merridew

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[–] merridew 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You don't have separate recycling? With recycling bins & separate food waste collection, our general waste wheelie bin takes ages to fill up...

[–] merridew 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Come visit the UK. We have fluid ounces too, but only for baking. Your drink will be served by the millilitre, unless it's beer in a pub, or milk in a home, in which case it will be served by the pint.

[–] merridew 162 points 1 year ago (33 children)

Sticker price isn't the price you pay at the till. Why? Why do you do that.

Massive gaps between the walls and doors of public lavatory cubicles. This is not some mystical, advanced technology. Get it together.

[–] merridew 5 points 1 year ago

Feel free to post alternative sources.

You'll struggle to find one that doesn't state the same facts: that following forensic investigation the victim's American Bully XL was destroyed, and two dachshunds were returned to their owners without issue.

[–] merridew 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh god, my table had an absolute hoot with Wild Sheep Chase, DM included. Highly recommended.

[–] merridew 9 points 1 year ago

The dachshunds were returned to their owners. The victim's dog, an American Bully XL, was destroyed.

[–] merridew 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

After investigation, it was determined that the woman in question

is believed to have been killed by her own American Bully XL

The victim's dog

was the only animal to have been destroyed, which they believe to be an American Bully XL

while

two seized dachshunds were returned to their owner.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12094705/Woman-28-mauled-death-pack-dogs-killed-American-Bully-XL.html

[–] merridew 9 points 1 year ago

Many thanks. I wish I was surprised. The XL ban was announced before the breed involved in this incident was announced.

[–] merridew 14 points 1 year ago
[–] merridew 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

~~the breeds of the two dogs who killed the man in Stonnall is currently not known~~

Staffordshire Police said it was understood the dogs were XL bullys, but further tests were being carried out to determine their breed.

Article has been updated. Not a surprising update.

[–] merridew 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Em, no. No it isn't. Private healthcare gets to cherry pick off all the more straightforward stuff (knee replacements, dermatology) but curiously enough is quite content for the NHS to handle all the expensive stuff (intensive care, trauma).

It took over 40 years to privatise everything on that list. Not exactly "fairly quick".

Feel free to consider it "scaremongering bollocks" all you like, but be aware that government ministers literally wrote a book about how much they want to do it.

And be aware everyone thought that British Rail would never be privatised, either. But of course it was. After it had been run into the ground through underfunding.

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