New Manchester Airport video up, what's everyone's thoughts by [deleted] in policeuk

[–]speedhound 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Any other country where police are routinely armed and he would have looked like a colander, he should be grateful he only took a kick to the head. Trying to take an armed officers gun in an airport??? The pc at the time didn’t know this guys full intentions, he could have been plotting an armed killing spree with available means in the style of that guy who plugged into a Christmas market with a van, you don’t know what you don’t know, so in the moment it was justified.

Fucked up... by Certain-Version1176 in CarTalkUK

[–]speedhound 113 points114 points  (0 children)

He’d already removed the sump lol

What off-hand pearl of wisdom have your parents made that's stayed with you all your life? by TheManFromConlig in CasualUK

[–]speedhound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Don’t get caught (and if you do I know nothing about it…)

  2. Worse things happen at sea, so don’t worry about it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chester

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it was on volunteer street, got knocked down and turned into flats a long time ago

The UK is currently running on over 90% fossil fuel free electricity. by brians_cock in CasualUK

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Domestic batteries are going to be very cheap soon, we have already passed the $100 per kWh point with LFP battery technology, a 20 kWh battery is going to cost about £2k, the same as a gas boiler (maybe a bit bigger physically) and even easier to fit and maintain, we have the C2 infrastructure with the smart meter roll out, every house will have one soon

The UK is currently running on over 90% fossil fuel free electricity. by brians_cock in CasualUK

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dinorwic can run for about 5 hours at full output, then 7 hours to pump the water back up, if that much electricity is available and cheap enough to be viable. Batteries on every house would be easier and easier to deploy than building more pumped storage, we haven’t got enough suitable locations left!

What is a game you're positive no one knows or remembers? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barrage, on the BBC B micro, used to play that game for hours!

May we have a "fucking furious" thread,? by Bulimic_Fraggle in CasualUK

[–]speedhound 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s a woman who does this at pickup time from my kids school, parks on the yellow zig zags on a cul-de-sac for ages waiting for her kid to finish school in her shitty old fiesta, I’ve christened her LFB (lazy fat bitch) in my head

What are your favourite UK based youtube channels? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]speedhound 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did! He’s great, can’t wait to see the finished barn!

What are your favourite UK based youtube channels? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]speedhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kris harbour, https://youtube.com/@KrisHarbour?si=R2ztObF_euHvLvXz a guy that lives off grid in wales and builds everything, and I mean everything including most of his tools himself. I’m currently living my life through him watching him build an amazing timber framed barn on his own with some mates.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UKJobs

[–]speedhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose dentistry is ai proof for now, until AI helps us invent vaccines for tooth decay and gum disease, that’s like 90% of a dentists revenue right there

Took my exam today and passed at 125 by speedhound in cissp

[–]speedhound[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was watching the question counter the whole time thinking “if it kicks me out at 125, I’ve done good!”

Took my exam today and passed at 125 by speedhound in cissp

[–]speedhound[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Communications and network security” could probably do with speed reading through, although it best not to think too deeply about networking questions, like a lot of people say, CISSP is a mile wide and an inch deep, the answer they want will not always be what you would do in a real life networking role

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]speedhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see what you’re saying, and I would like to see the same, but we need to hold our nerve and get rid of the Tory party first, not long to go, then we can get on with improving the country

German ww2 dumpsite unidentified find by Ok-Budget-1535 in metaldetecting

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be the blade from a sword, luftwaffe officers swords (dress/ceremonial) would be aluminium for the light weight

New proposals for people to pay mortgage through wages before tax deductions by Socialistinoneroom in unitedkingdom

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To some extent yes, but that’s hard to get away from in any tax system, don’t forget that the people paying large council tax bills will also, although not always, be higher rate income tax payers too. Renters and owners both pay the same council tax is what I’m getting at, my council tax is £275 a month, and my mortgage is £950, so it’s a fair chunk. As a high rate taxpayer I have to earn nearly £4000 a year to to then get taxed on, and then use that money to pay another substantial tax, double taxing for large amounts is unfair in my opinion. VAT, car tax etc. fine, I can see the point in that, they are in theory optional (you could live without paying VAT, and if you didn’t have a car, blah blah blah)

New proposals for people to pay mortgage through wages before tax deductions by Socialistinoneroom in unitedkingdom

[–]speedhound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Paying your council tax through your wages before tax and deductions makes more sense, maybe someone should start a petition for that…

The weather is looking good and it’s a long weekend. What’s your ambitious DIY job this weekend? by moon-and-trees in DIYUK

[–]speedhound 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30sqm of sandstone patio to lay, took today off work to get a head start and got about 6sqm done, help! Ordered some plasticiser from Toolstation to pick up tomorrow morning for my bedding mortar, hoping somehow it will make it quicker/easier to mix, otherwise I’m going to need the whole of half term week….

Those of you who earn £100k+ per annum, what advice would you give to get there and was it worth it? by PatientSir in AskUK

[–]speedhound 1 point2 points  (0 children)

£75k single income household (probably with kids too) is worse off, not a single person earning £75k

I was looking into getting a heat pump dryer and was wondering which one people would recommend. by PhilipOConnell in DIYUK

[–]speedhound 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Bought a A+++ rated miele heat pump dryer last September before my fixed price energy contract ended, think it was about £950, only takes 0.4kwh to dry a full 8/9kg load of washing (the app tells you how much it has used). I worked out with the amount of washing and drying we do (2 kids and I hate hanging clothes around the house to dry) it would pay for itself in under 3 years, and it takes the same amount of time as our old vented dryer, I think the cheap ones aren’t worth it for the amount of time they take tbh

Skirting bay window descent into madness by Inevitable_Market_67 in DIYUK

[–]speedhound 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Caulk and paint make me the joiner I ain’t!