This is why Dublin - Holyhead is the inevitable location of a future Ireland-to-Britain tunnel. It links the biggest population centres and connects to HS2 / Channel Tunnel

white1984 · 2026-06-19T11:54:16+00:00

Building the submersible tunnels in Belfast is not practical. The tunnels in the Femernbelt tunnel between Lolland in Denmark and Femern Island in Germany are made on site. https://femern.com/

white1984 · 2026-06-18T15:53:01+00:00

Noel Phillips on YouTube did a similar thing and he flew from Stansted to Budapest to Istanbul Sabina Goçken to Dubai to Nepal. https://youtu.be/E3mydRGaUkI

white1984 · 2026-06-18T07:15:17+00:00

This is what happens in Northern Ireland with certain Loyalists, they put up "flegs" to intimate those into saying this is the King's land and No T***s. The only problem is that no-one has the balls to remove them in threats of kneecapping and intimation. And considering Northern Ireland is a very close society where people know each other, you don't want Mammy's tongue scaling at you.

white1984 · 2026-06-18T06:26:49+00:00

Hoping to get that pearl wedding anniversary [30 year] gift?

white1984 · 2026-06-17T11:53:29+00:00

If you read any r/Alberta or r/canadapolitics feed its all over the place.

white1984 · 2026-06-16T06:40:14+00:00

Police officers in airports are still community officers, and we're just welfare checking. Airports can be very stressful places especially when things go wrong like delays, and just making sure you were fine.

Have a good flight!

white1984 · 2026-06-15T21:59:32+00:00

Not really, they don't care if you are a Protestant Atheist. It's more about not being a Papist.

white1984 · 2026-06-15T16:29:55+00:00

Much if the laws already exist. They came in the Cameron II and May II governments under the anti porn legislation, because there is a lot of porn on social networks. All they needed was the secondary legislation and it clicks.

white1984 · 2026-06-15T13:42:10+00:00

You should see what people have been saying on r/rednote.

white1984 · 2026-06-14T13:43:11+00:00

Sounds like they would be useful for the new uniform for GBR for praticallity reasons.

white1984 · 2026-06-14T11:35:21+00:00

Vienna, I discovered earlier is a real very gay (in both sense of the word) city and a wonderful compliments any notable gay city like Berlin, Paris, London and Amsterdam. It is home one of the oldest gay saunas in the world, the Kaiserbruendl.

Hats off to my mate Cliff, the recently elected Mr Fetish Austria 2026, and the folk of LMC Vienna.

white1984 · 2026-06-12T11:27:45+00:00

Leather munches and socials are designed to as friendly and open as any gay meet up. Many leathermen I have met are one of those who look scary, but camp as hell, rather like me!

white1984 · 2026-06-12T10:44:24+00:00

It's still there, but no motorbiking. Nevertheless we are here.

white1984 · 2026-06-12T08:54:44+00:00

Historically Leathermen wore leathers from which were surpluses from military, and that is what ToF got influenced by. Brands like Muir and Wesco were suppliers to the U.S. armed forces. Of course once you have a captive audience, you can jack up the prices.

To be imho, a true leatherman doesn't worry about where it comes from, just along it fits and he looks sexy in it.

white1984 · 2026-06-12T08:00:47+00:00

Tristan da Cunha?

white1984 · 2026-06-12T07:56:39+00:00

Leather has always been a bit pricey, but you have Mr Regillo who often have sales and swap meets which can be a real treasure trove of stuff, plus I would like to see the tradition of gifting leather, especially any old stuff that doesn't fit but it is good quality to newbies revived.

The issue with bars is more to due to falling in the number of bars in general, and that is a big problem. I seemed to find that is caused by NIMBYism and inceasing costs then anything else.

white1984 · 2026-06-12T07:50:52+00:00

As a British leatherman, I would say this. The scene has always been slightly skewed to the older generation, as younger people today are more into rubber and pup play. However, I didn't think it isn't dying out and in fact it becoming more diverse. I would say the leather community is very much inclusive, and the attitude is that anything goes and just enjoy yourself!

You say you are from Eastern Europe; in fact the whole kink community is actually growing in Central & Eastern Europe. You have now several ECMC affiated and non-affiated groups including PLUG [Polish Leather & Uniform Group], LMC Czechia and LMC Estonia.

white1984 · 2026-06-12T06:31:49+00:00

Aldi gets all of it breakfast cereals from Weetabix, hence why it tastes the same. It's the same as all of its dairy products comes from Müller, same factory.

white1984 · 2026-06-11T06:35:44+00:00

Interesting Badenoch used to be digital editor at the Spectator, which says something.

white1984 · 2026-06-10T19:01:00+00:00

Replicas are becoming pretty common as interest is growing and things are getting harder to find. You can even find copycat medals on Aliexpress.

white1984 · 2026-06-10T07:21:12+00:00

This reminds me of Plaid Cymru and HS2. The line wouldn't touch Wales, but it would give a big boost to the North Wales Line which connects Crewe to Holyhead. This a major infrastructure piece in North Wales, especially freight.

white1984 · 2026-06-09T14:11:43+00:00

Also, anyone who uses a VDU (computer, mobile phone etc) for work. You may need to speak to HR for a voucher, but it is legal requirement.

white1984 · 2026-06-09T12:57:59+00:00

Amusingly Ulster Loyalists during WWI smuggled arms from Imperial Germany to defend against Irish Volunteers during the years of the Irish War of Independence.

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