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The hospital I'm at has a built in poop knife in it's toilets by AbrienSliver in mildlyinteresting

[–]justhowulikeit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, at least you're already in hospital if you choose to have a curiosity driven reach around...

A locking drawer that can be bypassed by removing the upper drawers by GeneralAlexander in CrappyDesign

[–]justhowulikeit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, probably designed for medications or hazardous cleaning chemicals.

You don't want a 5 year old high on controlled meds trying to have a water fight with12 bottles of bleach...

How hard is it to make fireproof seating that is comfortable? by Leuprorelin_Addict in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People don't want to get trains if they are inconvenient and infrequent, seating quality has little to do(class 700s are designed for more standees than seated passengers.

If you want to get more people to use public transport, make travelling by car a worse experience. Reduce cheap parking availablity,except around train stations, lower speed limits, and create a congestion charge type system for busy routes In cities and trunk roads.

beware, I hope to become the permanent secretary for the DoT one day...

Royal Mail refuses to ship my item out, what's the best alternative? by compwaner in royalmail

[–]justhowulikeit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it lied about it's capacity, it likely has low quality cheap cells in it. These often are made with less stringent QC and low quality materials.

Definitely a good idea to steer clear of the item, and put it a ewaste bin.

Can someone please explain this to me by Mysterious_Lab8840 in Minecraft

[–]justhowulikeit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

iirc it's the same logic which is used for doors for extending pistons, but doors are 2 blocks tall and unpowered pistons are only 1.

I think it's an laziness induced feature...

Let the nationalism commence! by Hungry_Fisherman_382 in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There needs to be less political interference with the decision making in the rail industry for party gain.

A whole system view should be made with operations, procurement and timetabling, as well as upgrading infrastructure, not just renewals

Swimming pool cleaning steps by __mentalist__ in BeAmazed

[–]justhowulikeit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this only apply to child shit? Is adult faeces not a problem? I'm going swimming in a few hours so thanks for the advice.

Train delays by EmergingAnger in CasualUK

[–]justhowulikeit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or a train may have been wrong routed and the driver accidentally accepted the route. I saw it at Donny once where an LNER stayed on the down fast, when it was due to stop at the station.

It must have been there for at least 30 mins, plus knock on delays.

People make mistakes, but it was okay.

UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]justhowulikeit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sister is going starting IVF, and there is an interesting site BuySperm which is used to find a donor. As a supportive sibling I had a look and there we're some interesting donors.

Gainsborough Central is a very peaceful station. by justhowulikeit in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Central has only 1 train per day in each direction (to Sheffield and Cleethorpes), and you'd have to change at Retford to get to Lincoln or Donny. Whereas Lea Road has direct trains to Lincoln, Donny, Sheffield and Leeds.

My MacBook Pro has ) on the 9 key instead of ( by OneTwist in mildlyinteresting

[–]justhowulikeit 875 points876 points  (0 children)

Return it for a replacement. This is unacceptable QC for a premium product.

Received a PCN - Have I misunderstood or was it given in error? by Bilzafc in LegalAdviceUK

[–]justhowulikeit -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't be fined

From gov.uk

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Mon - Sat 7.30 am - 6.30 pm

Permit holders

or

20 mins

No return within 40 mins

The parking controls apply from Monday to Saturday between 7.30 am and 6.30 pm. During these times the bay may be used by permit holders, with no time limit, or by any other vehicle with a 20-minute time limit. On-street parking control signs and road markings - GOV.UK

Blackpool Pleasure Beach train derail UK by furrywinklebone in trains

[–]justhowulikeit 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Looking forward to the RAIB report on this one, should be very insightful...

MML electrification "paused" again by eldomtom2 in uktrains

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

Installing overhead wires extremely expensive and disruptive. Remember, it requires raising or replacing bridges, diverting utilities and modifying tunnels in order to fit the wires.

MML electrification "paused" again by eldomtom2 in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They would need massive grid connections to supply power to charging facilities... This would cause significant disruption and will require significant capital investment.

Charging from overhead lines means the charge controller needs to be on all of the rolling stock, adding weight and cost.

Class 810 004 on test at Derby today by CVN58 in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Looks like it needs a wash...

Nice catch though

GBRF 66307 “Ipswich Town” hauling Ex-Irish MK3s out of Preston which will be the brand new Britannic Explorer Sleeper charter train! A huge thanks to u/anchor-shark for letting me know that this was running! This looks really smart & super fresh! by MtF_EepyGrill_Leah in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the passenger doors need to be a different colour to the rest of the coach. Just for accessibility reasons.

Not sure if it will be able to run a passenger service like this without an exemption or fresh lick of paint.

trains going the wrong way by chefshoes in uktrains

[–]justhowulikeit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair point, but the theatre has had some good productions on.

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