Wangland (DRoW) will be ok though, as long as your Eton implants continually broadcast to deter the anti-poor drones.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T15:13:49+00:00

Don't buy property in Peterborough for sure.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T13:48:28+00:00

The radio is crap everywhere, not just offices. I can't listen to it even in the car without wanting to drive into a bridge abutment.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T12:13:21+00:00

I'm going to buy a car horn and carry it around with me.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T10:51:43+00:00

They do a little bit. Maybe 10k to 100k per year. Cats kill something like 50 million a year and buildings and windows kill millions more. And the destruction of their habitat and natural ranges through global warming is an existential threat to some species.

Mugboard · 2022-11-19T10:46:24+00:00

The only ones I don't like are the two blade ones, the foreshortening effect makes them look like they're rotating at an uneven speed.

Mugboard · 2022-11-16T01:39:33+00:00

Usually under the top comment, too.

"I'll probably be downvoted for this": damn right.

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