One of our downpipes has been blocked and subsequently overflowing and causing damp on the wall. I took it apart yesterday and there was a big stone in it causing the blockage, which I was able to get out. All unblocked now, all good. BUT, how the fuck did a big stone get in there in the first plac...

Looks like Tim Apple has some pics somewhere…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... na-tariffs

lol.

This should probably have gone in the Onion as real stories thread.

I don’t know if this is coincidence or if the thread was created because Deftones are on tour, but one of the guys in my band just saw them last night and I had to keep my mouth shut while he and another bandmate were raving about them in group chat. They put on a good show. I’ve seen them at a few...

One thing I think US FMs are lucky with is local news. Obviously because the country is absolutely massive. But it seems like there’s plenty of local news stations. The UK is much more newspaper focused than the US. There’s a bit of local news on the main channels but it’s mostly weekly local newspa...

So it was all a rug pull.

Honestly I don’t understand why the US president is allowed so much executive power. Why even have a congress or senate?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. After being like most people in 2010s I sort of retreated into online bubbles as social media exploded. Over the past few years I’ve made a conscious effort to read centrist and business “traditional” mainstream media as well as the kind of leftist oped ...

You guys are making me feel bad for kind of liking this band.

Kinda.

It's the guy in the Viking costume that makes this one.

This is filmed in New York. It’s frankly incredible an American could get this so right.