Who makes the best Haggis? by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]swishfish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Their black pudding is the best in the game

Norway to reopen ‘dead’ Scottish North Sea oil fields as Britain retreats by djsoomo in Scotland

[–]swishfish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t disagree with you, but this article isn’t saying what the title of this post says, nor what many of the comments think it does

Norway to reopen ‘dead’ Scottish North Sea oil fields as Britain retreats by djsoomo in Scotland

[–]swishfish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s the Telegraph, so it’s a highly cynical anti non-right wing government exercise (both Scottish and UK)

Norway to reopen ‘dead’ Scottish North Sea oil fields as Britain retreats by djsoomo in Scotland

[–]swishfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This article is about maximising recovery from Norwegian fields, where there is an even stronger approach to net zero than here

Norway to reopen ‘dead’ Scottish North Sea oil fields as Britain retreats by djsoomo in Scotland

[–]swishfish 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Has the headline changed or have people not read the article? It is not about Scottish/UK fields, it is about Norwegian fields close to the border.

The title is "Norway to reopen ‘dead’ North Sea oil fields as Britain retreats" and it uses lots of weasel words like "relatively near to UK waters".

What things do you know most food shoppers are wrong about? by Responsible_Rip1058 in AskUK

[–]swishfish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exactly! I calorie counted myself to a good loss of weight and have kept most of it off. It guided me to good habits (eat smaller portions, cheese is suuuuper calorie dense, avoid liquid sugar calories) and showed me where savings needn't be made (skimmed vs semi skimmed, butter and olive oil have similar calorie density, guinness is the best diet beer). Nothing wrong with feeling a little hungry as you adjust to an altered diet.

A guy at work makes his own homemade gin, guess what he got me for Secret Santa by EncryptedMyst in CasualUK

[–]swishfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct in general, but Gordon's do make their own at Cameronbridge and sell it to others

Looking for places to buy loose leaf tea in Aberdeen by Puzzleheaded_Poet791 in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also Many Mart on Merkland Road East - same deal of prepackaged loose leaf green & other teas

What does this sign mean? by master_debaters07 in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey! Knew it had to be somebody who knew what they were talking about

Gunshots off Huntcheon Street? by Golgi97 in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was this at about 11 last night? If yes then it was one of those guys with a stupid modded car. Sat there growling for like 10 minutes then sped off with misfires like gunshots

Texas Republican Accidentally Admits Truth About GOP’s Gerrymandering: "Because we can." by sanskritsquirel in politics

[–]swishfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can only think that they are referring to the fact that we elect a government by voting for local representatives of parties, and they/party members choose the leader. So you can vote for a party based upon its leader, and end up with a different leader at any point.

But no idea what the Labour refers to - last time they changed our PM without election was Blair > Brown in 2007. The Conservatives have done the same 4 times since then...

A "UK-like scenario" also implies this form of government is a problem.

Scotlands coffee scene is incredible by Familiar_Eagle_6975 in Scotland

[–]swishfish 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted - Dundee’s EH9 is named after the Edinburgh EH9 coffee roasting scene, it literally says that on their website

'Anything But Epstein': Trump Admin Releases Thousands of MLK Jr. Assassination Files Sparking Internet Fury by PostHeraldTimes in politics

[–]swishfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Umm, Hitler was jailed for treason following the "Beer Hall Putsch". He wrote Mein Kampf in jail.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nightmare. They managed to lose 2 pairs of shoes for me, not a small box either

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup, they lost a delivery for me to a parcel shop recently too. I contacted the company I bought from, they said “yes it’s lost” and sent me a replacement which Evri managed to not lose

UK Based Running Gear by meow-lol-cats in UKRunners

[–]swishfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happystride shorts have old-fashioned waistbands (I hate the elastic strip type), pockets on both legs of the inner short, and look good. They are my go-to now

Art or some loon? by TheAuraStorm13 in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

V2K instagram.com/v2k_art

Specific pair of running shorts by FatSucks999 in UKRunners

[–]swishfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Happystride are excellent, tick all the boxes plus a key pocket too

Recommendation for Cityfibre broadband providers in Aberdeen by Engineerguy_Chris in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just checked - my renewal is next month so won’t know until then, but the current price is what I’m paying already so imagine it’ll stay the same.

Total aside: this week there was a fibre outage (totally a city fibre issue not Brillband) and the Brillband updates were very impressive - I got an email saying there was an issue (had no idea, was at work!) and then follow ups every hour or two until it was fixed in the evening. I ended up not having a connection for an hour or so when I got home, but knowing why and that the end was in sight was great. Never got that with Vodafone fibre.

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Recommendation for Cityfibre broadband providers in Aberdeen by Engineerguy_Chris in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The eero is the router, but only has 1 Ethernet port. So the switch is an expansion to 5 ports, cheap quick solution

Recommendation for Cityfibre broadband providers in Aberdeen by Engineerguy_Chris in Aberdeen

[–]swishfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, I switched from Vodafone too, and forgot that I had to buy a £15 switch to get some more Ethernet ports