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  1. Comment on Jet Lag Season 18: Stateside Scramble | Trailer in ~hobbies

  2. Comment on What kind of contractor do I call to evaluate another contractor's work? in ~life.home_improvement

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    When we were preparing to sell our previous house which had several extremely long and high retaining walls, we wanted to make sure they were still structurally sound since two of them were...

    When we were preparing to sell our previous house which had several extremely long and high retaining walls, we wanted to make sure they were still structurally sound since two of them were slightly bowing out. We contacted a local retaining wall specific construction company about the issue and they gave us the contact info for their geotechnical engineer who then came out to do an assessment for us. So I can confirm that that is the type of engineer OP likely needs to get in contact with as well.

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  3. Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news

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    Nigel Farage's only by-election challenger is self-proclaimed space alien Count Binface Funny Radio 4 interview with Count Binface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOmzQbRT_E

    Nigel Farage's only by-election challenger is self-proclaimed space alien Count Binface

    Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's populist Reform party, says he stepped down from his parliamentary seat so he could trigger a by-election and take on "the establishment."

    But, so far, his only challenger is a man who wears a trash bin on his head and describes himself as a 5,000-year-old intergalactic space alien from the planet Sigma IX.

    "Logically, there are only two conclusions. One, I am the establishment, I'm the embodiment of the British establishment, which is curious," the self-styled Count Binface told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "The only other possible conclusion is that Nigel is talking out of his posterior."

    Count Binface is the persona comedian Jon Harvey embodies to run in British elections for the dual purpose of skewering politicians and celebrating democracy.

    Harvey used to run as Lord Buckethead, a character from the 1984 Star Wars parody Gremloids, but was forced to pivot when filmmaker Todd Durham took notice of his growing popularity and decided to seize control of his intellectual property.

    As either Buckethead or Binface, Harvey has unsuccessfully challenged five U.K. prime ministers at the polls. Most recently, he lost a parliamentary byelection to Andy Burnham, who is now on track to become the U.K.'s newest Labour leader and prime minister.

    "I was actually looking forward to a bit of putting my space boots up," he said, speaking to CBC in character as Binface.

    But when he heard about Farage's by-election gamble, he says he "couldn't resist" throwing his helmet in the ring.

    Funny Radio 4 interview with Count Binface:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGOmzQbRT_E

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Last night was terrifying in ~talk

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    https://abcnews.com/US/missouri-governor-declares-state-emergency-flooding-rain/story?id=134658727 Video of the flooding: Missouri Campground Inundated By Extreme Flash Flooding

    https://abcnews.com/US/missouri-governor-declares-state-emergency-flooding-rain/story?id=134658727

    Video of the flooding:
    Missouri Campground Inundated By Extreme Flash Flooding

    Johnson's Shut-Ins campground in Missouri is seen underwater as the area is slammed by extreme flash flooding. Campers in the area reportedly climbed trees to escape the rising waters.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Jet Lag Season 18: Stateside Scramble | Trailer in ~hobbies

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  8. Comment on Tom Scott: England | Episode 13: In Derbyshire, at the National Ferret School in ~life.pets

  10. Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes

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    It was only a 9 days cruise. But we spent 3 days in London first, then flew to Barcelona and spent 3 days there too before getting on the cruise. The cruise stopped in Sicily first, then Athens,...

    It was only a 9 days cruise. But we spent 3 days in London first, then flew to Barcelona and spent 3 days there too before getting on the cruise. The cruise stopped in Sicily first, then Athens, then the Greek islands before ending in Rome, where we spend another 2 days afterwards before finally heading home. And nope, she booked all our flights, accommodations, and arranged all the tours for us herself months ago. She used to be a corporate event planner/coordinator, so organizing trips like this is something she's very good at. :)

    4 votes

  11. Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes

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    Thanks. It was a fun trip, but it's definitely good to be back. :)

    Thanks. It was a fun trip, but it's definitely good to be back. :)

    5 votes

  12. Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes

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    Yeah, it was a really hectic and stressful vacation since we visited so many different spots (London, Barcelona, Messina/Taormina, Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Rome, and Vatican City), it...

    Yeah, it was a really hectic and stressful vacation since we visited so many different spots (London, Barcelona, Messina/Taormina, Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Crete, Rome, and Vatican City), it was during a serious heatwave (30+°C everywhere we went, even in London), and my sister arranged so many tours for us at each location. But despite being an exhausting and not really relaxing trip, I'm glad she did that since we got to see everything we all wanted to see, and who knows if/when any of us will get to visit any of those places again.

    9 votes

  13. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of June 7 in ~games

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    Thanks for thinking of me with the ping. I already own most of that bundle though so I will probably pass on it. That and Forza Horizon 6 just came out too, which is likely going to soak up the...

    Thanks for thinking of me with the ping. I already own most of that bundle though so I will probably pass on it. That and Forza Horizon 6 just came out too, which is likely going to soak up the majority of our gaming time together for the next year+. :P

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  14. Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes

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    Hah. I was wondering why I had so many new notifications. And yeah, posting in ~test was intentional, @mycketforvirrad. I ain't mad it got moved though, since it was a nice surprise coming back to...

    Hah. I was wondering why I had so many new notifications. And yeah, posting in ~test was intentional, @mycketforvirrad. I ain't mad it got moved though, since it was a nice surprise coming back to seeing everyone's comments here. :P

    10 votes

  15. Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes

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    cc: @mycketforvirrad, have fun topic tagging without me for the next little while... although I have been slacking on my tagging responsibilities the last few months anyways so you might not even...

    cc: @mycketforvirrad, have fun topic tagging without me for the next little while... although I have been slacking on my tagging responsibilities the last few months anyways so you might not even notice a difference. ;)

    22 votes

  16. I'm going on vacation

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    Hey all, My family and I are leaving for a vacation tomorrow, and I won't be back until Jun 11th. I likely won't have very consistent internet access while gone since we're going on a cruise which...

    Hey all,

    My family and I are leaving for a vacation tomorrow, and I won't be back until Jun 11th. I likely won't have very consistent internet access while gone since we're going on a cruise which only has rather expensive and slow satellite internet, so I just wanted to leave a message here on Tildes somewhere so nobody worries about my absence. :P

    I removed the latest /r/tildes invite thread but will make a new one when I get back. And I also likely won't be able to post the remainder of the Taskmaster episodes as they are released, so if someone wants to take over posting those while I'm gone I would appreciate it. Thanks and see you all again in a few weeks. :)

    66 votes

  17. Comment on Babylon 5 S01E12: "By Any Means Necessary" - Episode Discussion in ~tv

  18. Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv

  19. Comment on Tom Scott: England — Official teaser for Nebula in ~travel

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    Episode 8: Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer Nebula YouTube

    Episode 8: Oh No, I Sympathized With a Victorian Arms Dealer

    In Northumberland, at the National Trust's Cragside mansion, I visit the former home of the Magician of the North, learn a shocking fact about some lamps, and utter the phrase "it gets worse".

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    3 votes

  20. Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv