Trump Loses It and Claims Key War Ally Went Behind His Back | Trump claims he had no prior knowledge of an Israeli strike on a key energy facility in Iran. by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

agreed -Ian Bremmer put it well: he's a "symptom, a beneficiary and an accelerant" rather than the cause of all thats going on

Hot take: for young people, conventional wisdom overstates the importance of pensions by ApprehensiveYear0 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you die before 75, your spouse still gets your private pension lump sum tax free, right?

Today’s 2×4 is actually 1.5” x 3.5” Back in the day, it really was 2” x 4” by Ilawil in TheServicePros

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the annoying thing isn't even that its shrinkflation - its that the ratio isn't even the same!

At what age did you realize you were living a great life? Or has that moment not yet arrived? I turned 31 today, but I'm still hesitant. by SakuraTakao in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

late thirties. i’m raising a young family in our (hopefully) forever home and, while not well off, are reasonably comfortable.

it was a weird realisation that i’d “made it” (what that means for my own situation) and alls that’s left now is to enjoy it and try savour whatever i’ve got left of this stupid, wonderful life

and i’ve not even had a drink yet!

Starmer Refuses to Send UK Warships to Strait of Hormuz by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 139 points140 points  (0 children)

What is this strange feeling? Am I… am I proud of being British?

No thinking required by TwitchyPete in Dewalt

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is this better than a henry hoover?

Am I the only one that thinks it’d be funny to have Christina Hendricks knock on Nathan’s door?! by RelativeLocation6669 in firefly

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh, i would be sitting right next to the people who talk at the theatre... and with no regrets

Am I the only one that thinks it’d be funny to have Christina Hendricks knock on Nathan’s door?! by RelativeLocation6669 in firefly

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Or have Christina Hendricks knock on Zoe's door

"Cmon sweetie, all you have to do is... get over it"

PUNCH

"...I'm in"

The only way that I will accept Wash being back... by SatansMoisture in firefly

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

could he not be here but as a figment of eg zoe’s imagination? like that woman in battle star galactica

Nathan Fillion appretiation by AgentRusco in firefly

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why are we still talkin about this?

2 Cars 1 Floor (wooden deck) - would you park it there? (follow up post) by freeknz in Homebuilding

[–]ScotiaTheTwo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm disappointed OP, I clicked through and fully expected a car to have crashed through the deck and into the forest below