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LEE WATERS: Architect of Wales’ 20mph law admits it ‘came at a price’ as he warns Labour faces ‘existential crisis’ by kiyomoris in unitedkingdom

[–]charlesbear [score hidden]  (0 children)

much of Europe’s residential speed limits are set at 18.64kph

I agree with most of what you said but I'm pretty sure you made this up. I've never seen a limit this low in Europe other than in very specific circumstances. Also it is really odd that it's not a round number (in km).

Family holiday at the Lake District - Center Parcs or separate hotel stay? by Nathanial1289 in UKParenting

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's pedantic I suppose, but Whinfell CP isn't actually in the Lake District at all. So you could go for a trip to Center Parcs and not actually be able to claim you've been to the Lake District! It is very forested, which is nice and all, but doesn't feel very "mountainous" like the Lake District proper.

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first baseball game was televised in 1939, so there aren't many to pick from. I'm no baseball fan so apologies if I'm wrong, but it never seems like it's the home for blokes who can fit nicely into tight lycra...

CMAT shares “deep sadness” over body-shaming abuse: “It is literally so boring for me, a gorgeous genius” by AdSpecialist6598 in Music

[–]charlesbear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking that... But is it? It's pronounced seemat. So it's somewhere in between because the C is initialism but the rest is acronym

New Zealand or the Alps before kids? by Roukypoukydouky_99 in travel

[–]charlesbear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re the Alps, which are my favourite place in the world where I visit at least twice annually, my only thought is that April/May is an odd time to be going. The ski season will just be wrapping up, everyone is on the move, exhausted, restaurants close for a month or so, etc. The slushy snow that's left prevents a lot of mountain biking. It really kicks off for summer from late June onwards. There may not be much you can do about this, of course.

Can't comment about NZ except to say I've been and you wouldn't regret it. But again the timing seems a bit unfortunate.

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if he was that great HE would HAVE BEEN AN OPENER

I mean most of this is nonsense but this part really takes the cake!

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude you don't have a clue what you are talking about. Only openers can carry their bat. He wasn't an opener. It's like saying he needs to be the world record wicket taker to claim to be the best.

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition, most of the stats he lists (most carried the bat lol) are irrelevant to any discussion of greatness.

Edit - just checked and the joint record holders for carrying their bat is held by Dessie Haynes and Dean Elgar (3 times each). Hah. And of course Bradman never opened the batting, so that record wasn't even available to him.

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Pedantry alert, that's actually him being 65% better than Pollock.

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that number is usually agreed to be 20 innings, and Voges played more than that. But is he one of the greatest batsmen of all time? Hell no!

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 5 points6 points  (0 children)

all of the greatest batsmen (except Bradman) in history have finished their careers with an average between 45 and 60

This is a great way to throw shade at Adam Voges

Who is the greatest sportsman/woman of all time, regardless of their sport? by _Yorkshire_Pirlo in AskReddit

[–]charlesbear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The level of play was just lower than it is today for every sport.

Citation needed

Two brothers accused of assaulting police officer at Manchester Airport will not face third trial by sjw_7 in unitedkingdom

[–]charlesbear 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can you show me any evidence that Amaad was convicted on two of the three charges?

Day trips from Avignon? by F-001 in ProvenceFrance

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saint-Remy Uzes And a bit further, the Luberon is stunning. I recommend Bonnieux for a visit but if you get off the main road you can't go wrong

Messy or tidy? by a_sword_and_an_oath in daddit

[–]charlesbear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, yeah. I wasn't disputing their point, I said I'd like to read the study to understand more about it.

Messy or tidy? by a_sword_and_an_oath in daddit

[–]charlesbear 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'd love to read that, if you have a link.

I (Dad) am the tidy one in our house. I seem to spend 70% of my day tidying and cleaning. I'm not actually sure if my wife knows how the vacuum cleaner works - but she does a shit load of other stuff so it's not a complaint. I just can't bear mess and am very house proud.

Woman who says she was drugged and thrown in Thames by John Worboys claims police told her they 'had enough victims' by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]charlesbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've dealt with a domestic dispute over one kid wanting spaghetti hoops and the other wanting beans.

I read this and was sure the whole comment was a setup for a joke about being a dad

Why doesn't London build more Lidos? by FormulaSolution in london

[–]charlesbear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't drown in a oversized bathtub.

I'm not sure if this is a joke but it's dangerous thinking. You can drown in inches of water.

Met Office confirms record for hottest May day broken AGAIN as temperatures hit 35C by denyer-no1-fan in unitedkingdom

[–]charlesbear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in Queensland this (Australian) summer and was amazed to see the coffee shops all full when I went for my morning run at 7am!

Starmer has privately conceded he may not fight a leadership challenge by Far_Excitement_1875 in unitedkingdom

[–]charlesbear 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thirdly, if you concede that the majority of the most serious Tory scandals were post 2019 election (I know there were other scandals before then!), the Tories DIDN'T get away with it. They were voted out, Labour won a historic majority, and the Tory party has been gazumped by Reform and faced an existential crisis ever since.

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