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Are tattoos mandatory for shopping in Lidl? Just asking like, in case I fancied some palm oil free fake MnMs. I take it they won't be the real slim shady.0
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What is this stereotype with Lidl ffs?orraloon said:Are tattoos mandatory for shopping in Lidl? Just asking like, in case I fancied some palm oil free fake MnMs. I take it they won't be the real slim shady.
I see Range Rovers and Bee Em's in the car park - even Porsche's
When you finally get up here, i'm going to drag your sorry 4rse into Lidl and you can see the benefits you bloody sheep shagger.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
I've seen tattoos on f off Panzerwagon drivers 😊 Just need to know the protocols before venturing... After all, I had my first and quite likely only BnM experience recently.0
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Lidl - that's all well and good for people who own some grey tracksuit bottoms. Can you get some and post them to us?pinno said:
I used to eat Peanut M&M's. Then I discovered they contain Palm Oil. Then I discovered Lidl's own chocolate covered peanut fake M&M's which don't contain palm oil and... they taste as good!First.Aspect said:You lot spoil all the fun.
At least Skittles are okay to eat still. They are made of rainbows.
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/palm-oil/palm-oil-free-list"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The shop snobs may be interested to know lidl often buy their fruit and veg from the same farms that Waitrose et al buy their fruit from.0
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Aren't you getting Lidl confused with Tesco?Stevo_666 said:
Lidl - that's all well and good for people who own some grey tracksuit bottoms. Can you get some and post them to us?pinno said:
I used to eat Peanut M&M's. Then I discovered they contain Palm Oil. Then I discovered Lidl's own chocolate covered peanut fake M&M's which don't contain palm oil and... they taste as good!First.Aspect said:You lot spoil all the fun.
At least Skittles are okay to eat still. They are made of rainbows.
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/palm-oil/palm-oil-free-list
I don't get it either. There's reverse snobbery going on wrt Lidl and Aldi.0 -
Lidl and Aldi have been responsible for driving down prices in UK supermarkets.
Apart from Waitrose where the customers are dopey enough to pay anything.0 -
How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Funnily enough Tesco has a really good range of stuff.First.Aspect said:
Aren't you getting Lidl confused with Tesco?Stevo_666 said:
Lidl - that's all well and good for people who own some grey tracksuit bottoms. Can you get some and post them to us?pinno said:
I used to eat Peanut M&M's. Then I discovered they contain Palm Oil. Then I discovered Lidl's own chocolate covered peanut fake M&M's which don't contain palm oil and... they taste as good!First.Aspect said:You lot spoil all the fun.
At least Skittles are okay to eat still. They are made of rainbows.
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/palm-oil/palm-oil-free-list
I don't get it either. There's reverse snobbery going on wrt Lidl and Aldi."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
4,000 tonnes is not a major shippblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
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Either way....surrey_commuter said:
4,000 tonnes is not a major shippblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
You asked how a major ship can run aground - it isn’t a major ship so more likely to be inferior in every way to a major ship0
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Vodka.pblakeney said:
Either way....surrey_commuter said:
4,000 tonnes is not a major shippblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
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How some people consider this to not be a major ship.
Gross Tonnage: 101932
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
There’s a bit of gross tonnage in the foreground as well1
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It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
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Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?TheBigBean said:
It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?0 -
Yes, but my ship simply had radar, some satellite thing that told you the location of other ships and a map. The captain set the direction based on the map. It was completely impossible to see small boats in rough weather. Obviously, islands will be on the maps, but it was easy to see how a mistake could happen.First.Aspect said:
Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?TheBigBean said:
It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?
I have also been on a self steering passenger ferry. That was more impressive and navigated around hundreds of islands on waterways automatically.
I fancied the ride. It was more expensive than flying but better for jetlag.0 -
Who knew you were on board?TheBigBean said:
Yes, but my ship simply had radar, some satellite thing that told you the location of other ships and a map. The captain set the direction based on the map. It was completely impossible to see small boats in rough weather. Obviously, islands will be on the maps, but it was easy to see how a mistake could happen.First.Aspect said:
Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?TheBigBean said:
It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?
I have also been on a self steering passenger ferry. That was more impressive and navigated around hundreds of islands on waterways automatically.
I fancied the ride. It was more expensive than flying but better for jetlag.0 -
Everyone on the ship.First.Aspect said:
Who knew you were on board?TheBigBean said:
Yes, but my ship simply had radar, some satellite thing that told you the location of other ships and a map. The captain set the direction based on the map. It was completely impossible to see small boats in rough weather. Obviously, islands will be on the maps, but it was easy to see how a mistake could happen.First.Aspect said:
Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?TheBigBean said:
It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?
I have also been on a self steering passenger ferry. That was more impressive and navigated around hundreds of islands on waterways automatically.
I fancied the ride. It was more expensive than flying but better for jetlag.0 -
Everyone had to take their turn n the barrel1
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Almost any other answer would have been more exciting.TheBigBean said:
Everyone on the ship.First.Aspect said:
Who knew you were on board?TheBigBean said:
Yes, but my ship simply had radar, some satellite thing that told you the location of other ships and a map. The captain set the direction based on the map. It was completely impossible to see small boats in rough weather. Obviously, islands will be on the maps, but it was easy to see how a mistake could happen.First.Aspect said:
Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?TheBigBean said:
It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?
I have also been on a self steering passenger ferry. That was more impressive and navigated around hundreds of islands on waterways automatically.
I fancied the ride. It was more expensive than flying but better for jetlag.0 -
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Proper chortled at that in bed then had to explain to the wife. She didn't find it remotely amusing.ballysmate said:Everyone had to take their turn n the barrel
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Ok. I'll try harder next time.First.Aspect said:
Almost any other answer would have been more exciting.TheBigBean said:
Everyone on the ship.First.Aspect said:
Who knew you were on board?TheBigBean said:
Yes, but my ship simply had radar, some satellite thing that told you the location of other ships and a map. The captain set the direction based on the map. It was completely impossible to see small boats in rough weather. Obviously, islands will be on the maps, but it was easy to see how a mistake could happen.First.Aspect said:
Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?TheBigBean said:
It's more than 10 years since I went on a cargo ship, but navigation really wasn't that sophisticated. In the channel, another man would be put on deck with binoculars. Several years before that, a ship sunk in the channel and then another one crashed into it days later. Before my cargo ship journey I couldn't understand how that could have happened. Afterwards, I completely understood.pblakeney said:How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.
Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?
I have also been on a self steering passenger ferry. That was more impressive and navigated around hundreds of islands on waterways automatically.
I fancied the ride. It was more expensive than flying but better for jetlag.0 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion
On a side note, the BP 'Deep Water Horizon' oil rig spill are said to have cost 47 billion pounds in damages (last count). Damn, they should have listened to Kurt Russell!
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I'm intrigued.
Self charging hybrids. Basically they use petrol to run an engine to charge a battery.
What is the point?0 -
Isn’t it about using deceleration to charge the battery, so assuming the energy transfer between the engine and battery is not too inefficient as well as efficient convertion of kinetic energy back into charge in the battery, you’re saving a lot of energy that way?First.Aspect said:I'm intrigued.
Self charging hybrids. Basically they use petrol to run an engine to charge a battery.
What is the point?
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