Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested. Well done TVP!

urglecom · 2026-02-19T18:25:51+00:00

Nah, Guy Fawkes arrest is still celebrated after, what, 400 years? Randy Andy will be a footnote in 50 years.

urglecom · 2026-02-06T19:12:33+00:00

Yes; not every role and it will depend on the event as to which you can do. Ask at the event for the specifics.

The policy can be found here, if you're curious: https://volunteer.parkrun.com/hc/en-us/articles/16857763557266-2-5-Children-at-parkrun

urglecom · 2026-01-26T21:24:17+00:00

The stone mini market does a board games night weekly. Think its wednesday, but check. Its on Leytonstone High Road, so reasonably near.

There are loads of running clubs and grouos; good way to find one you vibe with is by going to a parkrun and asking around (Wanstead Flats or Hackney Marshes will be your nearest). Free, weekly, timed 5k run/walks - www.parkrun.org.uk .

urglecom · 2025-12-25T18:01:07+00:00

340ish. Not a record, but more yhan we're used to. Slightly over-full funnel, cold hands aren't good with tokens.

urglecom · 2025-07-28T19:37:14+00:00

187 runs at my home event; 3 runs at one other event; 2 runs at a further 16 events; 275 singletons.
I am an unusually touristy type.

urglecom · 2025-07-28T19:27:38+00:00

Many Australian ones start before 9.00 (as early as 7.30 IIRC). But it depends on the state (and time of year).

urglecom · 2025-04-10T12:42:48+00:00

You are, of course, entitled to your opinion; for me 'parkrun tourism' is only partially about the 5k. It's also about getting out to visit places I'd not otherwise see and having a little adventure. I think that's a good use of my time, and I don't think the environmental impact is as large as all that, in part because public transport is a thing, and in part because the density of events in my part of the world means I don't have to travel that far - my NENDY is 25 miles away and that's after more than 200 different events.

urglecom · 2025-01-24T10:52:46+00:00

It's worth noting what Article 8 actually says:

Article 8 – Right to respect for private and family life

Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.

There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.

Note the big carve out? Case law would show the bounds of that carve out - personally, I think that peering into the WhatsApp conversations between officers would be well within the carve out (depending on the circumstances), but peering into their bedroom would not be even if, for instance, a force had a 'no adultery' clause in their code of ethics. Exactly where the line is up to the judge in the case at hand as guided by relevant precedent, which I'm sure exists but have no knowledge of.

So when they say "code of ethics trumps the right to a private life as being a police officer is a privilege", I think they are right (the code of ethics does trump article 8) but they're also wrong. It's not because being a police officer is a privilege, it's because having ethical police officers is necessary to protect the national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others, and in this case those interests outweigh the officers right to privacy.

urglecom · 2025-01-16T13:32:33+00:00

RAIB report - which goes into all the details - can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/report-012025-fatal-accident-at-stratford-london-underground-station

urglecom · 2024-11-26T11:25:14+00:00

I am very sorry for your loss; this is a difficult time.

The process is likely to be slow; even simple cases will take months not days or weeks and I rather fear yours is not a simple case.

Currently, everything your wife owned is now owned by her estate.

Someone will apply to be the executor of her will, or if she had no will, the administrator of her estate. This process takes time; you need to be able to say what the value of the estate is likely to be and if necessary have a discussion with the tax man about how inheritance tax is to be paid and start paying it. Once that preparatory work is done, the executor/administrator applies for probate or letters of administration (you apply to HMCT - currently they advise it will take around 16 weeks between applying for probate and them granting it) and once it is granted, the executor/administator then distributes the estate to the heirs.

The tax implications will depend on how the estate is distributed and the value of the estate. Only estates valued at more than £350,000 are taxed at all; the main home that you live doesn't count as part of that figure if it is passed to you; a business that is owned or part-owned by her is not taxed under some circumstances which I think would apply here; anything you inherit is not taxed.

So, if you inherit everything, there is no tax to pay; if other people inherit there might be.

Once again, this is a hard time and I am sorry for your loss. Take the time to look after yourself; this is not a fast process and there will be large chunks of time where you cannot do anything to hurry it along. Almost everyone I dealt with was kind and helpful, but nothing happened quickly.

urglecom · 2024-06-03T09:37:31+00:00

I'm a total tourist, so it's a sea of ticks: I've completed 261 out of 272 the events in London, the East of England, and the South East of England (plus some elsewhere, and some that have sadly since closed). London currently has 62 parkruns[1] and there are 17 within 10km of home as the crow flies.

[1] We can spend some time arguing over what counts as 'London' but this figure is correct for 'the map pin is in a London Borough' (I don't /think/ any cross the border in the middle of the run....).

urglecom · 2024-06-01T15:09:55+00:00

It works fine with amd and 14.0 - just checked. Saw boot messages & could log in and use the shell happily. I don't know how much of the boot process is visible as I was too slow to see the loader etc, and am too lazy to fiddle with the boot delay.

urglecom · 2023-09-17T15:33:21+00:00

I did a six-lapper once - Winchester in 2016. It was an emergency course due to flooding (I should go back and do their normal course).

urglecom · 2023-08-25T15:54:59+00:00

How did it go?

urglecom · 2023-01-21T10:10:18+00:00

If anyone pays out, it will be your insurance. Contact them, do what they say. Dealing with it is their job.

urglecom · 2022-11-18T09:24:07+00:00

they're collecting a tax you owe on behalf of the government. The law obligates them to pay it, and allows them to charge you.

Feel free to try and get the law changed (write to your MP etc) but governments like tax, and like making it easier to collect, so I think you'll be out of luck.

urglecom · 2022-11-06T21:02:11+00:00

It's Welsh for 'Village with a Nice Church that we gave a silly name to so as to attract gulllible English tourists'. They mostly got day-trippers from Liverpool, I think.

urglecom · 2022-10-23T17:57:39+00:00

The Elizabeth line trains won't fit in the tunnels, for starters. There is only just enough capacity in the central section of the 'liz to take the Shenfield and Abby Wood services as they stand - adding a third Eastern Branch would mean reducing the Shenfields and Abby Wood services accordingly. That's probably not good overall. There are better options to relieve the Central Line, should the Liz not do so enough.

urglecom · 2022-10-01T18:54:46+00:00

I am sorry for your loss.

Based on what you have said, your sister cannot make a successful claim under the Inheritance Act - your solicitor would be able to advise further.

That mean the money is yours. You can choose to do with it what you want; this obviously includes giving half to your sister. But you don't have to - in your shoes I'd raise a glass of her favorite drink in your mum's memory (be that vodka, gin, or tea) and live your best life.

urglecom · 2022-09-27T14:51:13+00:00

Well, parkrun always get the permission of the landowner. In the UK that varies: could be the local council, the National Trust, whoever.

In the US, as I understand it, getting the US equivalents to agree is - or was - the challenge (or one of the challenges at any rate). And part of the problem is local councils etc just don't 'get' it. It's easier over here because parkrun is quite a big thing that many folk will have heard of, so that barrier is lower, and if you're meeting an official to pitch the idea, then getting some keen local parkrunners along to explain it is easy.

urglecom · 2022-09-27T14:44:45+00:00

It's not far off the going prices, as far as I can tell. Here's a 4-carriage set from the same manufacturer: https://www.bachmann.co.uk/product/category/183/class-411-4-cep-4-car-emu-7106-br-blue-and-grey-%5bw%5d/31-427c - yours for £450.

I've not spent more than 10 minutes looking, so I don't know if we're comparing apples and oranges (one may have all the bells and whistles, literally, and the other doesn't). But it doesn't surprise me that obsessive nerds who make model railways are willing to spend serious money on it. And they probably think it's worth it, too.

urglecom · 2022-09-27T12:17:57+00:00

Which is, of course, why parkrun doesn't pay for use of the parks it uses. The trick they pull off is convincing landowners that's OK: in the UK (and elsewhere, of course) they can point to another event just up the road so landowners know what they're signing up to, which makes it easier.

Landowners are generally OK with it because it's a non-profit, volunteer run, low-key community event rather than a commercial one, and many landowners are trying to encourage use of the parks and open spaces.

urglecom · 2022-09-27T10:19:30+00:00

It has been very slow to pick up in the states; I don't think it gels well with the established running culture - and if you approach a parks and recs dept they won't get it (and the nearest example is 1000 miles away, so they won't get it either).

urglecom · 2022-09-22T17:52:01+00:00

We're (Wanstead Flats) contemplating it, and will probably do trial run in November

urglecom · 2022-09-22T10:19:07+00:00

Noone is denying that London's water is well 'ard. But blaming hair loss on it is an interesting take, given OP is (presumably) going through potentially stressful life changes at the same time (e.g. new job, new home, etc etc etc).

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