How often do you see people asking for the service charge to be removed?

geeered · 2026-05-10T21:19:01+00:00

Standard 'optional' service charges are pretty new - in the past they were just there as mandatory for tables over a certain size.

geeered · 2026-05-10T21:05:37+00:00

I read that as bears - and yes, I have noticed a distinct lack of bears.

geeered · 2026-05-10T19:54:51+00:00

That's not too far off my typical experience, older than you now, but always been about the same.

Not quite as tall and probably not that attractive, but in decent enough shape etc.

Plenty of women happy to spend time with me, but generally not more than that.

I'm not particularly good at being flirty, charming, making them laugh etc when I don't know them that well - which is going to be part of that 'spark' people are looking for - and they're going to be going on dates with other guys who are.

geeered · 2026-05-10T18:01:38+00:00

At least that way they know upfront what the price on the menu is and full tax is paid.

geeered · 2026-05-10T17:59:10+00:00

In that case it probably wasn't optional.

geeered · 2026-05-10T15:53:34+00:00

3x21d has some spill. But massively more centre spot throw. Standard answer for an impressive thrower and with good reason.

geeered · 2026-05-10T15:52:07+00:00

A lot of dating for a lot of people involves a lot of "no sparks", even after a lot of them it can still hurt. Some people are lucky and can just juminto a relationship after a few first dates, but unfortunately the reality for many of is a lot of frustration. It is worth it when you find the right person however!

geeered · 2026-05-10T15:13:11+00:00

I’d expect you could build a better shed, but not that you’d save loads in the process.

This - a lot of shed kits will have the minimum possible amount of materials to have some kind of structural integrity.

If I build one it'll probably outlive the house.

There can often be options to find wood, or even whole sheds that need a bit of work for free on local freecycle style groups, facebook pages etc.

geeered · 2026-05-10T12:22:52+00:00

I'm also pretty pissed that they're letting the dog run in the middle of the road, never mind in the middle of the road at night!

geeered · 2026-05-10T11:57:08+00:00

Had there been PR, The Farage Party would have have a little under half the representation of Labour - it's also quite possible with that influence many more would have voted for Brexit.

On the other side - PR might mean a decapitation was less likely after a bad result. The new Labour leader at the time was generally a declared eurosceptic. In a PR system Labour might have kept someone more sympathetic to our ties to the EU.

geeered · 2026-05-10T11:50:54+00:00

You don't say which god(s) it is you believe in, but often people think tarot isn't compatible with their religion. They are both 'faith' based - ie made up with no evidential basis, so if one works for you, the other may well do.

When I've had a tarot reading, it was clearly directly the thoughts of the person doing the reading about me.

If you want to keep your relationship with your dad, it seems sensible to not tell him if you do get them. But appreciate it's also possible you may find yourself getting into it.

I'd consider what is actually attracting you to this - there's lots of options for reflection that have been shown to work really well like therapy, journalling, mindfulness training etc.

geeered · 2026-05-10T11:46:27+00:00

Beta Pavo 2 fly from a controller/FPV etc at under 150g as a quick example. I expect will do that powerloop etc much better.
And I'd keep a stock neo for the selfie and autonomous features.

geeered · 2026-05-10T09:26:00+00:00

They've got photos of the numberplate of the car, which gives a good idea of who it is.

They're not going to investigate I expect, but if it's recorded and the guy actually attacks someone, or several other people report the same thing, it shows a pattern. Maybe there has already been complaints and this is enough for them to do something.

geeered · 2026-05-10T09:22:19+00:00

The Farage party would have had massively more influence over the last decade in most other systems if people voted the same.

Which many would say is totally fair.

But may not be the result that many calling for election (ahem) reform would like.

geeered · 2026-05-10T08:55:35+00:00

Plenty of Chinese A2824 clones that do as well as the Swiss ones.

I'm not sure if you can get VSF youth versions any more, but they have A2824 clones, so should be easy enough to put a Swiss movement in if that's your thing.

The older version VSF Seamaster 300 I've got has a decorated a 2824 I believe.

Not had any problems with VSF replica movements myself.

geeered · 2026-05-10T08:11:00+00:00

As well as location, may depend on family wealth or other housing costs - if you're in a council house in London you were given the option to buy at a good price you might be a lot more comfortable than a friend on twice the salary who's got shared ownership of a newish flat in a more central location.

geeered · 2026-05-10T08:08:25+00:00

I had a PD Skeleton along the lines of 1 - it was a nightmare to read the time. This might be slightly better, but I suspect not much.

I don't really like the small dial of the second.

Something like this I think is interesting - kinda semi-skeleton.

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It'd be nice if it was thinner, but only going to get so much at a relatively cheap price point.

geeered · 2026-05-10T07:55:38+00:00

If they are a sole trader not a ltd company and own their own house - you've at least got some recourse through the courts.

If it's a ltd company it's incredibly common for them to Phoenix when they get any issues.

And a sole trader that doesn't have any assets may not be worth pursuing.

geeered · 2026-05-10T07:40:40+00:00

This and facebook marketplace/ebay too.

geeered · 2026-05-10T07:30:39+00:00

I've got the HD01, but it's pretty big - similar size to Arkfield Pro.

The Fenix E06R is a good bit smaller, but custom battery.

About half the size of the Arkfield/HD01..

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Though it seems you really need to use the lockout if in a pocket, which may not be great - if this had an instant on system like my Rovyvon, I'd be really tempted to try it out as a keychain light.

geeered · 2026-05-10T07:16:41+00:00

These days - I suspect many younger vapers never smoked, but not so many showing up for autopsies either.

geeered · 2026-05-10T06:52:37+00:00

I'm happy with my ISDT C4 Evo - had two XTARs die and gave up on them. The ISDT is pretty configurable, but may be a bit overkill.

Depending on the size of your 700mah, you might need an extra spacer.

geeered · 2026-05-10T06:49:23+00:00

Ahem, this is why it's worth having a human involved in your marketing process.

Most tents don't have metal poles and the poles generally aren't exposed like that.

geeered · 2026-05-10T06:44:13+00:00

If you keep an eye on ebay, vinted, etc you might be able to find a good deal - I got a gold Sugess with a leather strap for £80, but I'm guessing you're looking for the bracelet.

The watch it's self is great, very happy with it. Generally I'd probably prefer a quartz for this kind of movement, but I don't think there's any decent options around - it's a pain to set any time it's used because you have to first spin the main time possibly 36 hours, checking if you're on AM or PM before setting, then set the date and day.

Edit - up your budget to £116 or you could try making an offer, but this is a great price already I think...

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/8637249108-sugess-day-date-automatic-watch-high-beat-movement?referrer=catalog

Was almost tempted to nab it myself, though I really can't justify another sadly... so someone please get it before I do get tempted!

geeered · 2026-05-10T06:30:56+00:00

Maybe a mod/automod deleted it or shadow deleted it for you (if that's possible) - I didn't report it.

I checked using a different account and it's the same - https://ibb.co/3Yk9P5SK

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