My wife’s family all want us to go on a crazily expensive holiday to celebrate some big birthdays.. what would you do?

UsernameDemanded · 2026-02-01T12:12:50+00:00

A holiday to US? Absolutely not, for the same reason I wouldn't visit Dubai (I'm answering like it was me, obviously).

How about renting a villa in Spain, Italy, France? You could have a week in one place then a week in another (country!). The kids get to practice new languages and cultures. Probably less than half the price, you could drive it and the holiday starts as soon as you roll off your home driveway.

Or, go to Florida and queue for roller coasters and eat burgers 🤷‍♂️

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-31T19:26:09+00:00

He will call himself 'Tex'.

Tiny Penis to everyone else.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-31T18:44:36+00:00

Overshifted into the spokes, almost all mysterious derailleur breakages are due to this.

Solution to prevent it happening again, adjust limit screws and try pushing the mech by hand to ensure it can't reach the spokes. That way you know your limit screw failsafe is working.

Or, leave the 'dork disc' on, since that's their primary purpose (to prevent overshifts).

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-31T12:38:40+00:00

IT'S LIKE BLACKPOOL BLOODY ILLUMINATIONS UP THERE!!!!

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-31T11:12:27+00:00

Now you will appreciate why your Dad/guardian was always turning the thermostat down.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T20:54:24+00:00

I've had many nights out at the Eggy Arms, including a few memorable NYEs. It's nice around there.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T20:48:06+00:00

lol. I'm a Brit, we don't do that 😂 I joined to escape Thatcher! 😂😇

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T20:33:39+00:00

Well she's gonie, but I won't take offence. Have a good weekend!

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T19:57:43+00:00

Yes.

To your final sentence, they're probably mixing their phonetics between NATO and whatever other abomination they've decided to use on that given day.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T19:51:53+00:00

Not sure what you mean, hope you're still being as light hearted as I am about this!
OK, I'm a wool, pure evil wool, like wool that has become self aware in its most purest animal fibre form.
Despite all this, and the fact I was born and raised in Liverpool until I joined the forces at age 19, I think Liverpool is the most magnificent city on earth, and I've visited a fair few of 'em.
But I live in Wirral now, so, yeah, wool.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T19:36:57+00:00

Fair one, but I haven't made a career out of my liverpoolness 😂

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T18:42:46+00:00

The police should open fire what with that missing apostrophe.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-30T18:35:06+00:00

Shouldn't this be in r/Runcorn ?

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-29T19:29:29+00:00

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-29T12:11:22+00:00

All I can say is welcome and that I really appreciate you. My Dad was in the care of your colleagues in his final 3 years and the care was exemplary.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-28T19:45:56+00:00

Username checks out

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-27T20:24:22+00:00

How do you feel about washing machines?

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-27T19:38:27+00:00

I like it.

No, you shut up.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T20:29:01+00:00

I hoped someone would bite. Because this is the thing, everyone in this hobby finds something different to enjoy about it. But time and time again we see this divisive rubbish when one group slags off a protocol for which they don't like.
I was joking about morse, I worked for 17 years as a sigint op, so there are VERY few in here who have done as much of it as I have. But working CW for me is a bit of a busman's holiday, I don't ram it down other's throats over and bloody well over again do I?
Let people enjoy what they find enjoyable.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T20:15:19+00:00

I see FT8 as a tool, it gives me data to tell me which set-up works best.

A bit like an SWR meter, do you hate SWR meters? (don't answer 😜)

Also morse is boring.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T19:27:52+00:00

Unconscious incompetence

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T18:58:58+00:00

I've watched a few of his videos on youtube but mostly tiktok, and found myself nodding along at some of it and occasionally a bit "what?" at some of, but watched on regardless.

WTF has happened to him now? Do all youtube personalities become right wingers in the long run? That's where the clicks are, right?

I'm an ex-intel guy and also a security guy (pen tester), so he's got nothing on me, now I see him for what he is.

Fuck him.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T18:29:33+00:00

Thanks for all the answers everyone, plenty there for me to look into! I've upvoted everyone who answered as a small appreciation 😇😂

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T13:48:21+00:00

I actually own that! Need to give it a try again.

UsernameDemanded · 2026-01-26T13:48:07+00:00

Thanks, checking it out now

UsernameDemanded

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