The
purpose of this section is to
collect my views / opinions /
comments / notes on some of the various
videos I watch online (typically
on either Youtube or Rumble), rather than simply
watching and absorbing and
moving on to the next.
Disclaimer:
It came to my attention a while
back that
some people are finding their
way here and seemingly taking
offence to some of the content.
I don't seek to offend; at most
I like to share alternative
views and be open to polite
discussion. I rarely take issue
with individuals, rather, I
consider the system that created
them/their/our views/behaviours.
I welcome responses/feedback to
any points I make.
I
generally don't leave comments on
videos directly because:
Videos might receive a vast
number of comments already and I
think mine will go unnoticed
The
"youtuber" doesn't appear to be
someone who reads/responds to
comments (so why bother?)
I
have a lot to say, or more to
say than is relevant
There is generally little-to-no
conversation, just comments
entered into a void
This
is my space and have no trouble
finding my way back here, rather
than posting on a video and
forgetting about it
I
intend my viewing habits to
revolve more around
"thought-provoking" content, but
intend to include some
"entertainment" also, if not
both in one sitting (my comments
are often laced with sarcasm).
If
you happen to watch any of these
videos, or ones on a similar
topic, then you are welcome to
get in touch to share your
views and links.
Cyclists Should be Deported!
Awaken With JP
| Date added:
26-August-2025
My response...
As both a cyclist and a
motorist, I often feel I
have plenty to respond to in
these kinds of videos, so
here goes. I'll be
responding to both what JP
is saying and the examples
he shows on screen - in some
of his videos he comes
across as a comedian, but in
this one it seems to be more
about his attitude (which I
don't agree with) and not
really funny at all, but we
all have off-days.
People standing in bike
lanes = annoying, yes agree
(in some examples it's quite
busy so I think extra
consideration should be
given here).
This video hosts many
generalisations.
"Riding a couple of people
wide" - you might think they
are blocking the road but,
1) what is the speed limit
and what speed are they
going (there might be little
to be gained from passing),
2) even if they were riding
single file, it might not be
safe to pass them (they keep
safer but riding in a
'commanding position')
It's a stupid argument that
cyclists shouldn't ride two
abreast when cars can't in a
single lane... no, but the
occupants of a car might be
sat side-by-side (also
previous point). Group rides
can be a social-affair, so
why not? Obviously hogging
the road is uncalled for,
but there are motorists that
do this too.
"Stress induced by cyclists"
(obvious sarcasm, but if
you're prone to being
wound/worked up by other
road users, then perhaps you
should stay off the road).
Not respecting the bike lane
(people being oblivious to
them) - this is an education
issue, and perhaps a signage
one. Admittedly, just
shouting at everyone isn't
addressing these underlying
issues.
There is a tale I've told
before where a traveller
goes to a bar on a cold
evening but it's busy and
the only seat available is
next to the door. As other
people come in or go out the
the door gets left ajar,
it's failing to close fully
and the traveller keeps
getting up to close the door
because of the cold breeze
chilling him. Eventually,
after this repeatedly
happening he gets more and
more annoyed until he loses
his rag and goes off on one
at the next person who
leaves the door open.
"I don't respect bike
lanes." - JP. Here in the UK
that might be tantamount to
your licence to drive (and
insurance) being
null-and-void since to have
a licence is to agree to
drive in accordance with the
Highway Code.
The world works best when
people respect each other.
Why should someone respect
you if your default mode is
to not respect others
because of x,y,z ["they're a
cyclist"]
"The roads bring out the
worst in people..." If you
accept this as your reality,
then this will be your
reality.
"There's something
pretentious about
cyclists... it's their
gender identity." JP
self-identifies as a
comedian...
The "one bad apple" examples
making all look bad. Of
course there are jerk
cyclists, but there are also
jerk motorists.
Mocking the POV clips where
the cyclist uses his horn
to... notify of his presence
when 1) the person steps
into the bike's lane
[acceptable], 2) the car
comes into the bike's lane
[acceptable]. Wouldn't a
motorist do this too? That's
what a horn/bell is for, to
notify others of their
presence.
Of course, anyone who goes
overboard about making an
example out of others is
just silly.
Our $1000 WRX's Engine
FAILED
Might Car Mods
| Date added:
20-August-2025
My response...
My point of reaction is
towards the end (15:45) when
Marty begins saying "We
didn't feel right selling a
car that was broken..." and
then proceeds to urge others
to not do this kind of
thing. Very commendable.
It's a weird thing where
this becomes a kind of
learned and repeated
behaviour; you're either
considering buying a used
car and have to wonder why
the person is selling
it/what could be wrong with
it. Or, you're on the other
side with a car that you
want to sell because it has
issues. In an ideal world
everyone would be open and
honest, but what is typical
with cars is that you sink
money into the thing
and/because it goes wrong
you seek to recover that
money by selling it on to
the next shmuck.
Cars can have underlying
issues and I think this is
more often the case these
days because of how stupidly
complex modern cars are. I'm
pretty sure it used to be
the case where you could
take a car on a quick test
drive, take a look around it
and check the oil and water,
and then proceed to buy a
thing with a reasonable
level of confidence.
Nowadays you might be good
for a week or two and then
some light on the dashboard
makes itself know and before
you know it you've opened a
can of worms.
Looking back, this is pretty
much what happened with a
car that my sister bought a
few years ago; it turned out
the previous owner had
slapped a new headgasket in
the thing, bypassed a relay
in the fusebox and
reposition the ECU slightly
to improve its airflow
because the thing had been
cooked. The headgasket ended
up going again and the ECU
proceeded to fail.
My last car was sold to me
with a known fault - the
seller had actually been
quite open about it although
I was naive and didn't
realize the extent of the
matter and work involved.
Things got worse and I ended
up selling the car on some
£000's out of pocket. I
listed the car for sale with
the known faults but when I
delivered the car to the
next owner he himself seemed
to also not fully grasp what
the faults meant, in that it
wasn't going to be a simple
"fix-er-upper". I accepted
his money, and left him to
it.
Marty and Moog, with their
almost 4M followers (at the
time of writing), are
ultimately in a different
ballgame with this one
though, as they can clearly
afford to make a loss on a
car and fix something up
pretty much how they want,
entertaining us along the
way. This is partly why I'm
not thrilled about the
overall content of their
channel these days; they
have the money and backing
to do what the average
person can't. Furthermore,
in a previous video they had
to source some brake pads
for a car they were working
on from the US, and due to
the short supply, decided to
(and they openly and
casually said this) buy
all the remaining stock...
My internal response to this
was "jerks!" Admittedly they
did say that they would be
offering what they didn't
need for sale to the car's
club they had joined, but I
still thought that was
scummy behaviour, just
because they could afford to
do that. I sense a similar
attitude with Junkyard Digs
who appear to go around
their area buying up all the
old cars, and probably at as
low a price as they can get
(to "fix up" and sell on at
a profit at some point),
meaning others who might
enjoy owning such a car to
fix up don't get a look in.
Maintaining a wooden boat in
the dramatic Gulf Islands
Sampson Boat Co
| Date added:
31-May-2025
My response...
I have been watching Leo and
his team rebuild the wooden
sailing boat Tally-ho for a
few years now and I found
this video he put together
about his maintenance job
list to be quite insightful
and potentially helpful and
inspirational.
He begins by showing his
lengthy spreadsheet list
that he uses to list jobs
and schedule routine
maintenance. As someone that
has too much to be
getting on with and an
equal amount of
procrastination to work
alongside that (and
I'm not the only one
with this issue), I can
appreciate the need to
knuckle-down and get on with
things as Leo demonstrates.
For anyone that owns a
house, garden, car, or has a
bunch of computers or other
projects on the go, it can
be all too easy to become
overwhelmed by everything,
especially in a world of
modern-day distractions.
Facebook Announces END OF CENORSHIP In HUGE Victory,
ADMITS Deep State FORCED
Censorship On META
Timcast
| Date added:
09-January-2025
My response...
Besides Tim appearing to
contradict himself in this
video about how he actually
feels about this and Zuck, I
pretty much agree with
anyone who thinks the man is
a slimy piece of poop.
This isn't coming from the
stance of someone who was
using FB and then got kicked
off it at a particular time
(such as during the big C,
or when the political
narrative was saying this
thing or that), because
while I did sign up to it
over a decade ago, I never
really fully "got into it";
I found a few high school
friends back in the day, and
added one or two people, and
then after a short while I
removed them and moved on. I
logged in for a short while
last year in order to sell a
car, that's it. However, I
can relate when it comes to
being shadowbanned online,
being deplatformed (I was
kicked off Youtube), and
being stalked, shouted down,
and confronted in
shops/supermarkets over my
refusal to "comply" with
certain nonsensical
requests.
I think I was on the right
side during these incidents,
and likewise Zuckerberg
thought he was, but now he
changes tack in order to get
on the new "right side"; in
the clip in the above video
he sucks up to both
"President Trump" and Elon
Musk; that's half of what
he's on about in his speech,
besides trying to both suck
people back in who left, or
appearing to suck further up
to people already on his
platform who believe his
shpeal. Ideally anyone who has
left or been forced away
from such places has found a
better and nicer place, but
if not, they might be lured
back... but surely not only
from that speech.
Zuckerberg speaks highly of
Twitter/X as if that
platform knows what its
doing under the leadership
of Musk whose been at it for
all of 5 minutes (in my
mind), when he himself
should surely know what he's
doing since (he created,
and) he's been
running Facebook for how
long? The truth should
surely be that he knew what
he was doing all along and
it's just that now he finds
he's otherwise on the wrong
side following Trump's win
and get together with Musk
et al.
I'm someone who holds
grudges, not in a "seeking
revenge" kind of way
(although karma can dish out
some bitter justice) but as
someone who finds it hard to
forget or let go of some
past trauma. I don't know if
this is a good thing -
letting bygones be bygones
is one thing, but you do
risk being stepped on and
taken for a mug if you're
not careful.
To anyone returning to a
platform (or other place)
when all that has been
spoken of/promised is words
and nothing has actually
changed, such as a shakeup
of who works there or runs
it, or even presenting an
actual incentive to be
there, is surely a mug (but
perhaps you have your
reasons?) but from reading
comments about this speech
on the likes of Rumble, most
people know they're not
going back.
Zuckerberg seemingly tries
to apologise and hold his
hands up for his systems
making mistakes and being
too strict, but again the
truth is surely that those
systems were working as
intended (for both him and
the people behind him
pulling the strings). The
result was that he has (as
other platforms do) pushed
away and alienated a good
half of his users/audience
and is now suffering the
repercussions - he and his
handlers have no access to
the minds and souls of those
on the other side.
Likewise, while I think it's
a shame my Youtube channel
got taken down, I have seen
firsthand just how easily a
seemingly nice place can turn against
you, giving you a slap in
the face after all the time
and dedication you put into
something (when I was never
even monetised in the first
place). I can't see myself
going back there now - I did
half-heartedly try for a
short while with another
endeavour, but the magic
wasn't there and I prefer to
support and use platforms
and places that either
support me in return, or
don't appear to be on the
verge of turning on me at
any moment... or at the very
least, I tread carefully.
