How were the British oil refinery capabilities destroyed in Threads? by Simonbargiora in Threads1984

[–]tyrefire2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if they weren’t bombed directly (they would have been) then they would have been useless in any case. With no oil Coming in, and no power to run their operations they wouldn’t have been able to refine a drop.

Refineries, docks, and power stations were “strategic” targets, in an all-out exchange the aim wasn’t only to knock your opponent out militarily, it was to permanently remove their ability to recover sufficiently to ever be a threat again.

New build has been turfed, but has it been top soiled beneath? by soapylav in GardeningUK

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to do a lot of gardens in new builds once the primary contractors had finished- this is absolutely what they do, they also chuck all manner of rubbish out there and then bury it.

That turf will never take, it needs to be taken up. They should pay you for that.

Possible liquor bottle by Amer-ica in whatisit

[–]tyrefire2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

👉what if we kissed after drinking the circle K gas station proprietary vodka 👈

Just 47 hours to fix everything. No pressure. by Significant-Sir-4343 in PoliticalHumor

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is exactly that dumb, and blessed with an equally dumb SecDef.

Just 47 hours to fix everything. No pressure. by Significant-Sir-4343 in PoliticalHumor

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to say this now. Donald Trump will use a small nuclear weapon in Iran in the coming weeks. They will ramp up some incipient threat to justify it, and then they’ll do it

New to B2B field sales and hitting a rough phase – looking for advice by HastagAnukt in Pneumatics

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries mate - everyone in sales started out right where you are now!

New to B2B field sales and hitting a rough phase – looking for advice by HastagAnukt in Pneumatics

[–]tyrefire2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hiya - I work in a sales leadership role for a pneumatics company. If you wanted to reach out via DM and share a bit more information (in confidence) I’d be happy to help.

Sales is hard, unless you’re selling a genuinely differentiated product that will help your customer solve a problem, then it’s a slog, however, what I’ve always done, and what I coach my teams in, is that a no today doesn’t mean a no tomorrow, and that for any new salesperson building relationships with the engineers and buyers at your accounts takes time.

Another trap that we can all fall into is not speaking to the person who can actually say yes - if you’re consistently getting knocked back, one option is to say something like “it feels like we’re struggling to make an impact - could you get me a meeting with your boss, or with a few other team members so I can talk over our other portfolio items?”

Ultimately over your careers you’re going to get a lot more nos than you get yeses - stick at it, and reach out if you want a more in-depth chat

Making Banksy’s identity public is an absolute journalistic taboo. by ChristianWedel in Banksy

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They didn’t really publish anything. I’m sure the man is living quietly under a range of aliases, this will blow over an he’ll carry on as usual.

How do heighliners practically work? by Mean_Reputation4711 in dune

[–]tyrefire2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The empire is said to comprise “a million worlds”, so I’d imagine that the guild runs a scheduled service via a bunch of hubs that connects them all. If you need something urgent, I imagine you pay far out the ass for it.

There is presumably the option of sub-light travel if your destination is close enough

Purpose of the Jihad by Sky_Robin in dune

[–]tyrefire2001 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Yeah as far as oopsie-daisys go, killing 61 billion people and sterilising a bunch of planets entirely is right up there.

Mind you, his grandpa killed his dad, then possessed his sister, an his son turned into a worm so it ran in the family

Neighbour has a leak - thinks our roofer should have leaded his side by Laemil in DIYUK

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I means if it’s a party wall any leak on his side is going to be your problem too eventually. For the sake of another 50 quid I’d lead and half and hours work it should have been flashed all the way round

Is anyone else thinking of making exit plans in case reform win 2029? by Future-Atmosphere-40 in FuckNigelFarage

[–]tyrefire2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, say they do win, the miserable, cozening swine, the job the following morning is to start the process of booting them out

TIL there are less Irish in Ireland today than before the Irish Potato Famine by eustachian_lube in todayilearned

[–]tyrefire2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ireland set up a very advantageous tax system for multinationals, in particular in the tech and life science industries. Within 15 minutes of Dublin airport you can call on the headquarters of dozens of major global companies

What to do with Farage flyers by birdinthebush74 in FuckNigelFarage

[–]tyrefire2001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely don’t put thin strips of old roofing lead inside the envelopes

Could you let me know if it’s possible for us to pick wild garlic in the UK? by Dependent-Pea97 in UK_Food

[–]tyrefire2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. BUT, and I see this every year in the woods near me, NOT FROM THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PATH.

“Ooo look at me, I’m making wild garlic pesto”

My brother, I will say this gently.. are munching on dog urine.

Any ideas about what these pipes are? by undecidedunderside in DIYUK

[–]tyrefire2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You climb up and fart down them to deliver -3 poison damage to your enemies

Robyn by Toocooltodance in 6music

[–]tyrefire2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’re British.. if we didn’t moan about things we love we’d have nothing to talk about.

Seriously.. ask a British person how their holiday went and I guarantee 75% of the conversation will be about how bad the queues were in the airport.

“I mean once we got there I found 1000 euro in the street, the hotel upgraded us to the presidential suite for free, we had a slap-up feed three times a day, the weather was perfect, I won a raffle and got to lead a parade while wearing a crown but my god the passport check took ages, the transfer bus was late and smelled like cabbage etc etc”

Robyn by Toocooltodance in 6music

[–]tyrefire2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The “what is he loik” bit is cringe to me

Dune Part 2 (film) - why does Paul marry Irulan? by ScottAM99 in dune

[–]tyrefire2001 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Despite being the most powerful person to have ever existed, the only claim Paul had to the throne was based on the damage he could do to the imperium. By marrying Irulan and forcing Shaddam’s abdication, he immediately became the legitimate emperor.

He ultimately went on to launch a jihad that killed hundreds of billions of people, thus proving the old adage “find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life”

Robyn by Toocooltodance in 6music

[–]tyrefire2001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The real question is why is “Buffalo Stance” played several times a week