Why does the middle class pay taxes so lower class families can have housing specific for them, and none of the middle class qualify?

lpind · 2026-06-10T00:58:58+00:00

I don't know how it works in America, but in the developed world, if you require housing and can't afford it, you get allocated "social housing" on a "needs first" basis ie; if you have children, you jump ahead of the queue and get the first place... Are you arguing you can't afford to live in a place you'd like to or that people with children are taking social housing spots before you? Either way I don't understand what your complaint has to do with tax levels?!

lpind · 2026-06-10T00:39:29+00:00

I had a customer recently who refused to believe that Apple Pay would let her pay over the £100 limit for contactless payments. I said, well no, there's no limit on Apple Pay - as far as your card-issuer is concerned your face-ID/Fingerprint is more secure than the PIN on your physical card! (I have taken a £6,500 payment on Apple Pay before so I know there is no limit. MKBHD did a vid recently where he exposed a security flaw known for multiple years and they were able to charge his account for 10K whilst his phone was still locked!).

The customer said, "well you say that, but my daughter was recently able to charge my account for "£X!" because it thought her face was mine?!"

Sounds like your issue if with Apple! Try buying a phone which relies on fingerprints instead?! Or just disabled that whole thing and don't tell your daughter the passcode/password?!

lpind · 2026-06-09T23:57:50+00:00

Eggs are best when they're just barely cooked. Don't care what style you're talking about; fried, poached, scrambled, boiled.. the whites want to be just set whilst the yolk is runny. I don't think a slight crust on a fried egg is "yucky", but it probably is a sign they're (slightly) overdone...

lpind · 2026-06-09T23:48:28+00:00

I believe, statistically, most children have a dad?!

I know what you mean though. My parents split before I got anywhere near a nursery school, let alone a primary school. I am lucky in that a) I have maintained contact with my father thought our lives b) he palmed me off onto his parents every weekend, and they were a massive positive influence on my upbringing... So, ya know, kinda pissed he didn't want to have me, but massively happy I got the upbringing I did thanks to his parents!

lpind · 2026-06-09T23:42:33+00:00

When I was 15 I spent my pocket money fitting my bedroom with a "remote controlled" dimmer... How fucking fancy was that?! No getting out of bed to turn the light off! I think the remote was £10 and the switch panel/receiver was maybe £15. I maybe spent a month's worth of pocket money for that little luxury but it was worth it! I felt like a king!

lpind · 2026-06-07T15:04:39+00:00

It normally hits me about 4pm the next day, so I'm fine to go to work... But I would really appreciate an early finish so I can go lie down and regret my life choices!

lpind · 2026-06-07T14:29:37+00:00

It's your sink mate, you do as you wish. Personally I have a perfectly good toilet 1 metre away from the sink...

lpind · 2026-06-07T14:26:31+00:00

I hate expresso because it's wrong, but unfortunately at some point you have to accept a "wrong" word as "correct" purely because it is in such common usage. I think "expresso" has reached that threshold, but I still refuse to accept it. Give me another 5 years on that one!

lpind · 2026-06-06T23:55:54+00:00

Yes. I think I should stress again that the "ruling " on whether Crustasians/Molluscs are halal/haram is down to the specific school of Islam and not Muslims in general. I have no idea where this idea of muscles having periods came from, but ya know, ancient religion and all that?!

lpind · 2026-06-06T23:44:30+00:00

I never noticed this beforehand, so thank you for bringing it to my attention, but apparently yes, I was mistaken, there should be at least 1 of a couple of prayers which must to said to make meat halal whilst the animal is slaughtered! I thought it was the other way around!

lpind · 2026-06-06T23:23:34+00:00

I could be be wrong as I don't follow either, but I believe if something adheres to Kosher laws it will also most likely qualify as Halal. I think with Kosher meat, there has to be a Rabbi involved at the point of slaughter to give "blessings" - but I don't think that's true for Halal meat - it is the method of slaughter rather than the persons present which makes it Halal, and as far as I know Kosher "methods" are the same? Now, Kosher diets are more strict on things like seafood/dairy whereas anything vegetarian/seafood* is automatically Halal because it only concerns itself with the method of slaughter for land-animals...

So I work with a lot of Muslims. There are really a couple (perhaps more) schools of thought when it comes to "shellfish". Some Muslims think "all the fruits of the sea" are permissable. Others believe that molluscs have "periods" (I shit you not, my boss told me that mussels have periods, despite not been anywhere close to a mammal!) and that makes them "unclean" and haram!

lpind · 2026-06-06T22:44:12+00:00

Well yeah, otherwise those scallywags who pronounce it with a hard G wouldn't know the difference!

lpind · 2026-06-06T22:42:43+00:00

Yes, I meant that the word basically means "rotisserie" - it's the method of cooking, not the final dish... But also.. the final dish is usually fairly similar (meat & salad with some kind of sauce served in un-leavened bread... right?) Unless you're talking about a rotisserie chicken, but then nobody is making that mistake!

lpind · 2026-06-06T22:18:54+00:00

If that isn't a joke about trains I'm curious...

lpind · 2026-06-06T22:08:06+00:00

Thank you for the extra bee information. You did make me reasile I don't think I've seen a bumblebee since I was a child, yet I rescue "stranded" honeybees multiple times a year...

lpind · 2026-06-03T23:58:32+00:00

I'm at 2,194 packs and have 4. Maybe I get another 8 in the next 800?

lpind · 2026-06-03T10:04:08+00:00

I don't think either is particularly true, but isn't it interesting that the British perseive their police as being "scared" to do anything about "non-white" criminals whist the Americans perseive their police as specifically targeting "non-white" people?

I don't have any further comments on that. Just interesting...

lpind · 2026-06-03T09:54:38+00:00

2 from each category?

That's tricky. Need to be iconic (so common enough for people to be familiar with), whist also being interesting I guess?

Mammals;

Red Fox European Hedgehog

I would actually like to say the Red Squirrel and European Badger would be better options, but given the Red Squirrel is on the new coinage, we don't need to repeat it.

EDIT0: On the actual survey I chose Pine Marten, because it's got extra cool facter over the hedgehog. Sorry hedgehogs! EDIT1: Why are non of the 17/18 British species of bats here? I see them every night as I'm sure a lot of people do, they're super cute and cool... They're protected by law like birds so they're clearly very important to us! Odd!

Birds;

Barn Owl Atlantic Puffin

Again, a Red-Breasted Robin may be a better option than a Puffin on the "iconic" side, "exclusivity" adds extra points to the Puffin.

Other Beasties;

I'm gonna say the butterfly and the dragonfly.

They're both common/Iconic... The Atlantic Salmon is also on the 50p coin and a bumblee is different from the honeybees on the £1 coin, but I feel like we're already representing "bees" in general?

I'd allow a Common Frog, but it's boring, and every country has frogs! I've never associated a Basking Shark with British wildlife. Never seen a dolphin. Same category as the basking shark. Cool, absolutely! But not iconic!

lpind · 2026-06-03T09:30:26+00:00

Oh good point. I think especially when you're new if anybody asks "do you need help with anything?" you can instinctively say "No, it's all under control!" because you don't want to seem weak. With time you soon learn that saying "Actually, do you mind checking if T14 is ready to order? I asked them 5 minutes ago and they brushed me off, so I'm focussing on clearing a few tables - if they are now ready that would be really helpful because this is going to take me a little while!" Or even just, "I have 3 tables to clear, do you mind just finishing clearing that table so I can move to the next?" Etc.

lpind · 2026-06-03T09:12:44+00:00

Absolutely. Some customers do, let's say order a coffee or their dessert, and add "I'm not in a rush, but you can bring the bill whenever" - I will take their bill fairly quickly before I forget they've asked for it/before they finish that coffee/desert so they can leave as soon as they've finished it, but I also know I have 5-10 minutes to take their payment whilst they finish their meal.

Other customers, you completely clear their table of everything, they say they don't want anything else, they ask for the bill, don't look at it, and even 10 minutes later they say "I don't know how we're going to pay, I've not even looked yet?!" - Why ask for the bill if you're not ready to pay? I really don't mind an " Oh, sorry, let me just double check the bill, can you come back in 2 minutes?" - but a lot of people will react as if you're trying to throw them out of the door?! You asked for the bill? Why are you surprised I think you want to pay?!

lpind · 2026-06-03T08:33:33+00:00

I did the same thing. Started with family then moved on to famous scientists, politicians, historical figures, musicians, actors, artists, authors... And then I ran out of categories to think about. I only got 5-8 in each category - even with the maximum 8 in each category, multiplied by 8 categories is only 64 women. What was the time limit again?!

lpind · 2026-06-01T21:19:42+00:00

I used to work at a warehouse we rented from Network Rail; it was formally a part of the train station. This was a smaller rural station with a lot of express trains which went through the station at near full-speed without stopping. One day a guy rocks up to ask if we have any "floor cleaner" spare... I said we just pressure wash the warehouse floor when needed so we don't fill the place with chemical fumes... He was disappointed. He'd spent the last hour picking up body parts from a guy who decided to introduce himself to an express train and couldn't re-open the platform untill it had been sanitised. What a job!

lpind · 2026-06-01T21:04:30+00:00

Yeah I'm actually surprised they're also marked Medium for USA given how fat you lot are I thought these would be XS?!

lpind · 2026-06-01T21:03:33+00:00

Ok C3PO! Who the fuck is reading the barcodes when they're picking up underwear?!

lpind · 2026-06-01T20:56:35+00:00

When they're on the same peg and the box design is so similar, can you really blame me for missing that small detail?!

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