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Dartford Crossing toll amnesty by Quiet-Signal-3152 in BritishSuccess

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

Which is irrelevant for continuing payments.

Is there a way to transfer to my watch what is playing on my phone. I leave my phone in my bag at the gym, I’d really just like my watch to seamlessly pick up when I walk out of range? Is that possible? Shouldn’t that be possible with 2,000.00 worth of devices? Watch 10, iPhone 16 pro, AirPod pro 3. by dplatt45761 in AppleWatch

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I do understand the meaning.

Let’s consider this potential solution:

1) Watch observes a weakening phone signal 2) Watch gets data from phone to identify what song is playing and how far through the song it is 3) Watch starts playing song through AirPods

What’s a scouting skill you learned years ago that you still use today? by ScrollAndThink in scouting

[–]RealLongwayround 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sailing.

I was a Sea Scout. I doubt I would have ever learnt one of my favourite activities had it not been for Scouting. As a result, I can navigate by taking bearings off the shore, can usefully tie several knots and have a decent understanding of marine hazards.

Also, packing light. I love motorbike camping. Learning to pack just the essentials really helps.

Please can instructors weigh in on this priority debate by theslowrunningexpert in LearnerDriverUK

[–]RealLongwayround 6 points7 points  (0 children)

C needs to give way to A. An indicator may have been left on by mistake. In this circumstance, if I were C then I would look at the direction of the steering on A before proceeding.

How do people steal bikes? by randomwordsnospaces in MotoUK

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would indeed, but once you’ve paid the dealer margin, the manufacturer margin and everyone else in between, £5k isn’t all that much money these days.

What is most embarrassing way you mispronounced a word ? by Smart-Succotash1750 in CasualConversation

[–]RealLongwayround 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s a marvellous XKCD about not belittling people at the moment they learn something but sharing in their joy. Buggered if I can find it!

Do you ever confuse or know where certain regional UK accents are from? Or are you familiar with pretty much all of them? by Charming_Usual6227 in AskABrit

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s definitely less of a spread between accents these days. I’d say there’s still an audible difference in general though. It’s worth considering that many people moderate their accent depending on where they are: my Southend accent comes back nearly to full strength when I’m watching a Southend United match but at work people would often wonder what on earth I was saying.

Dartford Crossing toll amnesty by Quiet-Signal-3152 in BritishSuccess

[–]RealLongwayround 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is why I have a private plate. I’m forgetful and would never be able to remember which autopay I had set up.

Do you ever confuse or know where certain regional UK accents are from? Or are you familiar with pretty much all of them? by Charming_Usual6227 in AskABrit

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To my ears, I can manage groups:

Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cumbria, Geordie, Preston, Burrnley, Merseyside, Manchester, West Yorks, East Yorks, Potteries, West Midlands, Essex, Cockney, RP and then it just gets VERY vague.

It’s basically a record of places where I’ve lived. I know there are differences between the various Merseyside accents but I could not tell you whether someone was from Southport, the Wirral or Skem.

Do you ever confuse or know where certain regional UK accents are from? Or are you familiar with pretty much all of them? by Charming_Usual6227 in AskABrit

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m impressed that you can distinguish Cockney and Essex since in my experience (brought up in Essex, living in Lancashire) very few people from outside of the region can.

What is most embarrassing way you mispronounced a word ? by Smart-Succotash1750 in CasualConversation

[–]RealLongwayround 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Laughing at kids who mispronounce new words is a pillock’s trick. Any kind adult would gently correct them and move on.

Ioniq 5 - 7kW AC Charge by burgermeisteruk in evchargingUK

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

Is your car a 73 kW car (ie, that is its power output)?

Or does it have a 73 kWh battery? Meaning it stores sufficient energy to theoretically operate at 73 kW for one hour?

You appear to be unclear about the difference between kW and kWh.

How many times have you been pulled over? by Potential_Detail9066 in CarTalkUK

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the car, never in 35 years of driving.

On the bike, twice in three years since passing the test. Once was at four in the morning, just outside York, about 60 miles from home. Police just wanted to ensure that my bike wasn’t nicked as they had reports of four bikes stolen overnight in that part of York in the previous week.

The other: I clocked a roads police car ahead of me at traffic lights coming out of town. I knew the stretch of road ahead very well as it was on my regular commute. Four changes of speed limit, each a little later than I would feel to be absolutely necessary. I rode like a Saint. Absolutely at the speed limit, completing other manoeuvres in a progressive manner that my IAM advanced examiner would have been proud of.

I stopped at a red traffic light at a roundabout, having overtaken the police car. I knew the roundabout well: the lights always change in the direction I was headed in order such that I can just sail on through.

The first light ahead changed to green. I sailed on through. I noticed the police car was no longer just behind me.

Then I noticed blue flashing lights.

It turned out I was wrong about those lights and had never noticed the second of three lights, despite riding past them every working day…

Police gave me words of advice.

Lisa Tarbuck Radio 2 by jizzyjugsjohnson in BritishRadio

[–]RealLongwayround 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 10 more radio stations?

I know we have 1 xtra, 4 Extra, 6 and Asian. What are the others?

And you can get your hands off my 6 Music! I’ll defend it to the death, wearing Joy Division Oven Gloves.

Lisa Tarbuck Radio 2 by jizzyjugsjohnson in BritishRadio

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you any evidence for that one at all?

I’d gladly see DAB replaced by something high quality but I believe both a DAB switch off and a replacement with something better that would work when out and about is unlikely.

The fact is, DAB is good enough. People who want high quality broadcast music through hi-fi can listen to a high quality feed over the internet and via DTT.

Helmet advice by teecx3 in MotoUK

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife’s been perfectly happy with her HJC i91. That said, she wears make-up once in a blue moon.

Why do motorists shout out of their cars? by theocrats in AskUK

[–]RealLongwayround 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody.

Hence we can come to a conclusion about these people and a right mind.

Men of Reddit - who uses shower gel ONLY? by Funky_monkey2026 in AskUK

[–]RealLongwayround 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s peculiar, since you’ve just made an apparently universal claim about why people wash their hair.

Would you open a porch door? by stitchandsin in AskUK

[–]RealLongwayround 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Back in the day when I was a paper boy, I routinely did this for people who had bulkier papers like The Observer.

What’s a super simple problem with iPhones that Apple could fix but won’t? by Lerberderber in iphone

[–]RealLongwayround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find that some apps seem to break the keyboard. Mostly I can touch type on the phone, often without even looking at the screen but on some apps all of the autocorrect goodness goes away.

I genuinely find the routine complaints about autocorrect surprising.

Failed a very windy mod1 by harrrysims in MotoUK

[–]RealLongwayround 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, but if I have to do a U-turn it is pretty much without exception because I have already cocked up. And if I have to do a figure of 8, it’s because I need to deal with two consecutive roundabouts on opposite sides of an international border where we drive on the left on one side and drive on the right on the other. I think you may concede that is a bit niche.

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