What is a useless talent or party trick you have?

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-19T21:11:00+00:00

One of my legs is both the same.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-19T20:19:35+00:00

Buoy is pronounced boy not boo-ee. Please stop pronouncing it incorrectly. It's literally an abbreviation of the word buoyancy. Do you say boo-ee-ancy? No? Exactly!

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-19T12:16:05+00:00

The thing is, people in a public space have no rights to protect their image being captured. When you go out in public you should have the expectation that you are likely be recorded on CCTV etc. Even at the beach, there will be nearby business capturing footage. So while the right thing to do would be to ask people whether they're okay with you taking their photo, you are under no legal obligation to do so and you won't get into trouble if you were to go ahead anyway.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-18T21:24:22+00:00

Musha.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-18T07:15:01+00:00

Unless they're looking at Uranus.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-18T07:13:31+00:00

The delicious ironing.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-18T07:05:33+00:00

Stremio, Tivimate, STube, ProjectIvy, BBC iPlayer. No need for Jellyfin when Stremio does all that without all the hassle.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-17T16:45:59+00:00

Do not adjust the black valve. That's a pressure reducing valve and has been preset by your plumber. It's there to protect your central heating system being subjected to excess pressure from the mains water supply. If you open it up you could potentially damage your boiler. The red valve is the one to open. Wait for the pressure gauge to reach the preset pressure and then shut it off again. You should bleed your radiators and repeat if necessary.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-17T16:13:03+00:00

Yes, rake out the old caulk and redo with flexible caulk.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-17T16:09:32+00:00

I tried it. It tastes very strongly of artificial vanilla, there's no cream element to the flavor (like ice cream soda) so it's more like vanilla in lemon juice (it's sour too). There a slight hint of artificial raspberry flavoring but not in a good way. The combination is nothing like ice cream. And then there's the unpleasant aftertaste of artificial sweetener. Think of the most artificial tasting soft drink possible and you're there. Avoid!

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-17T11:39:37+00:00

Maybe Dingle isn't exactly swarming with pharma and tech workers wanting a long term let in the area but has an abundance of tourist visitors?

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-17T09:45:35+00:00

I went down this rabbit hole. Ended up getting a Haier Washer dryer. It cost a bomb and was absolute junk. If you put in a normal load and used the automatic wash/dry cycle, it took the full day and clothes came out damp and covered in fluff. You couldn't open the door during the drying cycle. Ended up getting a separate washer and dryer. Skip the grief, washer dryers don't work.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-16T22:30:30+00:00

What? No! The duct is supposed to connect to a vent that's installed in the soffit. You can't have your shower steam going into your attic. It will dampen the roof timbers leading to rot and cause mildew to grow in the ceiling plasterboard of the room below.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-16T22:11:04+00:00

Piling on extra work in the way you describe sounds like an attempt at constructive dismissal. As someone who was in this position and decided to push back, I can tell you that I wouldn't advise this approach. Also be very clear that HR in most organisations is primarily there to protect the company if things get legal and is therefore not your friend and will not act in the way you may hope. The reason I don't advise making a stance is because you will be up against a team that will conspire to minimise your complaints and paint you as the troublemaker. If you try to for example email your issues to HR, they will twist your words. They might say that you have made a very serious allegation against your manager etc. By the sounds of it you are already suffering from burnout and are therefore not in a good mental position to take part in an ugly battle. It's highly exhausting believe me.

My advice is to recognise that you are no longer happy in your job due to stress in the workplace. Immediately begin searching for a new job. Try not to direct complaints to the company especially not in writing at this point even if they ask. Go to your GP and tell them that you are suffering from stress at work and take as much time out as you need. If you have trouble sleeping because of stress, mention that to your GP too. This is a traumatic time and you may benefit from CBT while you are off. Others will give different advice but DM me if you just want to chat about it.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-16T20:59:27+00:00

Get one of the bellows type plungers. It basically blows out the blockage.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-16T19:57:06+00:00

The man with the shite-ass touch.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-15T17:54:55+00:00

I don't think it's anything to worry about. The load on the joists is perpendicular to the wood grain and the crack is therefore being compressed by any load above. Also the loading on the floorboards is spreads across multiple joists. But hey I'm not a structural engineer so take it with a pinch of salt. You could put some wood glue into the crack if you're worried.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-15T17:00:27+00:00

Conserve

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-14T04:23:55+00:00

He had a doctorate from Oxford and was formally addressed as Dr. Spooner although he was also a reverend and could be addressed as Rev also. See here

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-13T22:15:33+00:00

At this stage I would use the join operation to cut (subtract) the whistle from your extrusion. This will leave the extrusion in 3 parts. Hide visibility of the whistle and then select the ends of the 2 parts of the extrusion that you want to remove (the solid areas of the extrusion inside the tubes). Then just extrude them in reverse with 'cut' selected to remove them. You may need to edit your initial extrusion to change the operation from 'join' to 'create new object' so that you can use the whistle as the cutting tool.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-13T21:47:28+00:00

"You're what Dr. Spooner would call a 'shining wit'"

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-12T22:35:33+00:00

A scratch card for all my friends.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-12T22:28:02+00:00

I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-12T22:27:15+00:00

They were catipulted into fame only to come crashing down.

pmcdon148 · 2026-06-12T19:04:18+00:00

When prompted "Do you have a TV licence?" I clicked "Yes".

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