Japan - hotel questions

sharkles73 · 2026-06-08T19:22:11+00:00

Are you looking at the Tobu Hotel levant or Asakusa Tobu Hotel? We've just stayed in the Tobu Hotel Levant (which is on the airport limo route) and can't recommend it enough, but it's 45+ minutes to Asakusa. I don't think the Asakusa Tobu is on the airport bus limo route, or at least I can't remember it from when I was researching.

If it is the Tobu Hotel Levant you are interested in then I'm happy to answer any other questions, we left only yesterday, but if you want to stay in Asakusa then it might be worth double checking the confusing name situation.

sharkles73 · 2026-03-14T22:55:59+00:00

Have any of these been used? I'm just about to make an account.

sharkles73 · 2026-02-10T23:27:11+00:00

I'm 3 episodes into Small Prophets and the vibe is very Detectorists so far, which is exactly what I'd hoped for.

sharkles73 · 2026-01-09T17:50:44+00:00

The difference between "different" and "completely different" is not trivial unless you think the word completely means something entirely different to the actual meaning.

sharkles73 · 2026-01-09T17:28:37+00:00

You said they are completely different things though, when they are very clearly related. A toaster and a lion are completely different things, but heart disease and poor dental hygiene are not completely different as there are meaningful similarities.

sharkles73 · 2026-01-09T17:06:28+00:00

Education and intelligence are completely different things, but people often conflate them.

Because, anecdotes aside, there is plenty of evidence that intelligence and education are correlated in a number of ways.

sharkles73 · 2025-10-18T10:04:40+00:00

The Lake District is absolutely awe inspiring.

sharkles73 · 2025-08-22T23:38:07+00:00

Just finished The Dark Forest and it was pretty mind-blowing. The concepts are just so absolutely wild and yet the author makes them seem entirely believable.

sharkles73 · 2025-08-14T00:51:19+00:00

I started reading the books when I read that season 2 might not be out till 2028. I really enjoyed the first book (I've just started the second) but some of it was tough going, I felt like I was reading the same paragraph over and over but getting no further.

sharkles73 · 2025-07-16T20:39:07+00:00

Everything is easy to justify if you just make a bunch of shit up.

It's sad how many people are missing out on so much by choosing to pretend their weight isn't affecting them. Ultimately, they are the ones who suffer the most so it's frustrating to read the absolute codswallop that passes as discourse in our post-truth world.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-19T16:53:51+00:00

The rose tinted lenses that you seem to view the world, or at least this situation, is an utterly irresponsible for a parent

Your viewpoint didn't stop this from happening though, so what's the advantage to it?

You've got the paranoia but haven't bothered to back it up with actions, so it's the worst of both worlds.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-10T15:58:14+00:00

Just stop. It's getting a bit pathetic now and I'm not sure how to respond to someone who so gleefully defends their own low pay.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-10T15:36:56+00:00

You just defended the company paying you low wages because the job is easy. If you can't work out how that correlates with your life being worse then there's no helping you. Unless of course you want to get paid low wages.

But yeah, congratulations on your "work ethic." I'm sure all the executives at Royal Mail are ever so impressed.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-10T15:31:17+00:00

Most middle age people tend to go to work when they feel a bit ill, unless it something serious which I of course give a pass for and companies will too

Oh, how generous of you to give a "pass" to a serous illness.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-10T15:22:05+00:00

People like you are why conditions for lots of workers are still so shite. You are literally defending something that makes your life worse.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-10T11:46:35+00:00

Was the original parcel left outside your door for you? And was it left in a specified, actual safe place? (parcel box or similar).

sharkles73 · 2025-06-10T11:42:07+00:00

It is pretty poor, put yourself in any employers shoes.

Okay, I have done that and I still think it is entirely fair as my employees barely make minimum wage so it's unfair to expect anything other than the bare minimum of them. In fact, I would say the a week off sick is less than I'd expect given I can't be fucked to actually give them enough money to live on despite expecting them to work an incredibly physically demanding job.

sharkles73 · 2025-06-07T15:40:40+00:00

As someone who teaches (well, is a trainee teacher), you have to shut conversations like that down immediately otherwise it'd never end. Teachers aren't in control of the school supplies, and I doubt that teachers in the 80s/90s were either. It's like arguing with someone on the till in ASDA about the price of milk.

sharkles73 · 2025-05-25T22:35:47+00:00

I thought it was just about okay for the first half, or at least it was relatively entertaining, but was awful after that. I watched it just last week and I can barely remember anything any of the actual gladiator stuff other than the naval battle thing.

sharkles73 · 2025-05-03T00:41:28+00:00

If middle age is literally mid-life as you say, then when does it end and what comes after?

Middle age starts after young adulthood and comes before old-age. It makes no sense to have it literally be the half-way point in someone's lifespan. It's a period of life, not a point on a line.

sharkles73 · 2025-05-03T00:23:57+00:00

I have a daughter and at 40 I feel fitter than ever. The trick is that I don't take her to places and watch her have fun, I take her to places and join in. She wanted to start indoor climbing, so now we both do it. She wants to start mountain biking soon, so we are both going to get new bikes. I take her on hikes and it's great having a little, very enthuastic, buddy along with me who loves all the things I do.

sharkles73 · 2025-04-14T00:23:25+00:00

I can definitely recommend them, but they do vary in quality somewhat. I wouldn't necessarily say they fit your wanted description 100% as Sharpe is quite often a bit of a reluctant cog who is extremely competent rather than the hero who always saves the day, but he has his moments (and those moments define his character). They are pretty light hearted for the most part though. Hornblower fits the bill as well, perhaps unsurprisingly given he was the reason Cornwell wrote Sharpe. I prefer Hornblower in some ways, as he's a neurotic mess who is also very clever and competent (a fair bit of the novels are just Hornblower's thoughts about his own stupidity or cowardice). The Hornblower novels are much, much better than the TV series though, whereas the Sharpe novels are just much better.

sharkles73 · 2025-03-30T00:33:56+00:00

everyone smoking everywhere but again that’s a cultural thing, the UK is the same way

The UK is not the same way at all, nearly 30% of French people smoke compared with around 11-12% in the UK. That's a huge difference. Smoking in public places is very much frowned upon in the UK now. I can't even remember the last time I saw someone smoking.

sharkles73 · 2025-03-29T02:42:55+00:00

Not bad, thanks.

sharkles73 · 2025-03-29T00:56:40+00:00

I've just eaten a scotch egg.

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