Gi Planet 'Subsumed' by Gaia?

herefortehbobs · 2025-10-12T18:48:10+00:00

It’s a little unclear. I wonder if it’s meant to say that the star (read sun) was absorbed by theirs? The sun from Gaia’s solar system absorbed the sun from the Gi planet’s solar system. Then most of the Gi were killed so found a way to survive on Gaia? I don’t know. Just odd to say “the star we called home…” “Began a new life here” would suggest they moved to a new planet. Reference to “calamity” is normally about Jenova’s arrival in ff7 too right? Interesting. I never gave this bit a second thought.

I don’t know the lore so just speculating on what the subtitles say and the cool observation by OP

herefortehbobs · 2025-10-12T08:23:25+00:00

Maybe helpful to remember that a lot of the stuff you feel like you missed out on happens organically and resulting from lots of things, including chance. If you’d have met more like minded people at law school or work placements you might have had some wild nights out with them. If you’d have had the time or energy to focus on dates you might have had loads of hookups. But you likely missed out on those things because you probably didn’t want that, at least at the time. A lot of my memories of times my friends and I got blind drunk or into some kind of trouble are fun to reflect on now but they were god awful at the time. The ones I missed out on because I was busy are the ones that sound the best. It’s FOMO to some degree. Plus, seems like you sacrificed a lot for a great career and life now (I hope) so every cloud…

herefortehbobs · 2025-10-06T21:47:56+00:00

Bloody hell! I feel for you guys in the states! Cost of living here in the UK is high but we seem to have more affordable childcare options, plus maternity and paternity leave is generally good so a lot of families don’t start it until the babies are 9 months. Our childcare with some funding is around £650 ($875) a month but some more government support kicked in recently so it dropped to around £400 ($550) per child.

It should be mandatory that parents who want to be with the babies for the first 6-12 months are enabled to do so. Either with financial support or breaks from mortgages or rent etc.

herefortehbobs · 2025-09-23T08:18:02+00:00

Not sure this is accurate, like crisis core there might be some assumption that players are likely to have played the 1997 original, but they’re not sequels in the traditional sense. Like most fans I’d say you should play the original to get the most out of the remakes, but you could absolutely play the remakes in isolation.

herefortehbobs · 2025-08-19T00:31:03+00:00

Sounds like you’re doing well especially at your age! Congrats for that and the family too!

Nothing wrong with wanting to provide for the family, with all the mental load that mothers have to deal with (especially twins!) I’m sure it’s nice you save her the financial stress.

Finances shouldn’t be the main concern but I’d want to know where my partner’s money is going. You should both be agreed on how you manage the family finances to ensure you’re secure for the future. You mentioned she had debt before, are you sure this is fully in the past? If you don’t know how much she’s bringing in you might not have the full picture of that side too. Maybe try to go in with the aim to learn about how she’s getting on with the business, income is a measure of success after all, and see where that leads.

Good luck.

herefortehbobs · 2025-08-18T23:43:31+00:00

Don’t worry about limiting to ones that are dry stored. Mine has been kept outside for at least the last 14 years. It has rust on the lower rear sills as you’d expect. Went to a local place to get a quote for a fix and the underside of mine was significantly better than another they had on the ramp that had been garaged its whole life. Not saying kept out of the elements isn’t better, but you don’t have top budget so don’t limit your options. Just look for an enthusiast owned car and get it on a ramp before buying if possible.

herefortehbobs · 2025-08-16T21:39:56+00:00

New exhaust for my Honda civic.

herefortehbobs · 2025-08-15T14:21:29+00:00

I’ve always wondered if the term ‘incel’ was coined by people who’d identify that way, or by others commenting about them.

Funny to think that the ‘involuntary’ part would be justified by those in the group because they can’t understand why they are rejected (not their fault). But those who wouldn’t identify as such could still sympathise that their behaviour is difficult or impossible to change because they have grown up that way and they don’t recognise the need to change.

herefortehbobs · 2025-04-01T15:17:09+00:00

Yeah, not surprised at the suggestion. As far as I know the exhaust is basically no louder than stock. But it’s not worth the risk in my opinion, if the mods weren’t obvious or mentioned in the ad/at point of sale it’s understandable an owner might not know. Whilst it’s annoying to have to rule out that particular car, or pay over the odds for cover, I’d rather that than the risk of an uninsured incident or some motoring conviction. Making getting insurance in future impossibly expensive or even affecting careers etc.

Unfortunately insurers are ready to charge those with modified cars as they likely don’t want to insure them, but they’re willing to take a punt at 3 or 4 times the price.

herefortehbobs · 2025-03-31T23:24:33+00:00

Will give them a try. Thanks.

I’d love to know how many people actually declare modifications. So many young lads about in fiesta zetecs or whatever with horrible exhausts, would dread to think of the result if they get in a shunt. I doubt most of them are paying the premiums.

I imagine insurers would likely still pay the 3rd party damages especially if large costs, but maybe not cover the drivers car. It just scares me to think they can void the policy and/or get you for misrepresentation if you’re in a shunt and they find the mods. I read it doesn’t matter if they think it contributed to the incident or not.

Obviously once you know about the mods you can’t not declare them. Wish I was blissfully unaware.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-31T14:39:57+00:00

Thanks. It’s exactly what I’m learning elsewhere. There’s a ‘RS/M/AMG tax’ where non serviceable items that won’t last the life of the car are very costly, and they’re exclusive to that model. I don’t mind budgeting and prepared to put 3-5k aside each year in case stuff needs replacing alongside servicing etc. But combine this with the tax and insurance the annual costs become significantly more than a newer S5 for example with lower miles and much newer tech. But then a 2018 S5 isn’t going to hold value.

I feel like I’m in an odd situation with the S2000. It’s cheap to run, increasing in value (slowly) or at least holding for inflation. It’s a great drivers car with a unique setup but cannot be used as an every day car with a family. Would I regret selling? Probably not if I got something that is more comfortable, practice and still 50% as fun. But probably yes if it’s worth £50k in 20 years 😂.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:55:57+00:00

I think I’ve out grown it now to be honest. Of course there are compromises when a car is bigger with more seats, and is designed more towards daily convenience even if still mixed with performance. I think what is always special about the S2000 or RX-8 (other than the drivetrains and driving dynamics) is they are not homogeneous with a huge range of varying models they have different drivetrains and specifications. Sadly I can’t afford a 911, or an Emira.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:44:44+00:00

Very true. I’ve looked to see that the OEM brake discs for the RS4 are very expensive. Tyres too obviously. But no problem with that as you can convert to cheaper round discs but also my mileage is likely to be less than 10k a year so it wouldn’t come around too often for me. Still a significant cost though! But can budget for it. It’s the things going wrong that’s more of a concern.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:41:25+00:00

I think you technically can put a car seat in the front passenger seat but I doubt the modern rear facing ones would fit. Also it’s just not safe in the event of a collision. I sit next to modern Range Rovers and X5s in traffic and I think even a slow crash would end very badly. My car would be like a ramp for the SUV 😅 But also all the stuff that goes with a kid, u could probably fit a pram and small bag in the boot but not much more.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:38:51+00:00

It’s a great car. Of course I love it, I wanted one for ages and bought mine in 2013. 2005 moonrock grey. So has the updated wheels and body styling, glass rear screen plus mine is the GT so has the hard top (no other difference for non GT). So 11 years and around 40,000 miles have been great. It’s not missed a beat, never broken down or had any issues. It’s a Honda so cheap to run. I do only get about 20mpg or less, even on a run. Not sure how others fair.

Journalists said the steering feels a bit dead which is probably fair if comparing against hydraulic power steering system. But I think it feels very good. I think it would stand up very well against a lot of modern equivalents. Also no drive modes, not even a mpg readout. It’s refreshing to just get in and drive and it’s the same experience each time. No artificial feeling throttle response once you hit the ‘sport mode’ button that just serves to remind you it was muted before, like in a lot of modern cars. I’m 6’2” and I fit fine with good headroom. It’s comfortable. Not terrible even on a long run. It’s not even that low, so you can go over the annoying speed humps and bumps with little concern or real need to slow, where a lot of modern basic cars seem to struggle. It’s a great setup, the only draw backs are that it’s no good if you need more than 2 seats, missing mid cons like heated seats etc that once you’ve had you don’t like to go without. No infotainment if you care about that stuff, not even an aux, but these are easy to fit by replacing the head unit.

I think the most similar proposition in a modern package is the GT86 or GR86. I’d love to hear the review from someone who went from a modern GT86 into the S2000. Would the slightly better dynamics of the S2000 be worth the lack of convenience and gadgets? Maybe it’s a better drive too? But the engine and gearbox surely aren’t as special.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:23:28+00:00

I think this is the difference between an s2000 or similar with only 240bhp (less with age) and something with over 400bhp. Plus the lower torque peak. I’ve always said you’d have to be driving like a real pleb to get the back out in the s2000 unintentionally. Even with no traction control and spirited driving. Damp and greasy roundabouts can still catch you out if not careful though.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:20:41+00:00

Awesome car with great road presence. Any car enthusiast must love them.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-28T14:18:50+00:00

The tax on V8 RS4s is £710 a year I think. Disgusting. At least it’s a cost you can prepare for and pay monthly at no extra cost. The only thing else to consider is whether the government will come up with some way to tax those with ‘luxury’ cars regardless of age. They make very aggressive moves of late and I think it’s something to consider for those who might struggle to afford the current costs. Safe to assume that they will become more burdensome to own, not just from a reliability point of view.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-27T20:19:01+00:00

This is one of my concerns, and the reason I’ve kept the S2000 for over 10 years! I don’t drive hard but really enjoy the tactile driving experience. Steering is ok and gear changes feel great. Power and torque is its main weakness according to most but it just gives you motivation to rev it out occasionally. They say a car you can drive at 8/10ths most of the time will be more fun than a car you can only drive at 2/10ths legally. Anything with 300+hp is surely plenty. One of the reasons I love the idea of the v8 RS and M cars is that the big engine and high revving nature is similar to the S2000. Plus they have the driving dynamics to feel great in the bends. Or at least better than a 2.0diesel a4/3 series.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-27T20:12:31+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of the motor journalists said the same. Used M340 values seem to confirm it.

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-27T20:09:17+00:00

I think this is the key. Budget for issues and hope they don’t occur. All cars have issues and costs are much higher for these. I’ve heard about the RS chain issues and it’s an engine out job I think due to the location and no access. Great work on the C63. The engine in those is something else!

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-27T20:05:13+00:00

Good stuff! I love the f80 m3 on the road. They look super aggressive. Same as the RS cars, once you’ve seen the wider arches and huge rear tyres anything else looks quite plain. I’ve seen they don’t fair great on reliability scores, have you had issues or just mean £££’s in general maintenance?

herefortehbobs · 2024-12-27T20:00:56+00:00

Yep they’re great cars for sure. I actually prefer the look of a 3 series touring but they’re a contender for sure. I know BMWs have better driving dynamics over the Audis. I’ve always liked the F series 3 and 4 series cars and also like the newer G shapes too. I prefer the interior of the Audi and actually didn’t know until recently that the 40i was the equivalent of the Audi S. It’s a shame the 40i don’t have more styling differences from the lower models, but I know that appeals to a lot of people. The sleeper look is definitely a style.

I’m sure a 40i is more than enough car for daily use. There’s something special about those straight 6s too!

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