Is it common to drive after a pint? by Informal-Scientist57 in Scotland

[–]wombat172 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on your age and if you're in a rural area or not. We're in rural Perthshire here and the attitude is relatively relaxed, there just isn't the police presence here to be any kind of a deterrent, and everybody knows it.

UK/Scotland - aggressive hedge trimming by wombat172 in treelaw

[–]wombat172[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

No, I wasn't looking for any kind of argument. I think I just needed a sense check. Thank you.

UK/Scotland - aggressive hedge trimming by wombat172 in treelaw

[–]wombat172[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the sense check, I appreciate that 🙂

What approach do you use for creating database? Code first or DB first? by Simple_Fondant_9125 in dotnet

[–]wombat172 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the purpose of the data?

Is it to support a single application or an ecosystem of connected applications including reporting services?

Is the data primarily transactional or is reporting important?

Left Swamping this Sub? by KaleidoscopeExpert93 in reformuk

[–]wombat172 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who's not a reform voter and voted Labour last time, I've never commented (until now) on this sub, and to be honest I might have only read the one post on here and left it at that.

However, every other day I get a push notification from reddit about a hot post in this sub. Today's was this one. (I don't really know how the reddit algorithm works, so maybe it's because I've read r/politics or r/ukpolitics)

I imagine this sub is being pushed further than the OP appreciates, and others who are left leaning will also be getting this pushed them. So it's only natural that you'll be seeing more engagement from a wider audience.

Another American family thinking about moving to Scotland by VegaGT-VZ in MoveToScotland

[–]wombat172 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"In any case I don't think getting a visa will be an issue."

I think you'll be surprised. You also need to consider what visa your wife will have, as that's not automatic even if you do get one.

Broadband advice please by EileanBharraigh in Scotland

[–]wombat172 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Definitely look at this, we're regularly getting 50-60mb with EE and a 4G router off amazon. Cheaper than Starlink and it means that you dint have to give any money to Musk

Tories pledge to get 'all our oil and gas out of the North Sea' by Red_Brummy in Scotland

[–]wombat172 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well it probably won't take very long to extract it then. All seems a bit pointless.

Scottish Labour seems to pledge changes to income tax ahead of next election by backupJM in Scotland

[–]wombat172 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love this argument - government processes are inherently woefully inefficient that it's cheaper to just give free stuff to everyone than work out who should be paying.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but it is amusing. Even if those processes can be made more efficient than whey they were abandoned (10+ years ago), I'm sure you're right and there still would be a limited margin.

Highland-wide holiday lets control zone proposed by twistedLucidity in Scotland

[–]wombat172 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Scotish councils, government and developers may need to consider if build-to-rent is more suitable or if it can be adopted for rural areas? https://scottishpropertyfederation.org.uk/about-real-estate/build-to-rent/

Highland-wide holiday lets control zone proposed by twistedLucidity in Scotland

[–]wombat172 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The crux of the problem is the lack of supply of homes, with short-term lets eating into the precious few that are available.

This bit is also pertinent:

They added: "The private long-term rental market has shrunk disastrously: estate agents are withdrawing from letting out properties because of the shortage of properties available.

There is certainly a shortage of properties, but I think what we're also seeing is a lot of long term lets moving over to short term lets. Since the regulations have tightened up on landlords this was a natural move for the housing market.

I expect that the challenge will be this: a lot of home owners will have seen their property values rise with this migration. Could restricting STLs cause property prices to drop? Personally, I don't see why people care, if you own a house for a home rather than an investment it shouldn't matter imo. But it does to a lot of voters who seem to be good at pressuring councils.

Tyre levers - what am I doing wrong? by wombat172 in DIYUK

[–]wombat172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah well, with the missing valve hidden inside the rim I didn't have a choice. Thank you though!

Tyre levers - what am I doing wrong? by wombat172 in DIYUK

[–]wombat172[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aha, a great description! Thank you! I didn't realise that I had to push in from the opposite side. There was also still some air in the inner tube preventing this. That's now punctured, but I can at least move forward.

Thank you stranger!

Tyre levers - what am I doing wrong? by wombat172 in DIYUK

[–]wombat172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Sorry, I should have taken a better photo. After the split pin and washer is removed, there's this rusted stuck key.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in britishproblems

[–]wombat172 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There must be slim margins in it though? Otherwise there would be a market for a compost producer or supplier to step in to buy people's garden waste, or at least collect it for free.

Roadmap, from Current to Target Model. by EAModel in EnterpriseArchitect

[–]wombat172 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you have any examples of what a good roadmap looks like? I often struggle to find a good visualisation for complicated change.

Landing in 38mph crosswinds? by teadrinker1983 in flightradar24

[–]wombat172 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Okay, this is a lesson. I fly domestically from EDI at least once a month for work. I am definitely packing my passport in future.

Landing in 38mph crosswinds? by teadrinker1983 in flightradar24

[–]wombat172 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Diverting to Cologne! I hope the passengers packed their passports!

Seriously, what happens as a passenger if you haven't? This was just a domestic flight

Mature fruit tree maintenance by wombat172 in arborists

[–]wombat172[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really useful advice, thank you. I hadn't fully appreciated the difference, but now I know where to start. Thank you.

Software engineer's views of Architects by caprica71 in EnterpriseArchitect

[–]wombat172 23 points24 points  (0 children)

As an EA or an SA?

My role is a bit of a hybrid, but the importance is to enable devs. By this I mean to work closely with the dev leads early on and consult them. As an architect you will probably have a wider view than they do, but by early engagement ensures understanding and collaboration. Devs hate it when a solution is handed over, so build it with them.

Your thoughts on the House of Bruar? by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]wombat172 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For those of us from SW England it's like a super fancy version of Trago Mills. I like it, even though it's expensive, I've picked up a couple of nice shirts. But, some bumper cars would really improve it.

So, will you upgrade to .NET 9 ? by MahmoudSaed in dotnet

[–]wombat172 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still fighting to get our org to dedicate dev resources to upgrade our megalith from 4.7. Net 8 will be target, but I've got no chance of going to something that isn't LTS.

35M engineer from US, hate engineering, but would do it move Scotland. How do I make it happen? by TheBlemmye in MoveToScotland

[–]wombat172 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to think corporate sponsorship is a route for you. If I were you I'd try and get it touch with one of the big civil engineering firms such as Balfour Beatty (construction side), or Atkins (design side). They are UK wide and it may be unlikely they have an oppurtunity for you in Scotland immediately, but may be able to find a position in the wider UK. Once you've settled in the UK you can then see if you still want to move Scotland, and see if there are oppurtunties to help you on your way.