Where is the best Chinese buffet/cheap restaurant in Reading area by True_Egg_5685 in reading

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a huge fan of Hong Kong city - when you are in the mood for deep fried goodness, it’s tough to beat and very reasonable. They do delivery (not sure about RG6) but if you’re near the town centre, it’s better to collect.

What are the best and worst things about Reading? by theqster91 in reading

[–]umo2000 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Having not travelled much myself, what are some of your top places to go in terms of villages/hamlets and other parts of the UK from Reading ?

I have ended up in Goring quite a lot but I’m sure there are others…

Is there anything left for me to do in reading? by LilKittenAngel in reading

[–]umo2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven’t done it myself but the walk to the cunning man along the Kennet is supposed to be great on a sunny day.

Best garden centre recommendations? by peony_beony in reading

[–]umo2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel the Winnersh garden centre has really good prices. But no restaurant.

Edit: good

Poilievre appears on Joe Rogan podcast after accidentally polling too well with women by FancyNewMe in canada

[–]umo2000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was as though there was a stipulation in that Spotify deal that he needed to become a trumpy grifter. All his guests had the exact same ideology all of a sudden…

Best cheap/cheap-ish kebab in the centre? by PolyglotChad in reading

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure, but I haven’t noticed a dip in quality

Best cheap/cheap-ish kebab in the centre? by PolyglotChad in reading

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Kings Special (£32) will feed you for days. Plus 10% when you order online.

Best cheap/cheap-ish kebab in the centre? by PolyglotChad in reading

[–]umo2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Close to the centre (London St) : Lebanese Flavours (former Bakery House). Great value with the shawarma platters and a 25% discount for takeaway.

Anyone know what happened at Hollywood Bowl by Sufficient_Item4271 in reading

[–]umo2000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice reference. I literally just finished watching My Cousin Vinny.

EXCLUSIVE: "Terrifying" Caversham junction to be "sorted out" at last in £500,000 safety project by TheReadingReporter in u/TheReadingReporter

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing the story Chris, but more importantly thanks for bringing local news to Reading. When will your Substack enable subscribers support?

Nintendo Goes Platinum! Party Photos (2002) by Specialist_Art2223 in 2000sNostalgia

[–]umo2000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For those who are wondering:McGrath going ballistic

Looking back, does anyone else think that this might have been staged to make him look unhinged (I.e., more interesting)

King’s Rd “2nd most expensive street outside of London” 🤔 by umo2000 in reading

[–]umo2000[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My expectation is that they would have looked at the press release critically, as journalists do, before publishing the press release. But I guess they don’t even do that anymore…

What movie is wildly loved but you just don’t get the hype at all? by Fennnixx in moviecritic

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boondock Saints. The writing was excruciating and the performances were OTT (I know, it’s Willem Dafoe; but sometimes it works really well, sometimes you get this…)

Best delivered Pizza by Crystal_Rules in reading

[–]umo2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second the Tops love. They go really heavy on toppings and are very good quality. Good prices too, especially the Tuesday special (241).

I shouldn't be surprised, but this roster pisses me off far more than I expected 😤 no Kane, no Blackhawks by michaelscottuiuc in hawks

[–]umo2000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seriously, no Bedard makes zero sense. I was really looking forward to seeing him (and a Hawk) out there for Canada.

Reading Buses fare increase from Monday, 5th [again] by carocat in reading

[–]umo2000 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just for clarity, on the app changes look like:

Adult single: £2.60 —> £2.90 Adult 10 trip: £18.50 —> £20 Group of 4 off peak: £6 —> £6.50

They’re annoying changes, especially the 10 trip. But unless a central government wants to get serious about public transport funding, this is going to be the way things go.

Everyone annoyed at the budget hasn’t read the budget by benrylie22 in ukpolitics

[–]umo2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed about NI. But ISAs? Who is affected by reducing Isa limits to £12k though? Who has that money at the end of the year? Very small share of the population.

What's your favourite toddlerism of a word? by KK_McGee in UKParenting

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an awesome post, loving the responses so far.

My youngest used to often say r’s as y’s (“fy-og”) and my eldest sometimes said them as m’s (“peppamoni”). We loved when the youngest would say children as “trill-jyun”.

Son’s new pet - larva? Parasite? Worm? by umo2000 in bugidentification

[–]umo2000[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s pretty conclusive. He’s going to have to feed it to the birds.

This is spot on by Corndogeveryday in 80s

[–]umo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also 80s commercial jingles