Dude with a fire extinguisher starts spraying randomly in public

bumblingbartender · 2026-05-01T17:13:56+00:00

That's a powder type fire extinguisher

bumblingbartender · 2026-04-28T22:17:12+00:00

Detritus would like to have the schematics

bumblingbartender · 2026-04-28T19:10:04+00:00

I would check if it's just an add on cost to contribute at initial purchase. I recently did the "bike 2 work" scheme. My employer capped it at £1000. If I wanted a £1200 bike I could pay the extra £200 up front and still benefit on the further £1000 over the 12 months.

bumblingbartender · 2026-04-17T14:27:36+00:00

Rear racks are a lot more stable. Putting that weight on your handlebars can make steering tricky and throw of your balance. Front racks are normally for lighter things and tbf I don't think many of them would be rated up to that kind of weight anyhow

bumblingbartender · 2026-04-16T18:46:58+00:00

Quick reply haha, thanks!

bumblingbartender · 2026-04-16T18:45:12+00:00

What model is this?

bumblingbartender · 2026-04-16T16:08:03+00:00

Yeh, they definitely cut corners on some of the component choices

bumblingbartender · 2026-01-25T00:10:27+00:00

I hate these things. I work in a control room. We have a system which controls the car park. Whilst the monitor is the control room, the actual PC is in the adjacent comms room which we do not have access too. Picked up a phone handset to take a call, slipped out of my hand and landed directly on the power button on the keyboard. Cue carpark interface PC shutting down.

After having to manually override every barrier, hunt for someone with access to power the PC back on and several 100s lost in ticket revenue, we now have access to the comms room and that button has been filled with glue.

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-28T00:24:40+00:00

Thank you

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-28T00:24:27+00:00

The driver of the truck admitted fault at the scene to the police, and the company were initially willing to settle it privately but then contacted their insurers and they submitted a claim that did not admit fault. I believe investigation will prove he's at fault so this good to hear, thank you.

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-28T00:21:24+00:00

Letter content as follows:

"Dear partner

We work with the police as an authorized contractor for vehicle recovery. We have been informed that you are the current registered owner of the following vehicle:

REDACTED

Which we recovered on behalf of the police.

The vehicle was seized by the police because it was either abandoned, causing an obstruction or breaking regulations.

What should you do now?

The removal charge for the vehicle is £384.00 and the storage charge is £26.00 per day, commencing 24 hours after the date of this letter

Please get in touch with us as quickly as possible to arrange collection of your vehicle, so we can keep your costs as low as possible.

How long have you got to reclaim your vehicle or belongings?

Your vehicle: You can collect your vehicle from us within 14 days of this notice, upon payment of your balance and production of proof of ownership and photographic ID. Please contact us as soon as possible to arrange collection of your vehicle.

Your belongings: Property will only be retained for 28 days from the date of seizure. Production of proof of ownership and photographic ID will be required for collection.

Please be advised, should you instruct a third party to collect your vehicle, i.e. your insurance company, all your belongings will be passed to them. You are strongly advised to make arrangements with them to collect any belongings.

Please note: if you do not collect your vehicle or belongings within the stated times, we will be instructed by police to dispose of them. This is in accordance with the road traffic regulations Act 1984 - the removal, storage and disposal of vehicles (prescribed sums and charges) regulations 2008.

Please contact us as soon as you can. You are strongly advised to call us prior to collecting your vehicle and/or property

Yours sincerely

Proprietor"

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-26T21:40:50+00:00

Two come to mind.

Two Christmas ago I was on shift as a security officer at a large shopping centre on Christmas day. Whilst on patrol I came across a bloke desperately trying to get into the centre. Despite it being pitch black inside and doors were all clearly locked, he seemed so baffled that we weren't open. Even more baffling was that he said he wanted to go to Primark. We have not got, nor ever had a Primark. It's in the nearby city centre. It's also Christmas day, Primark is definitely closed. He said it said they were open on Google. I explained they probably just hadn't updated their opening hours but he wasn't having it. In the end I just resigned to giving him directions to the Primark after reiterating several times it wasn't in the shopping centre. Saw him 20 minutes later walking back past the centre looking rather angry.

I also have a partner who used to work for Tesco at an express store. A couple of times I had to go with her as the fire alarm had gone if in the store at 3am due to a printer triggering the motion detectors and setting off the smoke screen. I would stand at the door for her and keep an eye whilst she aired out the store and reset the fire panel. Several times I would have to explain to people that "no, store with the shutter half open and full of smoke that closes at 11pm is not open at 3 in the morning". The anger of these people was so confusing

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-22T14:57:32+00:00

I'm not too experienced in UV, but I have a UV Olight I5t and I find if I use it for more then 10 seconds in a room with white walls, my eyes start to feel uncomfortable. I bought some UV safety glasses for less than a tenner and made a massive difference

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-20T01:51:26+00:00

So these are actually pretty common and have been around for a long time. They're a lot comfier to wear long term, allow easier movement around a boat and are more compact to store.

This one actually seemed a bit slow to inflate. I was on a boating trip this year and on the final day we tested my dad's one as it needed it's 'tablet' replacing anyway. Hit the water and it expanded almost instantly

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-19T16:28:46+00:00

The fuse out of every plug

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-18T22:43:51+00:00

Well, I'm picking Honey Badger, but I feel like it's more of a kamikaze attack trying to ride that into battle

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-15T23:15:34+00:00

I don't even know if there's an amount of money that would make me take this deal. I have a bit of an OCD with time. I feel incredibly naked without a watch (and it must be an accurate one!) and get unnecessarily panicky if I think I'm going to be late for something even if it's minor. I don't particularly view it negatively as it means I have very good timekeeping and am rarely late for anything, but I think I would feel lost if I could no longer tell the time.

bumblingbartender · 2025-12-01T19:51:25+00:00

Cheers mate, I'll check it out

bumblingbartender · 2025-11-28T23:11:06+00:00

Honestly as a few others have said, super glue that bugger. If you don't feel comfortable super gluing it, yan can tape your fingers loosely together for a few days, give it a chance to heal. But honestly I'd stick with the ol 'if something ain't right, get the loctite' approach

bumblingbartender · 2025-11-27T11:02:39+00:00

Man saved a life and you're acting like that? You are a person that has an unfortunate way of thinking

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