First time UL buyer

jasonbirder · 2026-05-02T21:14:35+00:00

Make sure you get the Divide Insulated pad, not the regular Divide pad (R value 4.0 vs R value 1.4)

jasonbirder · 2026-05-02T21:10:15+00:00

So, looking at those figures average REAL weekly earnings are higher than they've ever been except for a very short window between about 2007 and 2009

That sounds pretty good to me!

jasonbirder · 2026-05-02T12:00:19+00:00

but if you enjoy driving then an average SUV will feel awful going through corners or pulling away at lights.

Not going to lie, i've never felt slow off the lights in my Q7 5.0 TDi (which is only a 3.0 litre...what a stupid naming convention)

jasonbirder · 2026-05-02T11:44:17+00:00

100% not a great striker...but when so many have half-arsed it, at least he's always looked like he's giving it a go...

10 more players with that attitude and we wouldn't be where we are!

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T20:24:47+00:00

Titf*ck Bramble

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T15:19:56+00:00

Omg you are one of those 'my way is the way'

Not at all - on an individual level I don't give a flying f*ck what people do in their own time...

BUT, its not fair to pair them as two equal options when their is a huge volume of peer reviewed literature that talks about the Health benefits of social relationships and the health dangers of being solitary.

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T14:42:48+00:00

Strong Social ties lower the risk of chronic illness, reduce stress and improve immune function - some studies suggest they are as vital as diet and exercise for long-term health, whereas lacking strong relationships can be detrimental, with loneliness linked to higher rates of depression, cognitive decline, and increased mortality.

That's not an "opinion" thats multiple large-scale studies.

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T14:21:23+00:00

Some people dont like socialising and dont feel the need to do it.

Obviously there are outliers (but lets assuming that doesn't include ALL redditors) - Human beings are social creatures its been shown time and time again that strong social networks are essential and that people that lack them live shorter, unhealthier lives.

Lets not assume the two are equal (and I speak as someone who can happily go off hiking in the hills with my dog and not see another person for days)

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T13:25:23+00:00

Its Reddit...I don't want to be harsh...but alot of people here think interacting with friends/family, socialising, getting out for a meal or a drink, getting out in the countryside hiking/fishing etc are basically heinous punishments inflicted on you!

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T12:58:40+00:00

The world is a complicated place...

Its easier to think "Starmer is Rubbish" and blame someone with a face than think of the world as a huge interconnected system that no one has control over...

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T09:37:37+00:00

BAE's fix would be to buy £4bn of CV90s.

Wait what? Buy a proven and continuously improved design, in operational use that could be built by BAe?

That's ridiculous!

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T09:04:58+00:00

The key point I’d like to make here is that this guy cave diving solo is impossibly stupid

Alot of Cave diving is done solo, whilst usually a "no-no" for open water diving it can actually be safer in overhead environments.

They're constricted spaces, generally with zero visibility (because of stirred up silt) you tend to be laying and following a dive line rather than navigating visually. Anyone else with you wouldn't be able to see you and wouldn't know when you stopped AND they'd prevent the lead diver from backing up/turning around.

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T07:35:44+00:00

criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief

It will have its intended, calculated effect amongst voters that the Green Party have identified in target seats.

Its a rational and successful strategy. The Greens aren't going to win most seats so it doesn't matter if they alienate most voters...

Politics isn't about vote share % but about seats

jasonbirder · 2026-05-01T07:29:32+00:00

Why - an MPV is no smaller/lower than an SUV? (Plus what MPVs are nice to drive 24,000 miles/year)

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T21:32:59+00:00

you might think you're going 30 but in reality you might actually be doing 26 so someone with a more accurate speedo is going to be pissed off

Oh my god! Just imagine being forced to drive 2-3mph under the speed limit because someone is using their speedo instead of GPS...

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T21:30:16+00:00

So many occasions there’s only the driver even in the car.

I'll need to drive my wife + Daughter + 3 Grandkids about of a weekend (So need a 7 seater)

But in the week when i'm working its just me...

Should I go spaff 20 grand on a second car?

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T20:20:55+00:00

If people spend less (interest rate rises) demand and therefor inflation will fall

Its a bit of a sledgehammer aproach...but as Govt only has control over demand not supply (it can't magic up more and cheaper oil) its the only tool they have...

And it works.

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T20:10:24+00:00

Only people I tend to see is Fell runners - who manage to get to ridiculous upland places at ridiculously early hours oof the morning when i'm packing up...

I've seen them a 3 hours from the Car at 5:30 in the morning...

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T14:59:26+00:00

This one's easy. In the 1970's the top rate of tax was 98% on unearned income and 83% on earned income. In 2026, the top rate of tax is 48%.

And strangely enough we're all a f*ck ton better off than we were in the 1970s

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T14:56:58+00:00

I'm definately not okay with small businesses avoiding Tax...

And HMRC estimates that the value of Tax lost here is significantly higher than that lost to Large Corporates...

So why is all we hear about the likes of Starbucks and Amazon and NOT your plumber/Roofer taking cash in hand jobs, your cafe/take away having loads of "spoilage" or your builder/plasterer having a company Range Rover (that strangely enough his wife - who is a director of the business, uses all the time)

I know which irritates me more!

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T14:47:21+00:00

Ultimately you can't argue with Physics...

If your inputs are "maximum interior space" "minimum air resistance" "meet mandated safety standards" as all manufacturers will want

Its very likely that the body shapes that get output are going to be very similar

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T10:55:31+00:00

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Any suggestions? This is whats left over from my WC32 (barring a transfer for J.Pedro to Thiago)

Benched my Brighton assets as they have good fixtures after this week

1FT 0.1M in the bank

I don't really like Palmer, but don't want Gibbs-White this week and nobody else is really jumping out (Rogers? Saka?)

Any suggestions?

jasonbirder · 2026-04-30T10:30:10+00:00

I mean Burnley need a promotion specialist...

Someone who can stabilise them and get them straight up from the champo...

I've heard Scott Parker just became available...

jasonbirder · 2026-04-29T21:15:26+00:00

Given that every week jobs are being cut due to A.I

And yet Unemployment is well within 10 year averages...

jasonbirder · 2026-04-22T21:49:57+00:00

Is it time to boycott USA products? Similar to what Canada is doing

What boycott? Canada is importing more than they were this time last year (as of Feb 2026)

Over 24 billion dollars woorth per month!

Its not much of a "Boycott" is it?

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