The TPU UK Clubhouse

[AusWolf]

From what i understand is between management,non professionals(admin staff) and government the NHS has been driven to near the point of death. clapping for doctors and nurses was the least the public could do really most should have had their wages doubled. The hatred you have for the NHS should in no way be directed at the medical staff just the egocentric paper pushers.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on doctors and nurses, but on the institution and the way it works (or rather the way it doesn't). You can basically choose to go with the NHS and die before somebody even gets to look at your problem, or pay your ass off to private doctors just to be told that you need another appointment and to pay more money. Disgusting.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I've been paying for my health-care for near 6 years now don't get me wrong I understand where your coming from the quality isn't the best here but the service is second to none. I recently had a problem with one of my wisdom teeth also. I went to the local clinic they pulled out a hammer that looked like something I use on seized motors and what can be best described as a stainless steel hole punch along with some ancient looking syringe, jabbed me in the mouth a few times hit me with said hammer and hole punch ripped out the tooth and charged me a fiver. I think I just needed a filling.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Been leaving my PC on, it's been on now for 96 hours, no problems.
The minimum temps are probably from overnight

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Been leaving my PC on, it's been on now for 96 hours, no problems.
The minimum temps are probably from overnight
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Your max tdie is lower than my minimum

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Your max tdie is lower than my minimum

Custom water ftw

 

[ThaiTaffy]

8:30 at night

It's the start of winter and has been overcast all day.

 

[Tatty_Two]

As far as I am aware, under normal circumstances it's that big pile of income tax that pays for the NHS, Armed Forces etc etc, national Insurance covers state pension, statutory sick pay, maternity leave, and entitlement to additional unemployment benefits as well as a few others. I know that the recent decision to raise national insurance by 12% mentioned the NHS backlog although that's just dodgy dealing because originally it was all supposed to go to social care, all of which have been so underfunded over the last 15 years I am surprised there are any hospitals or dental surgeries left TBH.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I am surprised there are any hospitals or dental surgeries left TBH.

If they were all gone the paper pushers wouldn't have anything to exploit money from. They will keep the NHS running untill they have a feasible plan to privatise it then keep their jobs within the new structure.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I went pike fishing down my local river, only to be told by another local that a lot of the river had been cleaned out by folks who had them deep fried and served with a portion of chips...

Second trip of catching absolutely fuck all. Not even a love tap like pikes do. Im hitting some amazing casts with my new baitcaster set up and the place is just dead.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I went pike fishing down my local river, only to be told by another local that a lot of the river had been cleaned out by folks who had them deep fried and served with a portion of chips...

Second trip of catching absolutely fuck all. Not even a love tap like pikes do. Im hitting some amazing casts with my new baitcaster set up and the place is just dead.

I have a mate who goes fishing, they had to ban lots of imports from most of the sites he goes to for trying to bag the fish to take and eat.

 

[Tatty_Two]

I went carp fishing today at a local lake, weather was pretty crap but managed to bag a few although the biggest was only 17 pounds.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I have a mate who goes fishing, they had to ban lots of imports from most of the sites he goes to for trying to bag the fish to take and eat.

Sadly this has been happening for decades. One of my local parks had one of their large ponds stocked with fish only to have it all pretty much vanish within a month because people were jumping the fence in the middle of the night and stealing them.

Not a lot you can do apart from build a bigger fence or hire a security firm to guard the park at night. That will cost the local council tonnes of money to guard a 115 acre park. I think the councils decision was to stop stocking it completely with specimen sized fish -- I think there was a 40lb common carp there at one point. All you get there is the usual rabble not even big enough for a fish finger which is no fun for me. I did all that when i was 12 or 13, Im out to catch me some 'fresh water sharks'

Of course its a bit different when it comes to private fisheries they can fortify and fence in the property a little more to prevent thieves and control who gets to fish there.

I know River/Canal fishing can be hard mode but damn. I even bought out a really fancy lure to dance in the water and even small jack pike wont hit it.

I covered some 2.5miles of canal and nothing.

 

[AusWolf]

I went pike fishing down my local river, only to be told by another local that a lot of the river had been cleaned out by folks who had them deep fried and served with a portion of chips...

Second trip of catching absolutely fuck all. Not even a love tap like pikes do. Im hitting some amazing casts with my new baitcaster set up and the place is just dead.

The missus and I visited Blackpool about a month ago. We were shocked to notice the lack of restaurants and the abundance of chip shops. Maybe if the Blackpoolians decided to eat food other than fish & chips, things would be different.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

The missus and I visited Blackpool about a month ago. We were shocked to notice the lack of restaurants and the abundance of chip shops. Maybe if the Blackpoolians decided to eat food other than fish & chips, things would be different.

Was it fatties R us everywhere? lol Flubville ask if you need to know what a flub is

 

[ThaiTaffy]

The missus and I visited Blackpool about a month ago. We were shocked to notice the lack of restaurants and the abundance of chip shops. Maybe if the Blackpoolians decided to eat food other than fish & chips, things would be different.

Hasn't Blackpool just been bars and grease shops for like the last 3 decades?

 

[AusWolf]

Hasn't Blackpool just been bars and grease shops for like the last 3 decades?

I don't know. It was our first time. The streets looked literally like this, just with fish & chips:

It's good that we only stayed for a weekend. We might have starved otherwise.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

jesus, what a place

 

[AusWolf]

jesus, what a place

The thing I don't understand about it is that Blackpool is one of the most popular holiday destinations in England. People don't like sitting down to eat a proper meal at a proper restaurant while on holiday?

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I think you've confused holiday and bachelor party.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Why the fuck do tourists come here for the authentic british beach town holiday experience. Good for fat Americans i guess.

 

[AusWolf]

I think you've confused holiday and bachelor party.

Well, I don't know about other people, but the missus and I don't go on a holiday to eat the same food every day. We also like to end our holidays by sitting down at a proper restaurant to eat something decent.

I think it's the Blackpoolians who confuse holidays with bachelor parties. There's a lot more night clubs than restaurants in town.

Why the fuck do tourists come here for the authentic british beach town holiday experience. Good for fat Americans i guess.

Probably. Though I want to believe that the authentic British beach town experience is still alive - just not in Blackpool.

I visited Weston-Super-Mare a couple years ago, and it wasn't that bad, except for the fact that everything opened at around 4-5 PM, so if you didn't stock up for breakfast, you were F-ed.

Also, Cornwall (especially Newquay) is very nice.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Just noticed my gtx980ti is using 269 watts max, yikes, temps ok so must be ok though i guess.

EDIT, my OC must have upped TDP by 19 watts i guess. 250-269

 

[AusWolf]

Just noticed my gtx980ti is using 269 watts max, yikes, temps ok so must be ok though i guess.
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I don't have temps like that on my 175 Watt 2070!

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I don't have temps like that on my 175 Watt 2070!

Custom loop. temps are fine, loads at 99% too.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I don't have temps like that on my 175 Watt 2070!

He's showing off because he knows most of his temps are lower than my ambient

Well, I don't know about other people, but the missus and I don't go on a holiday to eat the same food every day. We also like to end our holidays by sitting down at a proper restaurant to eat something decent.

The food here is amazing though some of it can be questionable but still you have "st george bar"s dotted all over the country selling pie and chips.