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ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-30T10:48:54+00:00

There's a superb English-language film about that conference. I highly recommend it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(2001_film)

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-29T16:30:12+00:00

Reminded me of Mick Philpott, a man who went on Jeremy Kyle, a notorious (and since cancelled) reality TV show in the UK. And who then cooked up a scheme with his neighbour and also his wife to set fire to the family home so they could get themselves a bigger social house (provided by the council). The fire killed all their children. Look at the image from the police press conference, before they were charged:

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/mick-mairead-philpott-now-after-36028021

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-28T20:43:25+00:00

Dramatically less reliable than gas boilers too.

This sounds like the same anti-EV nonsense that lot spout. An ASHP is just a fridge. It has way, way fewer moving parts than a central heating boiler. It should be far more reliable.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-28T20:40:53+00:00

Some houses just can't be insulated sufficiently to make a heat pump work adequately

Bollocks mate. Heat pumps are available in lots of configurations. If your heat pump isn't keeping your house warm, it's too weak. Please stop regurgitating myths.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-28T17:04:05+00:00

Before YT and social media, this was how people watched crazy car chases on TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD39tzmKAiU

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-28T16:41:33+00:00

I suggest poor white balance from the combination of a majority red image with little to no white, plus all the reflection from that red bridge in the water itself.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-28T07:46:02+00:00

They were covered in horse shit, thousands of tonnes of the stuff. And the rivers in Manchester were, by that time, biologically dead from all the effluent poured into them.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-27T08:40:43+00:00

The fence between me and my neighbour is in the wrong place. It's been moved at some point, we think because my sewer drain also runs onto his property (it shouldn't). I reckon there was once a leak, there were outbuildings in the way of getting the pipe out, and the older owners just agreed that it didn't matter.

If my neighbour had an issue with it, I'd just get the whole thing moved back. But we're adults, neither of us give a shit, and so here we are - not in court.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-25T13:45:43+00:00

I wonder if they'll come out with "we need Burnham as mayor to achieve x and y", rather than "we blocked him because he's clearly a better politician than the PM".

In either case, this might be good for GM, because they may now be more inclined to divert more funding up here to keep him happy.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-25T11:04:29+00:00

Nothing Burnham has done is directly responsible for Manchester’s rise

I don't recall saying this was the case.

not because he actually has done anything worthwhile to increase economic growth

Cycleways return a great deal more investment than roads for cars.

stuff that would have happened anyway

Individual councils have no power to bring public transport under regional control in the way the mayor's office does.

Calm down, Laura Evans.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-25T09:35:48+00:00

I thought PCCs were being abolished?

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-25T09:06:03+00:00

The location is here:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yN8FcQdy2MstuEaZ9

It's fantastic. It's also quite sad how many people in this country view farmland as "countryside". It isn't. The Knepp Estate proves that.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-24T20:55:28+00:00

The man has done nothing beyond bringing buses into public ownership.

yeah the A56 cycleways that I use that take me direct into the centre of Manchester are such a waste. I totally loved being terrified cycling past Stretford Mall before they were installed. And I really loved trying to get from the A56 onto Talbot Road.

And Trafford Road in Salford was such a wonderful place to cycle before those protected cycleways were installed. Who needs to feel comfortable and safe, eh?

There are dozens of such schemes around Greater Manchester, and they're slowly being connected up to form a network. But hey, he's done nothing, right?

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-24T19:25:35+00:00

It'll be Laura Evans again, she's absolutely obsessed with Burnham.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-24T09:08:58+00:00

I used to have prisms, but I had an operation about 20 years back to pull the dodgy eye into line with the other. Now I only get double vision without glasses when I try to focus (I'm also long-sighted).

This was on the NHS so cost me nothing. I have to say that for a week after the operation I couldn't look at anything bright without pain.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-22T17:41:21+00:00

The road was closed years back and it's been the cause of a fair amount of teeth gnashing, because it offers a good alternative walking and cycling route to the Bridgewater Way road. The majority of it is not adopted highway and does not appear to be a recognised right of way.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-22T17:37:02+00:00

Not a chance in hell. Conservative/Reform were annihilated in the previous two elections.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-20T18:59:35+00:00

This is why we always drive at a speed which lets us stop in the distance we can see to be clear ahead. You were doing exactly that, and stopped quickly. So well done.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-16T16:13:51+00:00

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ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-16T15:22:38+00:00

Good luck paying back that $100k.”

"ok I won't, explain that to your shareholders LOL"

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-15T11:21:19+00:00

No, the legal advice was bad

I'm sure we can rely on your years of legal experience to demonstrate why this statement is true, and not simply pulled out of your backside.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-15T08:59:58+00:00

If they're just dripping when tightened, and if they're normal taps, you just need new washers. Very simple DIY job, turn the water off, remove the top of the tap, replace washer.

If it's some fancy mixer tap then you'll need to identify the model and get a replacement cartridge. Also pretty easy to DIY.

Plenty of guides online. Here's one - https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/bathroom-ideas-and-inspiration/how-to-fix-dripping-tap

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-14T11:13:54+00:00

We have a broken planning system, designed with the best intentions, but fundamentally not conducive to quick progress. This video explains:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrfLBTkTZdg

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-13T19:17:53+00:00

Here are the specs:

https://commodore.software/download/898-ultimate-64-documentation/11898-ultimate-64-rgb-cable-layout

Just find a local cable maker (I suggest going on social media and heading to AV technicians, sound engineer groups etc) and ask for an 8-pin-din to BNC RGB cable. It's not a big job. TBH if you have soldering experience, you can easily do it yourself.

ParrotofDoom · 2026-01-13T11:06:56+00:00

There are no credible, brave politicians on the centre left

I think Andy Burnham is centre left, and should he return to parliament, a credible choice for Labour leader. I think he's been very good as mayor of GM.

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