Leith Green Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Empty It said: Pouring salt on roads is that a UK thing or is it done everywhere? I am a skier, and they dont do it in the high resorts in the Alps (because salt loses its effectiveness around minus 10c). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 2 hours ago, Empty It said: Pouring salt on roads is that a UK thing or is it done everywhere? I can confirm that it’s not done in Brunei. It’s largely ineffective at deterring basking monitor lizards and doesn’t prevent flooding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, hk blues said: It's also done in Canada, Parts of Europe, Japan, China and South America so we're not alone. I thought Japan didn't use salts on road hence why imported cars needed rust treated before they rot to nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 30 minutes ago, Empty It said: I thought Japan didn't use salts on road hence why imported cars needed rust treated before they rot to nothing. In the northern parts of Japan they actually use hot water! But, in some other areas they do salt but not everywhere apparently. Maybe they apply rust proofing only in the areas where they salt the roads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 They do in the USA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Question for whisky drinkers. If you drink Jura whisky, will it give you paps? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 9 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: Question for whisky drinkers. If you drink Jura whisky, will it give you paps? Large nips for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 16/01/2024 at 09:54, Melanius Mullarkant said: Right are we just making a joke about this then letting it pass? Get the beans spilled. If Hedgecutter's totally theoretical widow's late spouse was alright with her putting it about with internet geoguessers, then it's absolutely fine. If not, she's going to the bad fire, so hopefully he was a generous lover to have made it worthwhile. He's in the clear either way unless he killed the spouse, in which case hopefully she was a generous lover, as he won't be feeling the gentle touch of a woman for some time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Got an Iceland delivery whilst I was at 5s tonight and come home to the revelation that we're missing what seems to be a whole bag of stuff, what are the chances I get shrugged off by the shop tomorrow when I phone? Could also have went in the PTTGOYN thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Is shit a swear word? I get that it's not particularly complimentary but in the scale of vulgarity I don't think it deserves to be classed as such. Needless to say, Mrs O'Hare vehemently disagrees. Perhaps years of playing and watching football has skewed my thinking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 18/01/2024 at 21:50, Empty It said: Got an Iceland delivery whilst I was at 5s tonight and come home to the revelation that we're missing what seems to be a whole bag of stuff, what are the chances I get shrugged off by the shop tomorrow when I phone? Could also have went in the PTTGOYN thread. How did it go? I've been there with Tesco before, and they just immediately refunded the items I told them were missing. I'm guessing they likely have some kind of three strikes rule, with frequent flyers probably refused service after a certain number of complaints within a timespan. 28 minutes ago, BukyOHare said: Is shit a swear word? I get that it's not particularly complimentary but in the scale of vulgarity I don't think it deserves to be classed as such. Needless to say, Mrs O'Hare vehemently disagrees. Perhaps years of playing and watching football has skewed my thinking. It's been downgraded in seriousness since I was a kid, when it was less offensive than the more nuclear naughty words, but still unacceptable on TV before the kids were in bed. I remember a survey about thirty years ago where something like 90%-98% of people found c**t, motherfucker, and f**k offensive, with shit ranking somewhere in the seventies. I'd guess it'd be significantly lower now, and I know it's used on the telly before 9pm (although probably not on Paw Patrol or The One Show). Words like piss and w**k are odd, where they're entirely acceptable slang in America, but are mild swear words here - I get the impression that they don't really know what w**k means, and just think it's a cute Britishism like twat (which they've also decided is pronounced "twot" for some reason). I genuinely think most of them would be appalled to realise what twat means, considering c**t is far more unacceptable there (and we're hardly cunting up a storm in front of our mothers anyway). Anyone else remember the weird excitement in the press when the word "crap" was downgraded for use by the folk running TV? The papers were running stories about how EastEnders was going to use "crap" for the first time, and you got the impression it was going to be like a toddler discovering swearing for the first time ("get out of my pub, you bum jobby crapface slaaaag"). I believe somebody just said, "that's crap!" in the Queen Vic, after which it was never used again. No word on whether s*mprini is acceptable on the BBC yet, sadly. Also, someone post a clip of Carlin's Seven Words bit, as the quality of the ones on YouTube are all, well, shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BFTD said: How did it go? I've been there with Tesco before, and they just immediately refunded the items I told them were missing. I'm guessing they likely have some kind of three strikes rule, with frequent flyers probably refused service after a certain number of complaints within a timespan. It's been downgraded in seriousness since I was a kid, when it was less offensive than the more nuclear naughty words, but still unacceptable on TV before the kids were in bed. I remember a survey about thirty years ago where something like 90%-98% of people found c**t, motherfucker, and f**k offensive, with shit ranking somewhere in the seventies. I'd guess it'd be significantly lower now, and I know it's used on the telly before 9pm (although probably not on Paw Patrol or The One Show). Words like piss and w**k are odd, where they're entirely acceptable slang in America, but are mild swear words here - I get the impression that they don't really know what w**k means, and just think it's a cute Britishism like twat (which they've also decided is pronounced "twot" for some reason). I genuinely think most of them would be appalled to realise what twat means, considering c**t is far more unacceptable there (and we're hardly cunting up a storm in front of our mothers anyway). Anyone else remember the weird excitement in the press when the word "crap" was downgraded for use by the folk running TV? The papers were running stories about how EastEnders was going to use "crap" for the first time, and you got the impression it was going to be like a toddler discovering swearing for the first time ("get out of my pub, you bum jobby crapface slaaaag"). I believe somebody just said, "that's crap!" in the Queen Vic, after which it was never used again. No word on whether s*mprini is acceptable on the BBC yet, sadly. Also, someone post a clip of Carlin's Seven Words bit, as the quality of the ones on YouTube are all, well, shit. It’s all a load of pish and shite or should that be shite and pish. Edited January 20 by Eednud 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 6 minutes ago, Eednud said: It’s all a load of pish and shite or should that be shite and pish. Much like feck, I get the impression that shite and pish are considered slightly less harsh than shit and piss. Possibly because these decisions on taste are generally made in the Home Counties, where feck, shite, and pish are funny words used by those silly Celts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 23 minutes ago, BFTD said: How did it go? I've been there with Tesco before, and they just immediately refunded the items I told them were missing. I'm guessing they likely have some kind of three strikes rule, with frequent flyers probably refused service after a certain number of complaints within a timespan. They're delivering the items this morning, surprisingly they were very helpful, was fully expecting to have to fight for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 7 minutes ago, Empty It said: They're delivering the items this morning, surprisingly they were very helpful, was fully expecting to have to fight for it. You imagine that, in most of these cases, the driver arrives back at the depot with an extra bag and a sheepish admission anyway. Although, considering the number of times people seem to catch supermarket delivery vehicles driving around with the doors/shutters open, maybe it just ends up on the road at a sharp corner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, BFTD said: Much like feck, I get the impression that shite and pish are considered slightly less harsh than shit and piss. Possibly because these decisions on taste are generally made in the Home Counties, where feck, shite, and pish are funny words used by those silly Celts. They’d probably keech their breeks if they knew the truth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Was it/is it ever appropriate to use "dodda keech" as a toast when out with non-Scots? (Asking for a friend.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Is it acceptable to bring/ eat an egg sandwich on public transport? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 minute ago, Cosmic Joe said: Is it acceptable to bring/ eat an egg sandwich on public transport? Bring aye, eat no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 23 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: Is it acceptable to bring/ eat an egg sandwich on public transport? It'll be fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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