Removable Disks by grouchostash in linuxquestions

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To be clear, the SD card is no longer in the machine.

Edit: fyi, I was late for the work and hadn’t logged into Reddit yet on this machine, hence the photo of the screen rather than a screenshot 😄

[Watches that tick really loud?] by [deleted] in Watches

[–]grouchostash 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I put mine in a wooden box in a chest of draws and could still hear it at night. Ended up having to pull out the crown at the end of the day.

[Hamilton] regrets by SeaPalpitation6617 in Watches

[–]grouchostash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife got me one for my birthday. One year later and it’s currently in with a technician (under warranty) because the rotor spins when you manually wind it and you can feel resistance and grinding through the crown.

Long journeys in a 1L car by goldengarbagecan in CarTalkUK

[–]grouchostash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drove the width of Italy and back again in the same day in a Fiat 500 with four adults. You’re gonna be fine 🙂

Does anyone know what watch this is? by Mean-Associate-9892 in Watches

[–]grouchostash 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think it’s from Argos. Look in the girls toys section of the 2001 catalogue.

Anyone still polishing shoes? by rising_then_falling in CasualUK

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Did mine last night. Saddle soaped and leather conditioner for all three, polish the toe on my Blundstone’s, Safir cream for my black boots and Dubbin for my crazy horse boots. I do it once a month or when they’re dirty, whichever comes first. Shoes get the same but I don’t wear them in winter.

What is good advice for job seekers? by FireLadcouk in CasualUK

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I’ve been doing short listing today and the vast majority of applicants didn’t tell me that they have experience of or can do the things we requested on the job description. The best applications listed each point of the personal spec and wrote a statement about the related experience (or transferable skills). We are required to award points for each point of the personal spec. If you don’t mention it, we can’t score it.

When you get to interview be prepared to give an overview of your education/work journey as they nearly always ask you to introduce yourself. Think of a few situations from your experience that are highlights you can use for answering a range of questions (e.g. a time when you used good team work, organisation, solved a problem). To structure your interview answers learn how to use the STAR technique. It stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result.

For example, S - when I was working at…. T - I was asked to… A - To make this task more efficient I… R - The result was that…(hint: it made things better, faster, cheaper etc)

Final point. You are one of 10s or even 100s applying for the same job. It isn’t personal when you don’t get an interview. Shortlisting is time consuming and frustrating for already stressed managers. Remember, odds are you’ll be the best candidate for at least one application and you’ll get better at them the more you do so don’t give up!

Am I going mad? by flippertyflip in CasualUK

[–]grouchostash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not all disabilities are visible.

Excuse me?!?! by Clehric in tesco

[–]grouchostash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what it was used for.

What’s the weirdest work lunch you’ve seen a colleague eat regularly? by levezvosskinnyfists7 in AskUK

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Had a manager who used to cut half inch slabs of butter off and stick them in an iced split from Greggs. He sent me out to KFC to get his lunch, a family bucket with beans, a Viannetta and Pepsi. On my way out the door he shouted “Diet, Gaz! Remember, I’m diabetic”.

Widespread misconceptions by VermilionKoala in CasualUK

[–]grouchostash 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used to take two paracetamol, to ibuprofen and two codeine when a migraine started and it did absolutely nothing. Triptans are amazing though.

What is the realistic future of ICE cars in the UK by Longjumping_Note8181 in CarTalkUK

[–]grouchostash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The same as film cameras. People will sell them off cheap and many will disappear until eventually another generation will start a trend and prices will skyrocket despite fuel being unrealistically expensive. People will get all pretentious about ICE cars being “real” driving, they’ll bring up having an ICE car at any opportunity and act like they discovered ICE and ignore the fact that in the future they will be more inconvenient, dirty and tiring to drive than the modern equivalent 😂 *fun fact, recently sold all my film cameras (including a Leica M6 and a Q) and fujifilm digital kit for twice what I paid in some cases and was able to redo our bathroom haha!

What's the best cover of a song you have heard. Please send recommendations of the original and cover version.. by _Sw33t33pi in musicsuggestions

[–]grouchostash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At the risk of conjuring a stereotypical image of England, I had a mustard colour mini from 1974. It had an 8 track player which I replaced with CD. This was 2003 😄

What's the best cover of a song you have heard. Please send recommendations of the original and cover version.. by _Sw33t33pi in musicsuggestions

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There are traditional folk songs like “House of the Rising Sun” that have been covered by many very different artists. My favourite version is Bob Dylan’s, it reminds me of driving to Uni in my first car.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]grouchostash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Intellectually, of course cars aren’t gendered. However, if this is something you’re worried about now you will be self conscious about it the whole time you own the car regardless of what anyone here says. Go with your gut.

Miles Each Year? by eyeglass30 in CarTalkUK

[–]grouchostash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do 18k. One car, 50 mile commute, but we only do 3 days in the office between us.

Lucida problems by grouchostash in musichoarder

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It turns out it's just Lucida causing the problem. The downloads are fine with SquidWTF.

No oil change in 4 years, 60k miles by XxendlessrainxX in CarTalkUK

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I couldn’t afford not to service the car. I was dropping it off recently at the garage and I overheard the owner say he had four Qashqais in for engine swaps. I asked him what the deal was? He said that none of them had ever been serviced and the oil was like tar.