UK IX: This Economy Will Self-Destruct In...

[Yakumo]

And it would somehow just dump all the fuel into a portal to nowhere at the slightest touch of the accelerator. Like literally look up and half the tank is gone.

Indeed, it could be a thirsty monster. But if driven sensibly it wasn't so bad.
I loved that car but the worst thing about the one I had was the wheel spin when starting off from a stop. It was very easy to spin the wheels for a second if not paying attention to the revs.

[Yakumo]

The nightmare with performance cars is that some places have started charging an insane margin for super unleaded, but they never display the prices for that before you get to the pump itself. I keep having to switch between 5 different Shell stations based on who is feeling greedy that particular day. I've had differences of up to 10p a litre on V-Power between them all in a single day, which would put me out £6 a fill.

It's actually got to the stage where I'm thinking of just ringing round to ask the price first.

Ah, that's the same here as well. The main Fort court sign would say bugger all, only when you got to the pump would you know the price. Thankfully the difference wasn't ever that major. Just a yen or two.

[Neon Ignition]

Coffee drinkers may be at lower risk of early death, study suggests | Coffee | The Guardian
There's a chance that coffee lowers the risk of early death

Home Office cancels Border Force contract with P&O Ferries after mass sackings | P&O Ferries | The Guardian
The Home Office has axed P&)'s border force contract

[fishbowlhead]

Coffee drinkers may be at lower risk of early death, study suggests | Coffee | The Guardian
There's a chance that coffee lowers the risk of early death

I should live for a good 10,000 years then.

[charlesr]

These "studies" are so garbage. Correlation does not equal causation

[charlesr]

Study by the British Coffee Association....

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/31/boris-johnson-partygate-ministerial-code-christoper-geidt

Boris lies about lying

[Cassius_Smoke]

A 'Save Boris' campaign is underway in Downing Street.

https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/downing-street-launches-save-boris-campaign-as-letters-pile-up

[Asura]

A 'Save Boris' campaign is underway in Downing Street.

I mean, they're kinda right in what they say there - inasmuch as if Boris was to step down, right now, who would lead the party? There's no-one. Sunak's a joke. Gove's a joke. Reese-Mogg is a joke (and frankly I'd prefer Boris, crazy though that seems). They're all terrible but it's the-devil-that-you-know.

[Hirst]

If Johnson is truly the best option out of the entire party, the whole lot should just go drown themselves in a septic tank. Imagine being less competent to lead a country than that useless chump.

[Cassius_Smoke]

I'd take an inanimate carbon rod over Boris

[Asura]

If Johnson is truly the best option out of the entire party, the whole lot should just go drown themselves in a septic tank. Imagine being less competent to lead a country than that useless chump.

The problem in our media-driven society is that it's not who's good, but who is electable. Boris, for all the crap things he's done and the ineffectual lead he's had, has spent decades cultivating a public image. All those appearances on Have I Got News for You and so on.

Dilbert put it well, years ago, when Dilbert gets loads of great job-offers after a major screw-up at work that embarrasses his company - "you're more employable as a famous screw-up than a capable nobody".

To be clear, this isn't an endorsement of BoJo. It's just that I understand why the Tories are desperate to keep him, because getting rid of him is basically throwing the election.

[QualityChimp]

I'd take an inanimate carbon rod over Boris

[importaku]

Discovered people have started calling the juibilee celebrations platty joobs & it's cringeingly bad but i kind of like it too i feel dirty when i say it.

[fishbowlhead]

I mean, they're kinda right in what they say there - inasmuch as if Boris was to step down, right now, who would lead the party? There's no-one. Sunak's a joke. Gove's a joke. Reese-Mogg is a joke (and frankly I'd prefer Boris, crazy though that seems). They're all terrible but it's the-devil-that-you-know.

A monkey flinging its on crap at a wall chart of things to get done would be more effective than the current government.