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[malvolio]

I'm guessing most of us have had similar nightmare journeys at some point. For over two years I was up at 5:30 to walk the dog, leave the house at 6:30 to catch the train from Bath to Paddington and tube across to the City for 9:00, then leave at 17:00 and finally getting home around 19:30.
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[malvolio]

No no no. Break is what happens if you don't brake. Simples... ...

[malvolio]

It's called displacement activity. They aren't achieving stuff that needs to happen so let's invent something that looks like we are...

[malvolio]

45 on a motorway in the current traffic ineptitude would get you or someone else killed. My preferred alternative would be to be required to pass a motorbike test first; the survivors would then understand what driving, as opposed to driving a car, really means. But the 60 in a 30 moronic show-offs...

[malvolio]

They used to last 15 years or so. They last a lot longer now (my other half's first one is over 20). Latest versions are designed so the wearing surfaces can be updated without needing to disrupt the joint itself.

The op itself is 2-3 days in hospital, although you will be out of bed on...

[malvolio]

You can't realistically do a 5 hour drive and a day's work in one day; I've had to do that in the past - Bristol to Colchester and back - and it's a killer.

You need to agree with your client about an early finish the day before and the day in question - only an hour or so - so you can...

[malvolio]

Private, a couple of weeks both times. But the NHS may not be a long time either, they sub the operation to the private sector. You need to ask your doctor or local trust....

[malvolio]

Nor am I. My wife is, however. And we are well aware of the difference. Sadly, the net result is the same - bone-on-bone in a load bearing joint.

But thank you for the usual pointlessly useless post....

[malvolio]

She who mut be obeyed suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and has done for many years. It's incurable and progressive - basically the body is eating the cartilage in the joints.

On the bright side, she has two replacement knees, neither of which cause any pain or restrictions on movement...

[malvolio]

That was my point. We're raising a generation who only want to exist in their own little bubble and who will ignore - or have hysterical reactions to - anything that doesn't align to their world view. And, sadly, they aren't being well enough educated to form a sensible world view.

But...

[malvolio]

I understand the point about why influencers may be necessary. Now all we have to do is work out which ones are useful and which are vacuous, ill-informed or plain ignorant wannabes...

Sadly I get the impression that the latter are in the majority. We seem to be moving to a world where...

[malvolio]

If you can't parse English, perhaps best not to try to understand it.

I am not against British industry and never have been, and I can't recall any instance where I said I was. It's not my fault that British invented and/or designed devices of all flavours are built outside the UK, that's...

[malvolio]

The problem is not the driverless car, it's that it will be surrounded by poorly trained and attention deficient driven ones.

[malvolio]

ISTR the Japanese WW2 Yamamoto class ran to about 70,000 tons... or about two of Trump's biggest ever ones.

[malvolio]

What have you been drinking? How do you rationalse "most manfactured goods are made overseas" with hating anything?

Sorry but reality will insist on intruding, sadly....

[malvolio]

Ours is a Dyson animal (fairly recent version). Two steps to fully empty the container, one click to get to the filter for maintenance. Hardly onerous.

Also, using a decent cordless (Dyson, VAX, Shark, whatever) is a hell of a lot easier than a plug-in one. IMVHO of course...
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[malvolio]

We use a Dyson cordless. Works really well, picks up hairs, has a boost option for any really stubborn bits (and an eco one to keep Millipede happy...). Also way easier to use than a corded one. 30-ish minutes running on a full charge but rarely use it that long.