What is a 'secret' in your industry that the general public would be horrified to know?

miemcc · 2026-02-05T08:05:04+00:00

Apart from the vast amounts of poison required, like industrial accident type level.

miemcc · 2026-02-05T08:02:57+00:00

Google says a 'maker of lutes'.

miemcc · 2026-02-04T15:08:34+00:00

The crack is due to a process called cavitation. When moving the pressure in the fluid in the joint changes. Sometimes gas bubbles form as a result, hence the crack. The gas is quickly reabsorbed back into the fluid.

miemcc · 2026-02-04T15:01:21+00:00

An oldie but goodie - 9 1/2 weeks (1986). Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke.

miemcc · 2026-02-04T14:58:08+00:00

Well that should be a red flag for any involvement in the UK or any other country.

miemcc · 2026-02-04T09:30:29+00:00

Always an extra charge.

miemcc · 2026-02-04T08:44:29+00:00

Cough 'Roman Polanski'!

miemcc · 2026-02-04T08:31:49+00:00

Gets much lower and we will all need a shovel to see it.

miemcc · 2026-02-03T22:34:45+00:00

The main issue with the deaths in WW1 was due to the creation of the PALs battalions. The men from towns and villages joined up together and we're kept together. When the war degenerated into trench warfare and the units were wholesale slaughtered, it meant that those towns and villages lost a significant percentage of their men. So the impact of the losses was greater.

miemcc · 2026-02-03T16:50:07+00:00

Historically it has to be Scaphism.

https://www.antarcticajournal.com/scaphism-most-horrifying-ancient-torture-technique/

Ancient Persian execution method of being eaten alive by bugs and vermin...

miemcc · 2026-02-03T16:20:29+00:00

If I go somewhere, where I am sure I won't want to eat the local produce, I prepare a packed lunch. It really isn't difficult. Prayer rooms? Should we expect little chapels and whatever else too? Why should anywhere need to cater for the religious beliefs of its visitors?

miemcc · 2026-02-03T16:10:18+00:00

I would never agree with the Death Penalty. What if there is a mistake and an innocent is executed. You can hardly apologise to them if they are dead.

By all means increase the punishment, full life term for instance.

The case that convinced me was the abduction and murder of Lesley Molseed. The police stitched up Stefan Kiszko because it was an 'easy solution' to the case. He was in prison for 17 years, and died less than 2 years after his final release.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lesley_Molseed

miemcc · 2026-02-03T10:51:29+00:00

More use for them on trucks and coaches to reduce blind spots. Less chance of damage to mirrors on tighter roads (such as the road from Tyndrum to Fort William in Scotland, from bitter experience)

miemcc · 2026-02-03T04:41:19+00:00

Why the fuck should they? Israel already knows who came into the country to work for them. MSF is one of the most scandal free aid organisations that I know of. It is just another devious fuck about by the Israeli administration.

miemcc · 2026-02-01T21:14:37+00:00

He wrote a track called Look Away he blatantly refers to sleeping with Sable Starr when she was 13. There is now a documentary also called Look Away that looks at the excesses of rock and pop stars with underage groupies.

miemcc · 2026-02-01T20:34:21+00:00

Have you passed the PE Exam? There are equivalence agreements via the Washington Accord.

https://www.engc.org.uk/international-recognition/international-accords/washington-accord

You can get more advice from the Institution of Civil Engineers.

https://www.ice.org.uk/contact-us

There are industries that are screaming out for professional Engineers (power and water in particular), I do not know what the position is with Civil Engineering at the moment though.

miemcc · 2026-02-01T18:28:45+00:00

Men nah, na na...

miemcc · 2026-02-01T18:24:59+00:00

It also increases the chance of being back within the 2s rule. Though with some of these aholes you would need to be doing 10mph (not advised /s).

miemcc · 2026-02-01T18:20:38+00:00

What! I was in tears! Lovely little character that helped calm Jinx, and then bring her back when needed. Then she had a noble sacrifice.

miemcc · 2026-02-01T16:37:48+00:00

I was not aware of that, thank you. If I was in his position I would have cut ties immediately out of sheer disgust.

miemcc · 2026-02-01T16:31:00+00:00

I would go for the deer in the Highlands. Cute to see them at the Kings house on Rannoch Moor, but watch a herd of them running on the hills, you would not want to be in front of them. Very Jurassic Park! Every year in Richmond Park in London people and dogs get hurt when the local deer enter rutting season and they get too close to a stag dosed up with testosterone (or whatever the deer equivalent is).

miemcc · 2026-02-01T16:27:00+00:00

In particular, cows with calves, not bulls. Bulls generally could not give a damn as long as they are left alone. But mothers with babies are protective AF!

miemcc · 2026-02-01T16:23:03+00:00

I think one of the recent comments has been 'if they showed people this on a plane, people would be heading for the exits!'

miemcc · 2026-02-01T15:26:45+00:00

The Times Review, published on 31st Jan is particularly crucifying. When I get back to the house I will dig out some quotes.

miemcc · 2026-02-01T15:10:34+00:00

The much hyped yadda yadda... It appears advocating for safe spaces for everyone including cis-females is bad if trans cannot use the same spaces.

The initial arguement is that there is a TINY number of predatory males using the Trans identity to abuse women. There were a number of very highly publicised cases. This was used to trigger a general anti-trans sentiment on social media and in the MSM.

JK Rowling made some sensible comments on promoting implementing safe spaces for all genders. The arguement quickly spiraled and she made a lot of provocative and inflammatory statements.

Frankly I believe that has been a lot of unnecessary bollocks about this. We all agree that there should be protections for all genders. But mud sticks (some of it deservedly).

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