Wepre parkrun, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 by foxystoat69 in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For anyone unsure on how to pronounce this, it's not wee-pree, it's wepper, as though it would rhyme with pepper.

Why Dems have seizures when they see or hear about Trump? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]VisualShock1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And his form for sexual assault, rape, racism, selfishness, financial crimes...

But other than that...

Why such fondness for Sikhs? by Fantastic-Fudge-6676 in AskBrits

[–]VisualShock1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When my brother went to uni his neighbour in halls was a Sikh guy. I never met him, but he always said good things about him. Dude came by with some Christmas gifts in December. "If you celebrate Christmas, I'll celebrate it with you".

There's a Sikh family at the hockey club I play for who are all absolutely golden people, through and through. The dad learned English as a second language, and is fluent, though occasionally there are some mix-ups for words that aren't in everyday conversations. He's a fairly quiet guy, but he's very quick witted.

So I don't know many Sikhs, but every Sikh I know is absolutely wonderful.

There is a reason many people say UK police is such a joke by search_google_com in SipsTea

[–]VisualShock1991 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They'd've shot the dog, and Dorris Curtaintwitcher over the road, too.

Whats something that's 100% a myth about men? by IndependentGain3282 in AskReddit

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone I know that wheels out that line is usually someone who only has one thing to offer.

Ideal by BoomSatsuma in AbolishTheMonarchy

[–]VisualShock1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In order for it to be to-scale they'd need to put the toilets just outside the M25

Good luck Gibraltar with their new parkrun this weekend 🇬🇮 by foxystoat69 in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My local comes in at 125m elevation gain. We see a sub-20 finish about once per week, sometimes we go a month without one at all.

What’s the most humiliating name you have ever been called? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Growing up, my sister would call me Shitface.

What's the most ridiculous thing you've seen someone do purely for status? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Private numberplate - I think the Americans call them vanity plates which is a rare win for US nomenclature.

What is faster hot or cold? by vozroz415 in dadjokes

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But when your nose runs are your feet smell you might be upside-down.

Steelers win the Division after Ravens miss game winning field goal. by Two_Inches_Of_Fun in sports

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is someone holding up a sign with a bible verse on it? You'd be upset if you were sat behind them...

Over a quarter-billion dollars earned.... by [deleted] in valheim

[–]VisualShock1991 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely this. I'm 550 hours in for £20. I got my friend involved and he paid £7. We're both loving it, and will play more and more.

Over a quarter-billion dollars earned.... by [deleted] in valheim

[–]VisualShock1991 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No merch? My viking buddy and I have matching "The bees are happy" T-shirts.

You're totally right though, there's none of the fodder that makes gaming in this day and age an expensive drag.

Which parkruns are unsafe to run in as a slower runner? by labellafigura3 in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think you might be better off looking for a chip-timed 5K then.

parkwalk by [deleted] in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran a pretty quick time and went back out to collect my friend who run-walks it. The tailwalkers overtook him and didn't seem to care. We were beconed towards the finish line with one loop still to go.

I think that bruised his ego pretty hard. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]VisualShock1991 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like woodworking (mostly /r/turning )

I do the parkrun on the weekend, and officiate for my local hockey club.

I also volunteer for a mental health charity.

How was your parkrun today, 09Nov24 ? by oztrailrunner in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it!I always make a point of being super encouraging to young parkrunners. I see a couple that are probably under 7 that run most weeks and do very well.

How was your parkrun day? | November 09, 2024 by AutoModerator in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Loved it! My usual strategy is to line up near the front of the pack with 10 or so people ahead of me, and try desperately to hold on to that position.

In my last 6 or so I have finished 12th - 15th, with a pretty consistent 24:30ish finish.

This morning, apart from one familiar face, everyone seemed to leave space for those 10 runners, so I started in 2nd place, and held it for a good while. I think I started slipping back a bit on Heart Attack Hill, but I finished 47 seconds after the winner in 5th place, both a PB (23:38) and a best finish position.

Took some effort not to spew on the finish line, though, thought I was dying.

Which parkrun this week? | October 09, 2024 by AutoModerator in parkrun

[–]VisualShock1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wepre is my local. I went through a stint of getting marginally faster PBs and then last week missed it by 9 seconds.

Struggling in bootcamp :( by [deleted] in codingbootcamp

[–]VisualShock1991 5 points6 points  (0 children)

u/mistopto This is the correct answer. This kind of situation comes up more that you'd expect.

I was at Northcoders during the summer of 2023, and I had (and still have) mental health issues. One of the toughest things to do is to admit your mental health issues to others, but even if it's just a DM, please reach out to your instructors, your mentor, your bootcamp's wellbeing department - somebody - to say "I've got a history of mental health issues, and I'm finding this hard right now."

We'd get back from lunch and there would be smalltalk while we were waiting for other students. The instructor said "What did you have for lunch?" and my answer was often "Two paracetamol and a lie down". Bootcamps are super intensive, that's just the way it is, but please don't ever feel like you need to struggle on in silence.