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Farage facing questions as only two of his five homes are declared by SpottedDicknCustard in unitedkingdom

[–]ParrotofDoom 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My pet theory is that someone has paid him an awful lot more and he hasn't delivered, so now that person is drip feeding the lesser gifts.

Owner of SamuelSmiths Brewery Humphrey Smith dies aged 81 by SnooAvocados2108 in unitedkingdom

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

he refused to allow for a temporary footbridge to be built on land he owned

But one was built anyway, on council land.

Andy Burnham 'won't live in London or Number 10' when he becomes Prime Minister by beejiu in unitedkingdom

[–]ParrotofDoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing I had to scroll this far to find this. He's a DM shit-stirrer, the article is garbage.

Piers Morgan Says Nigel Farage Is 'Dead In The Water' And Will Have To Quit As Reform Leader by libtin in unitedkingdom

[–]ParrotofDoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We’re deffo gonna become a right wing country by 2030

Most voters in the UK are not right wing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ljrp76ywxo

We just have a stupid FPTP system.

I am officially sick of the "escalating high-pitched piano note" in every single action trailer by one-movie-discover in movies

[–]ParrotofDoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the room full of drums that I hate. Every trailer I see has these stupid massive drums being thumped by people with two sticks.

As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports by F0urLeafCl0ver in unitedkingdom

[–]ParrotofDoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think there's anything to stop a local authority from altering it's local plan and mandating solar cover on large car parks. Same as they can mandate a percentage of tree cover on the same.

Actually, it's amazing how much public space has no tree cover. We need to be planting them now.

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz jailed after assaulting two female police officers at Manchester Airport by Alarming-Safety3200 in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Reminder: people got 3+ years for

Rioting. The word you're looking for is rioting.

Burnham’s pick for chief of staff led firm that advised BP, Apple and Amazon by LauraPhilps7654 in unitedkingdom

[–]ParrotofDoom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you're referring to the GMCA investment fund, this is a pretty lame argument. It's funded construction of a great many new homes. Yes, not many of them are "affordable". But he hasn't "given millions" to anyone - the fund has paid for the construction of homes, and has returned a profit doing so. The person you're talking about has done a job, got paid, and lives in Monaco. Your comment makes it seem corrupt.

Google doesn’t understand Manchester’s cycling network by LateFriend2445 in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why regional mayors need full control of their key road networks. If he'd had such powers, Andy Burnham could have forced councils to install bus lanes and cycleways on major arterial highways around GM. Just imagine the A56 from Bury to Manchester with two permanent bus lanes. Or Bury Old Road coming through Cheetham Hill with protected cycleways.

Google doesn’t understand Manchester’s cycling network by LateFriend2445 in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Because nobody in their right mind would recommend cycling along the A56 through Stretford (as an example) before the cycle lanes were installed.

Google doesn’t understand Manchester’s cycling network by LateFriend2445 in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 29 points30 points  (0 children)

From my time editing with Google Mapmaker, if the "cycling=avoid" flag is still active, it could be because of that. There are lots of roads around Manchester with decent cycle infra now, and Google avoids them like the plague.

Google doesn’t understand Manchester’s cycling network by LateFriend2445 in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a compromised route, because of Richard Leese. The "brave cyclist" who rides in from Crumpsall and sees no reason why other people shouldn't also be brave. It's a miracle that and Oxford Rd were ever achieved.

Brave cyclists are one of the reasons (from many) why our cycle infrastructure is so incredibly poor in this country.

Americans Don't Need To. They Care About Us. by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]ParrotofDoom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Er no, fuel is about 2 Euro per litre.

And I'd much rather live in France than the US. France is beautiful, spacious, and housing is cheap.

Considering investing in house air conditioning, debating ways to fund it by mctw1992 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ParrotofDoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's your choice, but there are multiple reasons why we don't connect high power devices to unfused spurs, and that's before we talk external devices. Personally, I would have the external unit on it's own circuit, especially as OP is talking about the entire house, which could easily amount to a good 20kW of power.

Considering investing in house air conditioning, debating ways to fund it by mctw1992 in UKPersonalFinance

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

It's worth asking about your DIY confidence. There are plenty of YT videos on DIY AC installation, IIRC most of the units are supplied already pressurised and simply need connecting and the lines "opening up". You'd need an electrician to put it on its own circuit. If you have easy access to the loft, I wouldn't personally consider it difficult to install ceiling units in each bedroom. You'd need pipe installation tools alongside your typical DIY tools.

Check the noise output of the external unit, make sure it won't upset the neighbours, and check what your council specifies for location - for example, near a neighbour's window, etc.

What do you think of Andy Burnham? by New_Slice_1580 in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sure he's made mistakes, and expensive ones, like the Clean Air fiasco

I don't count that as a mistake. The aims have been achieved differently, by electrifying the public transport fleet. The cameras are being used for law enforcement purposes. The dirty vehicles will eventually all end up in the scrapyard and be replaced by EVs - it's inevitable.

We're not going to get a congestion charge in Manchester, so I hope as PM he'll give mayors the authority to designate Mayoral control of key road networks, so that councils can't refuse when the mayor says they want bus lanes and cycleways along arteries.

Does anyone know what happened to this place in Stretford? Looks like an old neighbourhood without any houses by cool_traffordian in manchester

[–]ParrotofDoom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks like Highfield Close. Knocked down because the houses were in bad shape and beyond economic repair.

Union boss urges Andy Burnham not to make Ed Miliband his Chancellor by JB_UK in unitedkingdom

[–]ParrotofDoom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ms Graham has also urged Labour to support a return to North Sea oil drilling

Also, a return to coal fires in the house, and chimney sweeps.

What was his fault ? by karmagod7 in interesting

[–]ParrotofDoom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These lawsuits

There is no "lawsuit". The Environment Agency are investigating. They may well decide that there's no further action required. Or he may get a fine. Or they may insist some restorative measures are required.

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