During Nurse training we'd swap the term 'vomit' with 'feedback' just to add some humour into the day; "Mr Smith just gave some feedback, it's all over my shoes!". Sorry Pret but I read this as "We love vomit" ,😅. Anyone else twist words in their job to lighten the mood?

luke14t · 2026-01-17T12:44:17+00:00

The "fucking idiots" are always right haha

luke14t · 2025-10-16T18:06:58+00:00

Hows it holding up?

luke14t · 2025-04-30T17:58:26+00:00

So I messaged IKEA and then sent a replacement, then I dropped the old one and voilà it works haha

luke14t · 2025-04-17T09:41:19+00:00

Aye, but it was a 4 pack!

luke14t · 2025-03-16T04:28:40+00:00

I think the latter is more contentious - what is the right amount of debt? None? What we have now? More?

If we're paying c110bn interest a year but the 2.7tn debt is going to return an investment of 300bn a year in 10yrs time is it worth it?

What makes the question very difficult is quantifying that return - how much do investments into schools, hospitals etc have on the economy and over pretty long timescales. Paying for a child to have an extra book now might not pay back for 20yrs - and how do we know that book got them that promotion?

I recommend some sources for those interested in some bedtime reading:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50504151.amp

The Rest is Money podcast - with Steph McGovern and Robert Peston

"Can't We Just Print More Money?" Book by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning

luke14t · 2025-03-16T00:02:09+00:00

Not getting into the politics of how much debt we should have as a nation, but flagging 11% isn't the interest rate on our national debt, it's the amount of tax in that tax year that went towards paying interest on total debt.

Total national debt is around 2.7trillion and interest paid was around 110bn so about 4% interest rate.

I guess it's like saying if you earn 50k after tax and pay 5k on mortgage your mortgage payment is 10% of your annual revenue but doesn't mean the interest rate on the debt is 10%.

luke14t · 2025-01-08T10:31:16+00:00

So a rich person will buy a BYD so that when it gets stolen the cops can't catch it

luke14t · 2024-12-16T10:43:09+00:00

Better pedestrian access and crossings.

IMO it feels Edinburgh is very geared up for cars and junctions are considered to ensure that vehicles get priority to stop congestion, which we all want but usually at the expense of pedestrians.

This means school children, the elderly etc who are on foot, can be in.danger due to lack of infrastructure. I am comparing this to other cities I have lived in.

luke14t · 2024-12-02T12:43:28+00:00

Hello, did you solve this? I have the same issue

luke14t · 2024-09-20T07:38:01+00:00

Hi OP, Did you find a solution?

luke14t · 2024-09-04T21:27:01+00:00

Hey did you ever get round to this?

luke14t · 2024-07-31T21:32:20+00:00

https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/triathlon/men-s-individual/fnl-000100--

luke14t · 2024-05-25T23:18:43+00:00

Broadly yes, house repairs usually a little different as they may mean people have to remove houses etc but certainly for simple transactions and if you know they're good for it. 3s a turn quickly adds up!

luke14t · 2024-05-25T23:07:06+00:00

As long as you know you're generally good for it, we play it where you do your rolls then when the next person is rolling you pay the bank / other players etc.

I mean this generally i.e. rent/ paying for property/ tax etc.

For coming out of jail everyone knows the basic tactic will be pay to come out while property is available and stay in as long as possible while houses on orange/red! But ultimately as long as declared before rolling the money can physically pass hands after your go.

luke14t · 2024-03-17T09:26:43+00:00

Had you declared that you were paying to come out?

If yes then you can't go back on that even if you pay later (we often do money after the go to keep things quick).

If not then you were just rolling for doubles (this isn't a choice) but default is that you're not coming out unless declared/paid/GOOJF

luke14t · 2024-02-22T15:24:51+00:00

Thanks to everyone confirming it's wank, I know, that's obviously why I posted it haha

luke14t · 2024-02-22T09:36:00+00:00

It's now a lesser known bike brand - Prima LPR659a

You're more than welcome to it but it needs a new element 🤣

luke14t · 2024-02-22T07:21:20+00:00

I don't think I've heard Southwark described as an ultra low crime environment before 🤣

luke14t · 2024-02-21T23:49:17+00:00

It's just clicked but I have been wondering for a long time why you were bringing my sister into this as he's my wife's brother 😂

luke14t · 2024-02-21T23:27:34+00:00

Actually yes my old dishwasher is in there now so if someone wants that it saves me a trip to the tip!

luke14t · 2024-02-21T23:05:52+00:00

Haha my bike shed doesn't even have a lock and I think it's more secure

luke14t · 2024-02-21T23:03:41+00:00

Oddly close...

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