Things that don't deserve their own thread

[inactionman]

I struggle to think what furniture could possibly work with that.

On a tangentially related note, have a gander at the stunning feature in the front garden of this bungalow.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/119870630#/

I'd expect free power with that place!

There's superb phone connection.

But more seriously, you normally get rent for the pylon

I'm not surprised, its practically living in the front bedroom.

It does raise the question of what came first, the bungalow or the pylon. Surely, if you lived there, you could politely ask them to maybe place it a few feet further back so it wasn't right in front of the bloody house.

[Lobby]

I'd expect free power with that place!

There's superb phone connection.

But more seriously, you normally get rent for the pylon

I'm not surprised, its practically living in the front bedroom.

It does raise the question of what came first, the bungalow or the pylon. Surely, if you lived there, you could politely ask them to maybe place it a few feet further back so it wasn't right in front of the bloody house.

If you look at the map you can see that this property has been set much further back from the road than the adjoining properties, so the pylon was clearly there first and the estate has been built around it.

[duke]

There's superb phone connection.

But more seriously, you normally get rent for the pylon

I'm not surprised, its practically living in the front bedroom.

It does raise the question of what came first, the bungalow or the pylon. Surely, if you lived there, you could politely ask them to maybe place it a few feet further back so it wasn't right in front of the bloody house.

If you look at the map you can see that this property has been set much further back from the road than the adjoining properties, so the pylon was clearly there first and the estate has been built around it.

Isn't there some talk regarding HT cables potentially causing health issues?

[Grandpa]

I'm not surprised, its practically living in the front bedroom.

It does raise the question of what came first, the bungalow or the pylon. Surely, if you lived there, you could politely ask them to maybe place it a few feet further back so it wasn't right in front of the bloody house.

If you look at the map you can see that this property has been set much further back from the road than the adjoining properties, so the pylon was clearly there first and the estate has been built around it.

Isn't there some talk regarding HT cables potentially causing health issues?

Between the ages of 5 and 10 I lived within 100m of one and used to get severe migraines during that period. These stopped once we moved. Just saying. Completely anecdotal and probably all in my head...

[average joe]

In SA you're not allowed to build close to any overhead power lines. When we bought my previous property, there was something that resembled a home right under the overheads. The property was sold as an empty stand and we were "advised" not to restore the old farmstead but build a new one further away. Not that we were planning too anyways. Those big ones carry a huge load, If you hold up a florescent bulb under them it draws the current and lights up.

[TB63]

We'll, technically, the magnetic field causes the tube to fluoresce..

[average joe]

We'll, technically, the magnetic field causes the tube to fluoresce..

I'm no sparky but I know I wouldn't want to live under one. I'm surprised it's even allowed in the UK. Over here it's illegal.

[TB63]

No houses have been built under power lines for ages here also. Don't know the exact date when, think it was late 70s they stopped..

[not_english]

They have tons of houses underneath powerlines / pylons in Auckland, particularly around Massey. Don't think there are any health problems, but they are a bit unsightly

[average joe]

No houses have been built under power lines for ages here also. Don't know the exact date when, think it was late 70s they stopped..

Clearly they don't care about that in Southampton then?

[average joe]

They have tons of houses underneath powerlines / pylons in Auckland, particularly around Massey. Don't think there are any health problems, but they are a bit unsightly

Don't think it's so much about health as it's about safety. Although I cant think that it's that healthy anyways. In a country where earthquakes and tropical storms are frequent it makes zero sense though.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we don't have people doing it over here I'm only saying that it's illegal to do so. People living in informal settlements don't give a fok though.

[Grandpa]

They have tons of houses underneath powerlines / pylons in Auckland, particularly around Massey. Don't think there are any health problems, but they are a bit unsightly

That's where I was living during my migraine period.

Haven't there been studies in NZ around cancer rates near pylons?

[Openside]

Have a look through the pictures of this rather lovely house and see if you can pinpoint exactly when during the renovations the designer or owners went on a massive acid binge

https://inigo.com/sales-list/waxwing

I was flicking through thinking, what's he on about... when suddenly

there it was. Omigod

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thanks for that had a flick through a few and thought it all looked pretty nice to me and assumed I had missed something.

[not_english]

They have tons of houses underneath powerlines / pylons in Auckland, particularly around Massey. Don't think there are any health problems, but they are a bit unsightly

Don't think it's so much about health as it's about safety. Although I cant think that it's that healthy anyways. In a country where earthquakes and tropical storms are frequent it makes zero sense though.

Yes you don't get either of those things in Auckland though. I don't think there is a safety issue, it just doesn't look nice. Pretty sure the pylons have been there for decades

[average joe]

They have tons of houses underneath powerlines / pylons in Auckland, particularly around Massey. Don't think there are any health problems, but they are a bit unsightly

Don't think it's so much about health as it's about safety. Although I cant think that it's that healthy anyways. In a country where earthquakes and tropical storms are frequent it makes zero sense though.

Yes you don't get either of those things in Auckland though. I don't think there is a safety issue, it just doesn't look nice. Pretty sure the pylons have been there for decades

Pylons don't just fall over, they're pretty sturdy and made to last forever. Cables do snap though and you don't want to be near one of those fokors when they come down.

[Happyhooker]

I was flicking through thinking, what's he on about... when suddenly

there it was. Omigod

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thanks for that had a flick through a few and thought it all looked pretty nice to me and assumed I had missed something.

It would probably save time if that was your default position

[Mahoney]

thanks for that had a flick through a few and thought it all looked pretty nice to me and assumed I had missed something.

It would probably save time if that was your default position

brutal...

[ASMO]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

[ScarfaceClaw]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

It’s mind boggling. I think there might have been some one saying “I’ll probably watch it anyway” in there but it was quickly drowned out by the lunacy that engulfed that thread.

[tabascoboy]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

Par for the course for 90% of threads there...?

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thanks for that had a flick through a few and thought it all looked pretty nice to me and assumed I had missed something.

It would probably save time if that was your default position

yup pop culture isn’t really my thing…

[JM2K6]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

It’s mind boggling. I think there might have been some one saying “I’ll probably watch it anyway” in there but it was quickly drowned out by the lunacy that engulfed that thread.

I do not want to read PR but I'm confused as to how that thread could be bad. Can you explain what's happened with it?

[tabascoboy]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

It’s mind boggling. I think there might have been some one saying “I’ll probably watch it anyway” in there but it was quickly drowned out by the lunacy that engulfed that thread.

I do not want to read PR but I'm confused as to how that thread could be bad. Can you explain what's happened with it?

I took a look at a couple of pages and it was some weird shit about the casting of dwarves

[Uncle fester]

Let me guess. Culture wars thread no 3762548?

[tabascoboy]

Let me guess. Culture wars thread no 3762548?

Pretty much, it was fairly neutral for the first page then after someone posted preview pics it all went off and checking the latest page, about 12 or so, it was still apeshit

[fishfoodie]

Let me guess. Culture wars thread no 3762548?

Pretty much, it was fairly neutral for the first page then after someone posted preview pics it all went off and checking the latest page, about 12 or so, it was still apeshit

They're all puppets on a string for the, Alex Jones, QAnon, ringmasters; aren't they ?

Never had an original thought in their lives, but they're convinced by some douche bag multi-millionaire; that they're being suppressed

[Niegs]

I'm sure we've all heard these before, but I loved his mnemonic and visuals at the end!

[Gumboot]

Cicadas!

First day this summer that a proper chorus has kicked off.

Sooo good to hear!

[Grandpa]

As a Kiwi I have never understood the "fush" for fish thing.... who says that? We all say "fesh" .. as in fesh and cheps... not fush and chups... or maybe it's my West Auckland accent...

[mat the expat]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

Nothing wrong with being passionate about something you really like

[ASMO]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

Nothing wrong with being passionate about something you really like

It wasn't a criticism, it just went from a fairly innocuous conversation on to a full blown conversation about racial diversity of a bunch of fictional fantasy characters that are not human?

[ScarfaceClaw]

As a Kiwi I have never understood the "fush" for fish thing.... who says that? We all say "fesh" .. as in fesh and cheps... not fush and chups... or maybe it's my West Auckland accent...

West Auckland. Posh bastard. Down south it was definitely more fush than fesh. It’s probably the influence of being closer to Straya than us.

[Grandpa]

As a Kiwi I have never understood the "fush" for fish thing.... who says that? We all say "fesh" .. as in fesh and cheps... not fush and chups... or maybe it's my West Auckland accent...

West Auckland. Posh bastard. Down south it was definitely more fush than fesh. It’s probably the influence of being closer to Straya than us.

Is it a South Island thing? I noticed people from Gore spoke a bit different.. ,

[fishfoodie]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

Nothing wrong with being passionate about something you really like

It wasn't a criticism, it just went from a fairly innocuous conversation on to a full blown conversation about racial diversity of a bunch of fictional fantasy characters that are not human?

Don't you know that all mythical characters are clearly white ?

I mean if we shaved all the hobbits, they'd clearly be white skinned underneath, & the elves are clearly all white. The only exception to this sea of whiteness, is the Orcs; because if we have, "White Orcs", then there must reasonably be other skin tones for Orcs !

Personally I care way more about the consistency of the character, with the original written one, rather than any racial, or other characteristic. It drove me nuts when in the film version of Tinker, Tailor, when they made the Peter Guillam character gay; not because I'm offended by LGBT characters; because the book had a bunch of them; & there's an implied homosexual relationship between two of the main characters; but rather because this character was explicitly hetrosexual, & used that as a way of getting intelligence.

[mat the expat]

What is it with the Amazon lord of the rings thread in the other place, i just read through it, completely and utterly hatstand

Nothing wrong with being passionate about something you really like

It wasn't a criticism, it just went from a fairly innocuous conversation on to a full blown conversation about racial diversity of a bunch of fictional fantasy characters that are not human?

Mostly Anon accusing people of being racist for wanting canon backgrounds

He's an annoying fuckwit

[mat the expat]

Personally I care way more about the consistency of the character, with the original written one, rather than any racial, or other characteristic. It drove me nuts when in the film version of Tinker, Tailor, when they made the Peter Guillam character gay; not because I'm offended by LGBT characters; because the book had a bunch of them; & there's an implied homosexual relationship between two of the main characters; but rather because this character was explicitly hetrosexual, & used that as a way of getting intelligence.

That's literally the same thing as respecting the canon

[SaintK]

Some people are absolutely shameless !

A foundation set up in the name of Captain Sir Tom Moore paid tens of thousands of pounds to companies run by the fundraiser’s daughter and her husband – one of which was registered only days before the charity was incorporated.

The Captain Tom Foundation, established in 2020 after the former army officer gained national attention with his pandemic fundraising efforts, received more than £1m in donations in its first year.

Accounts for the charity published in recent days reveal that £54,039 has been paid to two companies run by Captain Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, and her husband, Colin. They also show that more money was spent on management costs than was given to charities.

The Independent can also reveal that the Charity Commission watchdog has a live regulatory compliance case – used to look into whether charities are acting in line with legal requirements – on the foundation.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 10904.html

...........and even worse!

Now The Independent has been told that part of the watchdog’s case related to a request from the foundation to appoint Hannah Ingram-Moore as its CEO on a salary worth about a tenth of its total first-year income.
It is understood that the charity – established in May 2020 after the former army officer raised £39m for NHS charities – wanted to pay her in the region of £150,000 for the role. The figure represents 13.68 per cent of the charity’s total first-year income.

It is understood that the proposal to hand her the role was made by trustees without a recruitment campaign or competition.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u ... 320.html

[Enzedder]

A double Mankad in a game of cricket. Good onya mate - stop those cheating bloody batsmen

https://wisden.com/stories/your-game/cl ... 1645373789

A grade cricket game in Australia has attracted attention after the winning side claimed two wickets – including the one to clinch the match – using the ‘Mankad’ mode of dismissal.

The second-grade game between Casey South Melbourne and Kingston Hawthorn ended as Kingston Hawthorn bowler Sen Sathyajith removed the bails of non-striker Sachin Halangode with the batter outside his crease. This was Sathyajith’s second such dismissal of the innings.

Hawthorn won the game by 13 runs with the two ‘Mankads’ both taking place late in the run chase – they were the eighth and tenth wickets to fall. The final wicket fell with Casey South Melbourne requiring 14 runs to win with one wicket and four overs in hand.

According to Law 41.16: “If the non-striker is out of his/her ground at any time from the moment the ball comes into play until the instant when the bowler would normally have been expected to release the ball, the non-striker is liable to be Run out. In these circumstances, the non-striker will be out Run out if he/she is out of his/her ground when his/her wicket is put down by the bowler throwing the ball at the stumps or by the bowler’s hand holding the ball, whether or not the ball is subsequently delivered.”

In 2019, after Jos Buttler was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin in similar fashion in an IPL game, the MCC released a statement reiterating the importance of the law. They said: “”Without the law, non-strikers could back up at liberty, several yards down the pitch,” the statement added.

“It has never been in the laws that a warning should be given to the non-striker. Nor is it against the spirit of cricket to run out a non-striker who is seeking to gain an advantage by leaving his/her ground early.”

A former Australian first-class cricketer Adam Crosthwaite was critical of the dismissal on Twitter. “This is horrible,” he tweeted. “Cannot believe the people in this post praising the bowler. Are you kidding?”

You can watch the final dismissal below (the score shown in the video is incorrect):

[inactionman]

Still think they just need to call short run if the nonstriker is backing up too far - appreciate tricky to do in club cricket (it's hard enough to watch for overstepping) but easy enough with any TV umps.

The problem with mankadding is that the bowler essentially drops out of their stride and waits for the non-striker to leave their ground, as the non-striker is timing with the tempo of the delivery, which seems a bit off to me. I'd rather dead ball if the bowler stops in their delivery stride and short run if the non-striker has left the crease before the ball is released.

Anyway, here's something to warm the cockles:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... r-olympics

[Niegs]

Stumbled upon this fascinating clip of Americans sounding West Country English!