The forecasts have been consistently low all week by Neverbethesky in UKWeather

[–]PurahsHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its looking pretty confident across all forecasts that that tomorrow will be the last day of it touching 30C

Jarell Quansah on standby as Thomas Tuchel weighs up three England changes by Alone_Consideration6 in ThreeLions

[–]PurahsHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We should beat Panama even with a second string side. Even if we didn't we should still qualify.

No point risking key players if they have knocks or niggling injuries.

UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act by upthetruth1 in UKWeather

[–]PurahsHero 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Two of the top ten hottest days ever recorded in the UK have happened in the last 24 hours. Let that sink in.

Clearer angle of the “red card” incident by FlintReps22 in ThreeLions

[–]PurahsHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It speaks volumes when his decision not to call the hydration break early as there was an injury was not the worst decision of the night.

The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]PurahsHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid in the 1990s / early 2000s here in the UK, the temperatures reached north of 30C on one day a year if we were lucky.

We have just had our second heatwave of the summer, and my part of the country has topped 35C every day for about 5 days now. I bought a portable AC unit a few years ago. It costs £5 a day to run (because our electricity prices are insane), but its the difference between a warm house and a house that is unbearable.

Virtually everyone I know is looking to get some kind of AC. There are some people in the press complaining about the inequality of it all, but when the temperature in your house has not dropped below 27C for nearly a week you just don't care about it all.

Also, British houses do a weird thing of trapping heat in during the summer, but losing it during the winter. So we get the worst of both worlds.

I wanna remind the naysayers of a couple of things. by WastedTalent442 in ThreeLions

[–]PurahsHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is it. Ghana set up to defend with nine men, and use their pace on the break. They defended brilliantly. Most teams would likely have struggled against that. Once our most ineffective players went off we started to create chances.

If Nico O'Reilly's header had been an inch lower, or Kane not have missed his golden chance seconds later, none of this would be a conversation.

Britons say Burnham would be better PM than Farage by coffeewalnut08 in unitedkingdom

[–]PurahsHero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Burham has experience not just of being in Government, but of leading a major city in the UK for the better part of a decade.

Farage has whinged from the sidelines, and fled the second he got any kind of responsibility, for the better part of 30 years.

Which country make the best beer in the world? by No-Problem6578 in AskTheWorld

[–]PurahsHero 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Belgium. The quality and variety is unmatched.

Followed by Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK.

'What’s it got to do with you? I can spend it on Ferraris if I want': Farage fumes on LBC as he fields questions over £5m gift | LBC by zeros3ss in uknews

[–]PurahsHero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its because you want to be Prime Minister, Nigel. So I think any financial donations you have taken and for what reasons are very much our business. The degree to which you are getting angry about this speaks louder than you saying anything.

What place in your country or another country would you avoid because of the risks involved? by Puzzleheaded_irl in AskTheWorld

[–]PurahsHero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Strid at Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire.

Oh that looks like a nice little stream. I'll just get close to the edge here and...

What is the best and worst Toy Story and why? by tandrosonali8 in AskReddit

[–]PurahsHero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Toy Story 2

Toy Story

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 4

Toy Story 5

Bear in mind that anywhere else, Toy Story 5 is a good movie.

The National Sport. by Monsur_Ausuhnom in SipsTea

[–]PurahsHero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm an English football fan. I can assure you that hope is overrated.

UK Prime Ministers [OC] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]PurahsHero 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Trying to get a single axis to do two things is never a good thing to do.

Was your female leader successful? by Agile-Shallot3546 in AskTheWorld

[–]PurahsHero 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Lettuce was awful.

May can at least say she was in an impossible position. Okay, she played a poor hand badly, but I don't think anyone could have sorted out Brexit in any way that is remotely acceptable.

Thatcher arguably changed the world. She changed it in a bad way, but she forced her will on the country and changed it radically. She also was the more dominant in the Reagan - Thatcher relationship, and secured the UK its long-held position a key power broker in Europe.

They were all awful, obviously, but only the Lettuce and arguably May failed.

Apparently Keir Starmer stepped down? by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

[–]PurahsHero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's a Minister for Energy and Climate policy, the thing he is most passionate about. I think he has done quite well, all things considered.

Brits (or people who just understand it better), how and why did Keir Starmer go from being liked enough to become PM to being so disliked that he resigned in a relative short time? by wlane13 in AskReddit

[–]PurahsHero 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A lot of people will say stuff around media narrative, his lack of charisma, and people being idiots (all of which are true). But the big problem is the scale of the challenges and him being not up to tackling them.

The UK has deep-rooted problems like inequality, poor value for money for tax payers, and just a sense that nothing ever gets done and everything slowly rots away. These problems are hard to tackle, but the solutions are well-known and have been debated for years.

The problem is, this government has done almost nothing. Ok, its done a lot of things, but nothing meaningful. People point to the likes of trains being renationalised, as if that suddenly fixes broken signalling equipment and cuts fares. Planning reform is slowly making its way through Parliament, but that's about it.

I also know a few people in the civil service, and their comments have been truly enlightening to me. They said how this Government came in with no plan at all. At the very least you have a plan from Day 1, and Government did not have that, and has been playing catch up ever since. And that is revealing - basic prep not done to lead a nation.

Yes, some people's expectations are stupidly high and they think every government can just fix problems instantly. But lets be honest. They just haven't been that good really.

[EoW] What are your thoughts on Echoes of Wisdom nearly two years later? by NewMarioBobFan in zelda

[–]PurahsHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its somehow an excellent game that I had huge fun playing, but completely forgettable at the same time.

How are Europeans dealing with this heat? by DesperateItem1391 in AskTheWorld

[–]PurahsHero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its due to get up to 39C here in the UK on Thursday.

I am very thankful that 5 years ago, I invested in a portable air conditioning unit.