Things that don't deserve their own thread

[Slick]

Has anyone ever used the Motorway app to sell a car? Not connected to above posts

I literally know nothing about buying and selling cars, I have always just seemed to inherit them and not particularly bothered as long as it gets me around. However, as detailed elsewhere, the current one is a pain in the hole and no one seems to be able to diagnose or fix the clutch issues - it also seems that it is very common with the car - Hyundai.

Anyway, going to sell it or trade it in and get a new/2nd hand one. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Yeah, I have heard good and bad but more generally good. The details of the vehicle basically go out to auction so you have more interest than the likes of We Buy any car. Your basic problem is you are relying on the buyer not noticing the clutch issue when you hand it over.

On that note I have also heard that the inspector for We Buy any car, who operates out of the car park at Dobbies Garden Centre, is an absolute clown and fails to notice many undisclosed defects.

If we bleed the clutch we get 3 weeks or so of it working fine, so they can drive away with it.... I actually spoke to the mechanic this morning who told me to do that, and I said I'd feel a bit bad, he basically laughed in my face and said it's a game and they wouldn't think twice so just to get on with it.

[Niegs]

Anyone have an office flirt?

[Sandstorm]

Yup, she's from S America. "Bonkers" doesn't even come close.

[Blackmac]

Has anyone ever used the Motorway app to sell a car? Not connected to above posts

I literally know nothing about buying and selling cars, I have always just seemed to inherit them and not particularly bothered as long as it gets me around. However, as detailed elsewhere, the current one is a pain in the hole and no one seems to be able to diagnose or fix the clutch issues - it also seems that it is very common with the car - Hyundai.

Anyway, going to sell it or trade it in and get a new/2nd hand one. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Yeah, I have heard good and bad but more generally good. The details of the vehicle basically go out to auction so you have more interest than the likes of We Buy any car. Your basic problem is you are relying on the buyer not noticing the clutch issue when you hand it over.

On that note I have also heard that the inspector for We Buy any car, who operates out of the car park at Dobbies Garden Centre, is an absolute clown and fails to notice many undisclosed defects.

If we bleed the clutch we get 3 weeks or so of it working fine, so they can drive away with it.... I actually spoke to the mechanic this morning who told me to do that, and I said I'd feel a bit bad, he basically laughed in my face and said it's a game and they wouldn't think twice so just to get on with it.

Yeah, sold as seen.

[mat the expat]

Anyone have an office flirt?

None quite so hot as her, but yes - one of the few perks left in an office

[Biffer]

Wasn't sure where to put this given we don't really have a European politics thread, but Marine le Pen has been banned from running for office for five years. Result of a corruption case involving her party diverting funds from the European Parliament to run their party or something.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyewv8xdp7t

[Niegs]

Not sure if fb reels will load here, but this is some kick for posts.

[Slick]

Slightly odd story - she says she only has 4 days to live after an accident

Virginia Giuffre in hospital after 'serious accident', spokesperson says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yl5vle2nmo

[Niegs]

Heard about this today yet surprised because it has quite a strong cast and is very relevant to what’s been going on the last little while!

When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges, who won an Emmy) defies the president (Phil Hartman) and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.

[Blackmac]

Slightly odd story - she says she only has 4 days to live after an accident

Virginia Giuffre in hospital after 'serious accident', spokesperson says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yl5vle2nmo

I wonder if she is still with us.

Whilst this is obviously bollocks and she seems a very, very odd individual, the bus drivers account is actually quite shocking and if I was his boss I would definitely sack him given the account he has given which he seems quite proud off.

Bus load of 29 kids and he goes to overtake a car "travelling slowly just under 75kph" and then is so close to it he is unable to avoid a collision as it makes a right turn without indicating. Fuck him.

[Guy Smiley]

Slightly odd story - she says she only has 4 days to live after an accident

Virginia Giuffre in hospital after 'serious accident', spokesperson says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yl5vle2nmo

I wonder if she is still with us.

Whilst this is obviously bollocks and she seems a very, very odd individual, the bus drivers account is actually quite shocking and if I was his boss I would definitely sack him given the account he has given which he seems quite proud off.

Bus load of 29 kids and he goes to overtake a car "travelling slowly just under 75kph" and then is so close to it he is unable to avoid a collision as it makes a right turn without indicating. Fuck him.

uhhhh...

ok.

From a local news channel,

https://7news.com.au/news/school-bus-dr ... c-18249669

Munns told MailOnline he had been driving at 75km/h, with 29 children on board, and travelling behind a car for about 3km when it allegedly slowed and turned off the road without indicating.

Munn said the bus clipped the vehicle as he attempted to pass it.

This validates Giuffre’s claims the bus was full of children at the time of the crash, which WA Police Commissioner Kylie Whiteley previously told 7NEWS.com.au she was “not aware of”.

Munns told the outlet he checked on the 71-year-old driver, who told him that she was a carer, and said she had not been injured.

“It’s just all blown out of proportion and I know what happened, I didn’t even see (Giuffre) in the car,” Munns told MailOnline.

Munns said he and the driver exchanged numbers and — despite only needing to report accidents involving damage greater than $2000 to police, which he didn’t believe there was — he reported the incident the next day because of the bizarre circumstances.

Munns claims this is when the driver phoned him and mentioned there had been another person in the car who sustained a black eye.

[Blackmac]

Slightly odd story - she says she only has 4 days to live after an accident

Virginia Giuffre in hospital after 'serious accident', spokesperson says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yl5vle2nmo

I wonder if she is still with us.

Whilst this is obviously bollocks and she seems a very, very odd individual, the bus drivers account is actually quite shocking and if I was his boss I would definitely sack him given the account he has given which he seems quite proud off.

Bus load of 29 kids and he goes to overtake a car "travelling slowly just under 75kph" and then is so close to it he is unable to avoid a collision as it makes a right turn without indicating. Fuck him.

uhhhh...

ok.

From a local news channel,

https://7news.com.au/news/school-bus-dr ... c-18249669

Munns told MailOnline he had been driving at 75km/h, with 29 children on board, and travelling behind a car for about 3km when it allegedly slowed and turned off the road without indicating.

Munn said the bus clipped the vehicle as he attempted to pass it.

This validates Giuffre’s claims the bus was full of children at the time of the crash, which WA Police Commissioner Kylie Whiteley previously told 7NEWS.com.au she was “not aware of”.

Munns told the outlet he checked on the 71-year-old driver, who told him that she was a carer, and said she had not been injured.

“It’s just all blown out of proportion and I know what happened, I didn’t even see (Giuffre) in the car,” Munns told MailOnline.

Munns said he and the driver exchanged numbers and — despite only needing to report accidents involving damage greater than $2000 to police, which he didn’t believe there was — he reported the incident the next day because of the bizarre circumstances.

Munns claims this is when the driver phoned him and mentioned there had been another person in the car who sustained a black eye.

What's your point. He is driving at the maximum speed for a bus and is that close to the vehicle in front he is unable to avoid a collision when it slows. Regardless of the failure to indicate from the car in front that is entirely his fault and is incredibly reckless driving for a guy with a bus load of kids.

[PCPhil]

Christ, at this rate Jamie Vardy will be playing till he's 50.
BBC News - No misconduct by Coleen Rooney lawyers, says judge
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0788r0xxmjo

[Slick]

I'm sure that if they have actual proof of illicit activity they will pass it to the appropriate authorities...

Well I never

Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3677xzk56no

[robmatic]

I'm sure that if they have actual proof of illicit activity they will pass it to the appropriate authorities...

Well I never

Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3677xzk56no

I am shocked.

[ScarfaceClaw]

I'm sure that if they have actual proof of illicit activity they will pass it to the appropriate authorities...

Well I never

Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3677xzk56no

I am shocked.

So police smashed in the back doors of a local barber. Pfffft. (This one is brought to you by the memory of Yeeb)

[Hal Jordan]

Back from holiday in the land of the Black Mountain (Montenegro). Two fantastic episodes of turbulence on the flight home which I very much enjoyed as a break from the arse numbing boredom of the metal tube. My daughter very much enjoyed snapping her father sleeping with his mouth open. And then she showed me the picture of her brother in the same pose. Joke's on her, I have a picture of her as a toddler, sparked out in her car seat, mouth agape and missing her sock and shoe from one foot.  Hah!

Less fun was the bloody M25 "50 mph because we're testing something or other " for the whole bloody stretch from the M27 to 1 mile before we came off. They were testing it when we drove to Stansted last bloody week, how much bloody data do they need to collect?

[Gumboot]

Just searched for best fruit and veges to consider planting at the moment. The top Google result was from AI, helpfully explaining that April and May in NZ is spring and early summer, and an ideal time to plant things like strawberries and pineapples.

Hmm...

[mat the expat]

Just searched for best fruit and veges to consider planting at the moment. The top Google result was from AI, helpfully explaining that April and May in NZ is spring and early summer, and an ideal time to plant things like strawberries and pineapples.

Hmm...

That's actually pretty funny and sad.....American programmers who are too dumb to understand hemispheres.

I guess NZ is clear of Nuclear Strikes when Wargames/Skynet Begins to become aware

[shaggy]

Back from holiday in the land of the Black Mountain (Montenegro). Two fantastic episodes of turbulence on the flight home which I very much enjoyed as a break from the arse numbing boredom of the metal tube. My daughter very much enjoyed snapping her father sleeping with his mouth open. And then she showed me the picture of her brother in the same pose. Joke's on her, I have a picture of her as a toddler, sparked out in her car seat, mouth agape and missing her sock and shoe from one foot.  Hah!

Less fun was the bloody M25 "50 mph because we're testing something or other " for the whole bloody stretch from the M27 to 1 mile before we came off. They were testing it when we drove to Stansted last bloody week, how much bloody data do they need to collect?

Over a month so far.

[Biffer]

Just searched for best fruit and veges to consider planting at the moment. The top Google result was from AI, helpfully explaining that April and May in NZ is spring and early summer, and an ideal time to plant things like strawberries and pineapples.

Hmm...

That's actually pretty funny and sad.....American programmers who are too dumb to understand hemispheres.

I guess NZ is clear of Nuclear Strikes when Wargames/Skynet Begins to become aware

You understand the AI results aren’t programmed, right? And that that’s the point, right?

[mat the expat]

Just searched for best fruit and veges to consider planting at the moment. The top Google result was from AI, helpfully explaining that April and May in NZ is spring and early summer, and an ideal time to plant things like strawberries and pineapples.

Hmm...

That's actually pretty funny and sad.....American programmers who are too dumb to understand hemispheres.

I guess NZ is clear of Nuclear Strikes when Wargames/Skynet Begins to become aware

You understand the AI results aren’t programmed, right? And that that’s the point, right?

Initially they are fed cues and pointed towards Databases. It's still a form of programming - they don't spring from Zeus' brow full formed.

[Slick]

He loves his compound at the moment, cos it looks cool. But he’s absolutely loving it and became Scottish champion in his age group a few weeks ago - he’s 8.

I’m a bit worried that his early success will knock him when he’s not winning but I think getting outdoors will keep the interest going

Good to hear!

Yes, maintaining the rage is a thing - but at the very least, if he drops it later, most people return to it as adults

We went down to the clubs outdoor course for the first time at the weekend, absolutely amazing! It's situated in a corner of a stately home in stunning countryside. The actual area the club has is half wooded, half kind of grassland with a couple of small rivers running through it in a valley. We have 28 targets set up around the area (including 3D animal type things), a practice area and a lovely wee clubhouse with BBQ facilities. Totally private for club members and we were the only ones there on a sunny afternoon. Blown away by it.

[fishfoodie]

Don't ask people about their injury, unless you're really prepared to hear the uncensored story !!

I recently sustained an injury, that while it wasn't as serious for me as it could have been, for chuckles I've told a couple of people who inquired about the obnoxiously large bandage on my thumb, what actually happened .... cue much grimacing & them turning a funny shade of green .....

[Biffer]

Don't ask people about their injury, unless you're really prepared to hear the uncensored story !!

I recently sustained an injury, that while it wasn't as serious for me as it could have been, for chuckles I've told a couple of people who inquired about the obnoxiously large bandage on my thumb, what actually happened .... cue much grimacing & them turning a funny shade of green .....

Injury = sex kink in this instance, yeah?

[fishfoodie]

Don't ask people about their injury, unless you're really prepared to hear the uncensored story !!

I recently sustained an injury, that while it wasn't as serious for me as it could have been, for chuckles I've told a couple of people who inquired about the obnoxiously large bandage on my thumb, what actually happened .... cue much grimacing & them turning a funny shade of green .....

Injury = sex kink in this instance, yeah?

Stop projecting

[Uncle fester]

I dislocated my thumb tackling the smallest player on the pitch after it got tangled in the pocket of his shorts.

[fishfoodie]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

[Blackmac]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

About 15 years ago I took the top of my left thumb off with an electric planer. The Dr in A&E asked if I had retrieved the missing part and I had to point out that there was probably a few hundred missing parts. I now have a small part of my right buttock in its place.

[Slick]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

Ahh fuck mate, that just sent a shiver all over. Hope you are recovering

[fishfoodie]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

Ahh fuck mate, that just sent a shiver all over. Hope you are recovering

Cheers !

Had the dressing changed yesterday & it all looks good so far, & confirms the positive stuff the surgeons said afterward, so, touch wood, all good.

It was one of those occasions where what's in your head is way, way worse than the reality. I got thru the whole thing without taking as much as a paracetamol for pain, when, for the first hour I was waiting for the Adrenalin to stop working, & to be in agony, & it never happened, it was just a dull throb.

[mat the expat]

He loves his compound at the moment, cos it looks cool. But he’s absolutely loving it and became Scottish champion in his age group a few weeks ago - he’s 8.

I’m a bit worried that his early success will knock him when he’s not winning but I think getting outdoors will keep the interest going

Good to hear!

Yes, maintaining the rage is a thing - but at the very least, if he drops it later, most people return to it as adults

We went down to the clubs outdoor course for the first time at the weekend, absolutely amazing! It's situated in a corner of a stately home in stunning countryside. The actual area the club has is half wooded, half kind of grassland with a couple of small rivers running through it in a valley. We have 28 targets set up around the area (including 3D animal type things), a practice area and a lovely wee clubhouse with BBQ facilities. Totally private for club members and we were the only ones there on a sunny afternoon. Blown away by it.

Nice setup - I've just started shooting, Japanese style, at the local archery centre - it's an old quarry smack bang next to the largest hospital here (handy!)

I was the only one there last Saturday:

[mat the expat]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

Spoiler

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

I saw a picture of a whole hand deglove at a safety briefing once - overpressure from broken hydraulic hose into a rubber work glove

Yuck!

Rest and heal up!

[Kiwias]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

I did the same thing to my right thumb many years ago (yes, the doctor described it as "degloving" and they had to graft some skin from my lower abdomen to build it back up to about the original length.

[Rhubarb & Custard]

I'm birthday shopping this morning and in going flat out on the imagination front I'm looking at sporting merch. In doing do I came across an item reduced in value, but not even close to reduced enough

https://f1store.formula1.com/en/mercede ... r5c2:po-17

[Sandstorm]

I'm birthday shopping this morning and in going flat out on the imagination front I'm looking at sporting merch. In doing do I came across an item reduced in value, but not even close to reduced enough

https://f1store.formula1.com/en/mercede ... r5c2:po-17

I'd pay £2.....maybe.

[Uncle fester]

I'm birthday shopping this morning and in going flat out on the imagination front I'm looking at sporting merch. In doing do I came across an item reduced in value, but not even close to reduced enough

https://f1store.formula1.com/en/mercede ... r5c2:po-17

I'd pay £2.....maybe.

Is the recipient under the age of 12?

[Guy Smiley]

This fucking twat...

I saw so much of Australia in just 8 days. This itinerary was my secret weapon for maximizing my short trip.

gush...

Many travel guides suggest spending two or three weeks in Australia, but I only had eight days.
To make the most of my trip, I planned ahead and made sure to make time for my must-visit spots.
I got to have downtime and see highlights throughout Sydney, Melbourne, and the Gold Coast.

[fishfoodie]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

Spoiler

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My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

I did the same thing to my right thumb many years ago (yes, the doctor described it as "degloving" and they had to graft some skin from my lower abdomen to build it back up to about the original length.

One of the things I was worried about, but not an issue in my case thankfully.

How long before you had a nail of some description again ?, they're saying 3-4 months before I get a mutant nail, & probably a year before it's half way normal. It's one of those things you take for granted, but those nails are a big part of how your fingers operate, they're not just ornamental !

I'm also discovering just how right-hand dominant I am, as my attempts at shaving left handed are crap, & I banged my thumb getting the cap off a beer earlier, & boy did that smart

Still, dressing changed again today & it all looks good.

[Kiwias]

Okay I'll stop teasing.

Spoiler

Show

My thumb got caught & pinched/crushed, & it was, "Degloved" to use the delightfully descriptive medical term.

Spare yourselves the photo search on google, I'd rather not remember the sight when I removed my glove

Fortunately the good people in Health service here did a great job on me, & I'll be back with two operational opposable thumbs in no time.

I did the same thing to my right thumb many years ago (yes, the doctor described it as "degloving" and they had to graft some skin from my lower abdomen to build it back up to about the original length.

One of the things I was worried about, but not an issue in my case thankfully.

How long before you had a nail of some description again ?, they're saying 3-4 months before I get a mutant nail, & probably a year before it's half way normal. It's one of those things you take for granted, but those nails are a big part of how your fingers operate, they're not just ornamental !

I'm also discovering just how right-hand dominant I am, as my attempts at shaving left handed are crap, & I banged my thumb getting the cap off a beer earlier, & boy did that smart

Still, dressing changed again today & it all looks good.

The accident removed the part above the joint in my thumb, also removing most of the nail. The skin grafted from my abdomen means I can basically use my thumb normally though it has no sensation in it so I can't do anything delicate, like picking small things up from my desk.

The nail will never be the same shape as the original nail and grows as a sort of lump that needs filing down every month first so it doesn't bump on things and second so it doesn't look too grotesque.