Seemingly trivial things that annoy you

rick_chasey

Right, so human intelligence isn’t what’s holding us back then, is it?

Climate change is ultimately a political problem if you believe the power is in our hands to change it.

pinno

rick_chasey said:

Right, so human intelligence isn’t what’s holding us back then, is it?

I think you are a bit mixed up.

Stevo_666

I think you need to settle it with a fight round the back of Greggs.

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

I think you need to settle it with a fight round the back of Greggs.

I'll huf and i'll puff and i'll blow the man over.

Stevo_666

Pross

rick_chasey said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

Hate to break it, but blade runner, terminator, AI, the matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey

They're all not real you know.

you know sci fi writers get many of their ideas from stuff that already exists.

Bladerunner was released in 1982 and was using voice activation to shut the curtains.

Yeah and I still don’t close my curtains with my voice. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That's because in real-life you have to prefix it with 'Alexa' or 'Hey Siri' which Bladerunner didn't predict.

pangolin

Pross said:

rick_chasey said:

surrey_commuter said:

rick_chasey said:

Hate to break it, but blade runner, terminator, AI, the matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey

They're all not real you know.

you know sci fi writers get many of their ideas from stuff that already exists.

Bladerunner was released in 1982 and was using voice activation to shut the curtains.

Yeah and I still don’t close my curtains with my voice. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That's because in real-life you have to prefix it with 'Alexa' or 'Hey Siri' which Bladerunner didn't predict.

Star trek predicted this quite well

pblakeney

Not trivial and probably experienced by a few on here.
Being asked….
“Why can’t I just get a euthanasia pill?”
Followed by…
“They wouldn’t treat a dog like this.”

We have some strange priorities.

veronese68

pblakeney said:

Not trivial and probably experienced by a few on here.
Being asked….
“Why can’t I just get a euthanasia pill?”
Followed by…
“They wouldn’t treat a dog like this.”

We have some strange priorities.

Not being able to do 'the humane thing' to a human

masjer

Pitta bread.

You need the skills of a surgeon to make a successful pocket, and then trying to stuff the thing invariably ends in a disappointing mess.
The supermarket varieties should be renamed PITA bread.

pinno

masjer said:

Pitta bread.

You need the skills of a surgeon to make a successful pocket, and then trying to stuff the thing invariably ends in a disappointing mess.
The supermarket varieties should be renamed PITA bread.

I make my own as well as Naan bread. Try it.

This woman is good and there's something about those hands...

https://alexandracooks.com/2020/06/25/easy-homemade-pita-bread-recipe/

masjer

Nocent*, I've never tried to make it (pitta). I've made naan many moons ago. The secret to really great naan is a super-hot clay oven, which I don't have (or a gas oven).

*You learn something new every day.

masjer

pinno said:

masjer said:

Pitta bread.

You need the skills of a surgeon to make a successful pocket, and then trying to stuff the thing invariably ends in a disappointing mess.
The supermarket varieties should be renamed PITA bread.

I make my own as well as Naan bread. Try it.

This woman is good and there's something about those hands...

https://alexandracooks.com/2020/06/25/easy-homemade-pita-bread-recipe/

Just checked that website. They do look worth trying.
Cheers.

webboo

masjer said:

Pitta bread.

You need the skills of a surgeon to make a successful pocket, and then trying to stuff the thing invariably ends in a disappointing mess.
The supermarket varieties should be renamed PITA bread.

Do you put them in the toaster before trying to open them. Ours go in the freezer then when needed in the toaster and slice open when they cool down.
What is annoying is that they seem to be getting smaller.

pinno

Straight out of the oven, quickly into a hot pan and then my plate Webboo.
They puff up like footballs and you slice them open.

I don't freeze home made Pitta or Naan.

pinno

masjer said:

pinno said:

masjer said:

Pitta bread.

You need the skills of a surgeon to make a successful pocket, and then trying to stuff the thing invariably ends in a disappointing mess.
The supermarket varieties should be renamed PITA bread.

I make my own as well as Naan bread. Try it.

This woman is good and there's something about those hands...

https://alexandracooks.com/2020/06/25/easy-homemade-pita-bread-recipe/

Just checked that website. They do look worth trying.
Cheers.

Takes a bit of practice - moisture, kneading, rest period, rolling, oven temp...

Nothing beats home made breads if done properly. Naan is easier personally and you cook them in the pan.
I wish I could make Paratha well.

webboo

pinno said:

Straight out of the oven, quickly into a hot pan and then my plate Webboo.
They puff up like footballs and you slice them open.

I don't freeze home made Pitta or Naan.

I wasn’t asking Bikeradars Gordon Ramsey I was asking masjer as he’s buying supermarket ones.

pinno

webboo said:

pinno said:

Straight out of the oven, quickly into a hot pan and then my plate Webboo.
They puff up like footballs and you slice them open.

I don't freeze home made Pitta or Naan.

I wasn’t asking Bikeradars Gordon Ramsey I was asking masjer as he’s buying supermarket ones.

Doesn't anyone cook anymore?!
Are you slave to the ding! of the microwave?

Hopkins B has that mantle anyway.

webboo

We don’t have a microwave.

pinno

webboo said:

We don’t have a microwave.

Fair do's.

Pross

pinno said:

webboo said:

pinno said:

Straight out of the oven, quickly into a hot pan and then my plate Webboo.
They puff up like footballs and you slice them open.

I don't freeze home made Pitta or Naan.

I wasn’t asking Bikeradars Gordon Ramsey I was asking masjer as he’s buying supermarket ones.

Doesn't anyone cook anymore?!
Are you slave to the ding! of the microwave?

Hopkins B has that mantle anyway.

More energy efficient and cheaper (only use mine to heat beans to go in the jacket potato these days though).

rick_chasey

Flight pricing transparency.

Booked some flights which on face value cost £350 all in for the family of 3 - pretty good value.

Though when you get to booking it, if you want a proper suitcase each (which we do for a 2 weeker) it's another £240.

It's fine, I don't mind paying it in this instance because the route is run by one airline and it's super convenient (and even then, £600 all in for flights for the family isn't that bad nowadays) but it's infuriating it doesn't get picked up in the aggregators.

On the upside, the valet parking service is still half the price of taxis to the airport (trains don't run early enough for the only flight out @webboo) and only £15 more than parking it yourself and waiting for a bus. No brainer.

pinno

rick_chasey said:

Flight pricing transparency.

Booked some flights which on face value cost £350 all in for the family of 3 - pretty good value.

Less of that hang wringing:

https://www.forestcarbon.co.uk/offset-your-flights

Pross

rick_chasey said:

Flight pricing transparency.

Booked some flights which on face value cost £350 all in for the family of 3 - pretty good value.

Though when you get to booking it, if you want a proper suitcase each (which we do for a 2 weeker) it's another £240.

It's fine, I don't mind paying it in this instance because the route is run by one airline and it's super convenient (and even then, £600 all in for flights for the family isn't that bad nowadays) but it's infuriating it doesn't get picked up in the aggregators.

On the upside, the valet parking service is still half the price of taxis to the airport (trains don't run early enough for the only flight out @webboo) and only £15 more than parking it yourself and waiting for a bus. No brainer.

The valet may refuse to drive your Polo.

lesfirth

pblakeney said:

Not trivial and probably experienced by a few on here.
Being asked….
“Why can’t I just get a euthanasia pill?”
Followed by…
“They wouldn’t treat a dog like this.”

We have some strange priorities.

Excellent question and yes not trivial. I would like an answer but it looks like pita breads are a bigger issue on the forum today.

rick_chasey

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

Flight pricing transparency.

Booked some flights which on face value cost £350 all in for the family of 3 - pretty good value.

Less of that hang wringing:

https://www.forestcarbon.co.uk/offset-your-flights

Go on, I've posted enough on here, go find one where I wail at the impending doom of our race and come post it here.

Anyway, carbon offsets are a biodiversity nightmare, use up useful land for other stuff and aren't a proper mitigation.

pblakeney

rick_chasey said:

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On the upside, the valet parking service is still half the price of taxis to the airport (trains don't run early enough for the only flight out @webboo) and only £15 more than parking it yourself and waiting for a bus. No brainer.

I’d do a background check on the valet company. Lots of stories about cars being used while owners are out of country.
Your Polo should be fine though. 😉

rick_chasey

pblakeney said:

rick_chasey said:

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On the upside, the valet parking service is still half the price of taxis to the airport (trains don't run early enough for the only flight out @webboo) and only £15 more than parking it yourself and waiting for a bus. No brainer.

I’d do a background check on the valet company. Lots of stories about cars being used while owners are out of country.
Your Polo should be fine though. 😉

Good luck to 'em. They'll probably struggle to get it to where it needs to be before their deadline for the next pickup runs out.

It's the official airport one, and it's pretty easy to check the mileage before and after pickup.

pblakeney

Russia taking presidency of the UN council. What could go wrong?
Like last time, last year.

pinno

rick_chasey said:

pinno said:

rick_chasey said:

Flight pricing transparency.

Booked some flights which on face value cost £350 all in for the family of 3 - pretty good value.

Less of that hang wringing:

https://www.forestcarbon.co.uk/offset-your-flights

Go on, I've posted enough on here, go find one where I wail at the impending doom of our race and come post it here.

There is no point having a conversation with someone so detached.