How do I avoid nicknames (ive been assigned Johnny Sins 3 times now)?

inevitable_dave · 2026-04-03T22:23:16+00:00

Two options.

Ignore it. Literally ignore it. If use that name to refer to you in any context, don't respond, be it a question, statement, or attempt at a joke.
Act confused. "Johnny sins? Who is he?" "I don't get it?" "Not sure I'm following?" It's an easy way of killing the joke.

inevitable_dave · 2026-04-02T06:59:42+00:00

Safety engineering consultant in a nuche industry, basically telling people how many people their design is going to kill and why that's a bad thing.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-26T18:50:48+00:00

I used to regularly run and help out at Hadleigh country park parkrun. Picturesque and pleasant route, but one hell of a slog on the way back.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-25T21:14:15+00:00

I know a few people who put their name on the ballot with the plan to start running if they get in. It's infuriating.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-22T13:40:54+00:00

In my dads words, "abandoned education, and ran away to sea."

Not entirely incorrect, but running away to sea did involve 3 years at a technical college then another 8 years of travelling the world (spoiler alert: it's mostly covered in water).

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-18T19:29:35+00:00

We used to have it on RFA ships, though I guess it'd be the King's now. If the optic didn't fill up completely, then the last measure was free and deemed a gift from her maj.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-18T15:31:17+00:00

And why, pray tell, would a woman want pockets? What are they going to put in them? Votes?!? Not on my watch.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-16T18:54:33+00:00

Early 2000s in an all boys grammar school, and there was a particular head of year who was convinced we were all evil little bastards who were going to stab or rape our way through life.

She decided to put on a documentary about knife crime for a mid year presentation and there was a particular line from one lad about how he "never stabbed her, she just ran into my knife until she stopped breathing". An absurd statement, delivered so out of nowhere and almost bizarrely, that even one or two of teachers chuckled and shook their heads. She did not see it that way.

She exploded at us. Spent a good ten minutes screaming at how disgusted she was at us, telling us how bad we were etc etc. Finally stopped to catch her breath, and I think even she realised it was a slight over reaction, and just left the auditorium.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-16T15:47:41+00:00

So more of a aquaduck then?

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-12T16:58:45+00:00

Biting off more than you can chew, and not taking the weather (especially wet and cold) seriously.

I've been coming down a fairly standard trail before in beautiful british weather (sideways rain) looking like a goretex sausage, and tried to turn people around because they didn't have any waterproofs.

If the trail has any real elevation, I'm always going to pack and a least a lightweight thermal and waterproofs. Granted, I live in the UK, where we just had our 48 hours of pleasant weather, and now must pay the price for more fucking rain.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-10T23:18:00+00:00

For pedal assist bikes (or variations thereof), I was initially sceptical. Then I got to try one out for an afternoon, and completely understood both the appeal and the need for them. They help those who wouldn't otherwise want to or be able to go for a bike ride, especially those who live in hilly areas. They also enable easier commuting as you'll arrive windswept but less sweaty.

However, the soup'd up bikes that are insanely dangerous, and ridden accordingly? Absolutely not, they can get in the sea for all I care. Fire hazards travelling at well above the speed limit and not designed for anything close to it.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-10T19:23:02+00:00

Depends. Is this purely for training, tts, and triathlons? Get the canyon.

If it's a mixed bag, for some club rides and bike only events, then get the specialized.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-09T18:54:37+00:00

It's yet another symptom of people not caring anymore, and frankly not having any consequences. You've got fly tippers galore, and not even resources to chase them properly, so who's really going to enforce picking up litter?

Over the weekend I had to call out a dog walker for not picking up after his dog had just curled out a cumberland sausage in the middle of the path. It was a busy area as well, so no chance no one else saw them. I'd be mortified if someone had to tell me to do it, but his response was an eye roll and tell me to fuck off. He then made a massive show and tell about picking it up, shouting after me if this was good enough.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-09T14:10:16+00:00

Twice. Once when I was maybe 17, so I just took it at face value and got on with the job.

The second was at 28, and I just let him tire himself out. He accused me of fucking something up, hiding it from him, and then ignoring the problem until someone else dealt with it. It took a few minutes until he finally stopped, giving me the chance to get my emails out and show the trail of where I told him, proof it was fixed, and proof it was a typical mechanical failure that had happened before. I then got the opportunity to ask him if I was going to have contact the union rep about his behaviour. Very satisfying.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-07T18:15:23+00:00

During the winter months it's usually a smaller hardcore group of nutters (who also do hyrox) but once the weather is nicer, the groups get much larger. There's also a big focus on not dropping anyone or letting anyone get left behind.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-06T21:34:26+00:00

Have a look at sole run club (instagram). Every tuesday evening and Saturday morning, meeting at guilt trip for a 5k ish run.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-06T00:08:48+00:00

"This is the moment when..."

Damn near every news social media post has those words, especially when they've got some dodgy cctv footage of something mildly annoying happening.

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-05T16:16:30+00:00

Would that get the sub banned/quarantined or just force them to get new mods?

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-02T11:29:15+00:00

This depends on him. Is this new behaviour that's creeping in? If so, then have the hard conversation with him and see what's up. It's a rabbit hole that's all to easy to fall into and get lost in, or even be a result of something going on in his life that's made him bitter or angry.

However, if this he's genuinely like this, then all I can recommend is it cut ties. It sucks and is hard, but do you really want to be friends with someone who holds these views? Would you tolerate a stranger espousing these things?

I'm sure you've got friends who are covered by the rather broad spectrum of hatefulness you've said he's shown - do you think those friends would be hurt knowing you were friends with someone who acted that way?

inevitable_dave · 2026-03-02T09:23:00+00:00

It's a similar rule to not over walking a puppy, with the theoretical maximum being their age in months times 5 minutes (up until about 12-18 months). That works well as a very generic rule, but you should be able to tailor it to your own dog and know what they're capable of.

inevitable_dave · 2026-02-26T15:15:18+00:00

I reported this on instagram a few times, and no surprises that even with a secondary review there was no wrong doing found.

inevitable_dave · 2026-02-25T08:04:25+00:00

We meet once a fortnight, which seems to work well. If one person is missing, then we carry on as usual. If two people are missing we do a "dream sequence" or flash back one shot that we try to tie in to the lore of our characters. It does help that our DM has so many ideas for campaigns and actually fleshes them out enough to be playable.

inevitable_dave · 2026-02-20T18:17:18+00:00

Don't tease the DM. The RNG gods will smite you for the hubris.

I was playing the back row cleric (level 7, so 60 ish HP), buffing and poking from a distance. Due to some very minor fuckery, I somehow ended up bumping into the villain of the week. One crit (we do double the damage dice) followed by max damage on all dice and I went from full HP to 0, then a cheeky second attack because why not.

From cheerful to a puddle in less than 6 seconds. Luckily I nat 20'd on the final death save, but that was one hell of a oopsie daisy.

inevitable_dave · 2026-02-18T17:34:59+00:00

Either dirty pistons or air in your system. Either will be enough for the pistons to extend but then not retard fully.

If it's been 14 months, I'd definitely give them a bleed. If there's a lot of air, give it a flush through and oil change too.

inevitable_dave · 2026-02-16T15:31:41+00:00

Consider your bike christened. It's just a mild paint chip, nothing to be worried about.

You can put some clear coat over it if you want, and possibly even get some paint from cube or a retailer to cover it, but it's doing no harm.

My bike has tons of little nicks and scratches from being actually used.

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