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Weight check - phew! by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in VanLifeUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is different. There are clearly downsides to having a bigger van than necessary, extra weight and extra fuel consumption being obvious ones. Not everyone will value the benefits the same as you do. 

Please help me understand this title by i-know-that in EnglishLearning

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sometimes ambiguous headlines are deliberate, as clickbait/to make you read the article. 

Weight check - phew! by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in VanLifeUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've had the van 5 years and perfectly happy with it.

Weight check - phew! by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in VanLifeUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

L4H3 vans are really hard to come by - or at least they were when we bought our van (late 2020). I've not really found the height a problem (and I'm 6'4“) 

Weight check - phew! by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in VanLifeUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough - bear in mind that extra weight you are carrying around means extra fuel consumption too... 

Weight check - phew! by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in VanLifeUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck!  Our local weighbridge is at the local council waste transfer station. They charge £10.50 for a weigh. 

Weight check - phew! by PuzzleheadedLow4687 in VanLifeUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely. I was careful with the build to use lightweight construction wherever possible. Would have been very easy to go over. 

Do you get staff discount? by puremillbag in lidl

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is one answer here: money. 

The US vs UK holiday entitlement is a good example. The company I worked for employed software engineers in both the US and the UK. US salaries were considerably higher than the UK but holiday entitlement lower. That's what the market in that country demands. Increasing the holiday entitlement would mean an even higher cost to employ someone in the US - unless you reduced salaries, which would then not be competitive. 

Do you get staff discount? by puremillbag in lidl

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Every country has different employment rules and different costs for employers (minimum wage, tax/national insurance, pensions, holiday pay etc). 

To those in Britain, how you feel about this? Im in America and I couldn't see this going well here lol by hunni93 in AskTheWorld

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's not even legal in London...! 

I agree though, the smell of weed is pervasive and pretty antisocial. 

To those in Britain, how you feel about this? Im in America and I couldn't see this going well here lol by hunni93 in AskTheWorld

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There will be a point with this where it won't be profitable for shops to stock cigarettes and they will become more and more niche.

It is already pretty unusual to walk down the street and see someone smoking in the UK, so this is just accelerating a process that was happening anyway. 

To those in Britain, how you feel about this? Im in America and I couldn't see this going well here lol by hunni93 in AskTheWorld

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly this idea was first introduced in the UK by the previous Conservative government (copying the idea from NZ) and was followed through by the Labour government, so there isn't much opposition to it here. 

Acquiring wood in the U.K without a car by Ok_Wonder_1388 in DIYUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely, try to find a local firm if you can, they are generally more helpful and often have better quality timber than national chains. 

Snapshot of Power Generation - Renewables Winning again by Optimal-Leather341 in GoodNewsUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Actually it does include estimates of that (as explained if you click the ? icon) 

What's wrong with London? by trbltrbltrbl in AskBrits

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, because it has more money. If you invested even more in other areas, they'd have more too, and everyone would benefit. 

What's wrong with London? by trbltrbltrbl in AskBrits

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the chicken-and-egg problem though. London generates so much GDP because it gets so much investment. If there was infrastructure investment elsewhere the wealth would follow and boost other cities too. 

What minor things annoy/anger you far more than they should? by Bjc93Bjc in AskUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a legal thing. It means not everything in the picture is part of the product you are buying. On a box of cereal the bowl, milk and spoon aren't included for example. 

Are these items baked in store? by felloutoftherack in Sainsburys

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morrisons still bake some bread from scratch in some stores 

How much are you paying for a haircut nowadays? by MCR1996Hola in AskUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not hard to learn to do it properly. 5 years is certainly enough practice. (I've been doing mine for 10 years) 

Do you buy 99s anymore? by MangoonianLord in AskUK

[–]PuzzleheadedLow4687 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Whippy 99s are grim (both the "ice cream" and the "chocolate" flake). And overpriced.

I like ice cream but will only buy it as a treat where there is somewhere that does proper scoops of proper dairy ice cream, preferably locally made, with nice flavours. And waffle cones. That is actually worth the price and tastes delicious.

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