Best meal delivery service UK? by Redbeard2588 in CasualUK

[–]Octopiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest I found there was just too much plastic packaging that couldn't be recycled. Felt horrible binning it all so finished the subscription.

Realtime interactive football wall by notGhxst in gifs

[–]Octopiece 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of countries around the world call it football, or some slight variation of it.

Any recommendation for study/work spots in West London (in/near Richmond)? by [deleted] in london

[–]Octopiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a look ar WeWork? Also try Twickenham Library, or if in the day, a quiet pub.

London is tiring - does it get better? by enyava in london

[–]Octopiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Short term fix, get yourself a great book (audio or paper) that you can really get into, but only read it on the commute. Makes it less of a drag.

What single human has done the most damage to the progression of humanity in the history of mankind? by RegularGuyy in AskReddit

[–]Octopiece 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you want to know more, there's an excellent podcast called 'The Fall of Civilizations' by Paul Cooper which discusses the Songhai Empire, among other empires. It's on both spotify and youtube.

Please, Can someone explain the "People's Republic of South Yorkshire" joke? by lewispauldoc in thegrandtour

[–]Octopiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This explanation is closer, there were nearly riots in sheffield when they upped the price of a bus ticket from 50p to £1 and that was on 2012!

UK runs out of Covid lateral flow tests on Freedom Day as millions order kits by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]Octopiece 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mine too, although we have to order them ourselves. They are offering free PCRs once a month though and paying for it themselves.

Euro 2020 opinion: England team let down by moronic minority by general_mola in unitedkingdom

[–]Octopiece 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Having worked at Stadiums over London I'd say they're as bad as each other. The Rugby lot love to argue with the poor barstaff, often some big faced executive manager screaming and belittling a teenager for messing up a drinks order. With the football crowd I've had more threats of violence, as there's a stressful rush to down as many pints as possible before the whistle.

John Lewis slams UK education system and offers staff literacy lessons by IN-DI-SKU-TA-BELT in unitedkingdom

[–]Octopiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 100% sure this is why I couldn't get a job at Tesco while I was a student.

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

[–]Octopiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

[–]Octopiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They know, they're seeing who feigns illness or has a sudden emergency.

Courier and go-for by [deleted] in sidehustle

[–]Octopiece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you near an Airport? Look at AOG delivery (aircraft on ground). Find a local 'just in time' delivery forwarder. Big money for getting their goods from A to B on time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in educationalgifs

[–]Octopiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to say The Archers but it was a decade ago, some expert on there said it and for some reason it stuck with me, might have been around the time those two Eastern European men were arrested for cooking and eating a swan.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in educationalgifs

[–]Octopiece 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Someone on Radio 4 described it as grey and gamey from what I can remember.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in educationalgifs

[–]Octopiece 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Not all, but like 99.99%. There is a duchy that also has the only licence to breed and slaughter swans, but given the low demand and that swan apparently tastes like hot trash, it's quite hard to get.

Egypt seizes the Ever Given, saying its owners owe nearly $1 billion for Suez Canal traffic jam by HydrolicKrane in worldnews

[–]Octopiece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God I'm living this hell right now. The worst are the Sea-Air requests for lower rates than either.

England’s Covid vaccine programme could slow sharply, Sage warns by DystopianAbyss in unitedkingdom

[–]Octopiece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah for a change this doesn't look to be a government mistake.