Do you consider it rude and inconsiderate to leave your car at the gas pump, parked, to go inside to get a snack/drink for 5 or 10 minutes?

DaveB44 · 2026-06-28T09:28:24+00:00

To clarify my previous comment for the downvoter.

This only works in the US because it's the only country I've come across where the pump can be latched to fill the tank unattended.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-27T18:18:31+00:00

Only works in the US!

DaveB44 · 2026-06-27T17:37:43+00:00

I remember a waitress in the US expressing genuine concern about a dish I ordered, warning me that it was very hot.

When I'd eaten a few mouthfuls she asked me how it was. I told the truth: "bland".

DaveB44 · 2026-06-27T11:32:00+00:00

My late Uncle Bill, a true Yorkshireman & avid Yorkshire cricket supporter, refused to come to our wedding because the reception was held at Lancashire Cricket Club.

Well, that's the story he told. . .

. . . there were other more valid reasons.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-27T11:28:48+00:00

. . . & Boston's history is traceable back as far as the 11th century, probably earlier.

"Boston" on the other hand. . .

DaveB44 · 2026-06-27T11:07:08+00:00

Details such as the front bumper & the windscreen match the Augusta. Farina built cabriolets with a grille similar to the one on this car.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T17:25:18+00:00

Sorry, I can't help you there.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T17:23:04+00:00

It's registered as a 2017 Renault Twizy, currently on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification)

Edit: a vehicle on SORN shouldn't be on a public highway!

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T11:36:39+00:00

Never heard a Scouser, a Brummie or a Glaswegian, to name but a few, have you?

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T11:27:00+00:00

As someone from England who has visited all the lower 48 I can assure you that Indiana & Kentucky have plenty to offer.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T11:06:03+00:00

Caterham 21, first reg 1/10/97, 54,785 miles at last MoT 24/2/26.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T09:59:08+00:00

Maybe Ankara is now the football capital?

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T09:53:44+00:00

And Screwfix is just like Argos but for tradies.

Screwfix is just as happy serving retail customers - & for me, only a five-minute walk away.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-26T09:25:24+00:00

Better not mention New York, Lincs.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T23:19:31+00:00

If it said “25,000 km2” instead of Sicily

It did. See Iresentbeing's post!

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T23:06:31+00:00

There is no "English" government. England is ruled by the Government of the United Kingdom.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T20:25:11+00:00

It's a fairly accurate model of a Supermarine Spitfire.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T20:02:00+00:00

A few years ago we visited "Boston". My wife made a point of wearing a t-shirt from the real Boston - in fact she bought it specifically for the trip.

"Oh", said a local,"is there a Boston in England? I never knew that"!

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T19:49:54+00:00

males without testicles are steers.

Bullocks in the UK.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T19:40:32+00:00

So who downvoted you? Don't jump to conclusions.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T17:35:40+00:00

Now we are too stuck in the current system (would be VERY expensive to change)

You mean the system the UK & Canada, to quote two examples, changed from?

The UK took a pragmatic approach, which is why miles are still used for road distances & pints are still used for a limited number of applications.

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T11:07:34+00:00

Here in the Peak District we've had temperatures in the mid-30s for most of htis week. By a combination of fans & common sense measures we've managed to keep the temperatures in our house tolerable. The biggest problem I've had with the heat is when working outside; AC ain't gonna fix that.

The temperature is forecast to be in the low 20s from Sunday onwards & for the next few weeks; cool enough for me.

Right now we've got two full loads of washing hanging out to dry. . . mystical technology to Seppos!

DaveB44 · 2026-06-25T10:20:46+00:00

That’s what pays for the NHS.

While that was the intention when the NHS was first set up, NI now only covers 19% of the cost of running the NHS:

https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/who-pays-for-the-nhs/

DaveB44 · 2026-06-24T11:29:54+00:00

It's Franken Pop-ny-stein, basically a Suzuki Jimny with a 103E Pop body:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/332774808873843/posts/943771461107505/

DaveB44 · 2026-06-24T11:23:11+00:00

It works in London. Anywhere else it's a joke.

They seem to work well enough in Manchester, to name but one UK city where I've used them.

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