ScreamingFirehawk

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[–] ScreamingFirehawk 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looks like the estate agent wasn't brave enough to create a floorplan

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 5 points 3 weeks ago

From a quick Google search, IVIG infusions are a treatment used in the NHS, so yes if a consultant started you on that treatment you would have it for life if necessary and it would cost you nothing.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 15 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It doesn't, the array is still in the same order it started in, it's members are just printed to the console in numerical order.

It just prints the number 1 after 1 ms, 2 after 2 ms, 3 after 3 ms etc.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If the amount of energy you use is consistently reasonably low, then you are paying more per unit of energy than someone who uses a large amount of energy.l because of the standing charge.

If the standing charge is removed, then users with low energy consumption would pay less, users with high energy consumption would pay more, and the energy companies would make the same amount overall (assuming they don't use the opportunity to increase revenue)

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Lego bricks are made using virgin plastic, which I assume means all scrap is not recycled and used to make more Lego.

Some parts, like flexible parts and transparent parts are made using more sustainable materials, whether that consists of some recycled material or plant derived plastics.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

BMI is your weight divided by the square of your height

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If you live somewhere with consumer rights, by law you can return it no questions asked within 14 days of receipt (actual length of time may vary, UK is 14 days)

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 12 points 2 months ago

Buying knives for $5 probably has something to do with it

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 4 points 2 months ago

It's Earl Grey, named after Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl Grey. I don't think a colour can be an Earl.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If this was 3 people who actually knew how to drive then the situation would have never occurred. Someone has pulled out into the path of traffic with nowhere to go, and the other 2 have decided to be petty instead of leave space or reverse and resolve the situation in 5 seconds.

[–] ScreamingFirehawk 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The person dressed in a giant poppy costume who was jumping side to side and waving their arms at me as I entered the supermarket was pretty funny and made me smile, so I'll have more of that type of poppy mania please.

Some people get weirdly militant about wearing them and decorating with them in Facebook posts, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone behave like that on person.

 

Bullets shouldn't be magnetic since they are made of brass, copper and lead, but I guess these ones had enough rusty ferrous material stuck to them that I pulled them out with a magnet anyway.

The little rod below the horseshoe is also entirely made of copper and not all magnetic, but it was held on to the magnet by some rusty scrap.

I also got a fair amount of loose change, and what I think is a door knob that I was a little worried could be a grenade when I pulled it out amongst the bullets.

 

I've got to clear out some of the rubbish in the shed so that I can store up more for next time. It was definitely worth keeping hold of it all and weighing it in though.

On another note, I've got some pictures of some of my more interesting finds but I'm now hitting a file size limit on feddit.uk so I've been unable to post. If anyone can recommend a good way to reduce the file size of photos on Android I would appreciate it!

 

I've been struggling to get out with my magnet so far this year, so instead I made this board to display some of my finds on.

I've never really done any woodworking apart from maybe a small project at secondary school, so I enjoyed putting this together and picking up some basic skills in doing so.

 

Well most of one anyway. I didn't think it was a real one to begin with and just threw it in my trolley, but cleaning up in some rust remover and some vigorous brushing revealed "United States Property" and a serial number engraved on one side, and the letters G.H.D on the other which confirmed that it is the body of a real gun!

Definitely wasn't expecting to find this in the canal in Gloucester. I think it's from WW2 judging by the state of it and the markings, but I'm definitely not an expert.

Here's a picture of the other side, the G.H.D engraving isn't really visible on camera though:

 
 

Pulled out this gnarly looking anchor from right in the middle of the canal junction before the CRT bridge operator came out and told me I wasn't allowed to magnet fish in the canal. After that I walked 100m down the towpath and pulled out all of this stuff:

First trip out with the massive Barbarian magnet and it's definitely better at sinking down into the mud, although I don't think I'll be doing full 20m casts with it without a lot more practice.

 

Tightening the locking nut was extremely difficult using a stainless steel spanner, I really should have seen that coming and found a non-magnetic one 😅

The Barbarian makes the little Hardcore look like a kids toy. I just hope I don't get it stuck to a harbour wall or steel bridge when I get to take it for a spin!

 

For anyone looking to buy their first magnet or upgrade (I've just grabbed myself a Barbarian) there are good discounts at the two major sites that serve the UK (and also much of the rest of the world).

Magnetar are offering discounts on a lot of their range and accessories, and you can get an additional 10% off using the code UNFILTERED10.

Online Magnets are offering 15% off everything using the code Black15.

 

This was a very nice location to be for a few hours in the afternoon. The moored narrow boats and passing ones made me slightly envious of the lifestyle of living on one. It seems like a very cosy way of life, and the freedom of being able to drive your house around to different places on the water is very appealing. Also I wouldn't have to travel far for magnet fishing!

I think next time I'll bring a change of clothes so I can pop into the pub for a pint afterwards.

 

I think I wil be more careful when walking past scaffolders working in the future given how dropsy they apparently are. I think there's loads more scaffolding down where I pulled those up but it was the last spot of the day so I only had time for a few casts.

I let a couple of passing kids have a go and they managed to find someone else's small fishing magnet, so they were pretty pleased to get one for themselves, and I saw them again later that day having a go in Castle park. I also pulled up another larger single sided magnet that someone hadn't loctited their eyelet on properly.

I didn't find much this time around but that's frequently the case when trying new spots. I definitely want a bigger magnet, there was a lot of deep mud and a larger one would really help finding stuff buried in there.

I was very tempted to create traffic chaos using this sign I pulled out, but I decided that Bristol has enough of that already

 

I pulled this out in two halves about 45 minutes apart from each other. The second half had numbers on it that I thought could be a date, but on further inspection of the first half it looks like the numbers continue on it, so unfortunately I don't think this was cast in 1828.

I got far more than I was expecting at this spot, given that it's on the edge of a village rather than city centre, including a still working fire extinguisher:

A car stereo amongst some other bits:

And the most nails I've ever found in a single trip by far, with the stuff I didn't find particularly interesting:

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