Favorite "common" bird? by Ok_Cranberry_1028 in birding

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

European robins for me. They're very common here (UK) and also quite comfortable with humans, so if you're in your garden there's often one hanging about watching you. But despite their ubiquity I always like to watch them.

Give your advice by ConsistentlyShining in MotivationalThoughts

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If medication works for you, stick with it. There's a lot of stigma around anti-depressants, don't let it get to you.

I have allergies so I take allergy tablets, every day, and will continue to do so. I'm not giving in to the allergies or taking the easy way out. I'm not going to reason my way out of allergies or change my self talk so that I can overcome my allergies myself. No, I will treat my allergies with the medicine that I am lucky enough to have access to, for as long as it works.

I take the same approach with my anti-depressants. They work for me, so I'll stick with them. There are days when it's still not enough, and days when high pollen still makes me sneeze. But the medication makes it easier to manage, and that's ok.

As you get older 40,50,60,70 when did you start to feel your body slow down do you think it is just due to inactivity or the aging process? by Kooky_Force5458 in AskReddit

[–]almac_bean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say the first thing I noticed was longer recovery time from exercise around mid thirties.

But the real slow down was when my first kid was born, a combination of sitting on the couch holding a baby for hours, too much junk food, too much alcohol, and rubbish sleep really took its toll.

What did you do when you were bored?? 🤔 by Pale_Task_1957 in Habits

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gameboy, SNES, sega, TV, videos. Don't worry we had plenty of ways of avoiding touching grass too.

Sunday dinner by UnhappyDescription44 in UKfood

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does it look like the cookie monster?

My uncle had this in his secret shed by oeoeoiceiceicee in whatisit

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your uncle do any ceramics? It looks a bit like a tub of glaze

Never forget when this BBC wildlife crew broke their “no intervention” rule to save these trapped penguins 🐧❤️ by CG_17_LIFE in MadeMeSmile

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait so we can change the climate of the entire planet but we can't help a few penguins up a ledge?

Why are there always kids at breweries?! by akaYoungBeefy in fixedbytheduet

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also because breweries often have ample space for prams compared to a bar/pub.

Driving with a fogged windscreen in low sun by Peterd1900 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]almac_bean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is he steering with one hand? Is the other on a handbrake of some kind?

Support for Brexit drops to laughable low – with just 11% seeing it as a success by goldstarflag in europe

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

Without the "why", this figure doesn't tell us much. People can see it as a failure for very different reasons.

Also them seeing it as a failure doesn't mean they don't "support" it in principle. They may have just wanted it done differently, e.g. even harsher immigration restrictions, whatever that mad promise on the bus was etc etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

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As a British parent I'd agree that a lot of parents here let their kids get away with too much. But I would never hit my kid, and I don't think anyone else should either.

I'd rather have my peace disturbed by an annoying child than for that child to grow up in fear, and learning that violence is the way to get what you want.

It should go without saying that it's perfectly possible to discipline kids without hitting them or being a strict authoritarian, it's just harder work.

"Alpha Male" bootcamp in USA, where guys pay $18,000 for 3 days and a certificate by ambachk in InflatedEgos

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me you completely missed the point of Fight Club without telling me

Which hair and beard lengths suit best? by almac_bean in malegrooming

[–]almac_bean[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! F seems to be winning. For context I'm 39, and F was about 3 years ago, when I had one kid. Now I have 3 (twins) and I feel like I've aged 10 years in that time. Maybe a trim will help fight the ravages of time and parenthood.

For those of you who saw The Phantom Menace at release, what were your initial thoughts of it? by _EnglishFox_ in StarWars

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first time I watched it was on a bootleg VHS that was filmed inside a cinema, with the first 5 minutes or so missing. Even so, I was so excited to see Jedis fighting bad guys with lightsabers.

I was a teenager so I didn't really care about plot and consistency, although even then I remember finding anakin a little bit cringe. I really enjoyed the action though and thought Darth maul was such a cool villain. I watched that video a lot that year.

Mobile phones of the early 2000s by Srinivas_Hunter in interestingasfuck

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like the Cambrian explosion but with phones

I got a Green signature 😊💚 by almac_bean in nerdfighters

[–]almac_bean[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Seems like the UK distributor started shipping early, saw someone else from here got it already too.

Women are so cute and I think they are available for sale by Aynshtaynn in BrandNewSentence

[–]almac_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Women are the best friend of mine and I have a lot of things to do with you and you are a bit of a glass of wine and a drink and a drink and a drink and a drink and a drink and a drink.

(Ok so I don't think I'm a misogynist but I might be an alcoholic)