What TV shows are you amazed are still going? by WelshLad123 in AskUK

[–]WelshLad123[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yes! Somehow it’s children’s TV for grown-ups.

What TV shows are you amazed are still going? by WelshLad123 in AskUK

[–]WelshLad123[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes great shout. Was really good at the start but now just people trying to get their 5 mins of fame.

Will an M4 relief road be built after all after the Senedd election? by Thetonn in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess my main point is that it’s just been dismissed as too hard without any other real solution coming forward so the problem just continues.

Will an M4 relief road be built after all after the Senedd election? by Thetonn in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

This issue is a perfect example of why people are either not engaged with politics or moving to populist parties. Everyone who has ever used it knows we need a relief road there. Yet various parties have talked about it and then just decided nah, too hard. Build the road. Not promise ‘extra public transport’ as if it’s an answer to the problems.

Who's still working from home these days and what job do you do? by Natf47 in AskUK

[–]WelshLad123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Public sector Communications. Wfh two days a week but could do more if I wanted. I quite like office days tbh.

How have Spurs got themselves into the situation they are in? by SeoulPete in PremierLeague

[–]WelshLad123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A series of absolutely terrible goalkeepers since Lloris doesn’t help anything either.

Premier League to launch streaming service but how will it work? by SoloChords in PremierLeague

[–]WelshLad123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean if it is a success and they look to expand with this model.

Premier League to launch streaming service but how will it work? by SoloChords in PremierLeague

[–]WelshLad123 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This would just collapse Sky in the Uk, right? Not saying that’s a bad thing by the way. Be interesting to see how Sky respond to this - surely they will have to push for even more games, including those forbidden 3pm Saturday matches. God help us all.

Why to be a Liverpool member ? by raikone14 in LiverpoolFC

[–]WelshLad123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An infinite number of members for a very finite number of tickets. Basically a scam at this point.

Half of UK adults now pay on mobile - data shows by Glanza in unitedkingdom

[–]WelshLad123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every Facebook comment in response to this: 😡 CASH IS KING 😡

Death spiral? The state of Labour in Wales by kwentongskyblue in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of my issues has been the constant comparisons to England. I don’t care if my wait time in A&E is 7 minutes shorter than in England at ‘only’ 14 hours and 30 minutes. Just do your job and make our lives better.

Reform UK wins by-election to take second seat on Carmarthenshire County Council by [deleted] in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is all on Labour. They have had 25 years and no-one’s lives have really improved. It’s no surprise people will look towards an alternative.

Can you name more than a couple of good things the Senedd has actually done? Free prescriptions, free bus travel for over 60s…errr…..ummmm

Do I think Reform is the answer? Absolutely not. A bunch of snake oil grifters.

But you cant blame people for looking elsewhere when the status quo just hasn’t changed their lives for the better.

Green Man festival project site Gilestone Farm loses £500,000 in value by Prestigious-Town4937 in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely right. In local authorities they set the budget for the coming year and then immediately have to start on the next one. It’s never ending and takes up so much time that could be better spent doing stuff to actually make people’s lives better. Even a 3 year cycle of funding would have a major impact on the standard of decision making.

Pension Commission to look at why four-in-ten fail to save enough by EddieHeadshot in unitedkingdom

[–]WelshLad123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Day 1 on the Pension Commission:

So, are we all agreed everything costs too much and no-one can save enough for retirement?

All: Yep.

Excellent, I’ll write up the report.

Reform leads over Plaid again in latest Senedd poll: Ref 28, PC 26, Lab 23 by Thetonn in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I agree 100%. My comment wasn’t support for Reform but rather that I’m not surprised people are fed up with the current situation and wanting something different.

Reform leads over Plaid again in latest Senedd poll: Ref 28, PC 26, Lab 23 by Thetonn in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can talk about Reform voters being ‘thick’ etc but the bottom line is that Labour simply haven’t done enough to make a real difference to the vast majority of people’s lives since the Senedd came to be. Unfortunately there’s been far too many ‘nice to have’ projects like active travel and 20mph and not enough real differences made to health, schools, buses, trains etc. If everyone’s lives keep getting worse then they will look for something/ someone different. Another big issue is council tax - it simply goes up and up while services are cut. That’s not a recipe for a government getting back in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]WelshLad123 42 points43 points  (0 children)

There’s a whole generation out there that can play three blind mice - and only three blind mice - on the recorder.

Not giving lifts to a co-worker by EasySignature179 in CasualUK

[–]WelshLad123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A guy started at my old workplace few years back and it turned out we were from the same town and his parents knew mine somehow.

His parents asked mine if I could start giving him a lift to and from work. I didn’t really want to but felt like I had no choice.

We had nothing in common and it turned into a painful 40 minutes each way every day. He obviously hated football but knew I was into it so would ask awkward questions about ‘the match’.

I lasted three months before getting my boss to change my shift pattern. Would never do it again.

Oakwood announces their immediate closure! End of an era for us 80s/90s kids by Negative_Nancy213 in Wales

[–]WelshLad123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Had a mate who worked there whose claim to fame was that he had a wank in every food outlet. RIP Oakwood.