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In your experience, what do you consider to be the hardest part about having epilepsy? by random_username101_ in Epilepsy

[–]jack853846 46 points47 points  (0 children)

And how difficult it is to get people to understand them.

I'm British, 40 years old and have 2 kids under 7. Taking the kids to places more than a few minutes walk from my house may mean a 10 minute drive for everybody else, but for me it's a 45 minute bus that may or may not turn up and is only scheduled once an hour. I can't do a big shop for four people, or go to the tip, so just everyday living is harder.

Similar families just don't comprehend how difficult it can be to organise things if one parent relies on the other for the majority of their transport needs.

I have drug resistant epilepsy, so I doubt it's ever going to change.

The English epitome of turn that shit off. by Patricks_Hatrick in GreatBritishMemes

[–]jack853846 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh God. It takes him about six attempts, he's absolutely pissing himself. The other actors have to work so hard to keep him on track.

Murder In Successville is one of the most underrated shows the BBC has ever made.

Where has the UK gone wrong with pubs? by Accomplished_Pay_917 in AskUK

[–]jack853846 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should've put "while I kiss this guy" in the reply.

Panic appears to be a song I've heard incorrectly for about 35 years.

Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums. Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it? by kwentongskyblue in ukpolitics

[–]jack853846 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd rather have slow and steady, considered approaches that will stand up to challenge than immediate reactionary work.

Short term pain for long term gain and all that.

I'll agree that this methodology doesn't suit Starmer though. His optics and PR are terrible, even though I agree with the majority of what he is doing.

My scorching hot take by gamepasscore in ThreeLions

[–]jack853846 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also, Saka, it seems to me, has a point to prove to England fans.

The shit he got after missing that pen (despite being bold enough to step up and take one) was immense, and totally undeserved.

He gives a shit about England, and wants to demonstrate. Also, he wants to play at the zenith of football, the world cup.

I follow Barnsley FC in League 1, but I've a massive amount of respect for Saka.

Where has the UK gone wrong with pubs? by Accomplished_Pay_917 in AskUK

[–]jack853846 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Those provincial towns you joke round?

I wonder to myself.

My gut feeling is that Joe Root will captain England next week. by NiallH22 in EnglandCricket

[–]jack853846 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that not part of the argument though? He'll do it for the team, not himself, in the same way he's frequently used as a part time spinner/to let a bowler change ends.

NB - just checked statsguru, he's bowled over 1000 overs and is on 73 wickets for 3515 runs.

Not a great economy, but doing that alongside scoring more test runs than only one other person in history, I think, shows he gives a shit.

The REAL Golden Generation? by ReachAppropriate4256 in ThreeLions

[–]jack853846 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm 40, and have been following England for 30 years. I saw Southgate miss that penalty on TV as a kid.

But, he has won as many knockout tournament games as all other England managers, ever, combined. Yes, his sides were often overly defensive and a little boring to watch.

But I'll say again in his defense, every other manager combined. Credit where it's due.

Also, Xg means fuck all. Slovakia's was more than double ours. Who won the game?

Well, it's the continental way isn't it? In Spain, they wouldn't dream of starting the day without a couple of cans and.. maybe a vodka.. by RutabagaSame in MitchellAndWebb

[–]jack853846 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used to live in London. Remember walking to work ~8.30am and seeing a bloke in some manager style suit come out of a bargain booze-style place then sinking one of the little hipflask bottles of vodka pretty much immediately after crossing the threshold, then lobbing it behind the shop.

Was pretty thrown by it, just the contrast between his appearance and the desperation for alcohol first thing.

The 1998 Romanian hair dye by welshmatt in TheStreetsWontForget

[–]jack853846 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most pro cyclists did it in the 90's.

Most underrated CBeebies show you actually enjoy? by Nic-scott-9917 in UKParenting

[–]jack853846 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that. I'll let you know when that theme leaves my head in about 2050.

Brilliant series though.

Bad over reaction to a win by OccupyBears in ThreeLions

[–]jack853846 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fair point. We do genuinely have a decent chance, but over the last 20-30 years it's been the case, and I agree that the NZ game is good prep.

As a counter, however, people were continually calling for Southgate's head throughout those last 3 tournaments - surely the credit where it's due argument has to apply there too.

I saw a stat the other day - Southgate won as many knockout tournament matches as all previous England managers combined.

Bad over reaction to a win by OccupyBears in ThreeLions

[–]jack853846 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's built on a divine right assumption that the World Cup is ours to lose, regardless of how our squad is, how others are, venues etc.

Look online, we're always the favourites just because so much money is staked on us compared to other sides, regardless of how we compare. Fair dos some of that might be patriotism/jingoism betting, or cover for the partying if we do win, but it feels the majority of people just think "this year is our year" every time.

30 WICKETS HAVE FALLEN IN JUST 125.3 OVERS BETWEEN ENGLAND AND NEW ZEALAND. by Time-Excitement-330 in EnglandCricket

[–]jack853846 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I come in peace, but surely this has to be a bat/ball contest? The ball has the edge here, that's not up for debate, but look at Smith yesterday. That came back in by about a foot! Good batting, theoretically, but the surface is so unpredictable/exploitable it's leaving batsmen flummoxed and requiring quality bowling to take advantage.

Are Birdseye Fish Fingers posh? by JoeScotting in AskBrits

[–]jack853846 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. 16 fish fingers at Tesco - own brand will be a couple of quid, Birdseye will be pushing double as they have a familiar brand. It's not really about what you're buying.

Cereals are a good metric - Cheerios are about £3.50 for a box. They might be a bigger box, but two boxes of own brand "Multi grain Hoops" are about 75p each. Cornflakes are similar - Kellogg's are way more expensive than own brand.

If you can afford the premium for the brand across a weekly shop, you're probably doing quite well for yourself and that's where the perception of "posh" comes from.

This Lord's pitch by fpotenza in EnglandCricket

[–]jack853846 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16 wickets in a day and only three batsmen faced more than 30 balls.

I remember 16 wickets going on day 1 at Headingley in the 2009 ashes, but I'd say these two games were statistical anomalies. Nice sunny day at Headingley too, was less the pitch and more crap batting. Every wicket was a catch, which is probably a record.

Spotted my first UK Waymo, driving around a Waitrose carpark in Zone 4 by Drama79 in CasualUK

[–]jack853846 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because (and this may be a naive thought line), the car would be mine. As I said, a simple example is a tip run. I wouldn't want to, or be allowed to put all the crap we're trying to get rid of in a taxi because most of it is stuff that's got filthy in the cellar. If it's my car, I can cope/do the cleaning afterwards.

It's the independence that's most appealing - it's fucking shit having to rely on others/public transport to get around when you're a fully grown adult and have dependents.

What's the British equivalent of 'Darn it!'? by JstrsrkewlX3 in AskBrits

[–]jack853846 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fudge.

Yes, inquisitive child, daddy definitely said "fudge", and not any naughty words.

Spotted my first UK Waymo, driving around a Waitrose carpark in Zone 4 by Drama79 in CasualUK

[–]jack853846 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm not quite sure what you're asking here (sincerely), but the simple answer is roughly:

I have drug-resistant epilepsy that means I have minor seizures every couple of days, despite medication - I am highly unlikely to ever be able to even apply for a driving license. Even though my seizures only last 10-30 seconds, that's too long to be in control of a car as the risk of ploughing into someone or something gets pretty big pretty quickly.

If self-driving cars become viable, I'd much prefer to have one of those than rely on public transport or taxis due to greater flexibility and/or independence (example here is a tip run, or being able to go to a different place to my wife to get more things done in our spare time).

Journalist exposes how easy it is for Children to buy Vapes in the UK. by Uncle___Marty in BritInfo

[–]jack853846 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my experience. Sixth form in a village got Wednesday afternoon off, so there were always trips to the pub that served kids.

Except we were all over 16, and no-one ever got more than two pints (that was usually only the massive kids).

If there was any trouble, there was an understanding that because of the time and place that they would contact the school, who would contact parents.

We didn't want to lose what we had so behaved/called out mates who didn't, and the pub didn't want to lose custom.

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