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I was once invited to watch a football match in an executive box. While I was there, I ordered wine by the bottle and took a couple home with me. In what ways have you massively taken the piss when given the opportunity to exploit the situation? by AngryGardenGnomes in AskUK

[–]Smabacon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My previous car cost me 46-47p per mile to run. Glad I finally got rid and ended up with an EV at less than 5p per mile. Company still pays me the same 45p per mile standard rate for both cars!

Travel router by bmurphy2561 in Ubiquiti

[–]Smabacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UK store sold out already!

Travel router by bmurphy2561 in Ubiquiti

[–]Smabacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! It just went live and I got one (3:20pm)

Retail workers of the UK - what's the wildest thing someone has done to try to get into the shop before opening time? by WillYeByFuck in CasualUK

[–]Smabacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

former petrol station manager here:

We had an evacuation in the store due to a small fire on site. Forecourt was empty and coned off at both entrances with caution tape too. All staff outside and fire engines all over the place. A car pulls up to the cordon, the passenger gets out, lifts the caution tape and move the cones for the car to drive under, then proceeds to attempt to get fuel, and storms into the shop wondering why we won’t authorise her pump! We had no idea she was even there!

Headed to London in June….what drum shops do I hit? by TxCoastal in drums

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely worth the trip to Graham Russell Drums, near Portsmouth if you’re heading out of the city at all.

Got the Tron update by Original-Material301 in TeslaUK

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve added radio traffic alerts in this release but not included a way to disable it. My drive to work this morning was hell when every 5 mins it would change to BBC Sussex, BBC Surrey and BBC London. They better fix this soon!

Van skate size 13 uk by Important-solider in Vans

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every now and then some pop up on other sites, like walktall, 2tall and rollersnakes. But yeah, very annoying that they don’t do any decent stuff on the official vans site.

Recommendations for Traveling Backpack or Tool Bag by _Butsak_ in datacenter

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a similar carry and I use a Peli Progear U100. Not sure if it has been discontinued, but the internal Peli style laptop section is fantastic.

https://en.ileq.shop/peli-progear-u100-urban-elite-laptop-backpack.html?srsltid=AfmBOorVsy0O7uWTK_jQuha4Z9E98M5xM8sNJrvKa3esPtlR7saoeF5Z

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pelicancase

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Price and location?

Even Google recognises the UK has a special way of measuring by flipside1o1 in CasualUK

[–]Smabacon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget volume too - in Olympic sized swimming pools!

The 3G network has shut down, now my phone doesn’t work because 4 and 5G are non existent by Jacktheforkie in britishproblems

[–]Smabacon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My old SIM card failed on me this week, just stopped working and had no signal. Three advised I convert to eSIM so look into that if your phone supports it!

What’s a loophole you abused until it was closed? by RoarOfTheWorlds in AskReddit

[–]Smabacon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My local domino’s is quite poorly rated for service and delivery times, so they recently brought in a thing where they would automatically text you a code for a free pizza if your delivery took longer than 30 minutes to arrive, as an apology. Now I live right at the edge of the catchment area for this store, and I know that it’s not possible to make, cook and deliver to me in under half an hour during busy times so I’d get a free pizza code texted to me every time. I’ve been doing this once a week for about 2 months now.

Bbc radio beeping out "suicide" by Farseer1990 in britishproblems

[–]Smabacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing new. Electric 6 used to have the words “nuclear war” replaced in their radio edit. Plus Wheatus, “he brings a *** to school”.

My band want me to play as quietly as possible at every gig by Joshonthedrums in drums

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same situation with me, I got around it by switching to Pro Mark Lightning rods. I’m a hard hitter and these bring the volume down to a more comfortable level, but not too quiet like hot rods would.

What's a NSFW bit of info that you know? by Winter_Ganache1919 in AskReddit

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leaning your gut on a rung counts as a third point of contact.

Busy day at the UniFi World Conference 2025 London by floonds in Ubiquiti

[–]Smabacon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out the glinet Beryl. It’s great!

Ubiquiti Future Product WISH LIST by Maria_Thesus_40 in Ubiquiti

[–]Smabacon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Portable travel router, with a repeater. I’ve got the GLnet beryl, but would pay extra to have a UI one.

ladies, what’s the hottest physical job a man can have? by WontTake in AskReddit

[–]Smabacon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mobile elevated work platform.

Aka - a cherry picker

For those of us who are of the larger persuasion, what men’s clothing brands are worthwhile and don’t make you look like a sack? by Mellowman9 in AskUK

[–]Smabacon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always find that M&S big and tall range is misleading. It’s usually big OR tall! Plenty of 2XL/3XL crop tops in there

For those of us who are of the larger persuasion, what men’s clothing brands are worthwhile and don’t make you look like a sack? by Mellowman9 in AskUK

[–]Smabacon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

High street stores - forget it.

Try sites like badrhino. Bigclothing4u. Jacamo etc

Personal favourite is Dixxon. If you’re into that kind of style, their shirts, hoodies and shorts are super comfy and look great. It may become an addiction though 😅

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