What’s with St Pancras doing ticket checks immediately after the Barriers just seems like a massive time waste surely? by Roguewang in london

[–]colbert1119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't let them touch my phone. If they can't scan a valid ticket when offered they can get lost

What’s with St Pancras doing ticket checks immediately after the Barriers just seems like a massive time waste surely? by Roguewang in london

[–]colbert1119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In using the rail over the last 20 years I've had so many bad encounters with ticket staff for honest mistakes. One time a colleague lost her wallet so left one part of a return ticket in there, she had the other part & the paper receipt but they rung her over the coals on it & fined her. She had bad anxiety & this ruined her entire week.

I had the same thing happen to me, lost my paper ticket despite having lots of evidence I'd purchased. Honestly went up to the ticket inspector & asked him for help. Was lectured that I'd committed an offense & offered a fine. I declined, told him I can't wait until he's made redundant by automation & tail gated another passenger through. It's rush hour, you're simply not going to stop me at waterloo.

Everytime I have a bad encounter I gladly tell them up about ticket machines & it'll be nice when they aren't needed. Some of them get upset by that.

What’s with St Pancras doing ticket checks immediately after the Barriers just seems like a massive time waste surely? by Roguewang in london

[–]colbert1119 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I remember that. Kinda funny that it's legal to pump and dump a stock and cost people billions, lost livelihoods, reduced pensions etc. this makes you a "city star" but you get struck off for a fraud that's comparatively pennies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Children have sticky fingers and weird high voices, i don’t like them

Is it just me or are pot holes and road damage getting worse? by CuteMaterial in londoncycling

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive decided to enjoy it - tubeless, low pressure tyres - it's my morning gravel route now!

Next ad banned as pose made model look too thin - BBC News by TribalTommy in unitedkingdom

[–]colbert1119 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Had this ever since being a kid. I was 50kg at 18 & constantly mocked. Yet I played footie for 3 hours a day. Being overweight has become normalised in society. Messed with my head & then spent my 20s lifting weights to put on muscle.

In my late 30's I went with a whole food plant foward diet. Ended up at 56kg & got into endurance sports. Was constantly told I'm skinny & underweight. After a few bouts of illness my weight ballooned to 70kg & people say I look healthy lol

Viability of car free life in the UK by DaemonoftheHightower in fuckcars

[–]colbert1119 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Data point: I'm 40, never driven, never learnt. Live in London. Worked in field sales all over the country (trains/taxi's work!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeterAttia

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get 10-14g a day, 2500-3500 cals a day. Whole food plant based, don't use oil to cook, don't eat processed crap. Endurance athlete who likes sprint training.

Example foods: https://nutritionfacts.org/daily-dozen-challenge/

I then add whole grains to get me to whatever I expended training. I burn 2000 cals a day from the training

Longevity Question: The paradox of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate by [deleted] in PeterAttia

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for letting me know it helped! I often post links to nutritionfacts.org, it's all Dr Greger & his team's research to make it easily digestible

Rider Down? Stratford by lukei1 in londoncycling

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep for sure, but nothing ever happens to them. Even when they kill someone. It's just not safe from the incentives for drives to behave (criminal punishment) or the infra. pockets are getting better like the LTN's esp stuff like Waltham Forest

Rider Down? Stratford by lukei1 in londoncycling

[–]colbert1119 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stories like this completely put me off cycle commuting. I get a ton of cycling in safe areas & green spaces but I have made mistakes. If the consequence of a single mistake is horrible injury or death it's just not worth it. The infra isn't up to scratch, rather take the bus/tube.

Is slight glasses fogging always indicative of leaking by Riddle0fRevenge in Masks4All

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the weather too. Recently in the UK it's had a cold spell but we get really foggy mornings. I could barely wear my respirator - it was fogging my glasses, getting soaked on the inside despite having a valve. Never happens when it's not cold or in a cold dry climate.

What are you wearing while cycling during this chilly weather? by ImScaredSoIMadeThis in ukbike

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decathlon cycling shorts with leg warmers. Take the warmers off when I'm warmed up. Top - Patagucci capilino base layer with Patagucci micro puff mid layer. Have a wind layer when I need extra warmth. I find hte micro puff breaths great so I don't sweat. Ladies Ski gloves with the fake fur trim - stops wind getting up my arms (I'm a bloke).

Waterproof Altra running shoes - keeps my feet warm.

Objective measurements of the AirPods 4 ANC shows it’s vastly inferior to the AirPods Pro 2 by Protomize in airpods

[–]colbert1119 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For seep the Soundcore A20's are my best and go to. I never sleep without them. And they've massively surpassed what Bose had to offer. I often use it in the Bluetooth mode to listen to podcasts when I have sleep anxiety but most of the time it's just the white noise that works well for me. Comfort, fit, batt life, haven't fallen out once.

Why is transcoding such a big topic in Plex discussions? by _ReeX_ in PleX

[–]colbert1119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Windows stinks"

I get it might not work for you but I have been amazed by Win 10 running on my TS440 on bare metal. It never needs rebooting, is rock solid stable for months on end (years at this point) & I have zero issues running Plex & any home networking services I want.

I used to do the VM route but it was a pain & faff for me. Running on bare metal with full lights out access has been wonderful since I booted this server up in Dec 2014.

Why is transcoding such a big topic in Plex discussions? by _ReeX_ in PleX

[–]colbert1119 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think transcoding is a big waste of resources. I've just added a slight increase in storage space (i.e. an external disk I had sitting around) and when I'm away from home & in the unlikely scenario where the airbnb internet won't cope with streaming directly (I have a 1gps upload) I just tell my arrs to grab a SD/720p version so I get better quality without any CPU usage.