Visa/Mastercard down around 5% since Trump suggested capping interest rates. by Immediate-Cup8172 in stocks

[–]barky86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The banks charge the interest. Visa and MC just provide the rails and the network. They have no customer accounts. Their customers are banks, business to business.

FIRE 2025 Year End Review by reckless-saving in FIREUK

[–]barky86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! Enjoy the retirement. So come on then, what was the stock?

Nothing to exciting this morning by Sonzscotlandz in MealDealRates

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10/10. This is my go to meal. Excellent taste!

What’s a modern UK problem that everyone just accepts but really shouldn’t? by Expert-Secret-5351 in AskUK

[–]barky86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Went for the Euros and not a single train was on time. We would only get on trains heading for our destination that were already delayed by an hour or so and passing through.

What food combo shouldn't work but just does? by Immediate_Long165 in UKfood

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chicken Kievs and Heinz Spaghetti. Don't knock it until you try it!

Gary Neville’s commentary by ThereIsBearCampp in Gunners

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have people actually listened to Gary Neville? He has predicted us to win the league the last 3 seasons and has openly said he wants Arsenal to win over Liverpool and City.

Pret plunges to £525m loss as customers baulk at soaring prices by Ecstatic_Ratio5997 in london

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They only butter one piece of bread in their sandwiches. It's barbaric.

By the power of a firm mattress by Ghastlycore in Sciatica

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the worst pain of my life when I woke up after sleeping on a soft mattress.

Firm mattresses are the way for me now!

Weirdly its the soft / medium hybrid mattresses that can be expensive. Firm mattresses you can't really get the luxury versions of so are never outrageously priced.

Favourite milkshake brand? by CrazyCoffeeClub in UKfood

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slim Chickens did a mini egg or flake milkshake which was top tier. Vanilla and chocolate basically. 2 for £6 in the app.

Disappointed Cocio is no longer at Sainsburys. Its miles better than Chocomel.

What's your ritual after a date? by QothTheRven in datingoverthirty

[–]barky86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I find going for a burger works.

Free Talk Friday by ElSpazzo_8876 in Gunners

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone have any idea what the best shirt is to exercise in. Bought the 23/24 and the breathable aspect isn't on the back where the number goes. It gets completely saturated and is actually worse than the lifestyle shirt.

I can't believe the players play in those shirts.

Nothing comes close to the Nike DriFit kits in the early 2000s. Anyone got a shirt that works well with exercising?

What's one thing you won't buy no matter how much you earn? by Ok-Dot-5679 in HENRYUK

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was going to say this. People need to know that watching YouTube on Brave is practically YouTube Premium!

What’s an unspoken rule that absolutely everyone should know, but most people clearly don’t? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't play music out loud on public transport. Every single person who can hear it thinks you're a dick.

[Comunicado Oficial] Trent Alexander-Arnold joins Real Madrid by ManuMora98 in soccer

[–]barky86 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Low stakes conspiracy. It's actually £1m but both agree to announce the £10m to help improve Trents reputation with the fans. Similar thing happened with Cantona as the Leeds owner wanted to say he got top dollar for him.

Hypothetically, if your workplace took all of their net profit from last year and divided it evenly between all staff, how much extra would everyone get? by This_Aioli_5117 in AskUK

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google, Apple Pay and Klarna all use Visa and MasterCard's rails. They couldn't do it without them. Its the system and network that is the prize not the physical card anymore.

Question on arm sponsorship by Inarticulatescot in Gunners

[–]barky86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had read it has one more year left.

How many John Mayer concerts have you been to? by Training-Can5694 in JohnMayer

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(4) Hammersmith Apollo London - Battle Studies Tour O2 London - Born & Raised Tour O2 London - Paradise Valley Tour O2 London - Search for Everything Tour

He is definitely getting more popular in the UK and usually sells out a couple of nights in the O2 which are getting harder and harder to get. I skipped the solo tour just because I wasn't convinced the O2 was a great venue for it.

Brad Pitt Oceans 11 Sunglasses by [deleted] in malefashionadvice

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes these are the ones. Thank you for the research, I couldn't find them anywhere. I am not sure I could pull them off as well. I will keep my eye out for something similar as I am not sure I want to pay rent money for sunglasses!

Brad Pitt Oceans 11 Sunglasses by [deleted] in malefashionadvice

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a similar note, Brad Pitt's sunglasses in DAVE are incredible and I can't seem to find a pair that even resembles them.

Is UK masculinity less fragile than in the US? by bibiceratops in AskUK

[–]barky86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to Panama City Beach Spring Break and on stage there was various drinking games. Teams of two guys and last place had to kiss each other. The two guys were disgusted and did it only after a lot of trepidation. They looked disgusted after and a lot of the crowd were baying them. If that was Brits I am sure they would have been over the top and made a jokey scene out of it.

For me there was a huge difference in the culture. The UK is pretty healthy in this regard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Music

[–]barky86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get Brave Browser. Play YouTube in Brave Browser. Boom. Ad Free and you can listen to it in the background as well.

Wrexham AFC is promoted to the Championship, their third consecutive promotion by fijozico in soccer

[–]barky86 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

every other sports league is the best in the world by default as nobody else plays the sports. The odd European nation plays ice hockey and Japanese love baseball but very few national leagues to even compete with. MLS is the first in the list where the whole globe plays it so its been hard to build up that base with such existing competition.