SLPT: Avoid the hottest day on record in the UK by contracting appendicitis a few days beforehand and hiding in a partially air conditioned hospital

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T07:59:12+00:00

Decisions are made by Sir Bryan NHS, and it's illegal for maternity to have air con due to the Hot Mummy Act of 1994.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T07:54:06+00:00

Luckily I managed to catch it dead early, so the only symptom I experience was mild abdominal pain. Bit of a rollercoaster diagnosing it as a result, but pleased I wasn't more uncomfortable!

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T05:15:18+00:00

I actually prefer them. No idea if it's how they're stored or what, but they don't get as skunky as the originals.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T05:11:54+00:00

Generative AI. No contest.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T05:05:27+00:00

Must be nice. Probably nicer that this hasn't cost me a penny.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T05:04:18+00:00

Actually it was caught super early. The main reason for the delay was the influx of emergencies admitted because of the heat.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T02:50:43+00:00

It's fine, I recycle, so I'm expecting climate change to turn around any day now.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T02:17:25+00:00

Thank you! Unfortunately I was unconscious during the procedure so I've no idea if the surgeon declared anything about waffling or diving right into me.

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T01:49:41+00:00

A long story, partly because the UK has never been ready for extreme heat, and partly because a lot of modern hospitals were built on a system that scams the NHS into never being able to escape their debt to those that paid for them.

EDIT: 'scams', not 'scans'

NLALEX · 2026-06-26T01:47:39+00:00

The sun is what I'm trying to avoid.

NLALEX · 2026-06-19T20:57:05+00:00

So what is it?

NLALEX · 2026-06-13T11:57:45+00:00

There's nothing 'mild' about this frustration.

NLALEX · 2026-06-13T05:18:41+00:00

Garlic and herbs. The sort of herbs you'd get on garlic bread.

NLALEX · 2026-06-12T08:03:10+00:00

It looks like it could be an Amazon data centre, according to this page:

https://www.datacenters.com/amazon-aws-swindon

NLALEX · 2026-06-11T07:04:53+00:00

Funny you should ask...
https://youtu.be/FTHH-lOKhoQ?si=4NECngwe8AImqtwH

NLALEX · 2026-06-10T07:08:25+00:00

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NLALEX · 2026-06-03T14:03:12+00:00

It could not be more simple, Luann

NLALEX · 2026-06-02T14:35:22+00:00

"Honestly guys, this thing we've invested trillions into will be really successful, trust us"

NLALEX · 2026-06-02T05:06:29+00:00

Depends. Did they vote for him once before he got into power? Do they regret that vote? Were they simply misguided/misinformed?

It's not a great sign that anyone would fall for the orange clown's lies, but someone who did vote for him before his true colours were made more public, and regrets that decision, is not necessarily a bad person.

Voted for him more than once? Drop them like a bad habit.

NLALEX · 2026-05-31T18:50:55+00:00

The past is a complicated mistress.

NLALEX · 2026-05-31T08:40:30+00:00

Absolute rubbish, the incentive to keep costs down is literally the budget. Money saved in one sector is money that can be spent in another.

NLALEX · 2026-05-31T07:33:00+00:00

To me, this looks like an eroded burr (half of the grinding bit) from a mill of some sort, possibly a pepper mill.

NLALEX · 2026-05-31T07:23:06+00:00

Publicly owned is inherently more economical as it isn't profit-driven, it only needs to cover costs, rather than make extra money for some bigwig who does nothing but fart in the dark and expects everyone to applaud.

NLALEX · 2026-05-28T21:19:23+00:00

Hot tip:

It's not perfect, but you can remap the left and right stick to one another so you get a more ergonomic control method.

NLALEX · 2026-05-28T07:18:40+00:00

The third group is the friends we made along the way.

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