OV9

Ripley

Binged the whole lot. It’s slow paced with a nonetheless gripping plot and Ripley made me feel acutely uncomfortable, which was undoubtedly intentional. Loved the Italian setting, absolutely beautiful.

8 glass ashtrays out of 10

Dumping by WhatsApp is low, unless you've only seen them a for a few dates. It's never an easy conversation, but always a better outcome. Anyway, to contradict everyone else I'd say this is a great opportunity to stay the fcuk away from wasting hours on dating apps and instead to selfishly focus on ...

mik wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:09 pm

Is that the mill they use to mill the table for smaller mills? How big is the mill they use to mill the mill that milled that mill? And what happens when you don't have a mill big enough to mill the final boss master mill?

Same boat here, after a fortnight flying up and down to London. Sore throat/cough. Most definitely isn't mild. I haven't left my bed in a week and it feels like someone has stabbed me in the throat with a rusty screwdriver, while my lungs are trying to turn themselves insideout like a duvet on laun...

dinny_g wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:19 pm Go breath to your neighbours - they’re old after all

Tbf the symptoms are fairly mild, in the same arena as the average cold.

Absolutely pissed that I'm having a four-year anniversary bout of Covid. Had sore thoat/cough symptoms at start of the week and couldn't taste my coffee this morning. Did a test and yep, it's fookin Covid. https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdGszZHhhMnIzbW5la2JseWIyZ2g4eDA5OXYxYjQyOGR6N...

Not the massive wide angle lens making it appear like a swerve as the LR comes from the side to the centre of the lens? Not that it wasn't a damn close pass but I think the lens exageratted it. It's the other way around, that a wide-angle lens exaggerates the sense of space, therefore if it looks l...

As awesome as the VisonPro is, it has the 3DTV problem whereby the experience was cool but people just CBA with the glasses. Most people don't want to wear a computer on their head.

That's all great but can someone turn the heating up a bit? Bloomin freezing out there for late April

Floors are being sanded today and we're trapped upstairs by sheets of plastic - it looks like house in ET when the government swoops down. Of course poor planning and preparation is to blame. Child #2 is wondering if she could get food delivered and they'd be happy to try throwing it up through an ...

Started using an Apple watch occasionally and the battery life is shocking. I'm used to a Garmin that lasts for weeks at a time between charges :lol: Yeah, it really is rubbish! 😂 I still use one though as I use fitness+ and “it just works” etc. I find it best to charge whilst getting ready in the ...

Started using an Apple watch occasionally and the battery life is shocking. I'm used to a Garmin that lasts for weeks at a time between charges

5+ years ago I would have said weird, however, things seem to be different now. Even my bike mechanic said the same thing the first time I used him.

It's been a week of two ultrasonic thingamys being plugged in either side of the wall in question and no sign or mousey since. Looks like they may have done the job.

DeskJockey wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:29 am and unpleasant departure/arrival times.

That too. The cheap flight to Italy (£200 return including luggage) departs at something like 5.30am, which means I'd need to leave for the airport around 2.30am. Proper middle-of-the-night travel times.

DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:47 pm
Calculated that driving to my dad's instead of flying saves about £3-500 and a tonne of CO2 compared to flying.

How far is that, and is that based on several people? I did some rough calcs and it seemed that flying would be more CO2 efficient for travelling alone for Italy.

The only redemption would if I made a YouTube video called "I bought the cheapest Smart car on eBay and drove to Italy for a pizza :shock: :shock: :shock: " and hope it goes viral so that the monetisation pays for the suffering inflicted by driving. “My brother bought the cheapest Ferrari...

dinny_g wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:44 pm
funniest was my other half kneeling on the passenger seat and feeding Mini Dinny, who's still in his seat, a bottle of milk as we drive through the Mont Blanc Tunnel

You don't get those kinds of memories on Ryanair

They don't make sense but that is the fun. And if you do it in a Smart that's more of a challenge so the feeling of accomplishment will be greater. That might be why these trips can be so memorable, even when they're awful. Memories are made through experiences, especially ones that are unusual. We...