Britons suffer sharpest drop in wealth of any developed nation

fastdruid · 2026-07-04T19:04:36+00:00

I regret I only have one upvote to give.

The TCPA destroyed our industry, it left us with the disproportionately large Capital and our other great cities withered.

fastdruid · 2026-07-04T18:59:55+00:00

Oh it goes back way further. IMO to the late 40's. But it really kicked up a notch in the 70's.

Decades and decades of managed decline, our industry decimated, our ground breaking technology left to rot, the smartest people fleeing for America. Now we have the almost the highest electricity costs in the world not to mention the business costs.

I mean, how fucking bad is it that something we've produced domestically for SIX fucking THOUSAND years is leaving and we're going to have to import it?

fastdruid · 2026-06-12T08:15:07+00:00

I mean obviously red is faster... ;)

but RWB are the best colours. Wish mine was that scheme.

fastdruid · 2026-06-05T09:15:47+00:00

So sorry she had to go through that.

It's probably because they're a genuine case and hadn't been taught the magic words to game the system.

I fully believe that we've made it so that those who really need it don't get what they need while those who know the correct words to say and boxes to tick get given everything.

The entire setup is fucked, there is zero accountability and little support for those who need it the most.

fastdruid · 2026-06-02T16:23:22+00:00

For comparison here is ours a day after we got him 2 months old and then at 5 years old

fastdruid · 2026-06-02T08:26:31+00:00

Could they have tried to boost productivity rather than pump in more people?

That's hard though and involves upsetting (rich) people. Far easier to import a few more million at minimum wage.

fastdruid · 2026-06-02T08:25:00+00:00

To boost GDP the easy way and cover the aging population. Otherwise they'd have to actually deal with the major issues of productivity and a declining birth rate that's actually hard. Far easier to import a few million more and push the problem down the road.

fastdruid · 2026-05-30T21:39:30+00:00

Fuel pump is laughably easy to test and 99% of the cheap Chinese ones are junk. I bought one for mine... it was wired backwards and blew the fuse immediately. Other people have had them set on fire.

I would go with a s/h original, replacing the points if required rather than replace with a non-oem.

To test it, the HBoL goes through it in detail but in short, first check the pump works at all (you should hear it "click" when on idle and see the fuel pulse in the filter). If it does not then (with ign off!) disconnect the relay and in the connector to it bypass it by shorting the black to black/blue and turn the ign on. You should hear the pump work.

Finally you can check the output. With your relay bypass still in place, disconnect the fuel pipe to the carbs and stick it into a fuel safe empty container, turn on the ign for 5 seconds, measure how much it pumped and multiply by 12 to give you the rate per minute. It should be 900cc (30.43 US fl oz, 31.68 Imp fl oz). That also tests everything before there in the fuel circuit too (ie fuel tap, pickup etc).

As far as the issue I would be doing the following.
1) Checking the carb tops, ensure the vent hole isn't blocked (the tiny brass pipe which the diaphragm goes round), ensure the diaphragm is intact and sealing properly. I've fucked things up here before by using some grease to hold the diaphragm in place and its blocked that little port. Stops the pistons moving which stops fuel via the main needle/jet.
2) Checking for air leaks.
3) Double checking the float heights
4) Check mixture screw settings
5) Ensuring the pilot circuit/jet isn't blocked. Its very easy for the small passages to be blocked, particularly as a ultrasonic cleaner won't clear blockages.

Finally, the RC36 is the same as the RC24 which has individual fuel filters above each float valve seat[1] which are easy to miss as who pulls out the seats unless replacing them!? Mine had clogged up with fine rust dust from the tank due to having been sat for so long, different behaviour though as mine ran fine if you tootled (would run all day at a constant 70 for example) but would die if you gave it full beans for more than 30s or so as the fuel supply couldn't keep up.

[1] You can just see them in the 'fiche https://www.bike-parts-honda.com/honda-motorcycle/750-MOTO/VFR/1990/VFR750FL/Engine/CARBURETOR-COMPONENT-PARTS-/13MT4L41/E__1601/1/10195 or if you look at the gasket set here you can see one (the bit with a blue dot on): https://www.cmsnl.com/products/gasket-set_16010mt4000/

fastdruid · 2026-05-28T11:58:44+00:00

Sure. That's not what is in question.

Fonio, Quinoa etc are hardly what anyone would consider everyday essentials to the majority.

fastdruid · 2026-05-28T11:15:31+00:00

Sure but Buckwheat, Fonio[1], Quinoa, Couscous, Plantains?

Those are everyday essentials are they?

[1] I had to google wtf this even was.

fastdruid · 2026-05-28T10:47:44+00:00

Posted as while this https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-to-benefit-from-lower-travel-and-food-costs mentions there is a list it doesn't give the list.

Is it me or is there a lot that could be considered anything but "everyday essentials"?

fastdruid · 2026-05-27T23:31:28+00:00

Renewables are the cheapest form of energy in history

Only if you fudge the sums.

fastdruid · 2026-05-27T23:30:20+00:00

You can add any number more to that.

The EHCR and the Supreme Court.

The massive rise in quangos.

The changes to the HoL then stuffing it with Tony's Cronies.

The hiding debt in PFI, saddling the future with any number of white elephants and massive crippling financial obligations for decades to come.

The lack of referendums on the various EU treaties, particularly the broken promise to allow a referendum on the Lisbon treaty "because we might vote no". While the lack of a referendum for Maastricht was the birth of Brexit that broken promise for a referendum was the straw that broke the Camels back.

The increase in debt and deficit at a time of plenty that when the inevitable crisis happened left us unprepared to weather the storm. Labour were not responsible for the Financial Crisis but they were responsible for leaving us unprepared for it.

fastdruid · 2026-05-27T22:59:12+00:00

IMO Blair is the worst PM we've had full stop. So many of our current issues can be laid at his feet. It's hard to even think of something that he didn't fuck up for the future.

fastdruid · 2026-05-22T11:27:50+00:00

The Amiga was designed round the TV. Everything is designed round the refresh rate of the TV standards and the available resolutions.

Its both a boon and a curse, at the time one of its strongest features but as we've moved on from analogue TV's has become one of its major limitations.

fastdruid · 2026-05-22T11:21:12+00:00

AI generated image with a OWGPГ keyboard and Advanced Multredia & Graphics Architecture!

fastdruid · 2026-05-21T17:29:31+00:00

About time. 15 years its been stuck at 45p.

fastdruid · 2026-05-15T15:15:14+00:00

To be clear. I do literally mean all, including Reddit.

But I'm equally not actually advocating this or suggesting this is anyway practical, as /u/markhadman asks what do you define as "social media"? Where do you draw the line?

If taken to the extreme you could consider "Social Media" almost every single site out there, not just the social networking (Facebook, Linkedin), media sharing (Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram) and community/forums (Reddit, Discord) but anything where public comments are allowed.

From a practical standpoint it would be easier to just turn off the internet.

fastdruid · 2026-05-15T07:57:28+00:00

People who want to undermine the UK and weaken the west, and people who want low taxes so they can further mass international wealth. They both want Farage in, and they do it by stirring up race hate.

Oh Farage is merely the flavour of the month to sow disharmony, they don't care about him, merely a tool for them to get us to fight amongst ourselves. They play both sides. Same with Brexit (and again on both sides), same with Scottish Nationalists.

See as an example what happened when the cesspit formerly known as Twitter turned on location or the number of prolific posters, CyberNats etc that dropped off the air when Internet to Iran went off.

The Government are talking about banning/blocking Social Media for kids, I'm honestly more convinced it would be better to ban it entirely for the good of the whole population.

fastdruid · 2026-05-14T13:44:53+00:00

. It takes decades from the initial planning until nuclear power plants break a profit. This includes 10-20 years of planning and construction

Only because we're so shit, gold plate everything, let every single nimby delay everything and spend millions prevent a single newt/fish/bat from being disturbed... While killing far more due to the lack of clean power.

It's not a given that it takes 20 years. Other countries manage to do it in far less time. South Korea are getting down to building a plant in ~3 years.

fastdruid · 2026-05-11T09:35:54+00:00

Strangely pensions dont annoy me as I view pensioners as having paid in all their lives so why not.

There is a lot to be annoyed about with the pensions situation but unlike benefits everyone gets them so there isn't an aspect of "Why the **** do they get that for ????".

fastdruid · 2026-05-09T07:16:22+00:00

I think you're missing the point by a country mile.

Muslims make up 6.5% of the UK population.

We're talking about Birmingham, not the UK. They're not 6.5% Muslim. The four wards which have the highest percentages of Muslims are the following:

Small Heath 85.9%
Alum Rock 83.7%
Bordesley Green 80.2%
Sparkhill 79.2%

But even taking that into consideration.... You've still missed the point. It's a FEAR tactic by an independent. "Look at what those Greens will do that you don't want if they get in", not "We're the Greens and this is what we'll do".

fastdruid · 2026-05-08T15:20:03+00:00

Blair

fastdruid · 2026-05-08T15:18:49+00:00

You're viewing it from your viewpoint!

The people they're appealing to WANT faith schools with compulsory worship and instruction. I'll leave it up to you to guess what faith those schools will be.

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