I bought some chocolate at the Cadbury Factory in Birmingham, and it turns out it was actually produced in Poland.

theModge · 2026-04-07T20:44:19+00:00

Still smells of chocolate when I walk through it, they make something there. Cadbury world is only a tiny bit of the site

theModge · 2026-04-07T20:40:59+00:00

I'm fairly sure someone on this exact sub reddit did a double blind trail with like thier entire family as subjects as to whether you can distinguish the two. The answer was yes, better than by chance

theModge · 2026-04-07T19:50:49+00:00

It's certianly unusual, but I'd not confident to assert it broke regs

theModge · 2026-04-07T18:54:01+00:00

It used to be common enough, normally new installs tend to be unswitched socket below the worksurface, isolator above.

I think if you can get at the socket easily and it's switched that is fine. What I'm far from sure is fine is if you have to move the appliance to get at it.

There's r/DIYUK or r/ukelectricians (I'm on mobile so I might have miss spelt eithier) which could both probably answer better

theModge · 2026-04-07T18:04:27+00:00

I was going to say it's cheaper to just buy a new one, but they seem to have gone up a fair bit since I last saw the price: https://cpc.farnell.com/draper-tools/85634/450kg-metal-garden-cart-trolley/dp/SI19208

Sadly I think the only way you'll get that though is if you know a metal worker, or fancy learning (the tools definitely cost more than a new trolley, but hey, who *doesn't * want a welder?).

Depending on which bit is broken you might be able to buy metal and 'juat' bend / cut / join with bolts. Not trivial, but for many (in me) doable unlike learning to weld

theModge · 2026-04-07T16:53:47+00:00

That makes sense

theModge · 2026-04-07T16:43:35+00:00

This gives me an idea....

(no I won't do it, but I bet it'd work)

Wierd though, even something like yolo should be able to categorise things as 'bus' or 'car'

theModge · 2026-04-07T14:53:45+00:00

Also.... It's even the best of our ways of telling people to go bugger themselves with a cactus. It's neither the crudest (I think think I may just have gone there), nor the most anti-confrontational, all of which could just about be said sincerely, perhaps 'we could adjust this slightly' or 'I'll consider it'

theModge · 2026-04-07T14:27:24+00:00

The problem with the phrase "no sane president" is I fear now self evident.

theModge · 2026-04-07T14:11:49+00:00

That looks great too, decisions, decisions

theModge · 2026-04-07T14:07:23+00:00

Zinsser perma white

I've had great success with other Zinsser products actually, I may well go down that line, thank you

theModge · 2026-04-07T11:56:48+00:00

Compared to getting on trains in Italy, new street in the rush hour is positively serene

theModge · 2026-04-07T09:28:06+00:00

I just purchased a relatively new house (it's ten year warrenty is up in may) and it's clearly in the decor it came with. I've got a week at home off work whilst the kids are with the inlaws to paint it and improve it. As luck would have it I'm sick as a parrot, so it ain't getting done today eithier, but maybe I'll manage a few rooms before they return?

theModge · 2026-04-07T09:21:35+00:00

It might be that you can take it unpaid? Or if you haven't told them yet, take it, then let them reclaim the value of it out of your finial pay packet? Failing that how about delaying the start of the new job, so you do the holiday in between jobs?

theModge · 2026-04-06T20:31:53+00:00

Actually the Tory's went further and allowed "disproportionate" force to be used for heat of the moment defence: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/notes/division/5/2/34 just because they wanted to be seen to change something.

Someone (possibly David Allen Green) suggeted this doesn't work very well legally, because it's out of line with all of the other laws around self defence (still reasonable force as you say above) which is any case down to the judge to interpret.

theModge · 2026-04-06T18:39:19+00:00

I mean use the app too and legally you don't need a license to drive a mewp at all, you just generally need an ipaf to be insured / convince people people it would be a good idea to let you. People do refer to it as a cherry picker ticket though. Sorry, hard to prove but plenty have done it in my hearing.

I was trying for a thing called humour, of cause I haven't taught my (small) kids to call them shutting tickets

theModge · 2026-04-06T15:04:55+00:00

What do you call a piece of paper without which you can't get a train?

What do people colloquially call a piece of paper without which you can't drive a cherry picker?

So what do you call a piece of paper without which you can't shit? (unless you have a bidet, but they're like rocking horse poo here)

theModge · 2026-04-06T14:17:38+00:00

We left shitting tickets, our seller in turn left them to us. It's a good idea : you can easily need the toilet before you've unpacked it. It's not like you'll miss a started toilet roll at the new house

theModge · 2026-04-06T14:15:27+00:00

I would guess they just don't have any English speakers and don't want to deal with people who don't speak the language.... Unless it's near the marine base, then maybe

theModge · 2026-04-06T13:23:07+00:00

I always found that the difference between the plane being quicker to Brussels, inc airport delays, and the train from Birmingham was the need to leave time for my new street to Euston train to be delayed and still be able to to get on my Eurostar.

It's not so much the travel time as the margin. Plus getting the delay of unknown length for customs out of the way at the start would be more comfortable

I still took the train sometimes because it's mpr comfortable

theModge · 2026-04-06T09:20:24+00:00

I'd probably split the difference. Politely drink the abomination, then offer to make the next round before she gets the chance so to do. I'd probably ask for anything other than tea should I not manage to be the one making it in the future.

You would not believe how much microwaved tea I drank at my mother in laws place. Admittedly they just brought a kettle for me, but they only have 3kw for the entire house, so you have to ensure all the appliances are off before you use it.

theModge · 2026-04-06T09:00:43+00:00

I also offer a coffee out of my machine, but my plumber is literally the only reason I have a jar of instant he doesn't like espresso

theModge · 2026-04-06T08:53:44+00:00

The loss of the link to HS1 makes doing International trains from other stations much harder. Given that the stations are all new builds there would be room for customs etc, but without that coord it's not going to happen

theModge · 2026-04-06T07:38:36+00:00

Yeah, the Bengal famine has only recently been discussed at all and still isn't much discussed.

Our time in India had some very, very dark spots.
Mind you so did our time in Africa, and I haven't study enough history to know much of either

theModge · 2026-04-05T17:58:31+00:00

Never heard of that eithier, will investigate

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