Things that don't deserve their own thread

[Slick]

Could anyone tell me, without saying what happened, if there was any play in the cricket today?

Planning my night in front of the box and seeing if I need to include the highlights. Also, golf.

Yes, play started at 14.45 and at the moment they're still playing.

Thanks mate, much appreciated

[Sandstorm]

Could anyone tell me, without saying what happened, if there was any play in the cricket today?

Planning my night in front of the box and seeing if I need to include the highlights. Also, golf.

Yes, play started at 14.45 and at the moment they're still playing.

Thanks mate, much appreciated

30 overs of decent cricket today and counting….

[Slick]

Yes, play started at 14.45 and at the moment they're still playing.

Thanks mate, much appreciated

30 overs of decent cricket today and counting….

Gentleman

[Slick]

Were you cunts taking the piss? That was the dullest highlights package ive ever watched

[Sandstorm]

Were you cunts taking the piss? That was the dullest highlights package ive ever watched

Less dull than the golf.

[Uncle fester]

Could anyone tell me, without saying what happened, if there was any play in the cricket today?

Planning my night in front of the box and seeing if I need to include the highlights. Also, golf.

I cleared the old flaking paint off the pillars outside the house today and chucked on a coat of weather shield.
The paint needs 4 hours to dry. It got 2 before it got a natural power wash.

[shaggy]

After my dog walk at 6 this morning I returned to the football pitches and picked up over plastic water bottles that pretty much marked out the touch lines.

[Jim Lahey]

American Arsenal fans not happy with spending 100m on Declan Rice.

The big baldy lad's (with his arse hanging out) intervention is quality

[Guy Smiley]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/132416 ... -of-bodies

A Tauranga funeral home is facing fines of as much as $600,000 after operating a faulty cremator that left neighbouring homes, and the people inside them, “enveloped by smoke and ashes of dead bodies”.

Legacy Funeral Homes appeared on Monday at the Environment Court in Tauranga, after earlier pleading guilty to representative charges under the Resource Management Act over their crematorium smoke discharges.

They also pleaded guilty to representative charges of contravening abatement notices.


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She said her family home was right next to Legacy’s Pyes Pa operation, and her bedroom just 25 metres away from the crematorium stack.

“Our grim reality, dead bodies over our property.”

She said herself and her husband Matt Bear had bought into the family home, the place where she grew up, they were married, and it was where they intended to remain and raise their own family.

However, she said the experiences of living with the discharges had “tainted those memories”.

She also described the smell as something that “can’t be escaped or covered up”.

“The house that was meant to be a sanctuary now feels like a prison,” she said.

Bear also read a victim impact statement, telling the court it had shattered his physical and mental health.

He also said on one occasion as the house filled with the crematorium smoke, he vomited.

“Smoke and particle matter of dead bodies filled our home on many occasions,” he said.

“Personally enveloped by smoke and ashes of dead bodies. . . The smoke and ash from these dead bodies invaded my lungs, my body. I’m still trying to accept this.”

He also said he was deeply troubled on behalf of the whanau of the deceased, noting “loved ones’ ashes ended up in our property, my home, my lungs”.

He also slammed Legacy for what he said was complete disregard for them when they tried to raise their concerns.

“Legacy knew what was happening, and still continued to run this faulty equipment. . . even after we pleaded with them, and the regional council issued abatement notices,” he said.

“Our home and property have been desecrated. This is not hyperbole, it is literal desecration.”

Prosecutor Adam Hopkinson​ told the court there was “a unique element of offensiveness” about the case.

“What we’re dealing with here is the discharge of cremated smoke. . . human remains.”

[sockwithaticket]

American Arsenal fans not happy with spending 100m on Declan Rice.

The big baldy lad's (with his arse hanging out) intervention is quality

My main takeaways from that clip was the number of lardy people up for a scrap and how incredibly ineffective the stewards were.

[Jim Lahey]

American Arsenal fans not happy with spending 100m on Declan Rice.

The big baldy lad's (with his arse hanging out) intervention is quality

My main takeaways from that clip was the number of lardy people up for a scrap and how incredibly ineffective the stewards were.

Yeah, not one fuck given. Let the fatties wrestle until they tire thrmselves out (about 30 seconds).

The lad in the blue who invoked the rath of the baldy lad was throwing all sorts of punches in the background at the beginning, then sneaks round the crowd to chin the baldy lad at the end

[Niegs]

[Uncle fester]

American Arsenal fans not happy with spending 100m on Declan Rice.

The big baldy lad's (with his arse hanging out) intervention is quality

My main takeaways from that clip was the number of lardy people up for a scrap and how incredibly ineffective the stewards were.

Yeah, not one fuck given. Let the fatties wrestle until they tire thrmselves out (about 30 seconds).

The lad in the blue who invoked the rath of the baldy lad was throwing all sorts of punches in the background at the beginning, then sneaks round the crowd to chin the baldy lad at the end

I'm a little surprised that septic hooliganism is a thing.

[Jim Lahey]

They get surprisingly into it, but all forced, not natural.

I was over in Atlanta with work last year and went to a pub in Buckhead to watch the Ireland Italy 6N game on a Sunday around 10am, place was absolutely rammed as I think Liverpool v Chelsea was on at the same time. They knew all the songs, singing abuse about each other's teams, some handbags between rival supporters etc.

Just didn't feel right tbf. Its like they were really trying to hate each other, but the hatred just wasn't proper hatred. And it was at 10am in the morning ffs.

[Sandstorm]

Seppos? Half the blokes swearing at each other in that video have Sarf Laaandon accents.

[fishfoodie]

Given the recent movie release, it's a good time to link the one of the legendary Dick Feynman's lectures

In this one, he discusses how he ended up in Los Alamos, & generally how he was a awkward SOB while he was there

[Niegs]

[GogLais]

Why can’t I get on to NPR via home Wi-Fi but I can via mobile data or other people’s WiFi? I’ve tried switching on and off and everything else I can think of. Desperate for intellectual stimulation.

[ASMO]

Why can’t I get on to NPR via home Wi-Fi but I can via mobile data or other people’s WiFi? I’ve tried switching on and off and everything else I can think of. Desperate for intellectual stimulation.

What message are you getting? sounds like your local firewall might have it shitlilsted

[inactionman]

Captain Sir Tom Moore's offspring really are coming across as a bunch of entitled fuckits.

[url]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... s-66336470[/url

They've built a home spa without approval and have been instructed to knock it down. Wondering if their generous 'salary' from the charity helped fund it.

[tabascoboy]

Hope none of these fall into the sea!

UK's first drone mail service begins in Orkney

Orkney has become the first location in the UK to have mail delivered by drone. The Orkney I-Port operation has been launched by Royal Mail and drone firm Skyports to distribute letters and parcels between the islands.

In partnership with the council's harbour authority and Loganair, mail will be transported from Royal Mail's Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness. From there, drones will carry items to Graemsay and Hoy where postal staff will complete their delivery routes.

While the service will initially operate for three months, it could be continued on a permanent basis under existing regulatory frameworks due to Orkney's unique landscape and the proximity of the islands to one another.

The drone service is expected to significantly improve service levels and delivery times to Graemsay and Hoy, as weather and geography can cause disruption to delivery services.

The use of electric drones for inter-island delivery will also bring significant safety improvements by ensuring postal workers can deliver between ports without risk.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... d-66340600

[Jim Lahey]

Why can’t I get on to NPR via home Wi-Fi but I can via mobile data or other people’s WiFi? I’ve tried switching on and off and everything else I can think of. Desperate for intellectual stimulation.

I have the same issue. Don't think I have any security beyond whatever default stuff Virgin have in place.

[GogLais]

Why can’t I get on to NPR via home Wi-Fi but I can via mobile data or other people’s WiFi? I’ve tried switching on and off and everything else I can think of. Desperate for intellectual stimulation.

What message are you getting? sounds like your local firewall might have it shitlilsted

No message. Just won’t open the page. No special security in place, iPhone 11.

[GogLais]

Should have said, I’m with Virgin as well.

[Niegs]

[Niegs]

Teacher's sat there marking thinking "Don't show the class you know who this is..."

[Uncle fester]

Teacher's sat there marking thinking "Don't show the class you know who this is..."

I had to Google her to find out who she was!

[Niegs]

Yeah yeah Fester I also just had to Google her a few times there to see exactly what she did for a living

Did you enjoy the 'skits' and the acting?

[Slick]

Why can’t I get on to NPR via home Wi-Fi but I can via mobile data or other people’s WiFi? I’ve tried switching on and off and everything else I can think of. Desperate for intellectual stimulation.

What message are you getting? sounds like your local firewall might have it shitlilsted

No message. Just won’t open the page. No special security in place, iPhone 11.

Has happened to a couple of us and then just resolved itself after a few days

[Oxbow]

This could be a headline from The Day Today.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-66415545

[Niegs]

How 'punk' were you growing up? About as much as the music on this compilation?





... saw this on insta this morning and it triggered a vague flashback. I seem to recall seeing this. Apparently the suits behind it realized their error and re-branded it Retro-80s after the first release, but those are now collector's items seeing one listed for $275 USD.

[Niegs]

I'm assuming these are prisoners?

[tabascoboy]

Hmm,

[Blackmac]

We have just paid off our mortgage and found out that we have to pay £300 to have a solicitor request a letter of discharge from our lender to prove that they no longer have a claim over our property. Just another final kick in the nuts that proves that the whole process has been set up to screw as much money out of people as possible.

[Tichtheid]

We have just paid off our mortgage and found out that we have to pay £300 to have a solicitor request a letter of discharge from our lender to prove that they no longer have a claim over our property. Just another final kick in the nuts that proves that the whole process has been set up to screw as much money out of people as possible.

I knew someone who left a solicitors practice (or was invited to leave) because among other things he didn't start charging by the half hour when someone was sitting in the waiting room to see him. Each solicitor had shares of the support staff and it was counted how much they had to bring in to cover their share of the staff, their own salaries plus profit for the partners. There was more to it than that, but it was cut-throat stuff.

[robmatic]

We have just paid off our mortgage and found out that we have to pay £300 to have a solicitor request a letter of discharge from our lender to prove that they no longer have a claim over our property. Just another final kick in the nuts that proves that the whole process has been set up to screw as much money out of people as possible.

Surely the lender should just issue something like that automatically when the mortgage balance is cleared? If not, then it is indeed basically a legalised scam.

[Sandstorm]

We have just paid off our mortgage and found out that we have to pay £300 to have a solicitor request a letter of discharge from our lender to prove that they no longer have a claim over our property. Just another final kick in the nuts that proves that the whole process has been set up to screw as much money out of people as possible.

Surely you can fax that request to the lender yourself asking for that letter?

[Blackmac]

We have just paid off our mortgage and found out that we have to pay £300 to have a solicitor request a letter of discharge from our lender to prove that they no longer have a claim over our property. Just another final kick in the nuts that proves that the whole process has been set up to screw as much money out of people as possible.

Surely you can fax that request to the lender yourself asking for that letter?

Apparently not.

[Blackmac]

We have just paid off our mortgage and found out that we have to pay £300 to have a solicitor request a letter of discharge from our lender to prove that they no longer have a claim over our property. Just another final kick in the nuts that proves that the whole process has been set up to screw as much money out of people as possible.

Surely the lender should just issue something like that automatically when the mortgage balance is cleared? If not, then it is indeed basically a legalised scam.

You would think so. They sent the deeds and a letter confirming the end of the mortgage but demanding the discharge letter from the solicitor. Presumably that was what the £180 final fee to them included . Outrageous when you think how many 100s of thousands of pounds we have paid over the years

[sturginho]

https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-ban ... f5b23aee7d

Finally someone has taken action against gay watches!