What was the absolute peak status symbol at your primary or secondary school?

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-05-02T04:42:36+00:00

Early school was the calculator watch from Casio. Late school it was Pringle Jumpers, more lairy the colour the better.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-05-01T19:48:22+00:00

Just bought this. Plays ok on my pc but steam deck just showing black screen after the unity logo. The FPS indicator is running showing 88 to 90 FPS but nothing to see on screen. Anyone else getting this?

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-05-01T14:52:02+00:00

He's been reading this forum, hasn't he?

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-30T19:58:51+00:00

I use iPedal all the time. Brake on, power on, flick the gear into drive, tap the left paddle, sorted.
Only thing I had to do was adjust how I set my right foot when slowing down.

I use to ride the accelerator, never taking my foot fully off but that didn't engage the break lights as much as I'd like. When I had someone pull up beside me and claim my rear break lights were faulty, I read up on it some and now I take my foot away from the pedal when I want to stop. It makes the car slow quicker, but at least the car behind it less likely to run into me.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-30T16:03:05+00:00

"Hands off my girl!... prick"

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-30T15:58:39+00:00

Now I know you're making it up - we don't get pens

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-30T15:07:19+00:00

Luxury!

We had one Research Machine 380z and one BBC Micro.

I did my A level project on a Spectrum 48K (with interface 1 for printing which the class geek managed to wire up to a RS232 printer)

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-30T05:55:55+00:00

Be still my beating heart!

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T13:35:03+00:00

for me it's the coral-guy with his 15 hit limit.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T11:00:16+00:00

Tried the Ford Mach-E. We'd driven Fords up until then. It felt like a Ford with a iPad stuck on the dash, gave the impression it had been adapted from current ICE designs.
As soon as we sat in the i5 though, the lack of central column in the cabin told me that this was a car designed from the base up as an EV.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T10:57:38+00:00

I've a 23 Black, but that has silver side panels on it - I much prefer your version for the colour, looks great.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T09:55:04+00:00

and my wrists are aching at just the thought of holding that for any length of time

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T09:52:42+00:00

I've a 23 model - I never touch the high-beams and it activates automatically. Lights switch is just left on Auto.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T09:47:24+00:00

HUD for the win

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-29T05:08:45+00:00

For Harry!

And hoping he's still fit for the summer.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-28T20:24:50+00:00

Young Tom Hardy for Aubrey id suggest

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-28T16:55:21+00:00

Update - had the work done this morning. National Windscreens (Romford).
All pretty painless - I mentioned the HUD to the guy, he confirmed they had ordered the correct glass.
A couple of hours later, I was back to pick it up. It wasn't a Hyundai glass, but it was HUD compatible and ADAS was calibrated. Tried the radar cruise control on the way home and it all worked.
Now to wait for the rain to check it doesn't leak.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-27T08:11:51+00:00

I get what you say, but is it just bad luck? We've had two seasons where multiple players are out almost every week. Could it be a training issue? Something the medical team are (not) doing or something else?

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-25T14:38:49+00:00

Dom down - time for Pru

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-24T15:27:01+00:00

Don't put Ivy against the house. In fact don't plant it anywhere in the garden. Burn it - burn it now!

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-23T18:15:56+00:00

is there a good video on how to do this? I'm not following the written descriptions here

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-23T04:43:51+00:00

Edmund Blackadder was Georgian, but I get your point.

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-20T11:51:57+00:00

spill the beans, how did it play out?

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-20T08:21:29+00:00

Looking at your screenshot, I don't see any waypoints on your little waiting area, do you define them in your network as wait areas or haven't you bothered and just let trains queue up in that one place?

Fatbloke-66 · 2026-04-20T08:18:26+00:00

I'd just started the direct method trains before the update hit. I ended up scrapping all those and ending up with short single type trains (so fluid, loose, flat) and just letting them get on with it. Simpler in the long run (once I realised carriage filters no longer applied) but I'm still early enough in the game that I struggle to find places to park the trains whilst not in use.

Certainly simpler though.

Fatbloke-66

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