Sorry boys and girls, I'm already in love with Pokémon caaaaaards
Maybe next lifetime, yeah?
PhobosAnomaly
joined 2 years ago
I'm just a fair weather cyclist, so I'm in need of education.
What benefits does inflating the tyres bring? I'd have intuitively thought that letting some air out and increasing the surface area of the rubber on tarmac would increase stability and grip, and the expense of efficiency.
Happy to learn though!
git log --no-merge
My apologies 😂
In short, a cardboard box full of food that contains the fat and salt content that exceeds the recommended daily intake for an entire small African country, for about £12 (~US$20?) which is absolutely fantastic for filling you up after having one or two or seventeen too many alcoholic beverages that evening.
I mean... that's one definition of tourism I guess?
I'm very much a "leave only footprints" sort of guy - I know Brits have a bit of a shit reputation particularly when it comes to inexpensive package holidays, but I think tourism and learning about the rest of the world promotes a greater understanding of the only planet we live on. Whether it's food; culture; history; or scenes of key historical events - it gives a window into people's own gaps in knowledge or empathy.
I agree that an economy based entirely on tourism is a house of cards in itself, but I don't think it's a binary choice. Humanity have always had a nomadic element and there will always be those who want to travel, but it should be done sustainably.
I'm not sure what part of the world you're from but in the UK, Chinese restaurants and takeaways popularised then concept of the Munchy Box.
Basically, a pizza box rammed with carbs and meats - chips, rice, battered chicken balls, onion rings, satay sticks, salads, all sorts of shit.
It's like a happy meal for an adult. Being absolutely smashed while troughing it only adds to the experience. Usually good for then following morning too.
Having experienced life in a city with a heavy tourism influence, it's not the tourists that's the problem, it's counterintuitively a select few locals ripping the arse out of it.
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Housing shortages and sky high rents because homeowners and flat owners stick their places on AirBNB and other types of peer to peer services they provide access to;
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Ludicrous policies imposed on residents by locally-contracted private enterprises like event managers extending their road closures and parking suspensions a quarter mile away from their actual event areas, fucking over residents who actually live there for the other eleven months of the year;
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Zero hour contracts for those in gig economy or service workers, who get used and abused for a few weeks a year and fucked off when the good times dry up, while business owners have made bank;
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Increased pressure on public services for a few weeks a year, caused by influxes of folk putting heavy demands on the staff but leaving local residents to foot the tax bill;
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...and the usual creep towards city centre locations trending towards tat merchants selling utter shite.
It's important to note that none of the above is anything wrong, it's just assholery for the most part...
...and then those small numbers of "locals" have the gall to blame Mr and Mrs Miggins from halfway across the globe for ruining the city. Fuck all of the way off
Death Note would have a gash plot if Japan didn't like a bit of punishment that wasn't compatible with life.
Admittedly, I'd be much more likely to write in the Inconvenient Note so arseholes would find themselves wearing wet socks every day; encounter people who never finish their sentences; have to find a towel lying about the house before showering; or have every underfoot surface feel like a box of Lego.
Alex Albon man. Perhaps one of the standout drivers over the last two seasons. Built up and broken by Red Bull, taken a year out, and starts throwing that Williams about like a stripper's bra, dragging it to classification finishes that Williams has no business being.
Outstanding performances.
I think I'd be like "Sizz... Suzz... Syss... Yiddish's cat next, please"
I bet your vet loves you when calling them through for their appointment 😂
and I'll be happy for you ❤️