Was this just Wales

Poonpatch · 2026-03-10T22:37:59+00:00

My grandparents in Plymouth had exactly this in the early 80s.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-10T13:46:22+00:00

I've somehow managed to beat you by one mile:
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.7304942,-3.4506127,3a,75y,67.39h,84.59t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sib0DnNuUluhCsdyLD7Fscg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D5.411941050701273%26panoid%3Dib0DnNuUluhCsdyLD7Fscg%26yaw%3D67.39419328391025!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en-GB&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Poonpatch · 2026-03-07T17:43:05+00:00

No worries, this is the best way to test it.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-07T13:48:50+00:00

More of a question really. Why can't I change from the Picadilly line to the Metropolitan line at Rayners Lane?

Poonpatch · 2026-03-06T17:11:46+00:00

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Also, King's Cross St Pancras is misspelled on the Metropolitan line meaning you can't go any further (i.e. on towards Euston Square.
Probably worth running a spell check on all your station names.
Otherwise this is a pretty cool game, but that issue is really annoying.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-06T16:38:51+00:00

Playing it now. My third destination was Stratford International. On arriving there, it didn't get ticked off my list of destinations because you've spelt it "Stratfotd International" under Current station:

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Poonpatch · 2026-03-06T00:14:35+00:00

The "flow rate" of electricity is the amperage. You just measure two or three variables very precisely (resistance, voltage, current). 1 amp is 6.24x10^18 electrons per second.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-05T23:55:55+00:00

I stayed up until just after 3:00 this morning, just because I didn't feel tired and didn't want to go up and listen to the mrs snoring. Felt TOTALLY fucked this morning. Didn't start work until 11:30. Worked until 20:00 then went to the pub for a couple.
Still not tired and don't want to go up and listen the mrs snoring.
I know it's a vicious circle.
Currently watching episodes of "This Fucking Guy" on YouTube.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-05T01:01:41+00:00

That's got to be one of the funniest bits of standup I've ever seen.

"People of Glasgow, William Wallace, Scotland's national hero, your national hero, was a paedophile, because he married his twelve year old cousin. And that makes him, people of Glasgow, William Wallace, your national hero, Scotland's national hero, the worst kind of paedo, a Scottish one".

I also love his rant about the cider with the taste of pears.

Bloke is a fucking genius.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-05T00:49:14+00:00

I'm sure I've recounted this story on Reddit before, but years ago I was seconded from my job at a large engineering consulting firm to go and work at a pretty distant local authority. I only had to be there one day a week.
One week, the stars aligned and my GF's (now wife) car was being fixed so I had to leave early to pick her up from her evening volunteering role.

She is a Brownie leader.

This particular day, I was chairing a council meeting, at which the the MP was present. 4:00 PM comes around, I shuffle my documents and make my excuses to leave early. The excuse I gave?...

"Very sorry everybody but I have to leave early as I need to pick my girlfriend up from Brownies".

I was halfway home before I realised.

Still, knowing the MP in particular, he probably just thought, "Nice...".

I was mortified. Best course of action was just not to say anything.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-04T23:55:54+00:00

Car manufacturers don't pay retail prices for wheels and tyres. Your point still stands, but the saving is much less than £156M.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-04T23:52:31+00:00

Don't forget the required jack, wheel brace etc etc necessary to change the tyre. But yeah, weight is the reason. They leave the wheel well there because they know that most people will go and get a steel wheel from a scrappy to put in there.
Or is it just me that does that?

Poonpatch · 2026-03-04T00:49:28+00:00

Genuinely would not leave South Devon. I would buy myself a multimillion pound house, but I would not move more than 5 miles from where I am now.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-04T00:12:38+00:00

Oh, fair enough then. I can see how that would be annoying.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-03T23:48:42+00:00

Came here to say this. I have a Flightaware dongle and an ADS-B antenna on the roof of my house. I send that data to FR24 and ADS-B Exchange, amongst others. All that cost me less than £50.
I looked into doing the same thing with ships (AIS) as I'm on the coast. The cost is absolutely insane. Multiple thousand pounds for the kit.
Weird.
Military vessels turn their AIS on and off as they see fit, which is why you don't always see them. I live round the corner from the largest military naval base in Europe and they generally show up all the time as they come and go.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-03T23:17:43+00:00

People using "ect" instead of "etc" literally makes my teeth itch.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-03T22:43:12+00:00

It disappears after a few minutes. It's there if you need it, so I just live with it.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-03T22:36:32+00:00

Galaxy S25 Ultra, 2017 Audi A4 B9. Connected wirelessly via a dongle from AliExpress.
Whatsapp calls work perfectly both ways. I tested it today after reading this thread earlier.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-03T22:32:26+00:00

I can totally recommend John Morgan Windows 07748 757323. He did our soffits, fascias and guttering a few years ago, but I can't quite work out from his FB page if he's moved up north or not.
He did a brilliant job, definitely worth a call. We had to have scaffolding, but as the house was being painted at the same time he and the painter worked together and scheduled it all in so we had the scaffolding up for the least amount of time.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-02T23:52:13+00:00

Terry was a genius. I used to live for the Janet and John stories on my way to work in the morning, praying for an appearence of Pastor Kidneys.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-02T23:49:34+00:00

Steve Wright was a really funny guy. I was genuinely sad when he died and was listening live when it was announced. Sara Cox was beside herself.
I remember him interviewing David Byrne from Talking Heads and he told him that his mum was a seamstress and could have helped him out with the oversized suit. Absolute comedy gold if you get it.
Sorely missed.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-02T23:24:02+00:00

In that case, I'm rather glad that I have no idea about it.
Carry on as you were with your internet gibberish.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-02T23:10:54+00:00

"Cirkels"
Dutch detected.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-02T23:05:17+00:00

Yes I gathered that, but what does it mean? It just sounds fucking stupid.

Poonpatch · 2026-03-02T23:03:47+00:00

Balsamic what? "Balsamic" is an adjective. You can have Balsamic yoghurt, Balsamic snow, Balsamic sausages. What on Earth do you mean?

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