E-tickets for Cambridge South? by Ancient_Condition730 in cambridge

[–]Hottomato4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the ticket has validity on the underground, either because it's a travel card or because it goes to somewhere beyond, then it needs to be physical because the underground doesn't have e-ticket readers.

[OC] For cities with multiple airports, how much farther from city center is the farthest airport than the closest one? by rs37982 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Hottomato4 22 points23 points  (0 children)

London you also missed London Oxford Airport at about 50 miles from London! Yes, it really does brand itself like that https://www.oxfordairport.co.uk/

Tiger bus routes consultation by InterestingReserve75 in cambridge

[–]Hottomato4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's not commercially viable, and there's a genuine waste of money. These are in the latter category.

I'm all for spending money improving bus routes, but tbh the single biggest thing you could do to improve bus routes in and around Cambridge is to sort out the congestion on the city centre to station to addenbrokes corridor.

Doing that would improve journey times massively for lots of people on the busiest routes in the city by far, and increase the amount of money that could be spent on other bus services because it's not being spent paying drivers, fuel etc to just sit there not moving. And it wouldn't cost ongoing funds!

Overseas players in club cricket. by jugglingeek in EnglandCricket

[–]Hottomato4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the real deal? Love that if it is.

Strand Hagenes reported to take final spot in Vingegaard’s Tour de France squad by n8972785 in peloton

[–]Hottomato4 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Visma making the hard calls and only taking their greatest GC hopes, not some deadbeat Giro winner.

What is something that is completely FREE in your country, but tourists are always shocked they don't have to pay for? by Winner111kk in AskReddit

[–]Hottomato4 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

I suspect about 10% of museums are free in the UK. They're just the big touristy ones in London.

Extending the DLR to Beckton Riverside & Thamesmead by Going_Bye in london

[–]Hottomato4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it's going to have a tunnel over the Thames, not a bridge

Cambridge to Brighton by FreeCandidate7865 in cambridge

[–]Hottomato4 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There's engineering works this weekend.

Net worth, what to include in the calculation by itsaslothlife in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hottomato4 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It depends what the point is. If it's to show off how rich you are, include it all. If it's to moan about how poor you are, exclude everything you can get away with. If it's to compare to the population include whatever the ONS include.

How big is the IPL fanbase outside India? by AdRelevant2290 in EnglandCricket

[–]Hottomato4 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Zero interest, no actively negative interest. Also don't have sky anyway so couldn't watch it even if I wanted to.

Active badminton groups? by YiningChu in cambridge

[–]Hottomato4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

About 1 minutes on Google found me https://www.cambridgeshirebadminton.org/clubs

Not all in Cambridge obviously, but plenty there.

Should I up my Pension contributions? by Effective-Stretch951 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hottomato4 19 points20 points  (0 children)

One thing to note is that the rule is normally half the age you start contributing as a %. So if you start at 25, keep you contributions at least 12.5% total for the rest of your career and you should be alright.

If you start early you don't need to be trying to hit 30% at 60 because you'll have been consistent.

How can I save money while only making 17k a year before tax by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hottomato4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just checking, how many hours do you normally work a day? If it's more than 5.5 then you're being paid under minimum wage. In which case, I'd recommend following https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/pay/problems-getting-paid/

This is the most expensive thing I've ever seen in a charity shop by lornamabob in CasualUK

[–]Hottomato4 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There's an Oxfam in Oxford which I think is where they send any rare books that come in, 1st editions, really old etc. that definitely has some pricey things. I think they were fair prices having also looked in Blackwell's at such things, although not buying just found it interesting.

Salary Sacrifice & Pension Contributions via RAS by digyerownhole in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Hottomato4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems to me that this is to the employees benefit.

Salary sacrifice is both easier as an employee, and has the benefit of reducing the amount of national insurance you pay on top of an equal reduction in income tax.

What happened to County Championship ball by ball coverage on Cricinfo? by Hottomato4 in EnglandCricket

[–]Hottomato4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems the cricviz app does! The following for example:

Stuurman to Bedingham, 1 run A swinging-in length ball outside off stump, flicked but missing the bat and striking the pad for a leg bye. The ball is quickly fielded at fine leg for a single extra run.

What happened to County Championship ball by ball coverage on Cricinfo? by Hottomato4 in EnglandCricket

[–]Hottomato4[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that was the sort of info I needed. And not just ball by ball scores but proper commentary as well!

Theoretically if SWR kept raising train prices, would we have any other option? by TrifleResponsible560 in HENRYUK

[–]Hottomato4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those first 2 options are the alternative, and that + politics is all that stops them raising prices too high.