▲ 78 r/brum

Does anyone remember International Stock??

It was such a unique place, I loved going there, any time we were in Kings Heath I had to make a detour.

It was like the middle aisle of Aldi/Lidl, but a huge warehouse.

The random things in there where great to look through and pretty cheap most of the time. It was so nice just going in and wondering around. You'd find so many random things. They had a huge clothing section and I remember the Tweed suits up there lol.

In the back they had loads of hardware stuff, I used to like going through the books they just had all over that one section and then wonder upstairs and look through the games and stuff

One time they had industrial incubators and lab incubators and equipment, it was truly random and unique.

I really miss doing a detour every time I was near it and going inside to see what they had.

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u/papercut2008uk — 13 days ago

We should be able to select how many workers from warehouse/storehouse can open a market stall

It's a little annoying having all people working in warehouse/storehouse and they all open stalls in the market.

It would make so much more sense to be able to select how many workers can open a stall and how many stay working in each warehouse/storehouse.

The current system of all or no one is a little annoying.

At least you could then have people working and collecting supplies and taking them to the market where someone is working to sell them.

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u/papercut2008uk — 15 days ago
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What to do about a woman walking past the house wailing crying (multiple days)?

I'm always in the house, I have Agoraphobia and up all night until about 7am.

I'm sure she's a drug addict or something, she doesn't look 'with it', her clothes look like she just put anything she had on, her hair is a mess, I hear her at about 4-5am walking down the street wailing, howling, crying all the way down the street. She's probably about 30-35 years old.

The area I live in has started to have problems with drugs and addicts, there is a rehab close, a pharmacy where a lot of addicts go for their Substitute (it's open 24 hours) and there is a HOA that houses recovering addicts close by.

But this just doesn't feel right to me.

This morning was the 4th time I've heard her, it's not every day it's like every 3-4 days.

The First time I heard her I came out and I don't really feel comfortable intervening in something like this, I tried calling to her but she just kept walking.

I doubt many people along this road even hear her as it's 5am and everyone is asleep.

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u/papercut2008uk — 1 month ago

I don't think I will ever be able to leave the house alone.

I have left the house 2 times since December.

That was with my 'security blanket', I can't go anywhere without my mother or someone I know/trust (which are very few).

I don't know what I'll do when she is gone, the thought of losing her fills me with so much dread and anxiety every day. I can't do anything without her, she buys everything I need to live because I can't leave.

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u/papercut2008uk — 1 month ago
▲ 35 r/AskUK

How do you report sale of illegal weapons anonymously?

I've been looking and can't find a way. I've reported it to eBay but 2 weeks later the sales are still up there. they haven't done anything.

I've noticed the sale of tasers and stun guns which are illegal in UK, being sold on eBay UK in disguised listings. They also seem to be based in UK so these items might be here too.

I'm not going to mention how to find these or give anyone details

Whats the best way to go about reporting these to get something actually done?

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u/papercut2008uk — 1 month ago

What kind of industries would you like to see added to the game?

I was thinking about Cavalry and how much more that would open up if it's done with accurate requirements. You would need stables, Stable hands, people to take care of the horses and train them, farriers, horse shoe makers, Saddle makers, horse armour makers etc. It adds so much.

Things like the Stables could be added to the Manor, so the horses live in the castle along with a building for our Retinue.

I love to see the complexity since this game feels like it's not like other builders and has so much potential.

We already have clay and wood, I would love to see plates/pottery and furniture. Weavers who make blankets, hats, socks etc

What are some things you would like to see added?

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u/papercut2008uk — 2 months ago

There are 2 mystery things in the Form Militia menu (Pre release Beta)

I'm currently building up my militia and weapons, I have noticed these 2 mystery items, hovering mouse over them shows nothing, the top right one looks like 5-6 spears but it's not spears or Polearms since they are already there.

The one in the middle I can't work out what it could be, I looks like a roped up sack or pack or something?

Anyone know what these 2 are?

Could we be getting a new militia type and these mistakenly slipped through the pre beta update??

u/papercut2008uk — 2 months ago

Does a bigger garden give you more Chickens/Eggs/Pigs/Goats?

I've been assigning Chickens and Animal pens to my smaller plots with small gardens.

I know that the bigger gardens give a lot more vegetables/fruit, does it work the same way for livestock??

If I have a big garden would I get more chickens/eggs and pigs/goats to produce more meat/milk? Or would I just be wasting the larger garden plot??

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u/papercut2008uk — 2 months ago
▲ 28 r/brum

Does anyone remember the huge slide in Cannon Hill Park??

Does anyone remember that huge slide in Cannon Hill Park? The one that you had to climb up the outer frame to get on top of the deck and slide down?

It used to be in the childrens play area next to where the river flowed past.

I'm wondering if it was actually a giant slide or if my child mind is just remembering it as being exceptionally huge because I was small. lol

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u/papercut2008uk — 2 months ago
▲ 313 r/CasualUK

My daughter has arranged a surprise birthday party for her grandma. (Update)

Today was the day and it's been a success!!

Grandma did not catch on and we managed to sneak everyone into the house and put up all the balloons and banners whilst she was distracted. The cake arrived on time, we even got 4 huge Pizza's to arrive on time.

We had the emergency run at 11pm yesterday in the night to a 24 hour shop to get drinks because we all forgot.

Was a bit funny when everyone's phones went off with the emergency alert.

(Previous post)

https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1vk38wr/my_daughter_has_arranged_a_surprise_birthday/

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u/papercut2008uk — 2 months ago

My daughter has arranged a surprise birthday party for her grandma.

her Grandma is turning 70 in a few days and my 14 year old has just informed me there's going to be a party.

She's arranged a cake, food, balloons, a banner, ribbons, invited people/family.

She's even arranged a distraction so everyone can sneak into the house without Grandma knowing.

Is this normal? Anyone else’s kids done something like this??

She hasn't even asked me to cover any costs, it's all her.

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u/papercut2008uk — 2 months ago

What are your hopes for the 3rd person view walking around feature?

I feel like this part of the game is hardly talked about. It's is such a fun part of the game, I love watching my armies moving out and exploring my town. Currently it feels like your just a ghost walking about, no interaction from anyone, you can walk through most walls into empty buildings.

I really hope it's expanded upon.

I feel like it would be fun to be able to walk around and the people in your town aknowledge your presence, with a little 'Morning Sire' or something like that.

Maybe at some point you can talk to them, or they can tell you if they are happy or whats wrong with the town would add a unique thing to the game.

Would love to be able to explore interiors, but think it might complicate the game and make it considerably more intensive on graphics cards adding interiors to everything.

Maybe at some point we can also fight with out armies or reside in our castles and look out at our creation from the top of a big tower.

Or be able to walk around your market and buy stuff! Would be interesting to be able to buy armor and clothes to put on that you buy from your own market.

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u/papercut2008uk — 3 months ago
▲ 84 r/AskUK

Should products that reduce size be required to visibly highlight the size change?

I don't know about everyone else, but I don't tend to keep track of every product size/weight/volume.

We all know products are changing size, shrinking. But the prices and packaging stays the same size.

Should companies be forced to highlight for a certain amount of time the product has changed size?

Rather than find out once we have bought it and the rare occasion you have an older package of something to compare sizes to. Should all products be forced to show the change in size in a way that we will be aware of it when it's on the shelf?

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u/papercut2008uk — 4 months ago
▲ 254 r/brum

Anyone know anything about this abandoned shop (Ladypool Road)?

(Image is from Google Earth street view)

I've wondered about this shop for years, you can see it's been exactly the same on Google Earth all the way to the oldest images from 2009, almost all the images have the same red van sitting outside.

u/papercut2008uk — 4 months ago

Being betrayed by your own family is a different kind of betrayal.

It's been 10 years, they still act like nothing happened.

Due to health issues, I have to live with them and still see them.

Was married for 10 years, we never had arguments or fights. We got on pretty well. I got married abroad and brought her over here to live with me, got on with her family.

Over the years my health deteriorated. I wouldn't say I was a burden, it was more chronic pain.

I paid the bills, paid for household food, pretty much everything, she had her own income and I also gave her money.

Little did I know she was planning to leave me, my sister in law and brother helped her get a house, get rent paid, get on benefits, get work.

She wanted to go 'back home' to visit her mother, so I paid for her and my daughter to go, when she came back she was different, I should have known then something was up.

Within a week of being back, I ended up in hospital almost dead from a massive infection. I had to rush back finding out she's moving out and I may never see my daughter again. She literally moved out when I was close to dying in hospital and I discharged myself to come home.

Everything was gone, her, my 3 year old daughter, all her stuff, some of my stuff, money. There was no way she could have moved everything out of the house and into a new one without help from my own family.

Within a few months she got married again. My brother and sister in law have been like best friends to her and no one has ever acknowledged what they did.

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u/papercut2008uk — 5 months ago
▲ 17 r/Ebay

This is absolutley infuriating. Out of all the things to mess with, why mess with the address!?

Keep an eye out when checking out that your address is correct, I'm in UK and it might not have been done to everyone.

I've just spent the last half hour logging in logging out going through all the menu's and settings trying to fix this, even paypal it's all correct.

I noticed my address is mixed up when I go to checkout. Rather than how i've had it for the last 20 years:

Name

House number and street

Area

they have changed it to

Area

Name

Street

The only place you can change it and it works is when your checking out and they have changed it there. When revised

'Ebay Reccomended' was above it and to the side 'You provided' which is the correction.

be vigilant when checking out.

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u/papercut2008uk — 6 months ago