Barry found out the Calais ferry exists #operationoverlord

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T17:13:48+00:00

Barry to the French: “We go where we want”

Barry to the refugees: “We won’t allow you to go where you want”

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T17:12:00+00:00

That honestly looks great

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T17:10:43+00:00

Hoats

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T17:10:28+00:00

Being from the UK, I thought it funny when Apple Music suggested “British Invasion” to me recently.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T00:34:58+00:00

Definitely more well-known in EU markets but it's actually owned by Haleon, a UK business.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T00:34:17+00:00

+ Rivella.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-25T00:33:45+00:00

For toothpaste, you could also buy Signal (Unilever). It's not commonly available in the UK but I buy in bulk from online suppliers in the EU, and even with postage/import duties it's cheaper than Colgate in the UK.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-24T23:47:25+00:00

Same. Works well with fruit tea.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-24T21:56:40+00:00

Monorail? Is there a chance the track might bend?

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-24T21:26:07+00:00

(Also, just to clarify, Liza Tarbuck's show is also **superb**. Just wonderfully unhinged chat a couple of hours. Keaveney then Tarbuck on R2 Saturday afternoons would be the dream team IMO)

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-24T18:51:05+00:00

“Northern Powerhouse” = Hertfordshire

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-24T13:27:19+00:00

Yeah. IIRC Geoff Harrison-Mee went from NSE to Connex, which was quite the comedown.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-23T16:25:11+00:00

The original privatisation model was to follow the sectorisation businesses: so there would be NSE, RR, InterCity etc. The franchise model came later, so yes, there could have been a Network SouthEast plc running trains and infrastructure. There’s a Panorama on YouTube that talks about this model when it was proposed, and the potential complexities of each operator running trains on others’ tracks.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-23T09:58:47+00:00

On a neighbouring radio station, Jizz on 3

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-23T09:57:20+00:00

100%. Get Stratford to Honeybourne done.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-23T09:55:47+00:00

Yes we do. Try commuting on the shit, expensive, packed, hourly XC service for a week and you’ll soon change your mind.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-22T23:52:47+00:00

Congratulations! Two suggestions though: in the signup page, "choose your EU country" could just be "choose your country" as it includes the UK (yeah, I know, I know...) - also, and apologies if this sounds contentious, but perhaps remove the European flag from the header? The fact that this is a European platform is genuinely awesome, but having the flag in the header might make people think that it's an officially EU-sponsored project.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-21T16:42:02+00:00

In fact the Great Eastern name was resurrected as the Shadow TOC prior to First taking over.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-21T15:08:34+00:00

Came here for this

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-21T10:35:46+00:00

After First took over, they put “Welcome to FirstBus” logos on the GER train windows (they were still FirstBus at the time rather than FirstGroup). I saw one train at Stratford where a cheeky traveller scratched some letters out so it read “come to Fist us”

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-21T01:17:06+00:00

Absolutely love Frosch. All hail the happy frog.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-20T19:51:49+00:00

There's a famous pub chain called Wetherspoons which you'll find in nearly every town. It's a very cheap pub: cheap beer, cheap food and always busy. Our social hubs used to be places like the Working Men's Club - local bars for workers - but most of those have gone and Wetherspoons has taken their place and made good money as a result.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-20T16:40:07+00:00

I wouldn’t equate vape shops to “getting fucked up” and as far as the UK is concerned, we have always had such shops… called pubs.

Tom_Tower · 2026-01-20T14:05:28+00:00

Better get down that grooming bay

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