Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you

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.

What is this stereotype with Lidl ffs?
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.

orraloon said:

I've seen tattoos on f off Panzerwagon drivers 😊

Not the Panzerwagon driver I know - he's a square pants.

You can get fake Tattoos if you want. My girls have sheets and sheets of them.

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.

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.

First.Aspect said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

First.Aspect said:

You lot spoil all the fun.

At least Skittles are okay to eat still. They are made of rainbows.

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!

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/palm-oil/palm-oil-free-list

Lidl - that's all well and good for people who own some grey tracksuit bottoms. Can you get some and post them to us?

Aren't you getting Lidl confused with Tesco?

I don't get it either. There's reverse snobbery going on wrt Lidl and Aldi.

Funnily enough Tesco has a really good range of stuff.

surrey_commuter said:

pblakeney said:

How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.

4,000 tonnes is not a major ship

Either way....

pblakeney said:

surrey_commuter said:

pblakeney said:

How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.

4,000 tonnes is not a major ship

Either way....

Vodka.

pblakeney said:

How some people consider this to not be a major ship.
Gross Tonnage: 101932

It’s not the sort of thing you see being towed up the motorway behind a 4x4 is it.

pblakeney said:

How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.

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.

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

pblakeney said:

How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.

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.

Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?

Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?

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.

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.

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

pblakeney said:

How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.

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.

Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?

Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?

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.

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.

Who knew you were on board?

Everyone on the ship.

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

First.Aspect said:

TheBigBean said:

pblakeney said:

How on earth a major ship can run aground in these days of navigation technology.

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.

Yes but islands are sort 9f always Inthe same place aren't they?

Got to ask, what caused you to be on a cargo ship? What were you smuggling?

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.

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.

Who knew you were on board?

Everyone on the ship.

Almost any other answer would have been more exciting.

ballysmate said:

Everyone had to take their turn n the barrel

Proper chortled at that in bed then had to explain to the wife. She didn't find it remotely amusing.

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!

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?

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?