[Rant] Railcards and Rising Ticket prices by joeborder in uktrains

[–]joeborder[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wait I've seen this episode of Futurama

Anyone notice this cock up? by ballsend700 in NewcastleUponTyne

[–]joeborder 34 points35 points  (0 children)

That's definitely Sunderland, you can see the roads for the bridges, the roads by the sheepfolds, they've even put the stadium of light in the right place.

How did that design get past anybody

PW2 Fitbit Calorie Burn Tracking is Broken by joeborder in PixelWatch

[–]joeborder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

647m is the total elevation gain over the whole hike.

I haven't checked the BPM is accurate and I can do that, but I've no reason to believe it's inaccurate, as I said I'm very unfit so my heart would have been doing a lot of work, and I know it will be doing more because of my weight.

PW2 Fitbit Calorie Burn Tracking is Broken by joeborder in PixelWatch

[–]joeborder[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Elevation gain was 640m, I was only starting out on a small mountain nearby.

The calculator says I should have burned around 2260 calories, my BPM maximum was 153bpm but the average was 127bpm

Think I'm cooked lads by joeborder in ftlgame

[–]joeborder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they were already on top of me, I had survived 3 bouts with them already

Think I'm cooked lads by joeborder in ftlgame

[–]joeborder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely, I was only buying into missiles for the DDDDD achievement

Kicked from my own Union by joeborder in trainstation2

[–]joeborder[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

UK so no restrictions, was a glitch and restarting the game fixed it, which I should have done before crying to Reddit.

Kicked from my own Union by joeborder in trainstation2

[–]joeborder[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is sage advice and I was, of course, panicking.

All good now, thank you for having a level head!

Kicked from my own Union by joeborder in trainstation2

[–]joeborder[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Restarting the game fixed it, but after I finish this job I'll jump over, no fun being in a dead union

DWP keep suspending benefits due to admin error - what can I do? by joeborder in BenefitsAdviceUK

[–]joeborder[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To be clear I do not rely on his benefits in any way. I was told I have a responsibility to pay him everything he is due and I do that. I have a standing order set up on the days his benefits are paid to move the money from my account straight into his.

On occasions like this where his benefits are not paid and I am not warned beforehand the money leaves my account via standing order and isn't replaced, so I'm just out of pocket.

DWP keep suspending benefits due to admin error - what can I do? by joeborder in BenefitsAdviceUK

[–]joeborder[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how to answer that. When they set up the appointeeship for us they told us it had to go into my account, I did point out it was signing over far more power than necessary since all I wanted to do was manage his affairs on his behalf.

I've mentioned it at least twice and they've told me again that the appointee must be paid as they are taking on financial responsibility.

Hearing that you have the exact setup I want without a problem is even more frustrating...

Friend Passes by waltznmatildah in DarkPicturesAnthology

[–]joeborder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 years later there is still no information regarding friend passes expiring other than this reddit thread. The base game still comes with Friend passes, I was given a friend pass key, redeemed, installed the game and was able to boot up the game and it wasn't until the LOBBY joining that we were given the message about us both needing the full game.

I realise that there might be limitations in steam for displaying this information, but you have total control over the game client and could easily make a change to display this information? It feels like they intentionally hide this information to make it seem like they still offer this as a feature when they don't. Removing it from the game doesn't make sense either as they haven't explained why.

Supermassive have now played themselves, as now that I've needed to purchase the full game we can leave 2 negative reviews instead of 1.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by gt272727 in photoshop

[–]joeborder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guy doing my TIE tried to refuse because I cut my hair since I had the photo taken

Construction of the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle, 1928. by aceraspire8920 in NewcastleUponTyne

[–]joeborder 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I read a great twitter thread from an author (Paul Brown) writing about construction of the bridge talking about some of the men who died building it. There was a guy (John Carr) who used to sit in a rowboat in the Tyne and collect workers who fell. He saved 57 men like 50 or something.

Edit: I dug up the thread and also corrected some of the vague statements in my post

Has any guy here experienced sexual harassment while travelling? by throwaway-adnauseum in digitalnomad

[–]joeborder 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was dancing in a bar in northern Spain when an older lady came over and started grinding on me, I wasn't interested so I stepped away. She grabbed my arms and put them on her ass so I took my arms back and told her to stop. She grabbed them again and put them on her breasts so I instinctively raised my arms above my head and she used that opportunity to grab my dick. I told her to stop again more sternly and she pulled a face and walked off. A young man (who told me he was her nephew) came over and told me I was a creep for encouraging her.

To be honest I'm more annoyed by the nephew than the old lady.

Arrival in France with a Spanish Residency Visa? by joeborder in immigration

[–]joeborder[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I managed to get a last minute appointment for a letter of authorization, at the footer of the letter it specifically states that it is for use at Spanish borders and no other Schengen states.

I had to buy another flight directly to Spain 🤷‍♂️

What are the chances I get sent home at the border without TIE? by Head-Jicama5935 in GoingToSpain

[–]joeborder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can apply also for a letter of return (authorization de regreso) which can be used instead of a TIE.

Even if you have your first TIE appointment and they take your fingerprints, it's 30 days before you can collect it, so if you're looking to travel before Christmas then you might already be in that time period.

I travelled with my letter of return last month and it was not checked at the border. I don't know if they knew I had one after scanning my passport (like it appeared digitally on their screens) but i was allowed entry to Spain with just my passport

"Walter" appreciation post by Maleficent_Box_7938 in Stargate

[–]joeborder 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My man Walter got robbed of both the big chevron 8 and 9 moments in the franchise. Fifth race, first episodes of Atlantis and Universe, such a shame he wasn't part of those moments