wotsit_sandwich

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[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Hi mcepl.

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[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Where I live if you fall and injure yourself on an established hiking/climbing route, in season, you will be rescued for free (regular ambulance rides are free anyway).

If you climb or hike off track, out of season you might be charged for a helicopter ride or mountain rescue. As you can imagine it's not cheap.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We have our Aircon cleaned around March or April because when everyone turns them on and realises how badly they smell in July all the cleaning services are busy.

YMMV But another fun AirCon fact*.

A few years ago we switched from running the air con hard at 20°C or so when we got home, having it turn off automatically late at night, running it hard in the morning and turning it off when we went out...

To....

setting it at a supposedly "high" setting of 27°C and leaving it on 24/7 (July to September)

The running cost was the same and it was very comfortable coming home to an already cool dry environment. We never felt the need to lower the temperature either. It was lovely.

*"fact". I'm sure the condition of your home insulation, outside temperature and conditions, draftiness of windows and doors etc all play a role.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

McDonalds is especially egregious recently. Time was you could get a set for ¥500 (about 5 dollars) Then suddenly all the menu items went up to ¥700 - ¥800. That starts to get very very close to the alternatives which are much better. The only competitive edge they had was price really.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes. Maybe "confirmed" was the wrong word.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I just checked the BBC news website. The sub wreckage has been found. They are confirmed deceased.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Looks like purple broccoli.

Done right it's lovely.

This is not done right.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ohhh. New podcast. It's a good day.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yours wouldn't. The low profile, low weight ones do.

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And once people try it they usually like it!

[–] wotsit_sandwich@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

In the forward direction I do sometimes get a false positive, but only enough to sound the (not very intrusive) alarm. The only time it's actually stopped is when I was pulling out of a parking lot and the brakes applied. I never saw what it was in front of the car but another car honked, and a few people gasped so there was something. (2021 Toyota Sienta. Standard, boring family car)

Also I've actually been spared being hit as a pedestrian by auto stop on a Honda Freed.

My car's reverse stop has saved me from a couple of dents.

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