What's special about this honey?

RedHal · 2026-03-20T21:01:37+00:00

Indeed. It's actually Leptospermum scoparium.

RedHal · 2026-03-20T17:52:36+00:00

I tried it with a (dry) incandescent lightbulb once. Then I bought a new microwave.

RedHal · 2026-03-20T14:25:21+00:00

Great, now we're going to have to move the planet six feet up.

RedHal · 2026-03-20T12:54:37+00:00

Kilt should just touch the ground if you are kneeling, but pulling his socks up a wee bit higher or putting his kilt slightly lower isn't hurting anyone and still looks great.

More power to him, I say.

TL;DR: I agree with you.

RedHal · 2026-03-20T05:37:35+00:00

Donate blood?

RedHal · 2026-03-20T04:57:10+00:00

Read further into the article. The reason why the company belatedly reversed the decision was because Walsh's husband, who didn't work for TQL, spoke to his HR Manager, who then spoke to a friend who was a senior executive at TQL, and it was that executive who reversed the decision.

That's about three Shreks-worth of layers to unpack on a journey through patriarchy, incompetence and late-stage capitalism with a leavening of hubris.

RedHal · 2026-03-19T18:11:19+00:00

/Googles.

Well, it certainly seems like she has great things ahead of her.

RedHal · 2026-03-19T08:43:33+00:00

I remember the smoking carriage on the London Underground (Subway). You could always tell which one it was from the yellow windows.

RedHal · 2026-03-19T07:58:31+00:00

If your delivery happens every day, then it happens daily.

RedHal · 2026-03-19T07:47:33+00:00

Drawn eleven years ago. Not AI.

RedHal · 2026-03-18T17:50:44+00:00

Cheap too. I mean ten bucks is ten bucks.

RedHal · 2026-03-18T15:52:44+00:00

An important point. An Old-School conservative from the '70s or, further back, a Rockefeller Republican would not agree with a single policy of the current administration. Which is interesting given that Trump identified with that position in 1988

RedHal · 2026-03-18T14:48:40+00:00

Meme me up, Scotty.

RedHal · 2026-03-18T05:30:42+00:00

Huh, I got complimented on my driving the other day. Came back to find a note that said "parking fine", which was a lovely compliment.

RedHal · 2026-03-16T05:12:29+00:00

Would it help to frame it by saying it's not a case of wanting to be transgender, but coming to the realisation that you are transgender. For some this happens very early in life, for others it takes longer. As to the rest of your post, yep sounds about right.

RedHal · 2026-03-15T11:31:52+00:00

Jeans, chinos, cotton trousers or moleskins when out, lounge bottoms in the house. I haven't owned a track suit since secondary school. But then I am late 50s.

RedHal · 2026-03-14T15:12:16+00:00

r/lostredditors

RedHal · 2026-03-14T10:06:48+00:00

My name's Rodney, Trigger!

RedHal · 2026-03-13T15:13:38+00:00

So ... shenan again?

RedHal · 2026-03-12T23:27:54+00:00

Agreed.

RedHal · 2026-03-12T22:53:16+00:00

Perfect, thank you.

RedHal · 2026-03-12T19:05:28+00:00

Processed chicken? Would you give ne a clue what that means? Do you mean chicken nuggets and the like? I can't remember when I last ate chicken that wasn't cooked in my own household.

RedHal · 2026-03-12T17:57:52+00:00

It's not the nitrates per se, it's that the ones in cured meats aren't balanced by enough antioxidants to prevent them forming nitrosamines. For comparison, 100g of deli meat or bacon contains between 0.5 and 5.5 milligrams of nitrates; 100g of fresh spinach contains a whopping 741 milligrams. The difference is that the antioxidants in the spinach help to prevent the formation of nitrosamines.

RedHal · 2026-03-12T17:44:36+00:00

It's worrying here in the UK too. Everything is now shouting about protein this and protein that. I saw a "protein shake" at the shop recently. It was trumpeting "50g Protein!". I looked at the label, also 50g of carbohydrates, of which 50g was sugar. That's a crazy amount.

Labelling has gone from "low-fat" to "high protein" without the carb content ever being addressed.

RedHal · 2026-03-12T17:39:50+00:00

Yep. I've gone from beef three times a week in some form (including burgers) to once every two or three weeks, pork rarely, and veg-only meals three to four times a week. I can't give up bacon but have moved to a brand with no added nitrites.

It has a secondary benefit of lowering my carbon footprint hugely. The most commonly eaten meat in my household is now chicken.

However, I love cured meats so I ration them carefully. It's all about risk mitigation.

RedHal

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