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  1. Britain is narrow-mindedly trying to make 1 rule fits all and people of society must conform to the rules, maybe I can say it's too democratic. For example, when I was on the dole I went to a career day with the job centre half-wits. I found out they can't wear a tie because 1 employee (in London! I'm in Newcastle) was attacked by having their tie yanked. I was told ties are banned now in all jobCentres. Why does some authority feel the need to step in and make that decision for the JobCentre employees? Are they incapable? Im sure in their life they have made bigger choices. The authorities should look at punishment of the attacker instead.

    Same about the small argos pens in the JocCentre. They are small so they can be used as less of a weapon. Why do we need that kind of protection?

    I lived in Thailand (very few rules, just morals, in the moment decisions and good natured people) and I had a scooter. I knew I was gonna use it for 1 year. A licence, tax and insurance is £12. Being stopped by the police who don't care about any paperwork, £4. This is better for everyone. The policeman gets cash and I just go on my way. So maybe a little corruption is what we need in UK.

  2. You could always try appreciating what you got instead of claiming your life is so hard and only think about yourself.

    Since you're Russian I'd advise against working at cinemas in the UK, I was sacked cus I didn't smile enough. Bloody minimum wage 70% cleaning job!

  3. You have failed the practice citizenship test.

    Questions answered correctly: 9 out of 24 (38%)

    Time taken: 04 minutes 24 seconds

    I honestly thought I guessed more than 9 correctly. Maybe people applying for British citizenship should gain citizenship if they get 10 or fewer. If they know the answers then they're obviously not British.

    There's nothing on culture & hobbies. I.e. what tradition meal is eaten on Sundays, or what do brits like to complain about (that could be a long one)

  4. Shame she has to resort to sucking tampons to get attention, hardly suprising with the face of an ugly pig.

    It's probably real, it's probably fake - either way it's a depressing state of affairs that the Internet is being abused in such a way.

    It's this new generation of f**king idiots with their One Direction haircuts, lads with managed eyebrows and girls taking photos of themselves in the mirror with a 'I'm a dumb bimbo' look plastered on their makeup covered face that encourage this kind of shit (see the cup song, Justin Beiber and now this).

    I give up, f**king morons.

    I agree, the internet should be used to bitch about these saddos.

  5. Why? Because he defenced honor and memory of his mother? What What would you do in his place?

    What if they were robbing in order to feed their family? I find Russians are rude and angry anyway, I wouldn't expect anything less than killing in Russia. This vids about Russia right?

  6. Just a quick question. Can I use any bleeding syringe to bleed my HS33s 05-11 model?

    The reason I ask is because in the Magura tech video they used 2 barbs or whatever on either side, and a syringe. Which begs the question - why are there so many components in the 27£ Magura kit?

  7. I did an apprenticship in engineering and got my HNC. Had a fiance and shared a flat with her. Had a deskjob in a design office for 6 years. Everything went tits up with the girl and the job got mundane and I started to hate being stuck in the rat race. It was so dull and everyday I would daydream about just being outside and riding.

    One day I realised that I could be stuck in a job like that forever and look back on my life with regret, so I handed in my notice. Was the scariest thing I've ever done but definitely the best decision I've ever made. Im now doing a media course, I've always wanted to make sick riding videos and I'm setting up Voodoo Unicycles to earn me money to live on. The work is unreliable and jobs are few and far between at the moment. Im living in a cabin at the bottom of my parents garden and I can barely afford fuel to go riding but I am really happy. I actually enjoy living on a shoestring budget. When you can't afford to buy anything it really makes you appreciate the value of money.

    Im planning on building up Voodoo, starting after schools clubs teaching kids how to ride, more demos and hopefully get some international work to allow me to travel. I just don't want to settle for a 'normal' life. Almost went down that path and it just doesn't appeal to me.

    Thats a nice read. After uni I went to Thailand for 1 year to travel and teach English. Now I work full time and it's very fulfilling at the moment. However I believe it'll plateau eventually when I've filled my boots and that's when I'll look into going back travelling. I think about it now, but maybe I need to let go of my future.

  8. Is this engineering or design? If this is the basis of something that leads you further into your education I'd recommend researching robust design and Taguchi's method. If you know the function and limits of whatever the device is subjected to then it should be possible to optimise the device so it lasts many uses/cycles (refers to 6 sigma - something the Japanese follow and why Hondas/Toyotas go on forever). Of course the more random or more variables you have the harder it is to design for. I don't believe I've answered your question, but it may be of value to you.

  9. Most guitars can be, however if you're using a tremelo bridge/floatingbridge then you have to adjust the springs properly to tension the strings correctly.

    Yeah, are you using a tremolo?

    Yes it's a tremolo. I've actually straightened the neck now, it had a bilbical forward bend. I've adjusted the saddle heights however I believe the nut is a problem (and has been causing fret buzzing since I bought it 5 years ago). Now, I know how to adjust everything except the nut. It seems like I need a feeler gauge and some shims or a file.

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